Thou Shalt Not Die / Kimi Shi ni Tamou Koto Nakare -Zero- Comment from Yoko Taro and Matsuda Ichidai

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Gearing up for the run of the “Thou Shalt Not Die / Kimi Shi ni Tamou Koto Nakare -ZERO-” stage play later this December, creator Yoko Taro and director Matsuda Ichidai recently gave a short comment regarding it! Check it out on YouTube below.

I also included a rough interpretation of what they were discussing. I don’t call this a translation because there are a couple places were I can’t clearly hear. I may make edits later.

  • Stage Adaption, Director: Matsuda Ichidai (M)
  • Creator: Yoko Taro (Y)
M:    Yes, hello! We’ve got a play coming up in December! The creator of the play “Thou Shalt Not Die / Kimi Shi ni Tamou Koto Nakare -ZERO-” is with us today, Yoko Taro!
Y:    Hello, I’m the original creator behind this show, Yoko Taro.
M:    (haha) Your voice… it’s so muffled!
Y:     I guess I wrote a pretty dark story…
M:    Yeah, it’s pretty dark.
Y:     Plus, we’re debuting it over the Christmas holiday season…
M:    That’s right, it’ll be out over Christmas, huh?
Y:     I can’t be more sorry for that. I’m really sorry.
M:    No, no, no…
Y:     Thank you very much.
M:    What do you think is the best way to spend the Christmas season?
Y:     I think it’s best to share a toast with your significant other and then break up.
M:    Toast & break up? (haha) That’s pretty much the feeling I think you’ll get from the play.
Y:     It’s nothing really.
M:    No, no, no. It’s pretty sad. There’s a bit of love in there, too, right?
Y:     No, not really.
M:    (haha) Didn’t you just say that? What about romance?
Y:     No, there’s no romance, either.
M:    (haha) There’s no romance, either? Okay, I got it.
Y:     There’s nothing.
M:    (haha) Nothing! Well, this is the meaning of “Zero”, the play that starts from nothing, but I think it looks pretty fun, interesting—interesting? Fun, gorgeous, and painfully beautiful—with fighting, too. There’s no romance, or anything else for that matter, but…
Y:     Absolutely nothing.
M:    Maybe something—or nothing happens—BUT… I have a feeling this is a really great story. I hope you look forward to it! Thank you very much, sensei!
Y:     Thank you! See ya!
M:    Bye!

 

A Closer Look: 1st Live Broadcast

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I wasn’t able to get my computer fixed or purchase a new computer in time for the live broadcast, but I did manage to watch it at a local Internet cafe (also had a slight earthquake while I was there). So, now I’m working on a long list of back-logged items that I wanted to get done. Since this is going to be slow going, I’m going to post whatever I finish, when I finish it.

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The Black Box Edition: Pre-orders to End Next Week!

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According to a recent Tweet from the Official NieR Twitter account, pre-orders for the NieR:Automata Black Box Edition will end next week! If you haven’t pre-ordered your copy yet, now’s your chance! You can order the Black Box Edition from the Square Enix e-STORE here.

NieR:Automata Pre-order Bonus DLCs

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This is my translation the October 26 blog update on the official NieR:Automata site.
The photos and original content is from there.

Here’s a little head’s up regarding the limited DLC bonuses available from various store locations.

First Edition Bonus
Pod Model: Weiss

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All members of the YoRHa Squadron come with the support “Pod” units as their standard equipment. As a special bonus for the first edition of the game, the outer design of the Pods, with their long-range attacks and ability to help you move about the field with their glide function, can take on the appearance of Weiss from the previous game.

※ This is an added bonus when you pre-order the game at any of the stores listed below.

 

Square Enix e-STORE Bonus
Accessory: Bio-machine Head

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An accessory for 2B that gives her the head of the enemy Bio-machines will be available from the e-STORE as a limited bonus.

 

Amazon.co.jp Bonus
Pod Skin: Delivery Box

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This is the limited bonus DLC available from Amazon.co.jp that gives Pod the appearance of an Amazon cardboard delivery box.

 

Geo Bonus
Pod Skin: Retro Black

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CPU: 16 bit

This is the limited bonus DLC skin for Pod available at Geo.

※ During the 1st Live Broadcast on October 26th, Yoko Taro stated that there was something about these extra Pod skins that would be very bad if he talked about them in more detail. I have absolutely no idea what this could mean, but it seems like there is something hidden about these guys. 

 

Tsutaya Bonus
Pod Skin: Retro Red

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CPU: 8 bit

This is the limited bonus available at Game Tsutaya and Tsutaya Online Shopping.

 

Lawson Bonus
Pod Skin: Blue Stripes

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And lastly, this is the limited bonus available at Lawson convenience stores.

  • Note #1: Each DLC is limited and may change without prior notice.
  • Note #2: There is no plan to offer these DLCs outside of this pre-order promotion.
  • The Black Box Edition from the SQEX e-STORE comes with the Weiss and Bio-machine Head DLCs.

The original Japanese article was written by NieR:Automata PR Director No1.
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The Black Box Edition: The Figure

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This is my translation the October 24 blog update on the official NieR:Automata site.
The photos and original content is from there.

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Good evening, everyone. This is the PR Manager for NieR:Automata. Delving further into the Black Box Edition, the next thing we’re going to show you is the 2B figure with some cool photos.

NieR:Automata Character Figure – YoRHa No2 Type B

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In order to reproduce that hidden coolness within her great battle strength, an extensive amount of attention went into the details of the figure, such as the expression and color of the face, the color of the “beauty marks” and embroidery finishing, the feeling of rust on the enemy’s head just to name a few points. We’d really love for you to see these details up close, in your own hands.

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We also wanted the box for the figure to look a certain way. As you can see, it has a special emblem on the front along with the same embroidery from 2B’s skirt along the bottom.

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Next, we’ll take a closer look at the artbook! Stay tuned!

The original Japanese article was written by NieR:Automata PR Director No1.
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