操弄木偶的少年——橘左近，是國寶級人物的傀儡師——橘左衛門的孫子。「操縱木偶即操縱人，腹語術即讀心術，模仿的不單只是語調，還有內心的聲音。」左近遵從祖父的教誨，與搭檔——木偶右近，在相互應答下，讓一件件命案真相水落石出……
Original Character Design
Storyboard (ep 13)
Sound Effects
Episode Director (ep 8)
Episode Director (eps 13, 18)
Editing
Theme Song Performance
Character Design
Sound Director
Producer
Director of Photography (Director of Digital Photography)
Episode Director (ep 6)
Script (eps 18-20)
Assistant Producer
Episode Director (ep 3)
Art Director
Music
Music
Storyboard (ep 6)
Inserted Song Performance (ep 20)
Original Creator
Script (eps 21-23)
Storyboard (eps 17, 22)
Episode Director (eps 10, 15)
Script (eps 14-17, 24-26)
Storyboard (eps 5, 12), Episode Director (eps 2, 5, 12)
Theme Song Performance
Director, Storyboard (eps 1-3, 8, 18, 26), Episode Director (eps 1, 26)
1999年 季度排名 #1
1999年 動畫總排名 #31