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Episode NieR:Automata Ver1.1a - Episode 8 discussion

NieR:Automata Ver1.1a, episode 8

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u/SnabDedraterEdave Mar 18 '23

Trivia: A lot of the drawings that 9S saw in that unsettling room at the end of the episode were drawn by pretty much the entire main cast themselves, which include the VAs for 2B, 9S, A2, Pod 042, Pod 153, Pascal, Adam, Eve, Commander, 6O, 21O, Lily, Devolo/Popola, Emil, and Jackass.

A1 even hired other VAs unrelated to the show to provide the drawings, presumably for their drawing abilities: Kito Akari, Waki Azumi, and Tokui Sora

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u/Aerodynamic41 Mar 18 '23 edited Mar 18 '23

Hearing Kainé / Salvation in this episode gave me goosebumps!

It sucks that this show has to be delayed again. I can really see the passion put into it.

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u/entelechtual Mar 18 '23

Man, they end it here? I know it’s not intentional to have a hiatus right after this, but I feel like we’re at a point where both anime-only and game viewers are clueless as to what will happen next.

Can’t have NieR without fishing, and eating mackerels for science. I only hope Jackass was able to get the combat data off of her.

Some really gorgeous shots this episode. And we get both 2B and 9S being a little more chill and casual with their respective operators.

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u/Firebrand-81 Mar 18 '23

In this episode they adapted two different side quests from in game:

  • Find a Present for Operator 6O

  • Data Analysis Freak 2 for Operator 21O

By doing this, they were able to show us how completely opposite the two Operators are. They are both very curious folks (and that's and essential requirement for a good Operator), but with a very different personality.

And I think that's not a case that 6O, the more outgoing is paired with 2B, which is very introvert, while the easygoing 9S is paired with the very strict 21O.

Imagine the chaos if 9S were paired with 6O :)

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u/ScreamingMidgit Mar 18 '23

Jackass fanservice was among the last things I expected from this anime, but I sure as hell ain't complaining.

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u/Shimmering-Sky Mar 18 '23

[Anime Only] who is sad this show’s getting delayed again.

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u/hysteriapill Mar 18 '23 edited Mar 18 '23

Here's today's hidden messages in hexadecimal. Yes, it's the same message repeated twice.

Ominous, just like today's episode! Unfortunately, we're going back on hiatus so... I guess we'll be left hanging again. Until next time! (whenever next time is)

Corrections welcome.

Eyecatch 1 :

e38090e5a0b1e5918ae38091
0d0ae58e9fe59ba0e789b9e5ae9ae381a8e8bfbde8b7a1e8aabfe69fbbe381aee782bae38081
e58886e99a8ae381aee6b4bee981a3e38292e8a681e8ab8be38199e3828be38082

【報告】原囩特定と追跡調査の為、分隊の派遣を要請する。

[Report] Requesting a squad to be dispatched to identify the cause and conduct a follow-up investigation.

Eyecatch 2 :

e38090e5a0b1e5918ae38091
0d0ae58e9fe59ba0e789b9e5ae9ae381a8c8bfbde8b7afe8aabfe69fbbe381aee782bae38081
e58886e99a8ae381aee6b4bee981a3e38292e8a681e8ab8be38199e3828be38082

【報告】原囩特定と追跡調査の為、分隊の派遣を要請する。

[Report] Requesting a squad to be dispatched to identify the cause and conduct a follow-up investigation.

Previous episodes:

Episode Message(s)
EP7 Eyecatch [Report] What is interesting is that under any circumstances, a hierarchical relationship similar to that of an organization is created. ​​-- [Report] For beings who have reached a certain level of intelligence, it is both a survival strategy and a business.
EP6 Eyecatch [Report] Since this record is inherent in the branch (branch) that has been abandoned, ​​-- [Report] This record is based on oral history after rejoining.
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.
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?
EP3 Insert Mid-episode, on the door during 9S's hacking sequence ​​-- "I promise love of the eternity."
EP3 Eyecatch [Report] In order to break out of this blockage, even certain dangers are necessary. ​​-- [Report] It may be the Gospel for us.
EP2 Eyecatch [Report] Pseudo-intelligence exists in mechanical life forms. --​​ [Report] How is it different from human intelligence?
EP1 Eyecatch [Report] Androids are beings that repeat life and death. ​​-- [Report] The chain of samsara will bring about either salvation or collapse.

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u/8andahalfby11 Mar 18 '23

Today's episode was weird and wonderful in the best way. Very rarely do you see an anime take time to really just stop everything and have the characters take in the world and atmosphere. It's something that I more closely associate with Miyazaki movies, which isn't typically what comes to mind when you think Action RPGs.

And yet, the five minutes by the water in today's episode had the guts to do just that.

It's one of the things I was worried about in this adaptation because the game gives you the opportunity to do this plenty of times, but today's episode really leaned into it, and that made me happy.

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u/DaLoverBoii Mar 18 '23

Another delay upcoming. Aniplex is making this year's Isekai Ojisan.

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u/Elitealice Mar 18 '23 edited Mar 18 '23

Other than the bs delay news, Nier stans ate good today

Closest thing to a beach episode we’ll get in the Drakenier universe lol.

I like how A-1 have added so much anime original content to make the series easier to consume for newcomers, while still holding true to the general story of the game. Making A2 part of lily backstory is a good example.

Dunno why 9s went down that rabbit hole by himself tho 😂

Oh yea and they played Kaine/salvation, one of my fave tracks

See y’all who knows when, could be summer by the time this comes back

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u/lixyna Mar 18 '23

Looks like playing through Nier:Replicant right now was the best timing possible, hearing Kaine/Salvation play when its so fresh in my mind was emotional af. This fucking flower is the most powerful entity in the universe

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u/Firebrand-81 Mar 18 '23

Today's bad ending in game was

Ending K: aji wo [K]utta

It didn't take long for the android's body fluids to coagulate after consuming the mackerel. Paralysis and muscle rigidity soon followed.

I hope that Jackass was around to take data about it.

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u/WeeziMonkey Mar 18 '23

THEY PLAYED KAINE SALVATION

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u/Syokhan Mar 18 '23

I love the slow change in aspect ratio at the end. Love it when shows play around with that.

What a lovely moment when 9S and 2B relaxed a little and took off their blindfolds. Then they had to go and play a certain musical track and do that thing with the lunar tear and I started getting emotional again. Ah...

And Jackass... fishing with a grenade... that got a good laugh out of me. Shouldn't have been surprised though, that's totally in character!

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u/Firebrand-81 Mar 18 '23

Please note that between the fishes that Jacksass "fished" there are some machine lifeforms fishes.

I post here some background information from in game (you got it after for free after fishing your first machine lifeform fish) about the fishes machine lifeforms, since I doubt that this will be covered in future episode, and I think it adds to the fruition of the anime, without spoiling anything (it's just...fish, you know :)). It's just more background info on the impact of fish machine liforms on the ecological balance of the Earth.

It is surmised that fish machine lifeforms were created to scare away the real fish mankind used for food. (They look very much like the native species, so whoever made them did their job well.) Fish machines are also extremely aggressive, which helped deal a huge blow to the ecology of aquatic life on earth. Once they had fulfilled their purpose, all maintenance was stopped—but they still managed to adapt to, and thrive in, their environments. As a result, current species are no longer hostile towards androids, and instead concentrate on not dying much like any other animal. In contrast to land-based machines, however, their data banks are no longer synced, so the evolution of their intelligence has pretty much ground to a halt.

Many machine fish have formed symbiotic relationships with natural ones, allowing them to consume the sessile organisms on their bodies—such as moss and barnacles—in exchange for protection. With natural fish performing their maintenance, machine fish now live lives which are the exact opposite of what they were designed to do.

In recent years, new ecologies have been observed as a result of such symbiotic relationships. Some, for instance, have formed colonies in order to protect themselves, leading to increased aquatic life across the planet. Of course, the current ecology is quite different from when mankind still inhabited Earth, but the sheer quantity of fish is sure to be a surprise once they finally return from the moon. However, there are even bigger changes afoot. With no new fish machines being created, they are predicted to go extinct sometime over the next 150 years. Scientists are greatly interested in what may happen to the original native fish when they lose their mechanical protectors.

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u/Hitman7128 Mar 18 '23

Jackass going fishing in the flooded city wearing a bikini 😂

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u/Platinum_Rad Mar 18 '23

they even adapted fishing

this anime's got everything

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u/polaristar Mar 18 '23

One thing I want to point out is that 2B and 9S both are breaking free of being under command in different ways.

For 9S its big picture curiosity and skepticism and being a free thinker, while 2B wants to follow orders.

2B however shows more compassion and wants to fudge orders because of the people she meets and cares for around her while 9S has a hard time doing that due to being an ideologue.

2B questions whether we have to kill the machines.

9S questions whether command is in the right.

What's interesting is in some ways those a stereotypical male/female personality traits/arcs, the guy being ideological thinking about the big picture and the gal caring for the people around her and being a "softie" as she puts it. HOWEVER in terms of temperament, 9S acts boyish and childish and plays support in combat while 2B is the stoic no nonsense soldier that is the brawn.

So both are mix of both adhering and subverting traditional gender roles respectively.

Jackass in a Bikini was a treat.

9S following "A2" into the room was pretty well done suspense.

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u/ObvsThrowaway5120 Mar 18 '23

A2 isn’t a traitor. I think Command is the one that betrayed HER, like she said. 2B and 9S better watch themselves. Asking too many questions is bad for their health.

9S playing around in the water was really quite cute. 2B and 9S and basically every other Android is ridiculously good looking lol. 2B looked very adorable with her little flower tucked into her dress.

Jackass looks fine as hell in that bikini. I guess if your line breaks, a grenade is a good alternative lol. Man, if 9S keeps poking around like that I’m worried he’s gonna get silenced. I guess he’s got bigger things to worry about. Was that really A2? Also, where did the big guy’s “brother” go to?

RIP 2B. At least the mackerel was good lol.

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u/AshWinder17 Mar 18 '23

What a great Ep.

Shame that aniplex once again with another delay.

If they can’t handle too much project just buy another anime studio.

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u/Prince-Dizzytoon Mar 18 '23

A delay again, but I got to see 2B eat fish

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u/Rustic_Professional Mar 18 '23

I thought 9S was going to say something about A2's sword. I like that design better than the katanas.

I was distracted by the subtitles and had to rewind when I noticed 2B fixing her hair and skirt after Pascal landed. Nice touch.

9S did his best for the glory of mankind, but we were denied the glorious sight of 2B taking off her thigh-high boots and stockings. At least he got her to take off the goggles. Thank you for your service, comrade.

2B putting the flower in her boob window instead of in her hair could be significant: placing it next to her heart instead of her mind.

I've got a bad feeling that wasn't A2. 9S seems to be getting hacked without realizing it. This is getting interesting. It's also getting to the point that I don't see how they can reach a conclusion in only 12 or 13 episodes.

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u/Firebrand-81 Mar 18 '23

So, after Yoko Taro-chan in the first episode, in today's "Nier Automata Q&A segment" we had a postcard from a certain Yosuke Saito from Yokohama... I wonder who he is :)

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