Narrative Urbanism and Post-Human Identity in “Kamitsubaki City Under Construction”: A Full Episode Analysis
[Your Name/Academic Affiliation] Journal: Journal of Virtual World Studies & Cyberpunk Media , Vol. 12, Issue 3 full episodr kamitsubaki city under construction
This paper analyzes the complete episode arc of Kamitsubaki City Under Construction (KAMITSUBAKI), a multimedia virtual singer project that combines music videos, live-streamed lore episodes, and metaverse construction. We argue that the series redefines “urban development” as a narrative process co-authored by AI personas (e.g., KAF, RIME, SEKAI) and human audiences. Through close reading of the final episode — “The Unfinished Foundation” — we explore themes of perpetual construction, memory as infrastructure, and the collapse of author-performer boundaries in virtual idol culture. live-streamed lore episodes