Puppet Master Sakon

人形草紙あやつり左近
Karakurizōshi Ayatsuri Sakon
Doll Puppeteer Sakon
Genre	Detective fiction
Manga
Written by	Masaru Miyazaki
Illustrated by	Takeshi Obata
Published by	Shueisha
Demographic	Shōnen
Magazine	Weekly Shōnen Jump
Original run	1995 – 1996
Volumes	4
Anime television series
Directed by	Hitoyuki Matsui
Studio	Tokyo Movie Shinsha
Original network	WOWOW
Original run	October 8, 1999 – March 31, 2000
Episodes	26
Light novel
Written by	Takashi Yamada, Maro Sharaku
Illustrated by	Takeshi Obata
Published by	Shueisha
Demographic	Shōnen
Imprint	Jump J Books
Published	April 26, 1996
Volumes	1

Karakurizōshi Ayatsuri Sakon (人形(からくり)草紙あやつり左近^?, lit. "Doll Puppeteer Sakon") is a manga series written by Masaru Miyazaki (under the alias Sharakumaro) and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. The plot follows Tachibana Sakon (橘左近^?), a bunraku puppeteer who solves mysteries with Ukon (右近^?), a puppet.

Karakurizōshi Ayatsuri Sakon was serialized in the Shueisha magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1995 to 1996. The chapters were collected into four Tankōbon bound volumes. The manga was adapted into an animated television series by Tokyo Movie Shinsha and broadcast on the satellite network WOWOW from October 8, 1999, to March 31, 2000.

Sakon Tachibana (橘左近 Tachibana Sakon)

Ukon (右近 Ukon)

Kaoruko Tachibana (橘薫子 Tachibana Kaoruko)

Zenkichi Fujita (Fujita Zenkichi)

Hazuki Funasaki (船橋葉月 Funasaki Hazuki)

Mai Kawai (河合舞 Kawai Mai)

Sayoko Fukami (深見小夜子 Fukami Sayoko)

Shiho Akizuki (秋月四帆 Akizuki Shiho)

Ittetsu Kisaragi (如月一徹Kisaragi Ittetsu)

Naoto Kujou (九条直人Kujou Naoto)

Hoshie Nishimura (西村星江Nishimura Hoshie)

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