Yoko Taro says that NieR: Automata was inspired by Neon Genesis Evangelion! “The work I was most inspired by is Neon Genesis Evangelion. I thank you for praising NieR: Automata’s story, but actually it’s pretty much just a retelling of Evangelion, so there’s not much originality to it. I don’t really watch recent movies, so I’m mostly inspired by memories of works I saw in the past.” ign.com/articles/stell…
@Genki_JPN Knew it Kupo ❤️ I got the same vibe 😭💔😭
@Genki_JPN My wife has been saying this forever
@Genki_JPN Any long-time fan could've told you that.
@Genki_JPN Just finished NGE the other day, first Anime ive watched and loved every second of it. Not sure what he means about a retelling of NGE tho, I think there are other games more similar like Xenogears for example. Still Nier Automata is a must play just like NGE is a must Watch
@Genki_JPN Wasn't it more so Drakengard 1 Ending E & thus the Nier timeline being a huge reference to End Of Eva? The mechs also look more inspired from Zone Of The Enders tho there might’ve been others before & after ZOE they took notes from.
@Genki_JPN Dude, I thought so! The likeness was always there, but it's nice to hear some validation. Still, even if it's largely inspired by it and he dunks on himself for a lack of originality, I love NieR:Automata. Yoko Taro is just a gem.
@Genki_JPN So what he is saying is that if I love NieR:Automata, I will love Evangelion?