NieR:Automata: Long Story Short

Set in the universe of the game NieR:Automata and based on the stage play, YoRHa Boys is the previously untold tale of the formation of YoRHa Experimental Unit M - the beginning of both "curse" and "punishment" of androids dreaming of the glory of mankind. (Source: Square Enix, altered)

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… (Source: MANGA UP!) Note: Adaptation of the stage play "YoRHa" by Yoko Taro.

In the distant future, humanity struggles for survival against the threat of creatures called Shades. A boy named Nier lives with his little sister Yonah in one small village, scraping by on the goodwill of neighbors and friends. When a terrible illness assails Yonah, Nier's life begins to change at a dizzying pace. Lunar Tears. The Black Scrawl. The Song of the Ancients. The Shadowlord. Petrification. These things and more will turn his world upside-down—and change it forever.

A collection of short stories about Nier:Automata.