City Series
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The City Series(都市シリーズ) is a light novel series written by Kawakami Minoru (川上 稔). It had 15 volumes published from 1997-2002 by Dengeki Bunko. It was Kawakami's debut series and it takes place in the final era of Kawakami's light novels, which include Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon and Owari no Chronicle. The first novel was illustrated by Shirou Oono (しろー大野), the second by Nakakita Kouji (中北晃二), and the rest by Satoyasu (さとやす).
Story Synopsis
After the world was recreated countless times, a world that would not be destroyed was created. This marked the beginning of the City era.
From Berlin to Detroit, this series tells the stories of the unique cities that came to be in that world.
Translation
Registration
Translators are asked to register which chapters they are working on
Format Standards
Every Chapter (after editing) must conform to the general format guidelines.
Updates
- May 16, 2020 - Closed City Paris B Completed.
- February 4, 2018 - Closed City Paris A Completed.
- December 25, 2016 - Noise City Osaka B Completed.
- January 21, 2016 - Noise City Osaka A Completed.
- October 17, 2015 - Tune Bust City Hong Kong B Completed.
- May 24, 2015 - Tune Bust City Hong Kong A Completed.
- December 29, 2014 - Aerial City Completed.
- December 7, 2014 - Panzerpolis 1935 Completed.
- November 9, 2014 - Teaser page created.
Older updates can be found here.
The City Series by Kawakami Minoru
Panzerpolis 1935 (Full Text - ePUB)
- Illustrations
- Preface
- Opening Words
- Prologue: The Legend Begins
- Chapter 1: The Legend Activates
- Chapter 2: The Legend Takes Off
- Chapter 3: The Legend Accelerates
- Chapter 4: The Legend Races
- Chapter 5: The Legend Leaps
- Chapter 6: The Legend Soars
- Chapter 7: The Legend Rises
- Final Chapter: The Legend Arrives
- Closing Words
- Afterword
Aerial City (Full Text - ePUB)
- Illustrations
- Preface
- Opening Words
- Prologue: Strange Beginning
- Chapter 1: Sinister Call of the Past
- Chapter 2: Deadly Activation
- Chapter 3: Dark Respite
- Chapter 4: Mistaken Blood
- Chapter 5: Manmade Doll
- Chapter 6: Honest Confession
- Chapter 7: Blissful Death
- Final Chapter: Another Meeting of Love
- Closing Words
- Afterword
Tune Bust City Hong Kong A (Full Text - ePUB)
- Illustrations
- Preface
- Morning Section - Opening: 6/13/1997 (1:16)
- Act 1: Equals (8:46)
- Act 2: Take a Reason (5:13)
- Act 3: Running Image (11:42)
- Act 4: Corresponding Pair (7:11)
- Act 5: Series of Phenomena (14:11)
- Act 6: Chase the Rhythm (9:56)
- Act 7: A Tell (7:21)
- Act 8: Talk Show (6:18)
- Act 9: Verdict of Normality (3:31)
- Morning Section - Final Act: Rotation (10:32)
- Morning Section - Ending: Autograph Session
- Afterword
Tune Bust City Hong Kong B (Full Text - ePUB)
- Illustrations
- Preface
- Afternoon Section - Opening: Destruction’s Beginning and End (5:36)
- Act 2: Progress of the Seven Word Song (7:18)
- Act 3: Bracket-Shaped Twin Vertical Lines (5:44)
- Act 4: Everyone’s Beginning Occurs on the Five Elements (4:21)
- Act 5: Three Secrets of the Fifth Row (5:55)
- Act 6: Consciousness on June 30 (3:01)
- Act 7: Gunmal (1:23)
- Act 8: Double Lee (9:13)
- Afternoon Section - Final Act: Akira (4:57)
- All Sections - Ending: Encore - The Flight Song (2:17)
- Afterword
Noise City Osaka A (Full Text)
- Illustrations
- Preface
- Prologue: First of All (Instructions) — (12/16/1996)
- Chapter 1: Protagonists (Prologue) — (12/17/1996)
- Chapter 2: Everyone’s Movements (Basic Controls Tutorial)
- Chapter 3: A New Movement (Character Introduction)
- Chapter 4: Battlefield Arrangements (Screen Layout) – (12/18/1996)
- Chapter 5: The Battle Begins (Vs. Com. Instructions)
- Chapter 6: The Battle Assembles (Background Information on Character Traits)
- Chapter 7: Trembling in Fear (Vs. Human Instructions)
- Chapter 8: New Words (Special Moves of Each Character) – (12/19/1996)
- Chapter 9: Presentation of Mysteries (Rhythm Rule Explanation)
- Chapter 10: Composition of Battle (List of Characters Special Moves)
- Chapter 11: Beginning of the End (After-Sales Service)
- Final Chapter: The Battle Does Not End (Next Volume Preview)
- Afterword
Noise City Osaka B
- Illustrations
- Preface
- Prologue: Hidden Special Moves (Command List) – (12/19/1996)
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
- Chapter 3
- Chapter 4
- Chapter 5
- Chapter 6
- Chapter 7
- Chapter 8
- Chapter 9
- Chapter 10
- Chapter 11
- Chapter 12
- Final Chapter
- Afterword
- Chronology
Closed City Paris A
Closed City Paris B
Panzerpolis Berlin 1937
Panzerpolis Berlin 1939
Panzerpolis Berlin 1942
Panzerpolis Berlin 1943
Panzerpolis Berlin 1943 Erste-Ende
Image City SF
Zenon City Tokyo
- Illustrations
- Preface
- Layer 1: Thoughts (6/11)
- Layer 2
- Layer 3
- Layer 4
- Layer 5
- Layer 6
- Layer 7
- Layer 8
- Layer 9
- Layer 10
- Layer 11
- Layer 12
- Supplement
- Afterword
- Chronology
Virtual City DT A
Virtual City DT B
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Translators
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Series Overview
- パンツァーポリス1935 (1997, ISBN 4-07-305573-9)
- エアリアルシティ (1997, ISBN 4-07-306621-8)
- 風水街都 香港 <上> (1998, ISBN 4-07-309016-X)
- 風水街都 香港 <下> (1998, ISBN 4-07-309223-5)
- 奏（騒）楽都市OSAKA<上> (1999, ISBN 4-07-310893-X)
- 奏（騒）楽都市OSAKA<下> (1999, ISBN 4-07-311190-6)
- 閉鎖都市 巴里 <上> (1999, ISBN 4-8402-1349-6)
- 閉鎖都市 巴里 <下> (2000, ISBN 4-8402-1389-5)
- 機甲都市 伯林 パンツァーポリス1937 (2000, ISBN 4-8402-1531-6)
- 機甲都市 伯林 パンツァーポリス1939 (2000, ISBN 4-8402-1630-4)
- 機甲都市 伯林 パンツァーポリス1942 (2001, ISBN 4-8402-1735-1)
- 機甲都市 伯林 パンツァーポリス1943 (2001, ISBN 4-8402-1843-9)
- 機甲都市 伯林 パンツァーポリス1943 Erste-Ende (2001, ISBN 4-8402-1945-1)
- 電詞都市DT <上> (2002, ISBN 4-8402-2062-X)
- 電詞都市DT <下> (2002, ISBN 4-8402-2118-9)
