Karakuri Zoushi Ayatsuri Sakon
人形草紙あやつり左近 , Ningyou Zoushi Ayatsuri Sakon, Puppet Master Sakon, Tales of Puppetmaster Sakon
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.
