History Theatre / YoRHa

For a time, the [=YoRHa=] unit and play went down as one of Yoko's eccentricities... until the release of ''VideoGame/NierAutomata'' two years later, which greatly utilized motifs and themes from ''[=YoRHa=]'' before outright being confirmed to be in the same universe. Riding on the piqued interest ''[=NieR=]: Automata'' brought, ''[=YoRHa=] Boys'', a play focusing on male [=YoRHa=], premiered in 2018, kicking off a series of revival shows. ''[=YoRHa=] Boys'' was eventually given a novelization in 2018, while the original ''[=YoRHa=]'' play was adapted into a short story as part of ''[=NieR=] Automata: Short Story Long'' as well as a manga in 2020.

For a time, the [=YoRHa=] unit and play went down as one of Yoko's eccentricities... until the release of ''VideoGame/NierAutomata'' two years later, which greatly utilized motifs and themes from ''[=YoRHa=]'' before outright being confirmed to be in the same universe. Riding on the piqued interest ''[=NieR=]: Automata'' brought, ''[=YoRHa=] Boys'', a play focusing on male [=YoRHa=], premiered in 2018, kicking off a series of revival shows. ''[=YoRHa=] Boys'' was eventually given a novelization in 2018, while the original ''[=YoRHa=]'' play was adapted into a manga in 2020.

'''''[=YoRHa=]''''' (ヨルハ ''Yoruha'') is a series of Japanese stage plays written by Creator/TaroYoko. Born from a collaboration between the reknowned writer and the Akihabara-based production companies Dear Stage and Music/{{MONACA}}, ''[=YoRHa=]'' follows a group of androids eight thousand years after the ending of ''VideoGame/NieR'', during the events of the 14th Machine War.

'''''[=YoRHa=]''''' (ヨルハ ''Yoruha'') is a series of Japanese stage plays written by Creator/TaroYoko. Born from a collaboration between the reknowned writer and the Akihabara-based production companies Dear Stage and Music/{{MONACA}}, ''[=YoRHa=]'' follows a group of androids eight thousand years after the ending of ''VideoGame/{{Nier}}'', during the events of the 14th Machine War.

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'''''[=YoRHa=]''''' (ヨルハ ''Yoruha'') is a series of Japanese stage plays written by Creator/TaroYoko. Born from a collaboration between the reknowned writer and the Akihabara-based production companies Dear Stage and MONACA, ''[=YoRHa=]'' follows a group of androids eight thousand years after the ending of ''VideoGame/{{Nier}}'', during the events of the 14th Machine War.

* ''[=YoRHa=] Ver. 1.3a'' (2019) - Much like ''[=YoRHa=] Boys'', this focuses on an all-male cast of [=YoRHa=]. Reran in 2020 with the subtitle ''Ver. 1.3aᵃ'', with the character of Anemone replaced by a mysterious man named Jackass.

For a time, the [=YoRHa=] unit and play went down as one of Yoko's eccentricities... until the release of ''VideoGame/NierAutomata'' two years later, which greatly utilized motifs and themes from ''[=YoRHa=]'' before outright being confirmed to be in the same universe. Riding on the piqued interest ''(=NieR=]: Automata'' brought, ''[=YoRHa=] Boys'', a play focusing on male [=YoRHa=], premiered in 2018, kicking off a series of revival shows. ''[=YoRHa=] Boys'' was eventually given a novelization in 2018, while the original ''[=YoRHa=]'' play was adapted into a manga in 2020.

For a time, the [=YoRHa=] unit went down as one of Yoko's eccentricities... until the release of ''VideoGame/NierAutomata'' two years later, which greatly utilized motifs and themes from ''[=YoRHa=]'' before outright being confirmed to be in the same universe. ''[=YoRHa=] Boys'', a play focusing on male [=YoRHa=], premiered in 2018, kicking off a series of revival shows. ''[=YoRHa=] Boys'' was eventually given a novelization in 2018, while the original ''[=YoRHa=]'' play was adapted into a manga in 2020.

Yuna Ichikura, Tamaki Sakurai, and Eri Aino, made their group debut as the unit [=YoRHa=] in 2011, performing two major shows and six smaller performances until 2012. The group would go on to perform themes for ''VideoGame/Drakengard3'', with a modified version of one of their singles, "Guadalcanal", making an appearance in the game. The stage shows were expanded into a full play in 2014, with a rerun in 2015, before the project ultimately went silent.

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Before ''VideoGame/NierAutomata'' was announced, there was a Japanese stage play written by Creator/TaroYoko. Set eight thousand years after the ending of ''VideoGame/{{Nier}}'', ''[=YoRHa=]'' (ヨルハ ''Yoruha'') is a series of stage plays following a group of androids during the events of the 14th Machine War.

* ''[=YoRHa=] Boys Ver. 1.0'' (2018) - Focuses on the deployment of M Squadron, a group of male [=YoRHa=]s as well as their instructor Black and commander White. Recieved a novelization the same year under the ''[=NieR=]: Automata'' branding, with an English released in October 2020.

* ''[=YoRHa=] Boys Ver. 1.0'' (2018) - Focuses on the deployment of M Squadron, a group of male [=YoRHa=]s as well as their instructor Black and commander White. Recieved a novelization the same year under the ''[=NieR=]: Automata'' branding, with an English translation set for Fall 2020.

* ''[=YoRHa=] Girls Ver. 1.1a'' (2020) - Features an all-female cast similar to the initial plays.

* ''[=YoRHa=] Ver. 1.3a'' (2019) - Much like ''[=YoRHa=] Boys'', this focuses on an all-male cast of [=YoRHa=]. Reran in 2020 with the subtitle ''Ver. 1.3aa'', with the character of Anemone replaced by a mysterious man named Jackass.

* ''[=YoRHa=] Boys Ver. 1.0'' (2018) - [...] Recieved a novelization the same year under the ''[=NieR=]: Automata'' branding, with an English translation set for Fall 2020.

Before ''VideoGame/NierAutomata'' was announced, there was a Japanese stage play written by Creator/TaroYoko. Set eight thousand years after the ending of ''VideoGame/{{Nier}}'', ''[=YoRHa=]'' (ヨルハ ''Yoruha'') follows a group of androids during the events of the 14th Machine War.

* DownerEnding: Number Two survives, [[spoiler:but the rest of the group has been killed save for Anemone, whose fate is unknown. Now labeled a traitor to [=YoRHa=] for [[HeKnowsTooMuch knowing the truth]], Number Two goes rogue, disappearing from the organization's radar.]]