The Nier: Automata anime is coming to Crunchyroll in January

Nier: Automata, Yoko Taro’s quirky but heartfelt action RPG, is being adapted into an anime that will be streaming on Crunchyroll early next year.

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The show, which was first announced in February and officially titled Nier: Automata Ver1.1a.

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It will begin streaming by January 7th, Crunchyroll spokesperson Tyler Schirado said in an email to The Verge.

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Based on the official synopsis from Crunchyroll, it seems like Nier: Automata Ver1.1a’s story sticks relatively close to the game.

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Part of what’s interesting about the game is its 26 different endings and a narrative that takes place across a few different perspective.

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Crunchyroll shared an official trailer for Ver1.1a Wednesday, though it doesn’t have any footage of the show itself.

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For that, check out this video from September, which has a few brief glimpses of the series in motion and that interview I mentioned with Taro.

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Nier: Automata Ver1.1a is just one of many new shows hitting Crunchyroll this winter.

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