The Nier: Automata anime is back and episode 4 nailed the best boss in the game

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I've been keeping up with the Nier: Automata anime, so I knew it had temporarily stopped airing due to production disruptions, but I'd forgotten when it was scheduled to resume. I was reminded over the weekend when I saw not one, not two, but three different posts in three different subreddits (all safe for work communities, thank you very much) sharing different shots of 2B's butt from the newest episode. I don't know whether to tell Nier fans to never change or seek help. In any case, I'm pleased to report that Nier: Automata's anime adaptation still kicks ass, and episode four is probably the best one yet because it absolutely nails the most memorable boss fight in the entire game. 

Spoilers for Nier: Automata, both the game and the anime, ahead. 

Nier: Automata has a lot of great moments, but I remember the Simone (Beauvoir) boss fight at the end of the robot amusement park with rare clarity and fondness. The backstory for the central opera singer is arguably the best illustration of the tragedy behind the game's machine life forms. Obsession, vanity, and humanity collide internally as 2B and 9S clash with Simone in the theater, and the fight ends with an explosive climax that very purposefully satisfies no one. It's a sad, angry mess, and that describes a lot of Nier: Automata.  

Simone's fight was adapted for the anime with remarkable accuracy, right down to the iconic light and dark orb attacks that Nier bosses use. Like many previous episodes, you can pull out plenty of shots that were recreated one-for-one (opens in new tab), and a few of them actually hit even harder in the anime. 

There's been a lot of praise for the hacking scene with 9S in particular, and I'm a big fan of it as well. Hacking in the game