NieR:Theatrical Orchestra 12020 Promotional Video

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 – Key Visual

We’re exactly a month away from the premier of the YoRHa Ver.1.3aᵃ stage play, which depicts the classic Pearl Harbor Descent Mission in December 11941, several years before the setting of NieR:Automata. We should start to see the boys talking about starting rehearsals on Twitter soon!

In this new poster, likely designed by Koda Kazuma as usual, we see the four YoRHa as they are about to jump into their flight units and descend from the Bunker.


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

New Year’s Countdown 2019 with CyberConnect2

Unfortunately, this event was cancelled because Piroshi was ill! So sad! I was looking forward to this event!


CyberConnect2 is hosting another New Year’s Countdown event this year with some pretty cool & rare giveaways! There are still tickets available, so if anyone is in the Tokyo area, free on New Year’s Eve, and also interested in such an event, be sure to get your tickets via peatix!

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Santa Saito’s Christmas 2019

Saito Yosuke is hosting his annual Christmas special on NicoNico again today. It will start at 7pm (JST) at the following link:

“Yosupi Santa” –Spending Christmas Eve with Game Creators Born in 1970–

Known guests include:

  • Saito Yosuke (MC/Director)
  • Anzai Takashi (SQEX)
  • Kamiya Hideki (Platinum Games)
  • Sakurai Masahiro (SORA)
  • Fujisawa Jin (Story Note)
  • Yoko Taro (Bukkoro)

For a little bit of insight on what may be discussed during this program, here is my recap from last year’s event.

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