However, what came after Masaru were not humans, but rather puppet masters who possessed incredible amounts of fighting ability. Then one day, the two find themselves in a desperate situation against these puppet masters when a girl with silver hair named Shirogane who controls a marionette appears and saves them.

Then, these three individuals who met in Japan are dragged into a strange fate as the cogs of fate begin to turn…

Masaru Saiga

Voice Actor: Chihiro Ueda

Masaru is a 5th grade elementary school student. He’s a crybaby and weak-hearted, but he has a gentle personality and is considerate of others. When his father, the head of the massive Saiga corporation, died, Masaru found himself inheriting an enormous fortune. However, this now means that there are many attempts on his life.

Narumi Katou

Voice Actor: Rikiya Koyama

Narumi is an 18-year-old boy. He is a strong individual who cannot ignore people who are in trouble. He’s skilled in Chinese martial arts and thus is in excellent shape. He has to make people laugh or his Zonapha syndrome symptoms flare up and he suffers from dyspnea (shortness of breath).

Shirogane Saiga

Voice Actor: Megumi Hayashibara

Shirogane is a girl who can control the marionette Arurukan. She made a promise with Masaru’s father to make keeping Masaru safe from harm her number one priority. She’s indifferent and never smiles, but she welcomes Masaru with a warm love.

Eiryou Ashihana

Voice Actor: Takahiro Sakurai

Eiryou is an assassin from Kuroga Village which was known for its puppet masters of long ago. Eiryou will take any job as long as the price is right and his loyalty is to the price, not the client.

Guy Christophe Rech

Voice Actor: Nozomi Sasaki

Guy is a legend with a unique name of ‘the destroyer of 200 dolls’. At first glance, he appears to have a cool personality, but his passionate and angry heart can silently flare up like blue flames.

Talanda Liselotte Tachibana

Voice Actor: Kurosawa Tomoyo

Talanda is a wild animal tamer who has crossed over the ocean and arrived in Japan. Amongst the members of Karakuri, she is often called ‘Lise’.

Vilma Thorne

Voice Actor: Marina Inoue

Vilma is an expert knife thrower. Due to a something that happened to her in the past, she has a deep-seated hatred towards automatic dolls.

Nobuo Nakamachi

Voice Actor: Hisao Egawa

Nobuo is the ringmaster of the Nakamachi circus. He used to perform formerly as the ‘stone eating man’. His goal is to bring back the Nakamachi circus.