City Series

Project Status: ACTIVE This project has been updated within the past 3 months.

Volume 1 Cover

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 1997-2005 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.

• General Format/Style Guideline
• Project-Specific Guidelines: Format, Names, and Terminology

Updates

• August 24, 2020 - Panzerpolis Berlin 1937 Completed.
• 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 (Full Text)

• Illustrations
• Preface
• Prologue: Hidden Special Moves (Command List) – (12/19/1996)
• Chapter 1: Team Battle (Team Battle Rules)
• Chapter 2: The Battle Changes (Stage Selection Guide)
• Chapter 3: An Ending (Game Over Conditions)
• Chapter 4: Rest (After Playing for an Extended Period of Time) – (12/20/1996)
• Chapter 5: The Replay Begins (Free Trade-In for the Sequel) – (12/21/1996)
• Chapter 6: One Conclusion (New System Introduction)
• Chapter 7: Resuming Action (Continue) – (12/22/1996)
• Chapter 8: The True Past (Hidden Special Move Information)
• Chapter 9: Prologue to the Final Battle (New Stage Introduction) – (12/24/1996)
• Chapter 10: Reconciliation Riot (Changing to a Round System)
• Chapter 11: Conclusion (View of the Win/Loss Score Display)
• Chapter 12: The End (Ending Details)
• Final Chapter: The Inheritor of It All (Aftercare) – (4/7/1997)
• Afterword
• Chronology

Closed City Paris A (Full Text)

• Illustrations
• Preface
• Glossary
• Prologue: Recording
• Chapter 1: Rain
• Chapter 2: Information
• Chapter 3: City
• Chapter 4: Knight
• Chapter 5: Books
• Chapter 6: Happiness
• Chapter 7: Outside
• Chapter 8: Heart
• Chapter 9: Loss
• Chapter 10: Umbrella
• Chapter 11: Leg
• Chapter 12: War
• Afterword

Closed City Paris B (Full Text)

• Illustrations
• Preface
• Glossary
• Chapter 13: Change
• Chapter 14: Mirror
• Chapter 15: Surprise
• Chapter 16: Mountain
• Chapter 17: Death
• Chapter 18: Life
• Chapter 19: Dragon
• Chapter 20: Separation
• Chapter 21: Heaven
• Chapter 22: Earth
• Final Chapter: Open
• Afterword

Panzerpolis Berlin 1937 (Full Text)

• Illustrations
• Preface
• Prologue: The Wind Prepares
• Chapter 1: The Wind Hesitates
• Chapter 2: The Wind Activates
• Chapter 3: The Wind Begins
• Chapter 4: The Wind Runs
• Chapter 5: The Wind Accelerates
• Chapter 6: The Wind Races
• Chapter 7: The Wind Leaps
• Chapter 8: The Wind Soars
• Chapter 9: The Wind Rises
• Final Chapter: The Wind Arrives
• Afterword

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
• Layer 2: Power (3/11)
• 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)