Karakuri Zoushi Ayatsuri Sakon

Original title: 人形草紙あやつり左近

25 minutes • 1999 - 2000 • 1 season • 26 episodes • 8.2 Score

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.