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  • Series composition and script by Yoko Taro
  • Directed by Kazuya Tsurumaki and Toru Yatabe
  • Music by Keiichi Okabe
  • Production by Studio Khara × CloverWorks

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[–] NineSwords@ani.social 4 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

I would say he had at least dipped his toes into anime with the Nier Automata anime.

Also this:

"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"

-Yoko Taro in 2024

[–] ReluctantlyZen@ani.social 0 points 17 hours ago

I would say he had at least dipped his toes into anime with the Nier Automata anime.

True

"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"

Yeah, makes sense