hun[G]ry for knowledge is the ninth episode of season 1 of the NieR:Automata Ver1.1a anime series.
Summary[]
9S finds himself trapped in cyberspace by Adam, who proceeds to capture and torture him. 2B searches for 9S and finds coordinates leading to an underground installation. She requests support from the Bunker, but the Commander refuses to send any reinforcements. 2B continues on anyways and finds a Machine built replica of a human city. Inside, she finds Adam who has 9S prisoner. Adam reveals that the Machines had been evolving ever since they came to Earth and became fascinated with Humanity, to the point where they rebelled against and exterminated their alien masters centuries ago. He also claims Humanity has long been extinct already. In order to become closer to being human, Adam has severed his connection to the Machine network so he can experience human mortality and attacks 2B. 2B buys enough time for her and 9S' Pods to hack Adam, neutralizing his powers. Eve takes the killing blow from 2B meant for Adam, and 2B withdraws with 9S as the installation collapses and Eve dies in Adam's arms.
Alternate Ending: 2B and 9S come up with T-shirt ideas, but it takes up so much of their time that they abandon their mission, leaving Earth at the mercy of the Machines.
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Staff[]
- Screenplay: Kazuaki Kinda
- Storyboard: Yumi Kamakura and Ryoji Masuyama
- Show: Isamu Yamaguchi
- Chief animation director: Jun Nakai
- Painting Supervision: Yugo Ohashi, Koko Hayashi, Takehiro Hamazu, LEE SANG-MIN, Yurika Someya, Kaori Higuchi, Kidi
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