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YoRHa Musical / YoRHa Boys Stage Play Blu-ray

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Tonight was the special live broadcast to celebrate the up-coming release of the YoRHa Musical Ver.1.2 & YoRHa Boys Ver.1.0 blu-ray. It was hosted by Sekiya Makoto from ILCA, the same man who helped me immensely with my report on the YoRHa Musical dress rehearsal.

Left: Sekiya Makoto (ILCA), Yoko Taro (Bukkoro)

Nearly the entire cast of the YoRHa Boys Stage Play appeared on the show in complete costume:

Unfortunately, only a handful of the girls from the YoRHa Musical were able to appear.

They weren’t in any specific outfit, but a few of them brought the YoRHa blankets and draped them over their legs to resemble the classic YoRHa dresses. Did it work?

We learned a couple new things regarding the release of the blu-ray, including some interesting… hints, perhaps?

  • The blu-rays will be released on Friday, July 27. Pre-orders will be available from the DearStage website, and at a later date on Amazon as well.

The following tweets make some clarifications regarding the Blu-ray releases:

There is no difference between the Standard Edition and Premium Edition in regard to the actual video of the plays. They are exactly the same. Simply, the Premium Edition comes with a special box packaging as well as the 2 photo books of the cast.

The Premium Edition will include 2 photo books for each play, each with over 100 pages. The majority of the photos will be “other” bromides (pin-up shots of the cast that weren’t selected for release at the shows) but there will also be additional photos included as well.

  • Upgraded Video – The video recorded for the NicoNico livestream will be edited and will include additional cuts and color correction. There will be different shots and the like on the blu-ray that was not included in the NicoNIco livestream.
  • 5.1 Channel Sound – The scenes with the Resistance on the stage, the voice of SS, etc. will sound great as though you’re sitting in a front row seat.
  • Audio Commentary – The entire cast recorded audio commentary.

  • Standard Release – YoRHa Musical Ver.1.2 & YoRHa Boys Stage Play (2 discs)
    Price: 10,000 yen
  • Premium Release – YoRHa Musical Ver.1.2 & YoRHa Boys Stage Play (2 discs)
    Includes a 100+ page photo book from each show. This will include additional shots of bromides (pin-up photos) of the cast members that were not sold at the show.
    Price: 20,000 yen*

*  This price seems extremely expensive for just 2 photo books, but considering that a single set of 2 photos that were sold at the plays cost 500 each… I can sort of understand where this price comes from.

  • Due to the contract with SQEX, online orders for the merchandise from both plays will conclude at the end of May. If you haven’t ordered what you wanted yet, do it now from the DearStage site here!!

  • There will be a fan event held at UDX Theater in Akihabara to screen both the YoRHa Musical and YoRHa Boys Stage Play on a Saturday and Sunday this summer (exact date has not yet been decided). Yoko Taro will be present at the event, although he seemed a little concerned that he might be in America… Could this be a hint that he will be attending E3 this year?

  • Author Eishima Jun returns to pen yet another novel in the NieR/DOD franchise. This time she’ll be novelizing the YoRHa Boys Stage Play with supervision by Yoko Taro. The book will be released on Friday, July 27 for 928yen. You can pre-order* this book from the following:
    • SQEX e-STORE
    • Amazon*
      • Please note that the pre-order from Amazon is currently not available. You can sign up for an e-mail alert when it becomes available.

SQEX e-STORE

More information regarding any future announcements will be added to this post, so please stay tuned for more!

YoRHa Musical & YoRHa Boys Stage Play Livestream on Friday, May 11

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There will be a special livestream regarding the blu-ray release of the YoRHa Musical and YoRHa Boys Stage Play on Friday, May 11 at 9:00pm (JST) on NicoNico Douga Live.

[ Direct Link Here ]

Like I previously reported this past Saturday, this broadcast will feature some of the cast from the shows. Thus far, the following actors have been confirmed from the YoRHa Musical side:

  • No2 – Ishikawa Yui
  • No21 – Hanana Mio
  • Rose – Hinagata Ui
  • Anemone – Tachibana An
  • Commander – Maikawa Miyako
  • Vocal – Kawano Marina

And the YoRHa Boys side:

  • No9 – Saito Naoki
  • No2 – Eda Shinichiro
  • No21 – Murata Hisashi
  • No22 – Terasaka Hiroki
  • No6 – Doi Yuuto
  • No3 – Shouji Masato
  • No4 – Oguri Ryo
  • Cactus – Inko-san
  • Lotus – Masuda Tomoya
  • Phlox – Tanabe Toshiki
  • Instructor – Kikuta Daisuke

Of course, Yoko Taro will also make an appearance on the program! This ought to be fun! xD

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NieR:Automata – The Last Secret

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Edit: The Last Secret has been discovered:

In the 14-page article on NieR:Automata in Famitsu magazine Issue No.1527, the development team (namely Yoko himself) dropped a massive hint about a bug that was never fixed in the final version of the game which allows you to zoom-out the camera while manipulating the directional pad and R3 buttons. By doing this, it will bug-out the camera and allow you to see outside the usual scope of what you would normally be able to see, revealing some rather “NieR-esque” things.

The news of the “last secret in NieR:Automata” has been reported on repeatedly, but I’ve noticed that some of the information has been garbled over time. To set the record straight, here is a direct translation that I made from the article:

ーIf there’s any subject on “NieR” that hasn’t been discussed yet, could you share that with us?

Taura: Without entering into the options menu, there’s a specific trick you can do to change the camera distance with the arrow keys while holding down the R3 button.

Yoko: But please use it with caution since it will cause the camera to bug-out and clip through the terrain. After some discussion, we decided to leave it in since it felt pretty “NieR-esque” anyway. They haven’t found “it” yet, have they?

Negishi: No, no one’s found “it” yet. I think it would absolutely be devastating if somebody discovered it, so we’re not going to reveal what it is.

Yoko: There were various circumstances with different specifications, so it’s still a bit unbalanced (in terms of the programming).

ーWhat!?

Yoko: I can’t really talk about it in detail since it’ll get me in trouble, but just imagine this as the last NieR:Automata secret.

According to this passage, it’s clear that they are speaking mostly from a programming aspect. When they essentially say that it would be “bad if this secret got out”, they’re commenting that it would be bad for Platinum Games and the programmers who were unable to discover the cause of the bug, were unable to fix it, and merely left it in the final product of the game without fixing the bug. That could very well tarnish their reputation as a company, which is why they would rather not discuss or even disclose the details of the bug.

However, unlike many reports and references by fans about this information, absolutely nothing was stated about the “fans not liking something” if they found the secret. I believe this stems from an inaccurate translation that was then spread by word of mouth, which eventually took on a whole new shape in the end. Hopefully the translation here will help clear the air and set the record straight about what they were really talking about.

And apparently this so-called “secret” has yet to be found! So, get out there and play around with the R3 camera bug… but be gentle to Platinum Games if you actually *do* find something incriminating.

Tsuki Oke Performs NieR:Automata in 2019!

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It was just announced on Twitter that there will be a second Tsuki Oke fan concert event in 2019! The official title of the orchestral group is Mon Tränen PhilharmoNikeR, which is basically the Lunar Tear Orchestra. In Japanese, it is even further shortened to just 月オケ or Tsuki Oke.

Here’s the nitty-gritty details on the scheduled concert date and time:

  • Tsuki Oke / Lunar Tear Orchestra
  • Date: April 28, 2019
  • Venue: Suginami Public Hall
  • Music: From the game “NieR:Automata”
  • Conductor: Miura Osuke

The official website can be found here. mondtraenenphil.com

The site has been redesigned and is currently sporting a really nice illustration that conjures memories of NieR:Automata. The recruiting process will be opened at some undisclosed later date, so stay tuned for that!

Also, if you haven’t heard of Tsuki Oke before, check out the article I wrote about the previous concert from 2017 here.