Karakuri Circus S1E1 — The Curtain Rises
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Karakuri Circus•Season 1•Episode 1

The Curtain Rises

7.8/10 · 42 votesOct 11, 201824 min

Ranked #30 of 36 in Season 1•−0.4 vs season avg

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Narumi Katou, in a bear costume promoting the Straw Circus, encounters Masaru Saiga, who accidentally triggers Narumi’s Zonapha attack. Masaru’s laugh saves Narumi, but he’s kidnapped by men in black suits. Narumi rescues him, escaping by train. Masaru shares his father’s death and inheritance tied

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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

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Episode Summary

"The Curtain Rises" is episode 1 of Karakuri Circus season 1. It scored 7.8/10 from 42 votes, ranking #30 of 36 episodes this season (season average 8.2). It aired on October 11, 2018.

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