The visual novel brand/studio Key has announced the kinetic novel Augment Protocol (Kousai Toshi), which launches in Japan on November 28 JST for Windows 10 and Windows 11 PCs. Pre-orders will open on July 25 JST.
The kinetic novel takes place in a near-future setting with an AR-enabling lens called Plant. Protagonist Shion Kuraugi is a cybercrime investigator at the company ADONIS, who ends up at the remote OCTA branch after getting caught up in a case involving the security-disabling hardware Cheat Plant.
The branch happens to be in the town where Shion spent his childhood, and during a trip to a flower bed he used to play at with his now-deceased friend Moka, Shion comes across none other than Moka herself (or rather, an AR Avatar version with little memories of the past, according to her character profile).
Here’s some of the cast and staff names for Augment Protocol:
Cast
• Momoka Terasawa as Moka Ichige
• Kento Ito as Shion Kuraugi
Staff
• Scenario writer: Takeshi Matsuyama (LUNARiA –Virtualized Moonchild-)
• Illustrator: KEI
• Director: yucchi
nonoc is performing the opening theme song “GAZE.”
Below are some official images from the Augment Protocol website’s gallery:
Source: @key_official
