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14-Page Special in Famitsu This Week!

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Famitsu will be running a 14-page story on NieR:Automata this week (release on Thursday).

One of the headlines reads that there is a “secret” that no one has realized about NieR:Automata yet but apparently they don’t go into any great detail about this “secret” in the article…?

The article welcomes 10 members from the development team as they discuss the various points in the game’s production. As you can see in some of the preview pages, there is a timeline that begins in 2014– I assume this is the first run of the YoRHa stage play since that was in October 2014… but YoRHa activities actually began in 2013, so it will be interesting to read if they mention anything about that in the text.

Lastly, some spoilers will be discussed, so it’s recommended to be aware of that.

  • Matsudaira Hito – Character Modeler (Platinum Games)
  • Negishi Isao – Game Designer (Platinum Games)
  • Koda Kazuma – Illustrator (Freelance)
  • Taura Takahisa – Game Designer (Platinum Games)
  • Yoko Taro – Director/Creator (Bukkoro)
  • Saito Yosuke – Producer (Square Enix)
  • Yoshida Akihiko – Character Designer (CyDesignation)
  • Nagai Yuya – Character Designer (CyDesignation)
  • Okabe Keiichi – Composer (MONACA)
  • Hoashi Keigo – Composer (MONACA)

YoRHa Musical Ver.1.2 – Scene 15 Monologue with No2 and No4

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This is just a quick message. Comparing the script from the new YoRHa Musical Ver.1.2 with the script for the YoRHa Ver.1.1 Stage Play, this scene has *not* been changed in the slightest. Merely, my English translation has changed a little bit since then.

This is my translation directly from the musical script that was sold at the show:

No2: Our memories… are pseudo memories.

No4: They’re false memories programmed in order to promote diversity and evolution on the battlefield.

No2: In my memories, I lived in the country with my grandma.

No4: In my memories, I hung out a lot with my friends at school.

No2: Everyday, grandma and I would tend to the farm and knit… …The cold of the rain, the ferocity of  storms. The silence of the snow. The gentle warmth of spring…

No4: After school, we’d go eat the most delicious things, have fun dressing up, playing games…

No2: Since we lived in the country, I couldn’t have everything I wanted. But because the other villagers looked out for me, including my grandma… stranely, it wasn’t so hard.

No4: As long as I had my friends, I could endure my studies. We’d laugh day after day; no matter what hardships came our way, we were able to overcome them.

No2: ……My grandma taught me “kindness,” a gentle heart to cares for others.

No4: ……My friends taught me “hope”, a strong heart to laugh even in the face of difficulty.

No4: Holding tightly onto these false memories, we fight.

No2: But they are also our precious memories.

No2 & No4: The time… draws near…

No2 & No4: Our final moments… are about to begin…

NieR:Automata 1st Anniversary Official Livestream on NicoNico!

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The NieR:Automata 1st Anniversary Official Livestream on NicoNico has just completed its first 4-hour segment! They are currently on a 5 minute break, so I have just that much time to update things here!

Related: Check here for the tentative time schedule and cast members who will make appearances.

 

◼ New Announcements!


▲ Adam & Eve LINE stamps! If these sell well… they may make more…!
▲ Merchandise sold at the YoRHa Boys Stage Play and YoRHa Musical will soon be available for purchase online from DearStage! Check out the link here!


▲ Both the YoRHa Boys Stage Play and the YoRHa Musical will be released on blu-ray. NOTE: This is *not* the direct footage from the NicoNico Live Broadcast.


▲ Follow the official YoRHa Stage Twitter account to stay up-to-date with new announcements!

 

◼ Segment 1 – 7:00pm-11:00pm
Creators & Development Team

  • Ishikawa Yui’s playing the game
  • There will be no patch, they can’t fix anything. Taura just said, “It would be difficult…”   Yoko: “Okay, then there shall be no additional patch for the rest of eternity.”
  • Matsushita made the models for Engels and the flight units
  • Taura: Black Box 乾杯・完敗
    Taura: Black Box kanpai
    乾杯 = kanpai a toast, cheers
    完敗 = kanpaicomplete defeat
  • Ending U
  • Anemone’s met 2B many times prior to the start of the game, following the end of the YoRHa Musical
  • Yamazaki-san did the voice for the male trader in the Desert Camp. He also was the motion actor for Adam/Eve
  • Ishikawa’s time is almost up on the show
  • THIS CANNOT CONTINUE – Ishikawa-san’s at the birth of Adam & Eve
    • Watch Count: 401,251
    • Comments: 27,978
  • Yoko said that he wasn’t sure if SQEX would okay the amusement park because it resembles Tokyo Disneyland in Maihama a lot…. It really doesn’t resemble it exactly lol but apparently, “the road leading up to it” does
  • Saito went to a convenience store to pick up drinks and snacks lol
  • Taura died during the battle with Beauvoir. He said it was because he needs to go to the toilet.
    • Watch Count: 549,170
    • Comments: 41,071
  • Taura killed the poor machine that leads the way to Pascal’s village… He said, “It’s a trap.” and another machine appears quickly thereafter to lead the way lol
    • Watch Count: 589,640
    • Comments: 43,017
  • Apparently there are a ton of leftover coasters from the SQEX Cafe events in Akiba & Osaka… Takano doesn’t know what to do with them all. Saito suggested that he pass them out in front of the East Shinjuku Station like tissues lol
  • Ending H
    • Watch Count: 639,154
    • Comments: 46,643.
  • Saito wants us to comment more and make it up to 50,000 comments. So he suggested a way to get people to comment more is to offer signed goods… or have one person over to Yoko’s place for dinner. Yoko said that his house is like 40-some years old and the dining area is just enough for 2 people, so he supposes one person could come over. If two extra people come, it’ll be packed. lol They are totally joking.
    • Watch Count: 719,187
    • Comments: 50,706

◼ Segment 2 – 11:00pm-3:00am
Team YoRHa Musical

  • 11:56pm – Hanae Natsuki joined the broadcast! He’s going to try to retrieve the Cypres Stick. → He got it the hard way!!
  • 12:00am – The YoRHa Musical girls left on a break, leaving Hanae playing the game along with Saito… and Yoko joined the conversation.
  • Ending K
    • Watch Count: 1,191,293
    • Comments: 84,960
  • Taura Takahisa re-joined the team during the Sunken City boss battle.
  • 12:47am – Hanae couldn’t stay for very long because he had to go to his cousin’s wedding in the morning…! So, he left and the YoRHa Musical girls came back on…

◼ Segment 3 – 3:00am-7:00am
Team YoRHa Boys

 

◼ Segment 4 – 7:00am-11:00am
Team Let’s Players

  • Matsushima Hatsune (talent)
  • Sugihara Takahiro (Famitsu)
  • Matsushita Yoshihide (Platinum Games)
  • Matsudaira Hito (Platinum Games)
  • 10:00am – We’re in the segment with 4 talent members (yoshi is back) and Yoko just popped in to make occasional comments! He’ll be on for an hour. They did a bit with the Lunar Tears in Emil’s sub-quest and are currently in the Sunken City in Route B.
  • They mentioned how stupid Eve sounds but during the recording, and Yoko said that he actually sounded even more stupid. The voice actor had to tone it down a little bit.
  • They mentioned that 2B seemed bored during Emil’s talk in his Lunar Tear camp.
  • Sugihara Takahiro (Famitsu) said that there will be a 14-page special on NieR:Automata this week!
  • Endings: AHKTU
  • Watch Count: 2,353,511
  • Comments: 155,204

◼ Segment 5 – 11:00am-3:00pm
Development Team

  • Saito Yosuke (Producer)
  • Ushizawa (Game Let’s Player)
  • 12:30pm – We’re reaching the end of Route B… The ending movie is playing now.
    • Watch Count: 2,823,315
    • Comments: 176,144

◼ Segment 6 – 3:00pm-7:00pm
Creators & Development Team

  • Tadatsugu (Dengeki)
  • Yasumoto Hiroki (Pod042 / Council of Humanity)
  • Takahisa Taura (Platinum Games)
  • 3:50pm – Yasumoto Hiroki is playing on Hard mode.
  • Tadatsugu just mentioned that the machine voice that talks when you enter the Soul Box etc. sounds like the introduction of the original YoRHa CD track “Normandy”
    • Watch Count: 3,312,795
    • Comments: 216,609
  • It was suggested that the next boys stage play should be “中年ヨルハ” aka “middle-aged YoRHa”. lol
  • 5:15pm – Kadowaki Mai, the voice of Emil, just showed up. xD She was getting emotional after talking about being part of NieR…and it reminded her of working on Replicant. She’s very sweet!
    • Watch Count: 3,347,688
    • Comments: 227,768
  • 6:10pm – They’re doing more sub-quests in A2’s segment of the game. A2 just got the call from Pascal to hurry to the village… the villagers are… ahhhhh!!
  • 6:50pm – DOD1 will be streamed live next week Sunday since it’s being used in a collaboration with another smartphone game. xD
    • Watch Count: 3,371,957
    • Comments: 247,082

◼ Segment 7 – 7:00pm-10:46pm
Creators & Development Team

  • Saito Yosuke (Producer)
  • Yoko Taro (Director)
  • Okabe Keiichi (Composer)
  • Taura Takahisa (Platinum Games)
  • Okabe first started playing the game then Taura took over.
  • 8:26pm – It’s likely they’re going to clear through Ending E with Yoko playing the end credits segment.
    • Watch Count: 2,297,902
    • Comments: 270,951
  • 8:52pm – Yoko’s playing the game himself off screen!! Because Taura needed to use the bathroom…hahaha
    • Watch Count: 3,403,033
    • Comments: 277,274

 

NieR:Automata 1st Anniversary Live Broadcast

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More details regarding the continuous, two-day celebration for the NieR:Automata 1st anniversary have been released. The broadcast will be broadcast from 7:00pm on Sunday, March 3 until sometime after 7:00pm on Sunday, March 4.

They said they intend to livestream the game through the very end… but which ending could they be referring to, I wonder?


Watch the show live on NicoNico here!

Check below for the tentative list of those who are scheduled to appear!

Saturday, March 3
7:00pm~

  • Saito Yosuke (Producer)
  • Yoko Taro (Director)
  • Taura Takahisa (Game Designer: Platinum Games)
  • Matsushita Yoshikaze (Yoshi) (Character Modeler: Platinum Games)

7:15~9:00

  • Ishikawa Yui (NieR:Automata: 2B; YoRHa Musical: No2)

11:00~

YoRHa Musical

  • Mochida Chihira (No16)
  • Hanana Mio (No21)
  • Maikawa Miyako (Commander)
  • Tachibana An (Anemone)

Sunday, March 4
3:00am~

YoRHa Boys Stage Play

  • Saito Naoki (No9)
  • Murata Hisashi (No21)
  • Eda Shinichiro (No2)
  • Doi Yuuto (No6)

7:00am~

  • Matsushima Hatsune (Talent)
    …among others

11:00~

  • Saito Yosuke (Producer)
  • Ushizawa (Game Let’s Player)

3:00pm~

  • Takahisa Taura (Game Designer: Platinum Games)
  • Matsudaira Hito (Character Modeler: Platinum Games)
  • Yasumoto Hiroki (Pod042)

7:00pm~

  • Saito Yosuke (Producer)
  • Yoko Taro (Director)
  • Okabe Keiichi (Composer)
  • Taura Takahisa (Game Designer: Platinum Games)
    …among others