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NieR 10th Anniversary Livestream Details

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Additional information has just been released regarding the up-coming livestreams for the NieR 10th Anniversary scheduled for March 29.

Please note that all times are listed in Japan Standard Time (JST).

View the Schedule in Google Docs.

NieR:Theatrical Orchestra 12020 Concert – Talk Corner

  • Page Open: 3:00pm
  • Time: 3:30〜5:00pm
  • Free to Watch: Yes

NieR:Theatrical Orchestra 12020 Concert

  • Time: 5:00〜7:30pm
  • Free to Watch: No
  • View on Demand: Only the beginning of the concert will be accessible to those without a Net Ticket:
    • Premium Members: 4500pts
    • Standard Members: 5000pts
  • The concert will include vocals by Emi Evans and J’Nique Nicole with new recitation dramas by the following voice cast members:
    • Yusa Kouji – Older Brother Nier
    • Nonaka Ai – Yonah
    • Ishikawa Yui – 2B
    • Hanae Natsuki – 9S
    • Akiyama Kaoru – Pod153
    • Yasumoto Hiroki – Pod042, Beepy

YoRHa Ver.1.3aᵃ Stage Play – Talk Corner

  • Page Open: 7:30pm
  • Time: 7:40〜8:00pm
  • Free to Watch: Yes

YoRHa Ver.1.3aᵃ Stage Play

  • Time: 8:00〜11:00pm
  • Free to Watch: No
  • View on Demand: Only the beginning of the concert will be accessible to those without a Net Ticket:
    • Premium Members: 2500pts
    • Standard Members: 3000pts
  • Will include an “after talk” segment after the performance
  • Watch on NicoNico Douga

YoRHa Ver.1.3aᵃ Stage Play – After Talk

  • Time: 11:00pm〜11:55pm
  • Free to Watch: No
  • This segment is only available to those who purchased a Net Ticket for the Stage Play.

NieR 10th Anniversary – Talk Corner

  • Time: 11:59pm〜1:30am
  • Free to Watch: Yes

NieR 10th Anniversary Late Night Talk

  • Time: 1:30am〜
  • Free to Watch: No
  • This segment is only available to NicoNico Premium Members.
    There is no Net Ticket for this segment.

The final free-to-watch segment of the Anniversary livestream will likely be around 5 hours and function as a typical talk show like we’ve seen the crew do in the past. It’s currently unknown exactly what will be discussed during this segment, but there’s always a possibility they will drop something important on us (perhaps something about Yoko’s New Project?) We shall see…!

NieR 10th Anniversary – Cancellations and Reparations

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April 22, 2020 marks the 10th Anniversary of the NieR series.

The year 2020 was supposed to be an amazing 10th Anniversary year for the NieR series, but it’s turning out to be much more of the “curse” Yoko originally said it was.

First the Tokyo performances of the NieR:Theatrical Orchestra 12020 (March 28-29) were cancelled. Then the YoRHa Ver.1.3aᵃ performances (March 12-15) were cancelled. Now we’re left with very little to celebrate about…

Because of this, Saito has stated an interest in doing something on March 29 to sort of smooth things over and still manage to celebrate something for the 10th anniversary, which actually later on April 22.

“We’re going to do something on March 29. Worse comes to worst, just me and Yoko will do something. It’s the 10th Anniversary after all, so let’s go 10 hours.”

Of course, he is likely joking about the 10 hour thing, but it wouldn’t be out of the ordinary for long livestreams that they’ve done in the past.

Here was Yoko’s response:

“Let’s do it!”

Other members related to NieR and the YoRHa stage plays also voiced interest in doing something.

“I’m coming!!! (haha)”
Akiyama Kaoru performs the voice of Pod153 in NieR:Automata and the voice of SS in the YoRHa Boys Ver.1.0 stage play.
“Shall I bring my acoustic guitar and a beer…?”
Takanori Goto has performed the guitar for multiple NieR related series, including the most recent YoRHa Ver.1.3a with violist Shirasu Kon and drummer Takashi Fukuoka.
“I’ll bring a cajón and a beer!”
Fukuoka Takashi did the percussion at the YoRHa Ver.1.3a stage play.
“If you do Mahjong, I can play!”
Inko (Rita Jay) played the role of Cactus in the YoRHa Boys Ver.1.0 stage play.

Regarding the cancellation of the YoRHa Ver.1.3aᵃ stage play, the cast and crew are still going to practice. Plans are currently being considered to livestream the show. The whole point of having this “rerun” version of the play was because the Blu-ray recording fell through at the previous show, so this was their “comeback” second chance at getting a physical release of the play. It’s likely that since the play has been cancelled, they are still practicing if just to complete a recording to later release on Blu-ray.

The cast has already had their character photo shoots, so plans are also under way to still release new Ver.1.3aᵃ merch.

Also something somewhat amusing regarding the actual announcement stating the cancellation of the YoRHa Ver.1.3aᵃ from the YoRHa Stage official twitter, managed by Sekiya Makoto, apparently the announcement was made at roughly 3:30am (JST). Sekiya later apologized for it, but at the time, it was unclear what he was apologizing for.

“I guess I shouldn’t use the schedule function if I’m not used to it. Sorry for the inconvenience.”

But then Yoko commented, stating the real reason for the weird timing of that tweet.

“Anyway, according to Sekiya-P, his reason for making the announcement at the weird time of 3:30am was “I scheduled it to post at 10am but it blew up.”

So, it’s super sad that so many of these events have been cancelled, but there’s really nothing anyone can do about it. We just need to be sure to return our tickets & get our money back!

NieR Orchestral Arrangement Album – Addendum

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The NieR Orchestral Arrangement Album – Addendum will be released on March 25. This album features all-new arrangements for a handful of carefully selected tracks from both NieR Gestalt/Replicant and NieR:Automata. The Addendum arrangements will likely be featured at the NieR:Theatrical Orchestra 12020 next month.

Track List

  1. Ashes of Dreams (Emi Evans & J’Nique Nicole Vocals)
  2. Emil (Addendum Version)
  3. Deep Crimson Foe
  4. Song of the Ancients (Emi Evans & J’Nique Nicole Vocals)
  5. Kaine (Addendum Version)
  6. City Ruins (Addendum Version)
  7. A Beautiful Song (Emi Evans & J’Nique Nicole Vocals)
  8. Copied City
  9. Crumbling Lies
  10. Weight of the World (Emi Evans & J’Nique Nicole Vocals)

NieR Orchestral Arrangement Album
Addendum Special Disc (Pre-order Bonus)

  1. Alien Manifestation (J’Nique Nicole Vocals)
  2. Peaceful Sleep
  3. Vague Hope (Emi Evans Vocals)

* The tracks that are listed as “Addendum Version” have already appeared on the NieR Orchestral Arrangement soundtrack, so these will be completely new arrangements specifically for the Addendum release.

** The NieR Orchestra Concert 12018 Blu-ray included two digital audio tracks: Kaine with vocals by Emi Evans and Weight of the World with vocals by J’Nique Nicole.

NieR:Theatrical Orchestra 12020 Promotional Video

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Square Enix has just released a short promotional video for the NieR:Theatrical Orchestra 12020, which will be held in Tokyo on March 28-29 and in Osaka on April 25, for a total of 5 separate performances.

NieR:Theatrical Orchestra 12020 Promotional Video
Translation below:

In 2020, 10 years from the release of NieR Gestalt/Replicant, the “NieR:Theatrical Orchestra 12020” concert will be held in Tokyo and Osaka.

This performance will consist of fully orchestrated performances of songs carefully selected from NieR Gestalt/Replicant and NieR:Automata, including recitations by the voice cast as well songs performed by vocalists.

Please look forward to this amazing music festival worth of the 10th Anniversary!

Very few details are currently known about the concert besides this, but it will likely be similar to the NieR:Orchestra Concert 12018 with additional recitations from the voice actors from the game. It’s unclear whether this is referencing new recitation dramas like what was performed at the NieR:Automata Memory of Puppets Concert, although this is likely referencing the monologue inserts before various pieces by Emil and 2B. In this sense, the Theatrical Orchestra may not be all that different from the original concert from 2018, save for the new arrangements that will be released as part of the Addendum album.

YoRHa Ver.1.3aa and More!

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Tonight’s live stream with the creators of NieR Gestalt/Replicant and NieR:Automata for the first bit of fanfare for the 10th Anniversary, we’ve received a bunch of new, juicy news:

NieR:Theatrical Orchestra 12020

TOKYO: Tokyo International Forum Hall A

Saturday, March 28
Evening – Open: 5:00pm / Start: 6:00pm

Sunday, March 29
Afternoon – Open: 11:00am / Start: 12:00pm
Evening – Open: 4:00pm / Start: 5:00pm

  • Composer: Okabe Keiichi
  • Voices:
    • Yusa Kouji (Older Brother Nier)
    • Nonaka Ai (Yonah)
    • Ishikawa Yui (2B)
    • Hanae Natsuki (9S)
    • Akiyama Kaoru (Pod153)
    • Yasumoto Hiroki (Pod042/Zinnia)
  • Vocalists:
    • Emi Evans
    • J’Nique Nicole
  • Conductor: Oi Takeshi

OSAKA: Osaka International Convention Center

Saturday, April 25
Afternoon – Open: 11:00am / Start: 12:00pm
Evening – Open: 4:00pm / Start: 5:00pm

  • Composer: Okabe Keiichi
  • Voices:
    • Yusa Kouji (Older Brother Nier)
    • Nonaka Ai (Yonah)
    • Ishikawa Yui (2B)
    • Hanae Natsuki (9S)
    • Kadowaki Mai (Emil)
    • Yasumoto Hiroki (Pod042/Zinnia)
  • Vocalists:
    • Emi Evans
    • J’Nique Nicole
  • Conductor: Oi Takeshi

＊ Please be aware that the above scheduled performers are subject to change.

  • S Seats: 10,780 yen
  • A Seats: 8,580 yen

>> GET TICKETS HERE <<

YoRHa Ver.1.3aᵃ/A2

This is a fan-made photo-manipulation pic that I made myself, aka it’s not official.

The all-boys cast from YoRHa Ver.1.3a will be making a comeback in this second rendition of the stage play that so effortlessly won our hearts this year!

TOKYO: Shibuya Cultural Center Owada, Sakura Hall – 4th Floor
March 12-15, 7 performances

The YoRHa Ver.1.3a stage play will be coming back for a new version, bringing back the all-boy’s cast in the so-called YoRHa Ver.1.3aᵃ aka A2 stage play next March!

Tickets go on sale tomorrow!!!

The afternoon and evening performances on March 14 will be broadcast live on NicoNico, so stay tuned for the link to those pages in the future. You can purchase single tickets for 2500 points or 4000 points for both!

Visit the newly updated official YoRHa website here!!!

The entire cast from YoRHa Ver.1.3a will be returning, all except for Matsubara Rin, who played Anemone. Because of this, the entire character will be replaced with Jackass, as played by Kurotaka. Although the website hasn’t updated an image of him yet, you can view a couple shots of him on his agency’s page.

There will be recorded voices performed by:

  • Akiyama Kaoru: Voice of Pod153
  • Yasumoto Hiroki: Voice of Pod042/Zinnia

Like the previous Ver.1.3a stage play, the following talented musicians will be returning:

  • Guitar: Goto Takanori
  • Violin: Shirasu Kon
  • Percussion: Fukuoka Takashi

Along the same lines music, both Akaba Yukino and Nagaya Mikoto from GEMS COMPANY are listed in the credits for the “image songs”, so this is likely referring to their updated version of “Normandy” and “Gualdalcanal”.

This page will be updated in the event any
additional information on these events is released.