Sakon The Ventriloquist
人形草紙あやつり左近
“Puppeteer Sakon and his living puppet Ukon solve murders together in Japan.”
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Synopsis
Puppeteer Sakon and his living puppet Ukon solve murders together in Japan.
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. (Source: AnimeNfo)
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Community consensus
Derived from 8 sampled reviews
8.6/10
What 8
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100% recommend
Score distribution
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σ 0.99 · scores cluster tight
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Score over time
1.38Verbosity
Short · 13%
Medium · 63%
Long · 25%
Snap verdicts · shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8/10 “Ayatsuri Sakon is about a boy and his puppet solving murders. That is the story in its entirety. What makes this show stand out amongst others is its usage of Bunraku, a style of Japanese puppetry,...”
- 9/10 “Ayatsuri Sakon is anime about a young boy puppet master who is skilled at using puppets and soliving cases involving murder. Story:9 The story of Ayatsuri Sakon is About A Young shy boy named Sakon...”
- 10/10 “The detailed artwork, haunting gothic soundtrack, and the unique, compelling dynamic between the mystery-solving duo of Sakon and his puppet make this series a standout favorite. While the...”
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A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Sakon The Ventriloquist begins and ends here.
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Reel · 01 Cat. №BS-2018
- Format
- 26 × 25′
- eps × min
- Total runtime
- 10h 50m
- all episodes
- Aired
- Oct 1999 – Mar 2000
- Fall 1999
- Source
- Tv
- media type
- Rated
- R
- 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref.
- BS-2018
- catalog