Yoko Taro has proudly said before that his life-altering, world-spinning, 15-year-old action RPG Nier is "pretty much just a retelling of" Neon Genesis Evangelion, and the director is still glad to be – by his account – so unoriginal.
Talking to Nier publisher Square Enix for an anniversary interview posted on its website, the series' director Taro reminds us again that Nier: Automata was "definitely" inspired by Evangelion.
Putting on my wire-rim glasses and settling into my armchair, if you'll allow me – I think that Taro's eagerness to blot out humanity might at least partially stem from "the crushing realisation that I have zero charisma," which Taro tells Square Enix could also be responsible for the fact that "a lot of people quit [Nier]."
There's also the unfortunate fact that, during Nier's production period, Taro says "I learnt that I'm an even sloppier person than I thought I was." Now I'll acknowledge the bottle of deflated Diet Coke sitting on my floor and the 150 Sailor Moon episodes I have queued up and say – anime fans, am I right?
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