Saber Marionette J

Genre

science fiction anime and manga, adventure anime and manga, mystery anime and manga

Country

Japan

How it feels

In a world of male-only clones, a boy activates three female android marionettes programmed with different personalities. The marionettes and their master deal with threats from rival territories while learning about emotions and loyalty.

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What happens

Saber Marionette J (Japanese: セイバーマリオネットJ, Hepburn: Seibā Marionetto Jei) is a Japanese anime television series produced by Studio Junio. aired on TV Tokyo from October 1, 1996, to March 25, 1997. It is the first installment of the Saber Marionette franchise. The show was localized in North America by Ocean Productions and into six other languages by various companies. In between production, Saber Marionette J spun off into other media. A manga serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's Dragon Age magazine ran from October 1996 to November 1999, and was collected into five volumes. A concurrent radio drama was broadcast and the show's original soundtrack was published by Kings Records. The show was also the basis for a PlayStation fighting game called Saber Marionette J: Battle Sabers, developed and published by Tom Create. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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