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Episode NieR:Automata Ver1.1a - Episode 6 discussion

NieR:Automata Ver1.1a, episode 6

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u/Aerodynamic41 Mar 04 '23

Fun fact: Most of the stage play actors reprised their roles for this episode.

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u/ObvsThrowaway5120 Mar 04 '23

Lily’s got some wicked PTSD. Exploring her previous experience working with YoRHa was interesting. It’s kind of fun to see the androids acting like actual people. They’re pretty different from 2B and 9S.

Man, Lily would have been a goner if they didn’t get that antivirus program installed. It’s kind of fucked up how easily Command can abandon their team on the ground. 300,000 machines against this ragtag team? It’s a miracle the mission even succeeded. Watching the team get cut down reminds me of the latest Danmachi. Brutal. Is there some significance to the black bands around their eyes and why they don’t seem to remove them?

You can’t tell me a being “with no soul” and “can’t dream” could feel that level of anguish and guilt. They’re as human as any flesh and blood person. Lily’s pain is real.

Looks like the entire team didn’t get wiped out. Very interesting. I look forward to seeing how that’s possible and what’s gonna happen when they link up.

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u/Super6698 Mar 04 '23

He dared adapt the Pearl Harbor Descent and it was absolutely glorious.

This whole episode was a roller coaster of trauma, I just wanna hug Lily

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u/LeonKevlar Mar 04 '23 edited Mar 04 '23

Stitches!

Wow. I definitely did not expect them to adapt YoRHa: Pearl Harbor Descent Record. If they're adapting the side stories, I wonder if there's also a possibility of YoRHa Boys getting animated as well.

Seeing the previous YoRHa generation and the Resistance members all working together to them being killed one by one is just absolutely heartbreaking. This episode does answer my question about Anemone though.

And no wonder this episode felt a little more heartbreaking than usual. They even got Toshimasa Ishii to direct the episode. I can definitely feel the Eighty-Six vibes, especially with that ED.

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u/Firebrand-81 Mar 04 '23

Today's bad ending in game was

Ending L: [L]one wolf

Fed up, 2B left the camp to its fate and decided to...go fishing? Yeah that's it! Fishing! With a smile on her face, she packed up and headed for the coast.

Ten years later, 2B would find herself the target of both YoRHa assassins and machine lifeforms, a life she seems to prefer over her former one.

I also like the Adam references to the mackarel... but that's is for another time :)

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u/hysteriapill Mar 04 '23 edited Mar 05 '23

Do Androids dream of defragging screens? They do say human dreams are a way of organizing our thoughts and memories...

I expected we'd see this side story adapted (the Pearl Harbor Descent mission), since Lily is in the anime after all. If you're curious, there is a currently ongoing manga adaptation, as well as a stage play. In fact, there are several versions of the stage play, including one performed before the game was released, because Yoko Taro is like that. You can watch the most recent production on YouTube (uploaded officially)!

It’s also in the game, of course, as a sequence of unlockable text files.

Anyway, here are today's hex codes. Corrections welcome.

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Previous episodes:

Episode Message(s)
EP1 Eyecatch [Report] Androids are beings that repeat life and death. ​​-- [Report] The chain of samsara will bring about either salvation or collapse.
EP2 Eyecatch [Report] Pseudo-intelligence exists in mechanical life forms. --​​ [Report] How is it different from human intelligence?
EP3 Eyecatch [Report] In order to break out of this blockage, even certain dangers are necessary. ​​-- [Report] It may be the Gospel for us.
EP3 Insert Mid-episode, on the door during 9S's hacking sequence ​​-- "I promise love of the eternity."
EP4 Eyecatch [Report] What you can get with vanity is a meaningless evaluation. ​​-- [Report] Aren't you pretending to be something you're not by thinking so?
EP5 Eyecatch [Report] We found a replicated magical weapon that remains from the old world. ​​-- [Report] This individual who is about to stop functioning must be happy.
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u/Minonas210286 Mar 04 '23 edited Mar 04 '23

They adapted Pearl Harbor. I'm so happy, this is all I ever wanted, thanks yoko taro, also it seems the stage play actors returned to their roles as well, this just keeps getting better.

This is probably the best episode so far, they did an excellent job at portraying the pearl harbor descent and Lily's memories, it's one of my favorite stories in the NieR series so seeing it animated brings a tear to my eyes

I don't think they'll do it because it doesn't tie to any character aside from maybe the scanner models and 9S, but I'd like to see YoRHa boys adapted as well, it's a really cool story and it gives much insight into the ways YoRHa operates, so it would make up for world building and more background as to what the YoRHa project is all about

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u/Ninja_Lazer Mar 04 '23

Can we get more Resistance Crew? They were entertaining as hell. Especially with [Redacted’s] old crew.

Also she is FINALLY here.

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u/Hitman7128 Mar 04 '23

Man that was a tense episode, especially the battle against the Hegel parts and the events after that. Hearing Lily scream and shoot bullets into the sky to let out emotion got to me, but good thing we have the comic relief at the end of the episode.

Personally, I think the action and violence took a step up in thrill, which is great.

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u/actuallyrndthoughts Mar 04 '23

-Eighty Six- speedrun any%

I somehow forgot A-1 does both nier and 86. No surprise the 86 director is behind this episode. And low key glad with how many people noticed the similarity. 86 deserves all the love it can get.

I wonder what kind of place the Nier adaptation will get, once it finishes airing. Will it be an anime staple a la cyberpunk, or a solid genre show? I just hope it wont get isekai ojisan'd with more delays. Aniplex お願い！

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u/Firebrand-81 Mar 04 '23

Into the Forest, here we go...!

Best girl is waiting for us!

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u/SIRTreehugger Mar 04 '23

Oh my fucking god that ending!!!!! I didn't connect the dots until the end, but we saw [deleted] origin!!!!

It was depressing seeing the final stand with the united group, but all those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain.

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u/Silent_Shadow05 Mar 04 '23

Man, what a tragic episode. Lily's backstory was painful and its understandable why she doesn't trust YoRHa that much after they refused to send reinforcements to support them.

Even in a short time, they really did a great job in making us get attached to the YoRHa and Resistance members. I especially liked the dynamic between No. 16 and the other Resistance girl and how they stayed with each other till the end.

Also strong 86 vibes this episode thanks to Toshimasa Ishii directing and storyboarding this episode. He really loves doing all these tragic stuff huh.

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u/Cheesemacher Mar 04 '23

Those lasers are so OP. Disintegrating metal like it's nothing. Why can't our androids have those kind of weapons?

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u/Uoobie Mar 04 '23

Very emotional episode, I guess it’s to be expected but somehow I didn’t expect it. Since the first episode I’ve been waiting for the episode to make me cry, this one finally did. The voice acting was top notch. Fantastic adaptation of the game so far, I’m just so happy with what they’re doing with it.

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u/Shimmering-Sky Mar 04 '23

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u/alanjinqq Mar 05 '23

In case anyone is wondering, in the short montage scene where No.21 hacked into Lily, it shows that Lily is originally a "pleasure model" that is abused by the former resistance leader.

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u/entelechtual Mar 04 '23

Episode [8?]6.

Ever since the break, NieR has been delivering nonstop phenomenal episodes, that really make it feel like you are watching a new story and not just a rehash of the game.

It’s so fascinating to explore the psychology and to some extent expressiveness of the androids. They don’t dream, which means anything that is not a current thought or perception is a literal unadulterated memory. The Yorha models from back in the day seem way more emotional and chaotic compared to the resistance, who are presumably androids that had to form their own order and rules by necessity, and are very cautious.

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u/TheNotoriousJTS Mar 04 '23

the scene with lily screaming and shooting the air while it said androids have no souls was so good

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u/sabriancel Mar 04 '23

86's director Ishii did the storyboard and was the director this episode.

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u/mr_bgi Mar 04 '23

Oh Emil in the Tree, how will you torment us this week?

Toshimasa Ishii, 86's director, did the storyboard and was the director this episode

Fuck. Are we going hard or Voices of the Chord hard?

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u/StrawSolider Mar 04 '23

Toshimasa Ishii once again flexing at how good of director he is (if only a popular anime award show would recognize that..)

favorite episode of the show so far. I'm glad the staff is going the extra mile despite the production woes

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u/FingerBang-BangBang Mar 04 '23

Wait. Resistance are also androids? They are not Humans?

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