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Karakuri Circus(2018)

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First Air Date: 2018-10-11
Average Runtime: 24m
Rating: 8.2
Votes: 131
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 36

Narumi Katou is a middle-aged man who suffers from the bizarre ZONAPHA Syndrome: a rare and inexplicable disease that causes its victims to endure severe seizures at random, with the only cure being to watch someone laugh. One day, during Narumi's part time job, a young boy with a giant suitcase fleeing from three adults runs into him. The boy introduces himself as Masaru Saiga, the new owner of the famous Saiga Enterprises following his father's recent death. However, other members of his family are trying to assassinate him and claim the fortune for themselves.

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Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

Episodes: 36
E01
The Curtain Rises

Air Date: 2018-10-11

24m

Narumi Katou, in a bear costume promoting the Straw Circus, encounters Masaru Saiga, who accidentally triggers Narumi...

E02
Promise

Air Date: 2018-10-19

24m

Ashihana sends Pulcinella to attack, but Shirogane’s Harlequin easily defeats it. Ashihana’s gang captures Masaru, bu...

E03
Abyss

Air Date: 2018-10-26

24m

Masaru’s uncle, Zenji Saiga, claims to protect him but raises suspicions. Narumi and Shirogane storm the Saiga villa,...

E04
Swirling Tiger

Air Date: 2018-11-01

24m

Ashihana declines Masaru’s offer until a diary reveals the Slaughter Team’s exploitation by the Saiga. Using Grimaldi...

E05
Circus - Departure

Air Date: 2018-11-08

24m

Two months later, Masaru recovers and lives with Shirogane, who enrolls in a nearby high school to protect him from b...

E06
Hell

Air Date: 2018-11-15

24m

Narumi awakens in an Illinois hospital with amnesia and a prosthetic arm, saved by Guy Christophe Resh. The hospital,...

E07
Demonic

Air Date: 2018-11-22

24m

Paulmann and Anselmus injure Narumi, but his Aqua Vitae-enhanced healing allows him to destroy them. Narumi agrees to...

E08
Moment's beginning, moment's end

Air Date: 2018-11-29

24m

Shirogane enters a beauty contest for the Nakamachi Circus’s publicity. Masaru convinces Lise to perform, while Shiro...

E09
Memories

Air Date: 2018-12-06

24m

After the crash, Shirogane rescues Guy and shares her past with him and Narumi. Masaru, haunted by dreams, searches f...

E10
Francine

Air Date: 2018-12-13

24m

Narumi recounts Yin’s memories: Jin abducted Francine after she chose Yin. Years later, Yin found Francine imprisoned...

E11
Fanfare

Air Date: 2018-12-20

24m

In Maine, Shirogane-Os prepare to attack the Midnight Circus in the Sahara. Narumi, Lucille, and Ming-Xia join them, ...

E12
The faceless commander

Air Date: 2018-12-27

24m

Fatima and Ming-Xia receive treatment, while Narumi, Rockenfield, Malina, and Tor face deadly traps in the Midnight C...

E13
Lucille

Air Date: 2019-01-10

24m

Tor, Timbavati, Rockenfield, and Malina battle the Quatre Pionniers. A weakened Narumi struggles to reach Doll Franci...

E14
By the Sea, in the Dead of Night

Air Date: 2019-01-17

24m

Pantalone and Arlecchino destroy the Francine marionette and George. A Shirogane doctor dies saving Narumi. Fatima’s ...

E15
Back to the Starting Point

Air Date: 2019-01-24

24m

At the Saiga ruins, Masaru receives a letter and keys from Sadayoshi, revealing he’s his father reborn. Kuroga puppet...

E16
Encounter

Air Date: 2019-02-07

24m

Shōji forces Masaru to drink his blood, triggering memories of Shōji’s past at Miura Dojo and meeting Angelina (Tohno...

E17
Visitor

Air Date: 2019-02-14

24m

Shōji reveals Sadayoshi was adopted, not his biological son. Guy shares his Zonapha infection and transformation into...

E18
A Smile

Air Date: 2019-02-21

24m

Shōji names his daughter Éléonore. Her birth affects Guy and Francine, who feels incomplete without a vital gear. Aut...

E19
The Truth Behind the Shadow

Air Date: 2019-02-28

24m

Guy insists Masaru is Sadayoshi. Masaru denies it, encountering Éléonore but falling unconscious after Guy’s attack. ...

E20
Black Sun

Air Date: 2019-03-07

24m

Masaru recalls Sadayoshi downloading memories into him during a car crash, where Shōji and Guy intervened. At Karuiza...

E21
Silver Goddess

Air Date: 2019-03-14

24m

Masaru mourns Shōji as villagers succumb to Zonapha. The Faceless Commander, Deus, unleashes Artemis, composed of Apo...

E22
Head to Harry!!

Air Date: 2019-03-21

24m

Ming-Xia defeats Gambler Jones to save Tom. George calms children with music but faces Bola Misteriosa. Ashihana chal...

E23
The Demon's Return

Air Date: 2019-03-28

24m

Ashihana uses George’s Shirogane blood to fight Pantalone, who spares him. George defeats Bola Misteriosa but dies. N...

E24
Escape

Air Date: 2019-04-04

24m

Narumi and Ming-Xia defeat Blom Blom Low and Drill September. Ashihana spares Pantalone, who helps Guy. The Long-legg...

E25
At Mont Saint-Michel

Air Date: 2019-04-11

24m

Masaru and Lise crash on Mont Saint-Michel. Aboard Faceless’s airship, Éléonore meets automata like Captain Graziano....

E26
Animal Show

Air Date: 2019-04-18

24m

Lise tames Dr. Lao’s beasts, killing him. Faceless beats Éléonore to possess Masaru. Colombine shows Masaru the Shiro...

E27
Download

Air Date: 2019-04-25

24m

Masaru fights Faceless’s automata with Harlequin. Lise and Colombine battle to stop Faceless’s rocket. Faceless tries...

E28
Pig-chan Was Gone

Air Date: 2019-05-02

24m

Masaru resists Faceless’s control, using Éléonore’s blood. Colombine fights Diamantina’s teddy bears. Masaru frees Él...

E29
What Shirogane Did

Air Date: 2019-05-09

24m

Éléonore proves her loyalty by sharing Aqua Vitae with Zonapha sufferers. Faceless threatens to kill humanity with Ap...

E30
Pieta

Air Date: 2019-05-16

24m

Guy challenges Narumi over Éléonore but is dying. Masaru learns Narumi is alive and searches for him. The Nakamachi C...

E31
Black Meteor

Air Date: 2019-05-23

24m

Vilma equips the Nakamachi Circus with Éléonore’s blood-tinted knives. Automata attack the train, and Vilma dies figh...

E32
Valediction

Air Date: 2019-05-30

24m

Shinobu consoles Masaru, revealing Éléonore’s sacrifices. The Nakamachi Trio prepares to fight Lady Spider and Captai...

E33
The Nakamachi Trio vs Lady Spider

Air Date: 2019-06-06

24m

The Nakamachi Trio distracts Lady Spider with circus tricks, killing her with Vilma’s knife. Arlequino and Pantalone ...

E34
Rearguard

Air Date: 2019-06-13

24m

Éléonore fights Harlequin to protect Narumi. Narumi defeats Bringhella. Masaru beats Captain Graziano. At the launch ...

E35
Embrace

Air Date: 2019-06-20

24m

Masaru blinds Narumi to take his place in the shuttle. Narumi and Éléonore defeat Harlequin and declare their love. A...

E36
The Curtain Falls

Air Date: 2019-06-27

24m

Faceless refuses Masaru’s plea for the Zonapha cure. Diamantina destroys Francine automata but is dismantled. Faceles...

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Top Cast

Chihiro Ueda
Chihiro Ueda
Masaru Saiga
Rikiya Koyama
Rikiya Koyama
Narumi Katou
Megumi Hayashibara
Megumi Hayashibara
Shirogane Saigazaki
Romi Park
Romi Park
Lucille Berneuil
Masahiko Tanaka
Masahiko Tanaka
Shōji Saiga
Akio Otsuka
Akio Otsuka
Zenji Saiga
Takahiro Sakurai
Takahiro Sakurai
Akira Ashika
Nozomu Sasaki
Nozomu Sasaki
Christophe Guy Lesch
Tomoyo Kurosawa
Tomoyo Kurosawa
Talanda Liselotte Tachibana
Marina Inoue
Marina Inoue
Vilma Thorne
Hisao Egawa
Hisao Egawa
Shinobu Nakamachi
Ryota Iwasaki
Ryota Iwasaki
Noriyuki Nakamachi
Kaito Ishikawa
Kaito Ishikawa
Hiroo Nakamachi