NieR:Automata Pearl Harbor Descent Manga Volume 1 Free Preview Available

Square Enix has released a free, lengthy preview for the upcoming first manga volume of YoRHa: Pearl Harbor Descent Record – A  NieR:Automata Story. This 192-page volume is planned to launch, physically and digitally, on December 13, 2022.

Store links for the paperback version, costing $14.99, are listed below:

• Amazon
• Barnes & Noble
• Books-A-Million
• Indigo

Store links for the digital version, costing $9.99, are listed below:

• Amazon
• Barnes & Noble
• Indigo

The general synopsis, stating what prospective readers can expect, is quoted below:

The distant future. Invaders from another world attack without warning, unleashing a new type of threat: weapons known as “machine lifeforms.” In the face of this insurmountable threat, mankind is driven from Earth and takes refuge on the Moon.

It is the year 11941, and the long war against the machines rages on. In an attempt to break the deadlock, the Council of Humanity forms a new infantry unit of female androids: YoRHa. Deployed to the planet’s surface, these soldiers now fight to recapture Earth for the glory of mankind…

You can check out the first manga volume’s first preview via its dedicated Square Enix page.

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NieR:Automata The End of YoRHa Edition is now available for Nintendo Switch worldwide.

The game has a physical release with a reversible cover, and it is not a Cloud version. It includes all existing DLC and new NieR Replicant & Re[in]carnation costumes. Additionally, the title has now sold over 6.5 million units worldwide.

NieR:Automata was initially released in 2017 on PlayStation 4 and PC, with an Xbox One release in 2018. The game follows characters named 2B and 9S, who are agents of Yorha, an organization tasked with various combative and information-gathering missions. This entry became highly popularized for its storytelling and characters in a fusion of action, exploration, and shmup elements.

NieR:Automata is currently available on PlayStation 4, Xbox, Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC.