“Medieval Japan: hardened puppeteer Genzo revives the dead as puppets to solve mysteries, aided by tomboy princess Kikuhime.”
Genzo Hitogata Kiwa
幻蔵人形鬼話
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Medieval Japan: hardened puppeteer Genzo revives the dead as puppets to solve mysteries, aided by tomboy princess Kikuhime.
The story is set in Japan in the middle ages. Tsujimura Genzo is a puppeteer whose heart has become as hard as stone due to the murder of his beloved wife. In each story, Genzo brings the dead back alive as puppets, and by doing so, he is able to solve mysterious incidents or help a dead man's soul. Kikuhime, a young "tomboy" princess is Genzo's companion and helps him fight the villains. (Source: MU)
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A Manga Publication
- Format 13 × 5 ch × vol
- Total read 1h 44m approx
- Published Jan 1996 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M1538 catalog