Vivy prototype 4

Vivy Prototype Light Novel #4

by Tappei Nagatsuki, 長月達平, Eiji Umehara

<私(AI)>が愛を謳うなら、<私(ヴィヴィ)>も愛を歌うから――。

『シンギュラリティ計画』を完了し、人類とAIとの戦争を阻止したはずだったヴィヴィ。しかし、目覚めた彼女の前に広がっていたのは、避けなくてはならなかった最終戦争の絶望的な光景だった。 シンギュラリティ計画の失敗と人類滅亡の危機を知ったヴィヴィは、事態を打開する手段を求め、全ての始まりを知る『シンギュラリティ計画』の発案者、松本博士のもとへと向かう――。
AIを愛する人々が、AIを憎む人々が、人間に寄り添うAIが、AIを支えたAIが、そして百年の時を共にした『歌姫』とそのパートナーが、今、旅のフィナーレを迎える。
その旅路の祝福に、どうぞ""心""のこもった拍手を。

Genres: Light Novel

390 pages, Paperback

First published July 30, 2021

About the author

Associated Names:
Tappei Nagatsuki
長月 達平 (Japanese)
長月達平 (Traditional Chinese) / 长月达平 (Simplified Chinese)

Reviews

[Mara · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good conclusion to the series! Like the previous volumes, there are similar plot beats to the anime but many different details. I loved the contrast between Diva and Vivy, and I found their differences thought-provoking. What does it mean to be an AI? What does it mean to be human? These are the central questions driving both the plot and the character arcs.

Some things felt a little under-explained, and some things felt a little over-explained. But overall, I'm impressed with the series.

[Roxanne Nelson · Rating 3 out of 5]

While this book was generally good and a good ending to the series, the pacing felt way longer compared to the previous ones. Perhaps because there was only one arc? Also the "visuals" of Vivy's song felt somewhat forced, it works in anime but not with the written word, so the most emotional scene kinda felt fake to me. It was still a series worth reading to the end. "Thank you for your kind attention."

[Stephanie Rose · Rating 5 out of 5]

Reading this book was like reading Ready Player One, the story is never told the same twice. I began this series in January and finished it in December. Vivy is a story that touched my soul in animation and again, even more so the second time, written here.

[Laura (crofteereader) · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really liked Diva, Elizabeth, and Navi in this one, but most of the book honestly felt fairly repetitive… the sheer number of times we got a rehash of the Singularity Project even though we already read about all of it in the previous three volumes… again, I really like the questions this series asks about autonomy, personhood, and choices, but I think the anime was much more polished and did a fantastic job of cutting to the heart of things that the novels had a tendency to wander around in.