One of the stories in Karakuri Circus, the "Karakuri Arc," centers around one of the main characters, Narumi Kato, and depicts the battle between the automatons, humanity's enemy who spreads the Zonaha disease, and the Shirogane, doll destroyers destined to destroy the automatons. This time, we've put together a list of the main characters of Shirogane!
[Karakuri Circus] Before we introduce the main characters, what are Shirogane?
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Shirogane are individuals who have overcome the Zonaha disease by drinking the elixir "Water of Life." In exchange for gaining powerful regenerative abilities, their minds are dominated by a desire for revenge against the "automatons." They only age once every five years and are essentially immortal, but they will die if a vital part of their body is destroyed all at once, such as by excessive bleeding. In order to fight against the automatons of the Midnight Circus, each Shirogane uses a combat doll called a "Suspension Puppet."
[Karakuri Circus] Shirogane Main Character #1: Narumi Kato
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One of the main characters of Karakuri Circus, he was originally a kind-hearted young man suffering from Zonaha disease.
However, he gets caught up in a battle over the inheritance of Saiga Masaru, and goes missing while shielding Masaru from an explosion, leaving behind only one arm. However, he is actually saved by Shirogane Guy Christophe Resch, who makes him drink the "Water of Life" to revive him from serious injuries, and he becomes a Shirogane. He is then told of the Shirogane's mission, and is inevitably drawn into the battle against the automatons.
Chinese Martial Arts Practitioner
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While all the Shirogane use "suspended string puppets" as a countermeasure against automata, Narumi Kato fights using Chinese martial arts and a transplanted arm from an Arurukan. Attacks imbued with energy are a special attack against automatons, and his skills are highly valued, leading to his help from Guy-Christophe Rech.
For some reason, he wasn't controlled by Shirogane's desire for revenge.
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Those who drink the "Water of Life" passed down to Shirogane and his companions are controlled by a desire for revenge against the automatons. However, Narumi Kato was not controlled by this desire for revenge and retained his humanity. However, after learning the fate of those infected with Zonaha disease, he decides to become a demon against the automatons.
Kato Narumi Gives Up Being Human
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The battle between Kato Narumi and the Shirogane and the automatons is extremely fierce, and one by one, his fellow Shirogane fall. During the battle, Kato Narumi loses all of his limbs, but the Shirogane risk their lives to save him, as he has not lost his humanity even after becoming a Shirogane, and entrust their mission to Narumi. They transplant the "puppets" of the fallen Shirogane into themselves and rise again. However, despite the many sacrifices made, Narumi was unable to achieve his goal and of his own volition gave up being human.
[Karakuri Circus] Shirogane Main Character #2: "Shirogane Saiga"
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Shirogane is the heroine of Karakuri Circus and the controller of the "Arlequin" puppet. She was sent from France to protect Masaru Saiga. Her real name is Eleonore Saiga. Shirogane was born under a strange fate that is at the heart of the story, and has a connection that spans three generations, but thanks to the efforts of her parents, she was able to grow up without knowing about her strange fate.
The Doll That Never Smiles
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As a Shirogane, she spent her days fighting automatons, and was raised like an emotionless doll, never truly smiling. However, after meeting Narumi Kato, her humanity began to grow, and her encounters with Masaru Saiga and the members of Nakamachi Circus further strengthened her humanity. However, behind the scenes of Saiga Shirogane's transformation into a human, Kato Narumi, who turned Saiga Shirogane into a human, will give up being human.
[Karakuri Circus] Shirogane Main Character #3: Guy Christophe Rech
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Shirogane controls the string puppet "Olympia." Nicknamed "Olympia's Lover" and "The Legendary Destroyer of 200 Dolls," Shirogane boasts exceptional combat abilities. He is the one who gave the dying Narumi Kato the Water of Life and drew him into the automaton battle. In the Karakuri Arc, he serves as Narumi Kato's partner.
I Love Mommy
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Because he was separated from Narumi Kato due to a hijacking by an automaton, his appearance shifted from the Karakuri arc to the Circus arc, and he did not participate in the final battle in the Sahara Desert. He is a character who knows the fate of Shoji Saiga, Angelina, Eleonore, and Sadayoshi Saiga, and appears throughout Karakuri Circus. He is a severe mama's boy, but refers not to his real mother, but to Angelina, who taught him human emotions.
The Man Involved in Everything in Karakuri Circus
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In the Karakuri arc, she teams up with Narumi Kato. In the Karakuri Circus arc, she's involved in Masaru Saiga's training. She's taught Eleonore fighting techniques since she was a child, and she has had a major influence on the main characters of Karakuri Circus.
[Karakuri Circus] Shirogane Main Character #4: Lucille Berneuil
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She is one of the oldest Shirogane, having fought from the beginning of the war against the automatons controlling the Mujinni puppets to the present day. However, even though she is a Shirogane, aging has taken its toll on her body, making her unable to fight for long periods of time. Having lived for so long, she is a highly skilled old woman, skilled in using all manner of weapons, including modern weapons and sabers, and even piloting a jet plane.
Lucille Burns with Revenge
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Although she lacks the emotional sway of a typical Shirogane, she does show signs of love for Angelina and concern for Mincia. Despite her clumsy nature, Shirogane is essentially kind. Her goal is to exact revenge on Dottore, who murdered her young son.
Lucille's Final Moments
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Dottore, the only one of the four oldest members who was still able to act after being immobilized by the fake Francine doll's commands, was told that he would be able to move if he thought, "The Francine doll has nothing to do with me." He provoked Dottore, and as a result, Dottore broke the spell. However, this also meant denying his own meaning, and he collapsed in despair. Lucille took satisfaction in Dottore's despair and died.
[Karakuri Circus] Shirogane Main Character #5: "Faceless"
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The leader of Shirogane-O, a cyborgized version of Shirogane. Nicknamed "The Faceless of the Three Solutions," Shirogane possesses exceptional combat abilities, mastering disassembly and dissolution, but he also possesses a somewhat shady side. However, after losing the woman he loved to an automaton, he has a stronger hatred for automatons than most. In order to save Narumi Kato, he entangles himself in the giant jackhammer "Rolling Slasher," stopping it, and then, entrusting all hope to Narumi, he ends his life...or not. More on her later.
[Karakuri Circus] Shirogane Main Character #5: "Fatima"
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A female Shirogane active mainly in the Sahara. She had heard rumors about Narumi Kato and had feelings of admiration for him, but upon meeting him, she developed feelings of affection. She demonstrated excellent teamwork with Mincia, but she also charged alone against Pantalone and Arlecchino to buy time for Narumi's surgery. However, by the time Narumi arrived, she had already suffered a fatal wound.
Failed to Achieve
A Shirogane who controls the string puppet "Sleipnir." A descendant of Vikings, he initially takes a negative attitude toward Narumi, but during the final battle, he joins the other Shirogane in protecting Narumi. Wounded during the battle, Darl realizes his end is near and shares his blood with the dying Narumi Kato, entrusting his hopes to her. Finally, he activates the plastic bomb inside him, destroying many of the automatons and then dying himself. His "Sleipnir" becomes part of Narumi Kato's limbs. Shirogane controls the puppet "Mamba." Initially, he was negative towards Narumi, but he believes that the strong are right, and after losing an arm wrestling match, he begins to accept Narumi. Thanks to Narumi's efforts, he reaches the Francine doll unscathed, but is unable to destroy it. Instead, he and Columbine die in a duel, entrusting their hopes to Narumi. His "Mamba" becomes part of Narumi's limbs. A Shirogane who controls the "Pentagona Knocker" puppet. Despite being a Shirogane, he has a family and leaves his wife Mary and their children Al and Richie behind to participate in the final battle. Together with Schwarches Toa, he performs surgery to save the dying Narumi Kato. Kato Narumi miraculously recovers and destroys the Francine doll, but it turns out to be a fake. Narumi is unable to reveal the truth until the very end, but he realizes this and almost forcibly gives up the remaining slot in the escape capsule, allowing Narumi and Mincia to escape. His promise before leaving to go see Richie's school play is never kept. Shirogane runs a hospital in Germany. His greatest and most terrible shame is that he once found the Francine doll, worshipped by an automaton that had spread the Zonaha disease, beautiful. He fights against the automatons to break away from that past. Despite suffering a fatal wound in the final battle, he completes Narumi's suture surgery and entrusts his friend Rockenfield with the remaining reconnection surgery before dying. Shirogane controls the puppet "Grigory." Originally a young officer guarding the nobles of the Romanov dynasty, he was unable to be present during the revolution and was forced to fight, searching for a place to die. However, if he could protect someone like Narumi Kato, perhaps he could have protected what he needed to protect. With this in mind, Dmitri risks his life to shield Narumi from an automaton's attack and dies satisfied with his life. Shirogane, the daughter of Lucille Berneuil, led a turbulent life. She became Shirogane during the tragedy at Clog Village, and her body became a vessel for storing the "soft stone," making her a constant target for automatons. After that, Lucille kept her away from fighting, and she wandered the world, eventually ending up in Japan. There, he meets Saiga Masaru's grandfather, Saiga Shoji. Saiga Shoji, formerly known as Shojiro, was Shirogane's apprentice who came to Japan, and the Arurukan puppet was created by Shirogane and Shojiro. Through Angelina's Arurukan and her words, which retain fragments of Shirogane's memories, Shojiro learns of Shirogane and his companions' fate, and he accepts and marries Angelina. Later, they fight Guy, who has come to retrieve a soft stone. However, a malfunction of Guy's puppet, Olympia, causes Guy to collapse. Angelina nurses him, and her maternal love soothes his heart. However, someone later plots to send a large number of automatons at them. Despite fighting bravely to protect Guy, Shoji, and Eleonore, she loses a large amount of blood and ends her life. Commander Faceless, commander of Shirogane-O, sacrificed his life to save Narumi Kato. However, he is actually the mastermind behind all the incidents in "Karakuri Circus." It's all his fault that Saiga Masaru inherited a huge inheritance and ended up being targeted for assassination, that Kato Narumi was infected with Zonaha disease, that Saiga Shirogane (Eleonore) was raised as a doll, that the Shirogane crew was burdened with a cruel fate, that the automatons spread Zonaha disease all over the world, and that Angelina died. His true identity is the alchemist Shirogane. Shirogane fell in love with the same woman as his brother, but it was his brother who fell in love with her. From there, things became complicated. Shirogane inherited his memories through alchemy and has survived to the present day. His obsession with Angelina, the spitting image of the woman he fell in love with, and her daughter, Eleonore, makes him the source of most of the feuds in "Karakuri Circus." The Shiroganes are burdened with an incredibly cruel fate. Ultimately, most of them lose their lives. This merciless and brutal fate is one of the highlights of Karakuri Circus. The story of how Shirogane's fate leads to the final chapter will leave you deeply moved when you finish watching!
[Karakuri Circus] Shirogane Main Character #6: "Edward Dahl"
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Source: Karakuri Circus © Kazuhiro Fujita, Shogakukan / Twin EngineAfter saving Narumi...
Source: Karakuri Circus © Kazuhiro Fujita, Shogakukan / Twin Engine[Karakuri Circus] Shirogane Main Character #9: "Schwarzes Toa"
Source: Karakuri Circus © Kazuhiro Fujita, Shogakukan / Twin Engine[Karakuri Circus] Shirogane Main Character #10: Dmitri Ivanov
Source: Karakuri Circus © Kazuhiro Fujita, Shogakukan / Twin Engine[Karakuri Circus] Shirogane Main Character #11 "Saiga Angelina"
Source: Karakuri Circus © Kazuhiro Fujita, Shogakukan / Twin EngineMarried to Shoji Saiga
Source: Karakuri Circus © Kazuhiro Fujita, Shogakukan / Twin EngineStrong Mother
Source: Karakuri Circus © Kazuhiro Fujita, Shogakukan / Twin Engine[Karakuri Circus] Shirogane Main Character #12 "About Him"
Source: Karakuri Circus © Kazuhiro Fujita, Shogakukan / Twin EngineI did it all
Source: Karakuri Circus © Kazuhiro Fujita, Shogakukan / Twin EngineIt's all my doing
Source: Karakuri Circus © Kazuhiro Fujita, Shogakukan / Twin EngineSummary of the Main Characters of Karakuri Circus Shirogane
