The Black Box Edition: The Outer Box

This is my translation the October 21 blog update on the official NieR:Automata site.
The photos and original content is from there.


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Good evening, everyone. I’m the PR Director for NieR:Automata. We wanted to show you more about the NieR:Automata Black Box Edition, so we’ll be bringing you more detailed information in five separate parts.

Even though we’re still taking orders, it is a limited release, so if you feel like it’s something that you MUST HAVE, please try to get your orders in as soon as possible!

So, to kick this post off, here’s a little comment from the producer, Saito Yosuke:

Thanks to everyone, we’ve received a huuuuuuuuuuuge number of pre-orders! That being said, we’re still taking orders!! There will come a time when we need to close pre-orders, so please use this chance to make your order now! You won’t regret it!

ー Saito Yosuke, NieR:Automata Producer

 

I’m the PR director, working under Director Yoko and Producer Saito to push forward the overall design, so here’s one of the things that, like Saito mentioned earlier, you will not regret: The Outer Box.

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Just as the name suggests, it’s a jet black box with nice silk prints of the emblem and title—it really radiates a sense of quality. Just taking a look at the outside of the box, it’s difficult to imagine what could possibly be inside, right……?

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Close up, you can actually see the thickness of the print.

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The same black paper was used for the inside of the box. If we had used black ink on white paper, the text would bleed through, so…

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We set the box in the staff cafeteria, and boy, does it seem like an ominous object……

So, anyway, that’s our introduction of the outer box. Next up we’ll show you more of the figure! Stay tuned!


The original Japanese article was written by NieR:Automata PR Director No1.
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NieR:Automata – 1st Live Boradcast

Thanks to a little heads-up by reddit user Anacra, it appears as though Square Enix is planning on continuing with their tradition of live broadcasts to show more of the game. The first broadcast will be on Wednesday, October 26 from 8:00-9:15PM.

* Please note that this is Japan time, so you’ll have to calculate for other time zones.  

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Planned appearances by:

  • Producer: Saito Yosuke
  • Director: Yoko Taro
  • Game Designer: Taura Takahisa

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It will be interesting how Yoko Taro makes his appearance for this broadcast since his Emil mask may still be out of commission. We know that yoshi has been fixing it and it might be ready by then, but… what if it’s not!? xD

Not much is known about this event at the time except that some new information will be released!

This broadcast may also have something to do with Pairs Games Week, which starts the very next day. There has been no news whether or not there will be any presentation at PGW on NieR:Automata this year, however.

You can view the broadcast on YouTube, which is shown below, or also at NicoNico Douga.

The Recording Booth: 2B

This is my translation of the October 17 blog update on the official NieR:Automata site.
The majority of the photos and original content is from there. I have made some additions as well.


Once again I bring to you another report on the voice recording sessions for NieR:Automata. Hello, I’m the producer, Saito Yosuke.

Next we’d like to take a little peek into the recording studio to see Ishikawa Yui, who plays 2B, the heroine and main character in NieR:Automata. This is a slightly different recording studio than what we previously showed in the post with Hanae Natsuki (9S), but it’s still part of the main studio.

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First of all, Ishikawa hardly had time to catch her breath once she reached the office when director Yoko Taro approached her for a brief meeting. What the heck is he doing in this photo? Maybe he’s covering his eyes like 2B because they’re talking about some secret!? …hmm, that can’t be it.

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…is that A2 at the bottom of the script?

So, anyway, they finished their meeting. Ishikawa had already read through the script before coming into the office and could quickly go into recording! She’s got a ton of lines to record, so that really helped us out.

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As you can see in the photo above, there’s a small screen in the recording booth she can use to give the proper timing to her lines. There’s a lot of action scenes that make it difficult to get the timing right, but Ishikawa is such a pro, she was able to get through it all at warp speed. Oh, you can sort of see 2B’s face there, too…

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Here she was beginning to read a rather intense scene. I can’t believe that 2B gets %&*#!&… Aaaaaaaaaahhh… You really get the sense that the doors into the “World of Yoko Taro” have been opened wide. But don’t let that fool you—we’re going to have a happy ending! Honestly, there’s nothing to worry about!

Well, that’s all for the recordings today (it actually took a long time).

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In this last photo, you can see Ishikawa Yui signing a bunch of the scripts. We asked all the cast members to do this so at some point we can offer them as presents to our fans!

Thanks so much for reading!


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Is 2B…smiling…or…?

2B and A2 on the front cover of the scripts.

2B and A2 on the front cover of the scripts.


The original Japanese article was written by NieR:Automata producer Saito Yosuke.
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Emil’s Well on the Mend!

Thanks to yoshi-san’s hard work, Emil is well on the mend! You can still see where the poor mask broke and split apart… but I have all confidence that he will be right as rain!

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Exclusive Interview: J’Nique Nicole

Shortly after SQEX updated the official NieR:Automata site with the English version of the new theme song, I was intrigued to find out as much as I could about the vocalist.

The quality of her voice reminded me a lot of the Japanese singer AI. I looked into it some more and came to the conclusion that this wasn’t AI, but probably an entirely different vocalist than we’ve heard before.

A week later, I was able to attend the NieR Music Concert & Talk Live concert and we learned the name of the new vocalist: J’Nique Nicole.

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Ever since then, I had been working on this interview and, being delayed by many personal ups and downs in my life, I feel badly that it’s taken me this long to put the final touches on this to share. So, for everyone involved, I’m very sorry for working so slowly.

Then, without further adieu, please enjoy the interview:

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