#Visual Arts Launches New Mixed-media Project Prima Doll Featuring Automata Girls

“#Visual Arts Launches New Mixed-media Project Prima Doll Featuring Automata Girls”

Japanese game company Visual Arts has launched a new mixed-media project Prima Doll. Its story centers on automata girls who were created to be used as weapons in the great war that just ended a few years ago and now work at a cafe named "Kuroneko-tei." Dressed in shiny kimonos and restored as good as new, the girls are searching for the meaning of their birth.

In cooperation with figure maker Kotobukiya, the project will offer original figures and develop various mixed-media contents based on the themes of "Songs and Dolls" and "Innocent Wishes and Emotions." Key's game designer Na-Ga works on character designs, alongside illustrator Fuzichoco (The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me? novel illustrations) and manga artist Yui Hara (Kin-iro Mosaic).

One of the protagonist girls, Haizakura is voiced by Azumi Waki (Senko in The Helpful Fox Senko-san). She says, "Haizakura-chan!!! I love the look, the personality, and everything about her, it's so adorable…! She is a bit of a fluffy character and clumsy in many ways, but I feel that she is loved by everyone around her. She is a girl who is genuinely working hard, so I want to support her!"

An image visual featuring Haizakura drawn by Na-Ga:

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それは、歌と人形を繋ぐ物語。

Key×コトブキヤが送る、“歌と人形”をテーマにキャラクターたちの想いと成長を描いていくプロジェクトがスタート！

メインキャラクター・灰桜が描かれた、Na-Gaによるイメージビジュアルを発表！

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— 『プリマドール』Project公式 (@primadoll_pr) October 26, 2020

A prototype of the Haizakura figure produced by Kotobukiya:

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あでやかな和服に身を包んだ、給仕中の灰桜が、コトブキヤによってフィギュアに！

ただいま鋭意製作中となりますが、1/7スケールにて表現される緻密なディティールにご期待ください。#プリマドール pic.twitter.com/k6kbq87cOw

— 『プリマドール』Project公式 (@primadoll_pr) October 26, 2020

A web novel will be serialized on the project's official website.

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『プリマドール』の世界観をいちはやく体験できるWEB小説が連載決定✨

オフィシャルサイト上にて人形たちの日常を切り取ったエピソードをお届けします。

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— 『プリマドール』Project公式 (@primadoll_pr) October 26, 2020

Source: "Prima Doll" official websie / Twitter