An English-subtitled version was simulcast on Crunchyroll. The anime began its broadcast on January during the late night time slot on Tokyo MX, Tochigi Television, Gunma Television, and BS11.
The characters were designed by animation director Jun Nagai, the scenario was co-written by Masuyama and original director Yoko Taro. It was directed by Ryouji Masuyama and produced by A-1 Pictures.
The plot follows androids of the YoRHa military force fighting for humanity in a proxy war with alien-created Machine Lifeforms. Nier: Automata Ver1.1a is a Japanese anime television series based on the 2017 action role-playing game Nier: Automata.
