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Karakuri Circus

Season 1
After inheriting the family fortune, eleven-year-old Masaru Saiga is targeted by kidnappers armed with bizarre and deadly puppets. He escapes once aided by circus employee Narumi Kato, but the kidnappers soon catch up with them. Just when all seems lost, the two are saved by the mysterious Shirogane who wields her own marionette. From then on, the trio’s fates become inexorably intertwined...
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - The Curtain Rises
    October 9, 2018
    24min
    13+
    Eleven-year-old Masaru Saiga inherited a vast fortune after his father died in an accident. These riches make Masaru a target for kidnappers, who send fearsome puppets to abduct him. Masaru escapes with the help of circus employee Narumi Kato, but the kidnappers soon catch up with them. All seems lost until a mysterious woman named Shirogane appears.
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  2. S1 E2 - Promise
    October 17, 2018
    24min
    13+
    After the briefest of respites, Masaru, Narumi and Shirogane are plunged into peril once more. Assassin Eiryo Ashihana has tracked them down and attacks with the evil clown-like marionette Pulcinella. Shirogane unleashes her own marionette Arlequin in response, but while she is distracted, Ashihana’s henchmen seize Masaru.
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  3. S1 E3 - Abyss
    October 24, 2018
    24min
    13+
    The kidnappers relentless attacks finally succeed and they snatch Masaru. Narumi and Shirogane discover that Masaru’s uncle, Zenji Saiga, is the mastermind behind the abduction, and they rush to his mansion to attempt a rescue. Masaru, meanwhile, tries to make his own escape, but in doing so stumbles across a shocking file written by his late father.
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  4. S1 E4 - Swirling Tiger
    October 31, 2018
    24min
    13+
    Masaru determines that overcoming his own weakness is the only way he will escape from his uncle Zenji. He comes face to face once more with his would-be assassin Ashihana, but chooses not to run and makes Ashihana a counter-offer to work for him instead. While attempting to rescue Masaru, Narumi and Shirogane are themselves captured by Zenji’s puppeteers and seem to have no way out...
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  5. S1 E5 - Circus – Departure
    November 7, 2018
    24min
    13+
    After having rescued Masaru numerous times, Narumi got caught in the blast that destroyed Zenji’s mansion and has not been seen since. Masaru’s sense of loss is profound, but he is determined to be strong as Narumi had taught him. He decides to go back to school in an effort to return to a normal life. Shirogane also enrolls in the adjacent high school so she can continue to watch over Masaru.
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  6. S1 E6 - Hell
    November 14, 2018
    24min
    16+
    Narumi, despite being presumed dead after the explosion in Karuizawa, awakens to find himself in a hospital. There he meets ladies' man Guy and an old woman named Lucille and struggles to regain his memory of what happened. As Narumi interacts with the hospital’s child patients and witnesses his own wounds healing with incredible speed, he begins to suspect that something strange is going on.
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  7. S1 E7 - Demonic
    November 21, 2018
    24min
    16+
    Having learned the truth about ZONAPHA syndrome, Narumi realizes there is only one way he can give children who suffer from it a chance of a future. He must destroy the automata the Midnight Circus uses to spread the disease. To do so he resolves to become a “shirogane” – a destroyer of automata. Meanwhile, Masaru and Shirogane have joined the Nakamachi Circus and encounter the mysterious Vilma.
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  8. S1 E8 - Moment's beginning, moment's end
    November 28, 2018
    24min
    16+
    With their numbers boosted by the addition of knife-thrower Vilma and their coffers swelled by successful fundraising, Nakamachi Circus are ready to put on a show in Izu. As they prepare for opening night, Narumi, Guy and Lucille board a plane for Shanghai on the trail of the Midnight Circus. However, several automata are also on board and a fierce fight breaks out high above the Pacific Ocean.
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  9. S1 E9 - Memories
    December 5, 2018
    24min
    13+
    The members of Nakamachi Circus rescue the injured Guy, who turns out to be Shirogane’s marionette teacher. This unexpected reunion leads Shirogane to open up about her past to Masaru, who in turn sets out alone on a journey to solve the mysteries surrounding his own upbringing. Narumi also reunites with a figure from his past as he and Lucille meet his old martial arts master, Liang, in China.
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  10. S1 E10 - Francine
    December 12, 2018
    24min
    16+
    Liang recounts the tale of the love triangle that lead to the birth of ZONAPHA syndrome. Brothers and aspiring alchemists Jin and Yin both fell in love with the same woman, Francine, and their rivalry unleashed the tragedy that would overtake the world. Narumi and his companions are still reacting to learning this terrible truth when Pantalone, one of the four oldest automata, appears before them.
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  11. S1 E11 - Fanfare
    December 19, 2018
    24min
    13+
    The events in China allow the location of the Midnight Circus to be traced to the Sahara Desert. There, Narumi encounters desert-specialist Fatima, as shiroganes from around the world converge to annihilate the automata. Also gathering for the fight are the bionically enhanced shirogane-Os, led by Commander Faceless.
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  12. S1 E12 - The faceless commander
    December 26, 2018
    24min
    13+
    Inside the Midnight Circus’s big top, Narumi and his companions have managed to defeat Merry-Go-Round Olsen and the Acrobat Brothers. Presented with two doors, only one of which leads to Doll Francine, they decide to split into two groups. Beyond the doors, however, a new enemy lies in wait.
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  13. S1 E13 - Lucille
    January 2, 2019
    24min
    16+
    After fighting their way through to the center of the Midnight Circus’s big top, the shiroganes finally catch sight of Doll Francine. However, before they can reach her, they must first defeat the four oldest automata. When one of the four, Colombine, attempts to finish off the already gravely wounded Narumi, the other shiroganes find a new unity in their shared desire to protect him at all costs.
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  14. S1 E14 - By the sea, in the dead of night
    January 15, 2019
    24min
    16+
    One life after another is extinguished in the fierce fighting. Narumi also teeters on the brink of death as Rockenfield attempts emergency surgery. Meanwhile, Arlequino and Pantalone regain their freedom after having been forbidden to move by Doll Francine’s exact lookalike, Doll Angelina. As the situation grows bleaker, Narumi opens his eyes, his body now infused with the hopes of his friends.
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  15. S1 E15 - Back to the starting point
    January 29, 2019
    24min
    16+
    Having set out alone to seek answers to the mysteries surrounding his birth, Masaru visits the apartment where he lived with his mother. There he remembers being taken in by the Saiga family after her death, but can't seem to remember his father Sadayoshi's face. As his thoughts turn to conversations with his grandfather Shoji, Masaru then heads for the place he was reborn, the Karakuri mansion.
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  16. S1 E16 - Encounter
    February 5, 2019
    24min
    16+
    Masaru has been captured by the Kuroga puppeteers. When he regains consciousness, he sees in front of him his grandfather Shoji, who Masaru had thought dead. However, the once kindly Shoji is now hostile and calls Masaru by his father’s name, Sadayoshi. Forced to drink Shoji’s Aqua Vitae-infused blood, Masaru begins to experience Shoji’s memories of working as a town doctor in Tempo-era Nagasaki.
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  17. S1 E17 - Visitors
    February 12, 2019
    24min
    16+
    Masaru continues to journey through Shoji’s memories. Therein he sees Shoji drink the Aqua Vitae and decide to live with Angelina. With her by his side, Shoji devotes himself to developing marionettes to aid the shiroganes. The couple are then visited by a man named Dean Maistre, who has traveled from France on Lucille's orders to help supply Shoji’s marionettes to shiroganes around the world.
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  18. S1 E18 - A smile
    February 19, 2019
    24min
    16+
    Shoji and Angelina’s daughter Éléonore comes into the world. Her birth is the catalyst for a gradual change in the attitudes of Guy and Doll Francine. However, the sense of happiness that pervades the group proves fleeting, as eerie mechanical sounds signal an assault on Kuroga village by the automata.
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  19. S1 E19 - The truth behind the shadow
    February 26, 2019
    24min
    16+
    After regaining consciousness, Masaru manages to escape from his captors and resolves to prove he is not Sadayoshi. Pursued by Guy and the Kuroga clan, he unexpectedly runs into Shirogane, who had come to Kuroga looking for him. However, before they can get away, another vision floods Masaru’s mind. In the vision, Angelina’s hopes have been dashed as Éléonore has ended up drinking the Aqua Vitae.
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  20. S1 E20 - Black sun
    March 5, 2019
    24min
    16+
    To download his brain’s data into Masaru and thereby form an intimate bond with Éléonore. That was Sadayoshi’s intent. Despite Masaru’s tears at seeing so many people’s hopes crushed within Shoji’s memories, Shoji and Guy remain convinced he is Sadayoshi. Just as Guy is about to turn his knife on Masaru, one of the Kuroga clan unexpectedly interrupts to reveal a truth of which not even Shoji knew.
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  21. S1 E21 - Silver goddess
    March 12, 2019
    24min
    16+
    One man, in different guises and eras, manipulating the strings of fate to his own ends. That man is Bai Jin. After revealing himself in the form of Faceless, he kidnaps Shirogane and causes giant ZONAPHA-spreading silver goddesses to appear worldwide. Masaru attacks, but Jack-o'-Lantern has no effect as the goddesses have no solid form. Desperate, he teams up with Guy and Lise to pursue Faceless.
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  22. S1 E22 - Headed for "Harry"
    March 19, 2019
    24min
    16+
    Narumi and the others arrive at the research institute to protect the “Harry” ZONAPHA treatment machine. After Tom is taken hostage, Mingxia takes on the automata Jones. He toys with her at first, but she finds renewed strength in her memories of her father and Lucille. Meanwhile, Shirogane remains captive, and is pestered by Colombine, Pantalone and Arlequino, who insist on calling her Francine.
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  23. S1 E23 - The demon's return
    March 26, 2019
    24min
    16+
    The fighting rages on at the research institute. George is overpowered by Schnurzi, a new type of shirogane-O, who then reveals why he has sided with Faceless. Meanwhile, Ashihana squares off against Pantalone, looking to settle an old score from the Sahara. Recalling Fou’s advice, he analyzes Pantalone’s attacks and manages to spot an opening. However, the automaton will not be easily defeated...
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  24. S1 E24 - Escape
    April 2, 2019
    24min
    16+
    Narumi and Mingxia finally manage to reach the “Harry” ZONAPHA treatment machine. However, they find Dr. Banhart and the other researchers on the verge of death after having been attacked by the automata Blom Blom Low and Drill September. To try and give themselves enough time to save the researchers, Narumi and Mingxia tackle one foe each, but Mingxia is struck down by Blom Blom Low’s blade.
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  25. S1 E25 - At Mont Saint-Michel
    April 9, 2019
    24min
    16+
    A guided tour of the Final Four’s quarters leaves Shirogane feeling empty, prompting her to explain to Arlequino the true nature of “joy”. Meanwhile, Masaru, Lise and Gryphon are pursing Faceless’s airship, until a bolt of lightning sends them tumbling into a dense fog. When they come to, they are in front of Mont Saint-Michel, Faceless’s main base. However, wild beast tamer Dr. Lao is also there.
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Violencefrightening scenessmokingfoul languagesexual content
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Directors
Satoshi Nishimura
Starring
Saiga MasaruChihiro UedaNarumi KatoRikiya KoyamaShirogane SaigaMegumi Hayashibara
Studio
twinengine
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