Jun Eishima. Born in 1964. From Fukuoka Prefecture. Work includes Drag-On Dragoon 3 Story Side, FINAL FANTASY XIII Episode Zero, FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 Fragment Before (Square Enix). Under the name Emi Nagashima has also authored The Cat Thief Hinako’s Case Files: Your lover will be confiscated (Tokuma Bunko) and other titles. In 2016, received the 69th Mystery Writers of Japan Award (Short Story division) for the title Old Maid.
Yoko Taro, video game director and scenario writer, was born on June 6, 1970 in Nagoya, Japan. Often seen in public wearing a mask of No. 7 from NieR, Yoko is renowned for his unconventional approach to game design and the dark themes he employs in his stories. He is best known for directing and writing the NieR and Drakengard series of games, both available from Square Enix.
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NieR: Automata: Short Story Long is a collection of short stories written by Game Director Yoko Taro and novelist Jun Eishima. It's all new original material minus Emil's Recollections which is an adaption of the side quest in NieR Automata and ending Y. The last NieR novel was a novelization of the main game it had translation issues and was okay for the most part while I enjoyed the inner character monologues I still preferred the game, with this its all new material for the fans of NieR. When I say for the fans I mean for the fans if you have no context to NieR Automata this novel will go completely over your head. It assumes you understand the context of the world. I loved NieR Automata it was my GOTY of 2017 and it is a classic so reading these short stories set in the post apocalyptic world of NieR was a real treat. Heavy themes of existentialism and the meaning of life from the prospective of the artificial intelligence perspective of machines and androids. Who wrestle with what is they're purpose just as modern humans do. The Androids are more interesting but the machines are well written too. The novel shows the origin story of A2 a fan favorite and her mission how she went rogue. They improved the translation from the last novel it reads better than the last one. However, there are a few typos throughout the novel not a deal breaker but editors should have caught that.
NieR: Automata: Short Story Long in short (see what I did there) is a good novel the best way I can describe it in Laymen's terms is Blade Runner with the over the top nature of Anime. A must for fans of the game better than the last book. An A ranking from me chief.
4.0 out of 5 starsGreat addition to my Nier book collection.
12 October 2019 - Published on Amazon.com
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Great addition to my Nier book collection. Some of the stories here were available online and in the World Guide as well, which is why I gave it four stars. Other than that, I very much enjoyed reading through it.