The popular action RPG game "NieR: Automata" was released by Square Enix on February 23, 2017, and has sold more than 6 million units worldwide. Today, February 23 (Wednesday), exactly five years after its release, the decision to produce an animated TV series was announced during the "NieR: Automata 5th Anniversary Commemorative Live Broadcast"! In conjunction with the release of this information, a newly-drawn anime visual and a trailer announcing the decision to make an anime were also released. NieR: Automata" is an action RPG produced by Square Enix and developed by Platinum Games. The story takes place in the far future, when mankind has been defeated to the moon by an overwhelming force of "machine life forms" from outer space. 2B", a member of the newly organized android unit "Yoruha", throws himself into a fierce battle to take back the Earth... (C)SQUARE ENIX/Humanity Council
【Background】
・Graduated from Kyoto University with a major in Japanese Culture Studies, Faculty of Letters
・After graduation, worked 4 years as editor and proofreader for a print magazine specializing in traditional performing arts and culture
・Became a freelance journalist in 2021 and launched japanculturean.com in 2022
【Expertise】
・Pop-Culture Fusion Analysis
Analytical commentary on how modern pop-culture media (anime, film, fashion) incorporates and reinterprets traditional Japanese motifs.
