Kamitsubaki City Under Construction

Japanese media franchise

Kamitsubaki City Under Construction

神椿市建設中。
(Kamitsubaki-shi Kensetsu-chū.)
Created by| Kamitsubaki Studio
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Video game
Kamitsubaki City Ensemble
Developer| Studio Lalala
Rocket Studio
Publisher| Kamitsubaki Studio
Genre| Rhythm game
Platform| iOS, Android, Microsoft Windows (Steam), Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5
Released| August 29, 2024
Video game
Kamitsubaki City Regenerate
Developer| Kamitsubaki Studio
Orange
Publisher| Kamitsubaki Studio
Genre| Visual novel
Platform| Microsoft Windows (Steam), Nintendo Switch
Released| March 13, 2025
Anime television series
Directed by| Kōdai Kakimoto
Written by| Kōdai Kakimoto
Music by| Kento Asahina
Studio| SMDE [ja]
Licensed by| Crunchyroll
Original network| JNN (TBS)
Original run|  July 3, 2025  – present

Kamitsubaki City Under Construction (神椿市建設中。, Kamitsubaki-shi Kensetsu-chū.) is a Japanese mixed-media project created by Kamitsubaki Studio. It began in 2019 and consists of songs, videos, as well as a tabletop game and a video game.[1] A rhythm game titled Kamitsubaki City Ensemble (神椿市協奏中。, Kamitsubaki-shi Kyōsō-chū.) was released on August 29, 2024, and an anime television series produced by SMDE [ja] premiered in July 2025.

## Plot

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Kamitsubaki City describes an urban, high-tech metropolitan City with its citizens living peacefully. But what they don’t know is behind this magnificent City lurks an unknown danger—and the only ones who can save it from danger are a group of witches who can sing.

## Characters

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Kafu Morisaki (森先 化歩, Morisaki Kafu)
Voiced by: Kaf[2]
Rime Tanioki (谷置 狸眼, Tanioki Rime)
Voiced by: Rim[2]
Haru Asanushi (朝主 派流, Asanushi Haru)
Voiced by: Harusaruhi[2]
Sekai Yorukawa (夜河 世界, Yorukawa Sekai)
Voiced by: Isekaijoucho[2]
Koko Rinne (輪廻 此処, Rinne Koko)
Voiced by: Koko[2]
Laplace (らぷらす, Rapurasu)
Voiced by: Ayane Sakura[3]
Hastur (はすたー, Hasutā)
Voiced by: Miyu Tomita[3]
Agni (あぐに)
Voiced by: Yōhei Azakami[3]
Anemos (あねもす)
Voiced by: Shūichirō Umeda[3]
Kugel (くーげる)
Voiced by: Mai Tōdō [ja][3]
Reconstruction Manager (復興課長, Fukkō Kachō)
Voiced by: Shizuka Itō[3]

## Other media

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### Video games

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A rhythm game titled Kamitsubaki City Ensemble (神椿市協奏中。, Kamitsubaki-shi Kyōsō-chū.) was released on August 29, 2024, for iOS, Android, Windows, Nintendo Switch, and PlayStation 5.[4][5]

A visual novel titled Kamitsubaki City Regenerate (神椿市建設中。REGENERATE, Kamitsubaki-shi Kensetsu-chū.) was released on March 13, 2025 for Windows and the Nintendo Switch,[6] which includes a virtual reality version.[5]

### Anime

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An anime television series was announced on January 13, 2024.[7][8] It is produced by SMDE [ja] and directed and written by Kōdai Kakimoto, with Sōki Tsukishima serving as supervisor and PALOW designing the characters.[2] The series premiered on July 3, 2025, on TBS and its affiliates.[3] The opening theme song is "Utahime" (歌姫; Songstress),[9] while the ending theme song is "Fukusū Tenkai" (追憶; Multiple Developments), both performed by V.W.P [ja]. Crunchyroll is streaming the series.[10]

#### Episodes

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No.| Title [11][12]| Directed by [a]| Written by [a]| Storyboarded by [a]| Original release date [13]

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0| "Witchling: Part 1"
Transliteration: "Majo no Musume -Witchling- Zenhen" (Japanese: 魔女の娘 -Witchling- 前篇)| TBA| TBA| TBA| July 3, 2025 (2025-07-03)

The city of Kamitsubaki is hit by a disaster dubbed the "Blacckout", where the sun turns green and instantly incinerates any human caught in its light. A young girl named Kafu appears to be immune to the effects of the Blackout, but she is traumatized when she comes across the burnt bodies of her parents. Orphaned, she is later adopted by her neighbor Erika. Seven years later, Kafu is now a high school student who sings as a hobby, but the city is now experiencing odd supernatural phenomena dubbed "Q". Her singing attracts the attention of a mysterious young boy named Laplace, until she receives word that Erika has caught up in a Q event. She heads over, but only arrives in time to see Erika killed by a monster called a "tesseractor". Laplace rescues Kafu and reveals she is "witchling", a person whose songs have the power to destroy tesseractors, who are humans twisted by their own negative emotions. Kafu is also told that tesseractors and the "Incomprehensible Regions" they create are a side effect of Kamitsubaki's reliance on Fragments for energy, which is derived from human thought.

1| "Witchling: Part 2"
Transliteration: "Majo no Musume -Witchling- Gohen" (Japanese: 魔女の娘 -Witchling- 後篇)| TBA| TBA| TBA| July 11, 2025 (2025-07-11)[b]

Kafu and her fellow Witchlings along with their familiars managed to suppress an outbreak of tesseractors. However, the number of Q incidents keeps increasing, with the risk of another Blackout occurring. That night, Sekai witnesses a premonition of a mass tesseractor attack on the city, and her prediction proves true when a massive Incomprehensible Area forms in Area 3. The Witchlings arrive in Area 3 and begin to engage the tesseractors until the Reconstruction Division discovers that the tesseractors' true target is the VALIS defensive shield that protects the city from Blackouts. With the other Witchlings busy either holding off the tessseractors or assisting in civilian evacuation, Kafu volunteers to protect VALIS. However, despite their best efforts, Kafu and Laplace fail to protect the VALIS device and it is destroyed, opening a breach in the city's protective shield.

2| "Song of Purification"
Transliteration: "Jōka no Uta -Song of purification-" (Japanese: 浄化の歌 -Song of purification-)| TBA| TBA| TBA| July 18, 2025 (2025-07-18)[b]
3| Transliteration: "Furagumento -Energy of will-" (Japanese: フラグメント -Energy of will-)| TBA| TBA| TBA| July 24, 2025 (2025-07-24)

## Notes

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1. ^ a b c Production staff information is taken from the ending credits of each episode.
2. ^ a b This episode aired at 12:26 a.m. JST, 30 minutes after the original air time on TBS.[14][15]

## References

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1. ^ "【TGS 23】KAMITSUBAKI STUDIO 公開《神椿市協奏中。》等三款旗下歌手登場遊戲新作" (in Chinese). September 11, 2023. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
2. ^ a b c d e f Cayanan, Joanna (August 8, 2024). "Kamitsubaki City Under Construction TV Anime Reveals Main Staff in Teaser Promo Video". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
3. ^ a b c d e f g Cayanan, Joanna (March 22, 2025). "Kamitsubaki City Under Construction TV Anime's New Video Reveals More Cast & Staff, July 3 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
4. ^ Romano, Sal (June 18, 2024). "Rhythm game KAMITSUBAKI CITY ENSEMBLE launches August 29 for PS5, Switch, PC, iOS, and Android". Gematsu. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
5. ^ a b Pineda, Rafael Antonio (July 19, 2024). "Kamitsubaki City Ensemble Rhythm Game Releases on August 29, Adds PS5, Switch Releases". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
6. ^ Romano, Sal (January 17, 2025). "KAMITSUBAKI CITY REGENERATE delayed to March 13". Gematsu. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
7. ^ "【神椿市建設中。】『神椿市建設中。』が2025年TVアニメ化決定！" (in Japanese). Kamitsubaki Studio. January 13, 2024. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
8. ^ Loo, Egan (January 13, 2024). "V.W.P's Kamitsubaki City Under Construction Project Gets TV Anime in 2025". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
9. ^ Mateo, Alex (May 18, 2025). "Kamitsubaki City Under Construction TV Anime Reveals Opening Theme Song". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 19, 2025.
10. ^ Mateo, Alex (May 16, 2025). "Crunchyroll to Stream Kamitsubaki City Under Construction TV Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
11. ^ "EPISODES｜Terebi Anime『Kamitsubaki-shi Kensetsu-chū.』Koshiki Saito" EPISODES｜TVアニメ『神椿市建設中。』公式サイト [EPISODES｜TV Anime『Kamitsubaki City Under Construction』 Official Site]. kamitsubaki-anime.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved July 3, 2025.
12. ^ "Watch KAMITSUBAKI CITY UNDER CONSTRUCTION - Crunchyroll". Crunchyroll. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
13. ^ "ONAIR｜Terebi Anime『Kamitsubaki-shi Kensetsu-chū.』Koshiki Saito" ONAIR｜TVアニメ『神椿市建設中。』公式サイト [ONAIR｜TV Anime『Kamitsubaki City Under Construction』 Official Site]. kamitsubaki-anime.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved July 3, 2025.
14. ^ 神椿市建設中。 ♯１[字]. TBS (in Japanese). Retrieved July 10, 2025.
15. ^ 神椿市建設中。 ♯２[字]. TBS (in Japanese). Retrieved July 17, 2025.

## External links

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* Project official website (in Japanese)
* Game official website
* Anime official website (in Japanese)
* Kamitsubaki City Under Construction (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
* Kamitsubaki City Regenerate at The Visual Novel Database

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