Crunchyroll announced on Friday in conjunction with Kamitsubaki Studio’s upcoming Anime Central panel this weekend that it will stream the television anime of the Kamitsubaki-Shi Kensetsu-chū. (Kamitsubaki City Under Construction) project for the summer 2025 season. The anime will stream in July in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, CIS and India. The company streamed an English-subtitled trailer:
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The anime will premiere on 27 TBS and 27 affiliated channels throughout Japan on July 3 at 11:56 p.m. JST (10:56 a..m. EDT).
Kamitsubaki Studio and PIEDPIPER are credited for the original work and planning production. Sōki Tsukishima (Root Double -Before Crime * After Days- light novel’s story and original scenario) is in charge of the world view setting, original scenario, and is also the supervisor. Kōdai Kakimoto (BanG Dream! series director) is directing the anime at SMDE, and is also in charge of series scripts. PALOW. is designing the characters.
Members of the virtual artist group V.W.P (Virtual Witch Phenomenon) are the project’s voice cast members. The anime stars:
KAF as Kaf Morisaki, a student with average grades who is also slow at sports, but she loves singing the most
RIM as Rime Tanioki, an almost perfect girl from a wealthy family who has good grades, athleticism, and singing ability
Harusaruhi as Haru Asanushi, a girl who lives each day to the fullest with the support of songs and friends
Isekaijoucho as Sekai Yorukawa, a naive but strong-willed girl
KOKO as Koko Rinne, a compassionate girl who cares deeply for her friends
The project’s story is about exploring the hidden mysteries of the virtual city called “Kamitsubaki City” and restoring order and peace to the city.
Kamitsubaki-Shi Kensetsu-chū. Majo no Musume -Witchling- (Kamitsubaki City Under Construction Witch’s Daughter -Witchling-), an advance theatrical version of the anime, will have a limited two-week screening run in Japan starting on June 13.
Kamitsubaki Studio has been developing the user-participation project since 2019, with a community of over 20,000 users in alternate reality game and “table-talk” role-playing game experiences. The story unravels the mysteries hidden in the virtual city of Kamitsubaki, leading to the restoration of order and peace on its streets.
The project’s novel adaptation titled Kamitsubaki-Shi Kensetsu-chū. NOVELIZED by Sōki Tsukishima and Fūgayado with illustration by Sakinoji. will be published on May 23.
The project’s Kamitsubaki-Shi Kyōsō-chū (Kamitsubaki City Ensemble) rhythm game debuted on iOS, Android, PC via Steam, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 5 last August. Kamitsubaki Studio released the Kamitsubaki City Regenerate visual novel on March 13. The Kamitsubaki City Regenerate game’s and the Kamitsubaki City Virtual Reality game share the same story. The former has a visual novel presentation while the latter has a 3D style. The studio is also launching the Kamitsubaki Gakuen Shimbunbu (Kamitsubaki Academy Newspaper Club) visual novel for PC via Steam.
Kamitsubaki Studio launched the Girls Made Pudding game for Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam on April 10.
Source: Crunchyroll (Kyle Cardine)
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