{"id":24399,"date":"2023-12-14T12:14:31","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T03:14:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=24399"},"modified":"2023-12-14T12:15:19","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T03:15:19","slug":"20231214-24399","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20231214-24399\/","title":{"rendered":"Clannad developer announces visual novel Prima Doll: Mumei Tenrei\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Japanese studio Key announced <strong>Prima Doll: Mumei Tenrei<\/strong> on December 13. The kinetic visual novel is scheduled for release in 2024. An official website for the title has been revealed together with the announcement. Prima Doll: Mumei Tenrei appears to be one of the three new kinetic visual novels Key had announced on December 12.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231213-275977-001.jpg\" alt=\"Key visual of Prima Doll: Mumei Tenrei\" class=\"wp-image-24404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231213-275977-001.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231213-275977-001-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231213-275977-001-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231213-275977-001-600x338.jpg 600w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Prima Doll: Mumei Tenrei is the second installment of the four-part Prima Doll kinetic visual novel series based on the TV anime series Prima Doll. The original 12-episode anime series by Key and Bibury Animation Studios aired from July 2022. Set in \u201cBlack Cat Caf\u00e9,\u201d the anime tells the story of five autonomous mechanical dolls. The first installment of the visual novel series, titled Prima Doll: Fuyuzora Hanabi\/Sekka Mon\u2019you, was released in April 2023, and tells the of the events shortly before the opening of Black Cat Caf\u00e9 \u00a0and foreshadows the approaching war.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The upcoming sequel, Prima Doll: Mumei Tenrei, will tell of a \u201cbattlefield dominated by mechanical dolls due to the rampage of Ouka,\u201d and of a nameless soldier of the Imperial Army who encounters Houkiboshi. They join forces to escape the hell they are trapped in. It seems that the plot is centered around the story of Houkiboshi prior to the events of the Prima Doll anime.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the official website, the game is aimed at all ages and is scheduled for release in 2024. As for the development staff, Tohya Okano (Genki Tenkumo), the CEO of Visual Arts, is leading the scenario. The artwork is by Bibury Animation Studios and G Angle.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u3010\u30ad\u30cd\u30c6\u30a3\u30c3\u30af\u30ce\u30d9\u30eb\u6700\u65b0\u60c5\u5831\u516c\u958b\uff01\u3011<br> <br>\u30fc\u6ec5\u3073\u3086\u304f\u6226\u5834\u3067\u7d21\u304c\u308c\u308b\u3001\u540d\u3082\u306a\u304d\u8ffd\u61b6\u306e\u7269\u8a9e\u3002\u30fc<br> <br>\u30ad\u30cd\u30c6\u30a3\u30c3\u30af\u30ce\u30d9\u30eb\u7b2c\u4e8c\u5f3e<br>\u300e\u30d7\u30ea\u30de\u30c9\u30fc\u30eb\u3000\u7121\u540d\u5178\u793c\u300f<br>\u4eca\u3078\u3068\u7d21\u304c\u308c\u308b\u7b92\u661f\u3068\u540d\u3082\u306a\u304d\u5175\u58eb\u306e\u7269\u8a9e\u3002<br> <br>\u30c6\u30a3\u30b6\u30fc\u30b5\u30a4\u30c8\u3092\u516c\u958b\u3044\u305f\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<br>2024\u5e74\u767a\u58f2\u3067\u3059\uff01<br> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kOTTvjf9GZ\">https:\/\/t.co\/kOTTvjf9GZ<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E3%83%97%E3%83%AA%E3%83%9E%E3%83%89%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u30d7\u30ea\u30de\u30c9\u30fc\u30eb<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ztDIO6xY2l\">pic.twitter.com\/ztDIO6xY2l<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Key\u958b\u767a\u5ba4 (@key_official) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/key_official\/status\/1734860719773057169?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 13, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The four-part Prima Doll visual novel series was announced back in September 2022, and the second and third installments were scheduled for release in 2023 and 2024, respectively. This information has now been confirmed via the official website.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u3010Key Kinetic Novel New project\u3011<br>\u00a0<br>\u2015\u201513\u30fb14\u30fb15\u65e5\u65b0\u4f5c\u30ad\u30cd\u30c6\u30a3\u30c3\u30af\u30ce\u30d9\u30eb3\u4f5c\u9023\u7d9a\u767a\u8868 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Vo9eNS9H8T\">pic.twitter.com\/Vo9eNS9H8T<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Key\u958b\u767a\u5ba4 (@key_official) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/key_official\/status\/1734549442831995038?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 12, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/primadoll.jp\/kineticnovel\/02\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prima Doll: Mumei Tenrei<\/a> is scheduled for release in 2024. Key also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/key_official\/status\/1734549442831995038\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">plans to reveal<\/a> two new upcoming kinetic novels on December 14 and 15.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:12px\"><br><br><br><br><em>Written by. Amber V based on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20231213-275977\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Japanese ar<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20231213-275877\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">t<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/interviewsjp\/20230914-264159\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">icle<\/a>\u00a0(original article\u2019s publication date: 2023-12-13 20:44<\/em> <em>JST)<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key announced the short kinetic visual novel Prima Doll: Mumei Tenrei for 2024. 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