Mond Tränen PhilharmoNikeR (also known as the Tsuki Orchestra aka Tsuki Oke) is a volunteer-based musical group formed by fans with the goal of performing music from the NieR game series.
In 2017, they arranged music from NieR Gestalt/Replicant, and in 2019, they performed pieces from NieR:Automata with a full orchestra and chorus. At this concert, they performed music from NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139… featuring an orchestra, chorus, and pipe organ. The group is dedicated to creating concerts that capture the essence of the NieR universe, continuously striving to innovate and improve their performances.
Please Note: This organization is not affiliated with Square Enix, the composers, or the arrangers.
NieR:Automata Ver.1.1a Anime Season 2 Ending Theme, “Hai to Inori”
Performed by: GEMS COMPANY
Lyrics by: Yoko Taro
Composed by Keiichi Okabe (MONACA)
YoRHa Stage Play Theme Song, “Normandy” and “Guadalcanal”
Lyrics by: YoRHa Headquarters
Composed by: Keiichi Okabe
The First Limited Edition includes a large shikishi-sized postercard of the GEMS COMPANY version key visual. Inside the CD insert, there is a really nice illustration of the partially destroyed moon with an interesting tower rising up to meet it.
Updated: Wednesday, September 4, 2024 – 4:30pm (JST)
Preparations for this year’s Tokyo Game Show is well underway! The three NieR dudes won’t stop their huge stock of NieR Orchestral Arrangement Special Edition boxs are signed!
This will be a light-hearted livestream as they are effectively locked inside the SQEX building and forced to sign their autographs over and over again! While they’re busy signing, they’ll be discussing some highlights of their work, some behind-the-scenes stories, and other fun talk. It will be interesting to see if they’re able to finish signing everything by the end of the livestream…
Saito and the gang will be hanging up their annual Santa Saito’s Christmas specials with this year’s final installment. This year’s show will be “A laid-back Christmas night, talking about the previous Santa Saito’s Christmas specials as well as the NieR Fan event last month.” There were many things they weren’t able to discuss at the NieR:Automata Fan Festival 12022, so they’ll be touching more on those topics. And since it’s Christmas, the special will also feature giveaway and variety segments!
The special will feature the following individuals:
The special is free to watch on NicoNico, but will likely contain a paid-only segment at the end as usual. It’s usually during that segment that some hot news is revealed.
I assume they will be advertising the Bakuken 2 play like they did last year. Unfortunately, the play had to conclude with less than half of the performances completed due to an overabundance of caution regarding COVID. The play was also scheduled to be broadcast live on NicoNico, but the first cancelled performance was for the live broadcast. That is likely one of the reasons they’re bringing the play back one more time so a DVD/Blu-ray can also be released eventually.
This has been an annual show for the past 10 years, first beginning in 2013! You can read my old recaps below. Some of the specials are still available to watch on NicoNico Douga as well.
The first five years of the special mainly focused on Dragon Quest X, but you can spot several Yoko related guests throughout:
2013: Dragon Quest X TV – Special Guests by SaitoV, Yasumoto Hiroki, Hatsumi Meari (Operator 21O), KENN, etc. 2014: Dragon Quest X TV – Special Guests by SaitoV, Hatsumi Meari (Operator 21O), Isobe Keiko (Operator 6O), etc. 2015: Dragon Quest X TV – Special Guests by SaitoV, Hatsumi Meari (Operator 21O), Isobe Keiko (Operator 6O), etc. 2016: Dragon Quest X TV – Special Guests by SaitoV, Hatsumi Meari (Operator 21O), Isobe Keiko (Operator 6O), Inko-san (Cactus in YoRHa Boys Ver.1.0),etc. 2017: SUPER Dragon Quest X TV – Assistant MC by SaitoV with guests by Hatsumi Meari (Operator 21O), Isobe Keiko (Operator 6O), Inko-san (Cactus in YoRHa Boys Ver.1.0), Takano Kohei (Kurenai in Kimi Shi ni Tamou Koto Nakare -ZERO-), etc.
The much anticipated Revised Edition of the 2010 Grimoire NieR complete guide as well as the first of the two-part NieR Replicant Recollections novels are scheduled to be released officially in English in 2023 by Square Enix’s very own Manga & Books brand!
THANK GOD!!! It’s so hard to get good translations done when the work is outsourced to companies simply translate what’s written on the page without any deeper understanding of the context…
Here are the official announcements by the Square Enix Manga & Books Twitter account:
We are very pleased to announce that Grimoire NieR: Revised Edition is coming in April 2023! The ultimate guide to the critically acclaimed game NieR Replicant, this hardcover tome is packed with art, strategy, information, and lore! https://t.co/11UDmqYceDpic.twitter.com/oILRmjTXQP
— Square Enix Manga & Books (@SquareEnixBooks) July 22, 2022
New novel announcement! NieR Replicant ver. 1.22… Project Gestalt Recollections File 01 coming in April 2023! From director YOKO TARO and writer Jun Eishima comes this novel expanding upon the world of the critically acclaimed game NieR Replicant! https://t.co/BGbKPIwmITpic.twitter.com/fyWO9Zloci
— Square Enix Manga & Books (@SquareEnixBooks) July 22, 2022
And here are the quick links to the item pages on the Square Enix Manga & Books site:
I’ve previously written in detail about these novels, but I’ve removed my personal translations of various passages to respect the official release later next year. Please note that there are two novels in this series, Project Gestalt Recollections File 1 and File 2, which means the release of File 2 will likely come a few months after the first… maybe summer or fall 2023!
The Revised Edition of Grimoire NieR is largely the same as the 2010 version that’s been updated with assets and information from Replicant Ver.1.22… If you’ve seen a great big fan translation of the original book floating around, please delete it and purchase the official English translation when it’s released! Since it’s being released by SQEX themselves, I have no doubt that it will be of the utmost quality! I’m super excited to see it!
