Unbreakable Machine-Doll | |
The cover of the first volume of the light novel featuring the main female character, Yaya.
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機巧少女は傷つかない (Mashin-Dōru wa Kizutsukanai) |
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Genre | Action,Fantasy,Harem |
Light novel | |
Written by | Reiji Kaitō |
Illustrated by | Ruroo |
Published by | Media Factory |
Demographic | Male |
Imprint | MF Bunko J |
Original run | November 21, 2009 – present |
Volumes | 15 |
Manga | |
Written by | Reiji Kaitō |
Illustrated by | Hakaru Takagi |
Published by | Media Factory |
Demographic | Seinen |
Magazine | Monthly Comic Alive |
Original run | April 27, 2010 – present |
Volumes | 9 |
Manga | |
Gene Metallica: Unbreakable Machine-Doll Re:Acta | |
Written by | Reiji Kaitō |
Illustrated by | Misato Kamada |
Published by | Media Factory |
Demographic | Shōjo |
Magazine | Monthly Comic Gene |
Original run | April 15, 2013 – present |
Volumes | 2 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Kinji Yoshimoto |
Written by | Yūko Kakihara |
Music by | Masaru Yokoyama |
Studio | Lerche |
Licensed by | |
Original network | AT-X, Tokyo MX, ytv, TVA, BS11 |
English network | |
Original run | October 7, 2013 – December 23, 2013 |
Episodes | 12 + 6 OVA |
Unbreakable Machine-Doll (機巧少女は傷つかない Mashin-Dōru wa Kizutsukanai?, also known as Kikō Shōjo wa Kizutsukanai), is a Japanese light novel series written by Reiji Kaitō and illustrated by Ruroo. Media Factory has published fifteen volumes under their MF Bunko J imprint since November 2009. A manga adaptation by Hakaru Takagi began serialization in Media Factory's Monthly Comic Alive magazine in 2010. A 12-episode anime television series adaptation aired in Japan between October 7 and December 23, 2013.
In an alternate historical version of the United Kingdom in the early 20th century, scientists have created a mixture of technology and sorcery known as Machinart, circuits made from spells that are put into objects to bring them to life and give them artificial intelligence. These Automatons were developed as a military weapon and spread throughout the world, the humans in charge of them became known as puppeteers.
A puppeteer named Raishin Akabane comes from Japan to Liverpool to study at Walpurgis Royal Academy of Machinart, along with his automaton Yaya. Once every four years, the Academy holds the "Night Party", a competition where puppeteers use their automatons to fight in hopes of obtaining the title of "Wiseman". Raishin, however, enters the school and the competition in order to get revenge on a mysterious genius who killed the other members of Raishin's family.
Unbreakable Machine-Doll began as a light novel series, written by Reiji Kaitō and illustrated by Ruroo. The first volume was published by Media Factory under their MF Bunko J imprint on November 21, 2009. The latest, fifteenth volume was published on September 25, 2015. A drama CD was released with a special edition of the fourth volume.