Popularity #5997
人形草紙あやつり左近
The dark-haired bishounen is Sakon Tachibana, a puppeteer, and the other is Ukon, his favorite puppet, and best friend. Sakon is the (only) grandson of Saemon Tachibana, a national treasure of Japan famous for his manipulation of Bunraku puppets. Ukon is a child doll puppet made in the early Meiji era by the famous female dollmaker Unosuke. Together they run into murders and solve them. (Source: AnimeNfo)
Score: 7.34
Ranked #2585
Genre
Mystery, Suspense,Source
MangaFormat
TVSeason
fallEpisodes
26Episodes Duration
25 min per epAired on
Oct 8, 1999 to Mar 31, 2000Status
Finished AiringMemebers
12772Favorites
62Characters & Voice Actors
Tachibana, Sakon
Main
Ogata, Megumi
Japanese
Ukon
Main
Kumai, Motoko
Japanese
Akizuki, Kyouichi
Supporting
Uemura, Kihachiro
Japanese
Akizuki, Futaba
Supporting
Tanaka, Atsuko
Japanese
Akizuki, Mika
Supporting
Ishimura, Tomoko
Japanese
Akizuki, Shiho
Supporting
Tange, Sakura
Japanese
Opening Themes
"Hikari naki Yoru wo Yuke" by Humming Bird
Ending Themes
"Kanaete" by Akino Arai
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