chil[D]hood's end is the eighteenth episode of the NieR:Automata Ver1.1a anime series.
Summary[]
A2 regains consciousness and is at first wary of Pascal and his machine village due to her distrust and hatred of the machines. However, Pod 042 assures her that she is safe and states that 2B ordered him to assist A2. Despite her hatred of machines, A2 decides to spare Pascal's village and tries to leave, but her motor functions fail due to damage to her fuel filter. A2 is forced to stay in the village for the time being and interacts with the village's machine children, growing a soft spot for them. Lily then arrives, having her first reunion with A2 since they were separated on their first mission. Meanwhile, 9S wakes up in the Resistance camp, having been cared for by the medical androids Devola and Popola. 9S leaves the camp on his just as Lily brings A2 to get her fuel filter repaired. Lily then muses that despite her tough facade, A2 is still just as compassionate as she was when she was No. 2. Elsewhere, still in despair over 2B's death, 9S swears to take revenge on both the machines and A2.
Alternate Ending: Pascal tries to teach the machine children about a secret the vending machines scattered around the city hold. In order to protect YoRHa's secrets, A2 begins destroying all of the vending machines.
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Staff[]
- Screenplay: Kindaichi Akira
- Storyboard: Madoka Kosuke
- Direction: Madoka Kosuke
- Chief animation director: Nakai Jun, Muneta Yusuke
- Animation directors: Fukuse Manami, Ito Mina, Miura Rina, Hosoda Saori, Li Ruijie, Chen Sheng, Sugio Yuichi, yorun42, Chen Tingting, Karnataka Daege, Nihei Lingxiao, Sugiura Yutori, Higuchi Kaori, Morino Miyako, LEE SANG-MIN, Mikoshi Kohei, Matsui Akira, Hikari no Sono Animation
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