Karakuri Circus
2018 1 season · 36 ep live_tv Scripted Japan

Karakuri Circus

からくりサーカス

Karakuri Circus sits in the top 8% of Japan seriess on this catalog — ranked #383 of 4,579 by TMDB audience score.

Synopsis

からくりサーカス

Narumi is certain that Masaru will be kidnapped by wooden puppets with supernatural strength after fighting them with all his strength. Masaru inherited his father's wealth which has brought many enemies out of the shadows, too many for Narumi to defend him alone. When Narumi is feeling discouraged, Masaru's watcher, Shirogane, arrives with a powerful weapon, the puppet Arlequin.

Reception Benchmarks

8.2
TMDB Rating
114
Audience Reviews
Outstanding
Critical Tier

Ranked #383 of 4,579 Japan seriess indexed here (92nd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +1.3 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Action & Adventure productions specifically: #161 of 743 (top 22%).

Also On Tokyo MX

Other series that aired on Tokyo MX.

Action & Adventure + Mystery in Japan

69 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Action & Adventure and Mystery genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Karakuri Circus itself).

The 2017–2019 Japan Window

Among 569 Japan seriess we catalog from this window, Karakuri Circus places #73 — near the top of its class.

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The 2010s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Karakuri Circus premiered alongside 194 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 194 other Japan seriess in 2018.

The 3838th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (1,671 seriess).

Audience Engagement

114
Reviews
78th
Review-volume percentile
75th
Popularity percentile

114 audience reviews — more than 78% of Japan seriess in our index.

Popularity sits at the 75th percentile among Japan seriess.

Broadcast Timeline

First Air Date
October 11, 2018
Last Air Date
June 27, 2019
Broadcast Span
9 months
Total Episodes
36 across 1 season
Format
Scripted
Total Runtime
≈ 14.4 hours

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesStudio VOLN
Series TypeScripted
Seasons / Episodes1 / 36
Release DateOctober 11, 2018
Official Sitekarakuri-anime.com

Questions Answered

Who created Karakuri Circus?

Karakuri Circus was created by Kazuhiro Fujita.

When did Karakuri Circus end?

Karakuri Circus finished its run with its final episode airing on June 27, 2019.

Where did Karakuri Circus air?

Karakuri Circus aired on Tokyo MX, which has broadcast 8+ other Asian series indexed in this catalog.