The young girl is fromNieR Reincarnation
Over on Twitter, theNieR Reincarnationaccount shared a spectacular piece ofNieR12th anniversary art to celebrate over a decade of the series. To be clear, we have Nier from the original (sorta, haha, man, unpacking this would be a spoiler-ridden article), Fio (The Girl of Light) fromNieR Reincarnation, and 2B fromAutomata.
【#NieR12周年記念！】
／祝 NieRシリーズ12周年！本当に、本当にありがとうございます！＼
感謝とお祝いの気持ちをこめて…！今後とも、どうぞよろしくお願いいたします！#リィンカネ#NieR#ニーアpic.twitter.com/wy9LBUUb64
— NieR Re［in］carnation (@NieR_Rein)June 07, 2025
NieRhas had a fascinating history, starting in 2010 as a spinofffor one ofDrakengard‘s endings. This wild turn would help define much of designer Yoko Taro’s career: who started working on innocent games like Namco’sAlpine Racer 2, only to become one of the biggest gaming industry mind-screwers alongside of Hideo Kojima. From thereNieRgrew as a cult hit, and seven years later his stock would absolutely explode asNieR: Automatamade him a global superstar.
Four years later he’d co-directNieR Reincarnation, a mobile take on the game that is now illustrious enough to be included in thisNieR12th anniversary art piece: including the entire background (which is The Cage, the setting forReincarnation). I hope we get another project likeAutomataeventually, with a firm action gameplay foundation in tandem with Yoko Taro’s unique ideology.
