Karakuri Circus: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The protagonist, Masaru, has just inherited a big fortune after the death of his father. However, people are trying to get their hands on it by any means necessary, even if it means killing him. Narumi helps Masaru from being kidnapped after fighting strange figures. He finds out that they're not humans, but wooden puppets with amazing strength. After a hard fight, Narumi is forced to admit that he's no opponent for them; and just when he starts to think that Masaru will be captured, Shirogane, Masaru's watcher arrives from France with a weapon, the puppet Arlequin. Here begins the story of Karakuri Circus.

Series details

• Title: Karakuri Circus
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
• Premiere date: 2018-10-11
• Final broadcast date listed: 2019-06-27
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Prime Video
• Typical episode runtime: 24 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 38874
• IMDb ID: tt9050366
• TVDB ID: 351743

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2018-10-11; final listed air date 2019-06-27; episode order: 36.

Source and licence

Adapted from Karakuri Circus on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.