Saber Marionette J: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

In the distant future, since the Earth has become overpopulated, efforts to find and colonize on other planets have begun. However, one of the ships, the "Mesopotamia" malfunctions and all but 6 of its inhabitants are all killed. the remaining 6 manage to escape to a nearby planet named "Terra ll ", which is similar to Earth in many respects. However, all of them are male. Therefore, as to not let their efforts go to waste, they begin to set up 6 countries and to reproduce through cloning and genetic engineering. however, there are still no women, and to make up for it they create lifelike advanced female androids called "Marionettes" which do everyday chores and work. However, they are all emotionless machines. But one day, a ordinary boy named Otaru finds and awakens 3 special battle type Marionettes that have emotions due to a "Maiden Circuit" within them. It's up to him then to teach them and allow their emotions to grow, and when a nearby country threatens with world domination, it's up to to Otaru and his "human" Marionettes to protect their country.

Series details

• Title: Saber Marionette J
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Comedy, Adventure, Anime, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 1996-10-01
• Final broadcast date listed: 1999-03-30
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TV Tokyo
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 26308
• IMDb ID: tt0211605
• TVDB ID: 81694

Cast and credited roles

• Akiko Hiramatsu — Bloodberry
• Megumi Hayashibara — Lime
• Yuka Imai — Otaru Mamiya
• Yuri Shiratori — Cherry
• Hikaru Midorikawa — Faust
• Kikuko Inoue — Panther
• Takehito Koyasu — Mitsurugi Hanagata
• Urara Takano — Tiger
• Yuko Mizutani — Luchs
• Maya Okamoto — Marine
• Yuri Amano — Lorelei
• Nobuo Tobita — Yanmin

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1996-10-01; final listed air date 1997-03-25; episode order: 26.
• Season 2: premiered 1997-11-25; final listed air date 1998-06-25; episode order: 6.
• Season 3: premiered 1998-10-06; final listed air date 1999-03-30; episode order: 26.

Source and licence

Adapted from Saber Marionette J 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.