NieR:Automata Episode 4 Delayed Due to COVID-19

The official website for the NieR:Automata anime series announced on Saturday that Episode 4 is officially delayed until further notice due to problems related to COVID-19. The first three episodes of the series will be rebroadcasted over the next three weeks but there has been no word on when the series will continue with Episode 4 and onward. The first three episodes of the new sci-fi anime series are currently available to watch on Crunchyroll. NieR:Automata is based on the games of the same title and is animated by studio A-1 Pictures with new episodes airing every Saturday.

Anime Staff

• Director: Ryouji Masuyama
• Series Composition: Ryouji Masuyama, Yokou Tarou
• Chief Animation Director: Jun Nakai
• Art Director: Hirofumi Sakagami
• Director of Photography: Toshiaki Aoshima
• Sound Director: Yukio Nagasaki
• Cgi Director: Yuusuke Noma
• Sub CG Director: Takeshi Ōkawa
• Character Design: Jun Nakai
• Art design: Takeyuki Takahashi
• Color design: Takahiro Mogi
• Music: monaca
• 2D Work: Mie Hiraga
• Action Supervision: Shun Tachibana
• Art Supervision: Hiroshi Katou
• Animation producer: Shouta Fujii
• Blender Supervision: Masateru Inada, Takahiro Kawakoshi
• CG Action Supervisor: Masateru Inada
• Editing: Akinori Mishima
• Military Research: Ken’ichi Kaneko
• Original Game Creator: Yokou Tarou
• Prop Design: Shun Tachibana

NieR:Automata Anime Cast

• Yui Ishikawa as 2B
• Natsuki Hanae as 9S
• Ayaka Suwa as A2
• Aoi Yuuki as Pascal
• Atsumi Tanezaki as Lily
• Chiaki Kanou as Commander
• Daisuke Namikawa as Adam
• Hiroki Yasumoto as Pod 042
• Kaoru Akiyama as Pod 153

The distant future, 5012. The sudden aerial invasion of Earth by and their creations led mankind to the brink of extinction. The surviving number of humans who took refuge on the moon to organize a counterattack using soldiers to recapture Earth. However, the war reaches a stalemate as the continue to multiply infinitely. In turn, humanity deploys a new unit of android soldiers as an ultimate weapon: YoRHa. Newly dispatched to Earth 2B joins 9S, the analyst currently stationed there, where amid their mission, they encounter a myriad of mysterious phenomena… This is the story of these lifeless and their endless fight for the sake of mankind. (synopsis via Crunchyroll)

Episode 4 of the Nier:Automata anime series currently has no release date at this time. The series recently announced delays due to COVID-19 reasons according to the official website.

Source: Official Twitter