{"site":"Yomimono","license":"CC BY 4.0 (citation required)","generated_at":"2026-05-22T20:30:45.260Z","story":{"id":"r_3a7504e34b134bb984f036e3","slug":"yoko-taro-and-yosuke-saito-explain-the-nier-automata-to-be-continued-message","url":"https://yomimono.id/yoko-taro-and-yosuke-saito-explain-the-nier-automata-to-be-continued-message","headline":"Yoko Taro and Yosuke Saito Explain the 'NieR:Automata to Be Continued' Message","summary":"In a Famitsu interview, producer Yosuke Saito said he insisted on adding 'to be continued...' to the ninth-anniversary video for NieR:Automata, though he does not know if a sequel will happen. Director Yoko Taro joked the message means they want to keep making money. The pair also discussed an April Fool's joke that teased a new NieR project.","why_it_matters":"The interview clarifies that the 'to be continued' tag was a deliberate emotional hook from the producer, not a confirmed sequel announcement, and that the staff's April Fool's prank was designed to confuse fans without committing to a real project.","published_at":"2026-05-22T05:30:43.000Z","source_count":1,"sources":["Anime News Network"],"citations":[{"source":"Anime News Network","title":"Yokō Tarō, Yōsuke Saitō Explain \"NieR: Automata to be continued ...\" Message","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2026-05-21/yoko-taro-yosuke-saito-explain-nier-automata-to-be-continued-message/.237524"}],"license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Yokō Tarō","Yōsuke Saitō"],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false}}}