{"id":55061,"date":"2025-12-17T13:34:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T04:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=55061"},"modified":"2025-12-17T13:34:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T04:34:09","slug":"former-idolmaster-director-is-working-on-new-sci-fi-romance-bishojo-visual-novel-valkyrie-tune-synthesis-of-souls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/former-idolmaster-director-is-working-on-new-sci-fi-romance-bishojo-visual-novel-valkyrie-tune-synthesis-of-souls\/","title":{"rendered":"Former\u00a0Idolmaster\u00a0director is working on new\u00a0sci-fi\u00a0romance\u00a0bishojo\u00a0visual novel\u00a0Valkyrie Tune: Synthesis of Souls\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Good Smile Company\u00a0has\u00a0announced\u00a0<strong>Valkyrie Tune: Synthesis of Souls<\/strong>, an upcoming visual novel based on its music-inspired line of\u00a0bish\u014djo\u00a0model kits.\u00a0Initially teased back in June 2025, the full title and details were\u00a0recently\u00a0revealed, along with news of an upcoming\u00a0PC\u00a0demo set to release before the end of 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u3010\u30aa\u30ea\u30b8\u30ca\u30eb\u30a2\u30cb\u30e1PV\u3011VALKYRIE TUNE\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4q2Tb5l_DIM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/valkyrietune-official.com\/game\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Valkyrie Tune: Synthesis of Souls<\/a>\u00a0centers on\u00a0Rei, a\u00a0faceless male\u00a0amnesiac\u00a0who\u00a0wakes up from cryogenic sleep to find himself in\u00a0a\u00a0future world where female warriors called the TUNED\u00a0(Tactical Unit for Neutralization and Enhanced Defense)\u00a0engage in\u00a0totally legal\u00a0fights at a night arena. Armed with Harmonic Weapons (deadly\u00a0versions of modern musical instruments), the TUNED\u00a0strive\u00a0to rise through the ranks, with hopes that their deepest desires may be granted.\u00a0As\u00a0Rei\u2019s\u00a0journey intertwines with six TUNED warriors, he\u00a0learns\u00a0more about\u00a0them and the world, while regaining his forgotten memories and discovering why the TUNED\u00a0have taken to calling\u00a0him the \u201cMessiah.\u201d\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\/2025\/12\/valkyrie-tune-20251216-372443-001.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-55064\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/valkyrie-tune-20251216-372443-001.webp 1200w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/valkyrie-tune-20251216-372443-001-380x214.webp 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/valkyrie-tune-20251216-372443-001-768x432.webp 768w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Good Smile Company notes that currently available images are for illustrative purposes<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Developed by&nbsp;FrontWing&nbsp;(a Good Smile Company-owned visual novel studio),&nbsp;Synthesis of Souls&nbsp;is helmed by&nbsp;Akihiro Ishihara, who was the main director of The&nbsp;Idolmaster&nbsp;series of games until 2016 and a writer for the&nbsp;Umamusume: Pretty Derby anime adaptation until 2019. 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