Summary:
- KAMITSUBAKI City Under Construction is a unique multimedia project from Kamitsubaki Studio in development since 2019.
- The TV anime is set to premiere July 3, 2025, by SMDE and directed by Kōdai Kakimoto.
- It features a voice cast that is unique within the project, V.W.P, who performs the opening theme “Utahime.”
If you thought the anime world was creative enough, just wait until you try KAMITSUBAKI City Under Construction. This is not just one of your typical TV anime. This is an entire multimedia project that’s been quietly building a huge following since 2019, through songs, games, and more. And just when fans thought they couldn’t get more excited, the studio dropped the second teaser for the TV anime!
What is KAMITSUBAKI City Under Construction About?
Kamitsubaki City Under Construction is an elaborate Japanese mixed-media project by Kamitsubaki Studio that started in 2019. The project takes a ton of forms, from songs to videos, tabletop role-playing games, and video games.
The centerpiece of this project is Kamitsubaki City Ensemble, a rhythm game in which players work with AI girls who have come back to life after an apocalyptic disaster. These girls are using song magic to create songs to start the world back up. The story looks into the mystery of what happened leading up to the apocalypse and the AI girl’s existence, understanding it over the course of the music. As the music goes on, understanding unfolds. These interactive and immersive features have built a community of over 20,000 users and have ARG and story-based elements.
The source material is set in a world where a cataclysmic event seven years earlier destroyed most of humanity. It focuses on Kamitsubaki City, which has been selected as a place of research and recovery.
Anime Adaptation Announcement
A television anime adaptation of the series is confirmed for 2025 (produced by SMDE), directed by Kōdai Kakimoto. Ainori Takashin is writing the script, and it will include character designs by PALOW. The voice cast for this anime is a little unique because it’s mainly members of V.W.P (Virtual Witch Phenomenon).
KAMITSUBAKI City Under Construction will premiere on July 3, 2025, at 11:56 PM JST. 27. Besides 27 TBS and affiliate stations across Japan, the series will also be available internationally via the streaming service Crunchyroll. The anime is a collaboration between Kamitsubaki Studio and PIEDPIPER. It also features oversight by Sōki Tsukishima, who is in charge of the world setting, original scenario, and supervision.
There’s a special theatrical version called KAMITSUBAKI City Under Construction: Witch’s Daughter -Witchling- before it officially airs. It’s a limited two-week screening in Japan starting June 13, 2025, intending to garner interest in the full series. Not only is this series different because it’s mixing digital virtual talent with anime production. But, it’s also different in that it is both a multimedia series and an animation.
Second Teaser Reveal
The recently released main teaser for KAMITSUBAKI City Under Construction has arrived. And it gives fans another taste of this highly anticipated original anime project. The producers released this teaser from the second main trailer on June 13, 2025. And, it also features the opening theme song, “Utahime” (“Songstress”), from the virtual group V.W.P (Virtual Witch Phenomenon). Not only that, but they are also voicing the main characters in the series.
- HARUSARUHI as Haru Asanushi
- ISEKAIJOUCHO as Sekai Yorukawa
- KAF as Kafu Morisaki
- KOKO as Koko Rinne
- RIM as Rime Tanioki
Alongside that, the teaser also gives us a glimpse of some additional voice cast that will contain recognizable names.
- Miyu Tomita as Hastur
- Ayane Sakura as Laplace
- Yohei Azakami as Agni
- Mai Todo as Kugel
- Yuichiro Umehara as Anemos
- Shizuka Ito as the Reconstruction Manager
What the tease continues to build on is the world that the creative label KAMITSUBAKI STUDIO has made. And repeating the series’ tagline, “GO AGAINST FATE,” really raises the anticipation for the show’s debut on July 3, 2025.
Conclusion
After the second teaser, it’s evident KAMITSUBAKI City Under Construction is going to be one of the most thrilling anime projects coming out this year. Combine its animation, a sick soundtrack, and voice cast including real-life actors and virtual artists. Then, this is going to be as unique as it is exciting. So if you’re looking for something that’s “different” than anything Japanese animation has to offer, look no further. KAMITSUBAKI City should be the city you are excited to experience.
