Manga · Karakurizoushi Ayatsuri Sakon
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Japanese	人形草紙あやつり左近
Romanized	Karakuri Zoushi Ayatsuri Sakon
Also known as	Ningyou Zoushi Ayatsuri Sakon Puppet Master Sakon Tales of Puppetmaster Sakon
Genre	Mystery, Suspense, Detective, Shounen
Type	TV series
Based on	Manga — Masaru Miyazaki
Directed by	Hitoyuki Matsui
Character design	Toshimitsu Kobayashi
Music by	Yuriko Nakamura, Norihiro Tsuru
Studio	TMS Entertainment
Original run	October 8, 1999 – March 31, 2000
Episodes	26
Episode length	25 min
Broadcast	Wednesdays
Total running time	10 hr 50 min
Status	Finished airing
Season	Fall 1999
Age rating	R – 17+
Score	★ 7.38
On users' lists	4,004 Kitsu, Shikimori
Written by	Takeshi Obata, Masaru Miyazaki
Published in	Shounen Jump (Weekly)
Demographic	Shounen
Original run	May 9, 1995 – December 5, 1995
Volumes	4
Chapters	32

Studio	TMS Entertainment
Original Creator	Masaru Miyazaki
Director	Hitoyuki Matsui
Script	Soutarou Hayashi, Yuuichi Higurashi, Tsutomu Kaneko, Takeo Oono
Character Design	Toshimitsu Kobayashi
Original Character Design	Takeshi Obata
Music	Yuriko Nakamura, Norihiro Tsuru
Sound Director	Katsuyoshi Kobayashi
Art Director	Tooru Koga
Director of Photography	Toshihiro Kawata
Color Design	Takuya Kawami
Editing	Tsuyoshi Imai
Theme Song Performance	Akino Arai, Humming Bird
Producer	Masaki Kaifu, Shirou Sasaki

No.	Title	Original air date	Status
1	“Vengeful Demon of the Abandoned School, Part I”「廃校の復讐鬼」〜第一段〜	October 8, 1999	Aired
2	“Vengeful Demon of the Abandoned School - Part II”「廃校の復讐鬼」〜第二段〜	October 13, 1999	Aired
3	“Vengeful Demon of the Abandoned School, Part III”「廃校の復讐鬼」〜第三段〜	October 20, 1999	Aired
4	“The Izu Two-Faced Oni - Part I”	October 27, 1999	Aired
5	“The Izu Two-Faced Oni - Part II”	November 3, 1999	Aired
6	“The Izu Two-Faced Oni - Part III”	November 10, 1999	Aired
7	“The Izu Two-Faced Oni - Part IV”	November 17, 1999	Aired
8	“Sakons Puppet: The Ghost Chapter - Chapter One”	November 24, 1999	Aired
9	“Sakons Puppet: The Ghost Chapter - Chapter Two”	December 1, 1999	Aired
10	“Sakons Puppet: The Ghost Chapter - Chapter Three”	December 8, 1999	Aired
11	“The Blood Rain of the One Hundred Foxes of Shinshu - Part I”	December 15, 1999	Aired
12	“The Blood Rain of the One Hundred Foxes of Shinshu - Part II”	December 22, 1999	Aired
13	“The Blood Rain of the One Hundred Foxes of Shinshu - Part III”	December 29, 1999	Aired
14	“Curse of the Egyptian Pharaoh Part I”	January 5, 2000	Aired
15	“Curse of the Egyptian Pharaoh Part II”	January 12, 2000	Aired
16	“Curse of the Egyptian Pharaoh Part III”	January 19, 2000	Aired
17	“Curse of the Egyptian Pharaoh Part IV”	January 26, 2000	Aired
18	“The Sympathy of Kaoru's Disappointed Love Part I”	February 2, 2000	Aired
19	“The Sympathy of Kaoru's Disappointed Love Part II”	February 9, 2000	Aired
20	“The Sympathy of Kaoru's Disappointed Love Part III”	February 16, 2000	Aired
21	“Eccentric Talk of the Okuhida Ghost Part I”	February 23, 2000	Aired
22	“Eccentric Talk of the Okuhida Ghost Part II”	March 2, 2000	Aired
23	“Eccentric Talk of the Okuhida Ghost Part III”	March 9, 2000	Aired
24	“Love Flowers Tearfall Profuse Bloom Dance Part I”	March 16, 2000	Aired
25	“Love Flowers Tearfall Profuse Bloom Dance Part II”	March 23, 2000	Aired
26	“Love Flowers Tearfall Profuse Bloom Dance Part III”	March 30, 2000	Aired

Site	Members	Watching	Completed	Plan to watch	Dropped	Favorites
Kitsu	1,245	—	—	—	—	3
Shikimori	2,759	111	457	1,955	121	—

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