Due to COVID-19, production on Episode 4 of the Nier Automata Ver1.1a anime, as well as all subsequent episodes, has been halted indefinitely. Find out everything here!
Despite the fact that for many the COVID-19 pandemic is a thing of the past, the reality is that today it is still common to find developments in films, series or video games that are affected by the virus. The last victim was Nier Automata Ver1.1a, who after the publication of the third chapter of his animehad to stop production due to an outbreak of COVID-19.
The anime, developed by A-1 PICTURES and published by crunchyrollwhich is based on the well-known video game by Platinum Gameshad already released three chapters that were quite well received by the fans.
However, after the start of the transmission on January 8 of this year, its creators reported from the official Twitter account of Crunchyroll and Nier Automata that the production of the animation, as well as the distribution of the chapters will stop indefinitely, being “break you”[M]e”, released on January 22, the last chapter of the series momentarily.
Broadcast postponement due to COVID-19 pic.twitter.com/dGz01S1ywQ
— NieR: Automata – Animation Project (@NieRA_anime_EN) January 21, 2023
Specifically, the statement published on the Nier Automata Twitter account, start by thanking all the fans for the support received in the animation of Nier Automata Ver1.1a, however due to the spread of the COVID-19 virus, they have been forced to cease production indefinitely.
Finally, those responsible have apologized to the fans due to the problems and inconveniences that this delay can cause both for the series and for the franchise in general.
Let’s remember that Nier Automata Ver1.1ª is only available outside of Asia within the Crunchyroll streaming platformwhich It has a price of 299 Argentine pesos per month or 3,799 per year.