Virtual singer Kaf remembers the first time she truly felt the power of her music — standing onstage at Ebisu’s Liquidroom in 2019, seeing her fans’ faces lit up with joy.

“For the first time, I could see my fans and their emotions. We could sing together, and I keenly felt how my music was reaching people,” says the 21-year-old.

Six years later, that sense of connection brought on by music has become the central theme of a new anime, “Kamitsubaki City Under Construction,” which is currently airing new episodes on Thursdays on TBS and streaming on Crunchyroll.