I have arbitrarily and subjectively selected the top 10 strongest characters appearing in Karakuri Circus! Karakuri Circus is home to many powerful characters, including the automata, dolls with their own will, and the Shirogane, doll destroyers who destroy them. The main characters, Kato Narumi and Saiga Masaru, are also characters who grow stronger in completely different ways, and their strength is another highlight of the series.
[Karakuri Circus] Ranking of the Strongest Guys: #1 "Kato Narumi"
Source: Karakuri Circus © Kazuhiro Fujita, Shogakukan / Twin Engine
One of the main characters of Karakuri Circus. Having already mastered martial arts at the time of his first appearance, Narumi Kato was already strong from the start. However, he was caught in a huge explosion while trying to save Masaru Saiga and went missing, losing only one arm. Kato Narumi is saved by Shirogane's Guy Christophe Resch and begins living as a "Shirogane" who destroys automatons.
Narumi Becomes a Demon
Source: Karakuri Circus © Kazuhiro Fujita, Shogakukan / Twin Engine
After a fierce battle, Narumi loses all four limbs, but his fellow Shirogane warriors, who sacrificed their lives to fulfill their mission, replace them with those of their fallen comrades' puppets and rise again. However, his sacrifice was in vain as he was unable to achieve his goal, and Narumi abandoned his human emotions and became a demon to the automatons. Kato Narumi's strength after giving up his humanity was truly demonic.
[Karakuri Circus] Strongest Man Ranking #2: "Saiga Masaru"
Source: Karakuri Circus © Kazuhiro Fujita, Shogakukan / Twin Engine
When he first appeared, Saiga Masaru was a weak, crybaby child. However, after various experiences and encounters, he gained mental strength and threw himself into the world of fighting after learning the secret of his birth. Thanks to having the knowledge and experience of Faceless downloaded into him and his natural talent, Katsu quickly becomes a strong puppeteer, growing into one of the strongest puppeteers in the series.
He's become so strong
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He was once only protected by Narumi Kato and Shirogane Saiga, but by the time of the final battle, he had grown to the point where Narumi Kato trusted him. The string puppets he uses include "Jack-O'-Lantern" and others.
[Karakuri Circus] Strongest Guy Ranking: 3rd Place: "Faceless"
Source: Karakuri Circus © Kazuhiro Fujita, Shogakukan / Twin Engine
He is the mastermind behind almost all the feuds that occur in Karakuri Circus, and the final boss and mastermind behind every scene. When he was operating in the shadows as the commander of Shirogane O, he was known as the Faceless of the Three Solutions, and showed exceptional combat ability by making full use of dissolution and decomposition.
In the Final Battle
Source: Karakuri Circus © Kazuhiro Fujita, Shogakukan / Twin Engine
Saigakuru's overwhelming strength was due to having downloaded Faceless's knowledge and experience. Naturally, Faceless also possesses the strength befitting a final boss, and in the final battle with Saiga Masaru, he engages in a deadly battle using the puppet "Arurukan."
[Karakuri Circus] Strongest Man Ranking #4: Guy Christophe Rech
Source: Karakuri Circus © Kazuhiro Fujita, Shogakukan / Twin Engine
One of the most powerful Shirogane doll destroyers. He saved Narumi Kato's life in exchange for granting him the destiny of fighting as a Shirogane, and he serves as Narumi's partner in the Karakuri Arc. He has also been nicknamed the "Legendary 200 Doll Destroyer" because he once destroyed 200 dolls by himself.
Entrusting the Future
Source: Karakuri Circus © Kazuhiro Fujita, Shogakukan / Twin Engine
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This character appears in both the Karakuri and Circus arcs and has connections with many of the main characters. However, his body was nearing its limit, and in the final battle he entrusted his future to Kato Narumi and Saiga Masaru, destroyed 3,000 automatons, and met a tragic end. The puppet used was "Olympia."
[Karakuri Circus] Strongest Man Ranking #5: "Harlequin"
Source: Karakuri Circus © Kazuhiro Fujita, Shogakukan / Twin Engine
The leader of the "Final Four," the most advanced automatons created by Faceless. Equipped with a weather-controlling device, he can manipulate lightning, wind, rain, and fog. Its overwhelming power allowed it to destroy the four oldest Pantalones, but the attack it received at that time caused it to be damaged and it was easily destroyed in a battle with Kato Narumi.
[Karakuri Circus] Strongest Man Ranking: 6th Place: "Brigella"
Source: Karakuri Circus © Kazuhiro Fujita, Shogakukan / Twin Engine
One of the "Final Four," the most advanced automatons created by Faceless. Although an automaton, he fights using martial arts created by humans. However, in his battle with Arlecchino, his martial arts skills are useless due to the long-range attacks, so he compromises his beliefs and defeats Arlecchino with a small missile.
Even if it was just that one shot
Source: Karakuri Circus © Kazuhiro Fujita, Shogakukan / Twin Engine
His skills surpassed Narumi's martial arts, but Brigella's missile attacks, which he used in his fight with Arlecchino, gave him a thrill, leading to his destruction and giving Narumi an opportunity to turn the tables.
[Karakuri Circus] Strongest Guy Ranking: 7th Place: Diamantina
Source: Karakuri Circus © Kazuhiro Fujita, Shogakukan / Twin Engine
One of the "Final Four," the most advanced automatons created by Faceless. A female automaton, she wields the bear doll "Kuma-chan" and the bird doll "Tori-chan." He was in a situation where he was unable to defeat Columbine despite it being his old-fashioned way of fighting her, but he was victorious when Columbine used the Zonaha disease parasite to rescue Katsu and Eleanor.
Twisted love is not good, is it?!
Source: Karakuri Circus © Kazuhiro Fujita, Shogakukan / Twin Engine
Later, she boarded a shuttle bound for the space station, and despite showing selfish affection for Faceless, she was disassembled by Faceless. However, her appearance was reminiscent of Faceless himself, and it made Faceless realize his own ugliness.
[Karakuri Circus] Strongest Man Ranking: 8th Place: "Capitan Graziano"
Source: Karakuri Circus © Kazuhiro Fujita, Shogakukan / Twin Engine
One of the "Final Four," the cutting-edge automatons created by Faceless. Dressed like a medieval knight, he can deliver electricity to his opponents and fight in the air using jet propulsion. He engaged in a fierce aerial battle with Saiga Masaru, but was destroyed, completely cut in half, along with his lines, by Masaru, who inherited his grandfather's swordsmanship.
[Karakuri Circus] Strongest Man Ranking #9: "Pantalone"
Source: Karakuri Circus © Kazuhiro Fujita, Shogakukan / Twin Engine
The leader of the "Four Oldest," the first automatons created by Faceless. Despite demonstrating overwhelming combat prowess in the battle at Sahara, he was defeated by Narumi Kato, and his head was retrieved by Faceless.
He's laughing, isn't he?
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In the final battle, he fights Harlequin, but is destroyed, leaving only his head behind. However, Pantalone's relentless attacks on the horns give Narumi Kato the opportunity to defeat Harlequin.
[Karakuri Circus] Strongest Character Ranking #10: "Columbine"
Source: Karakuri Circus © Kazuhiro Fujita, Shogakukan / Twin Engine
The only female among the "Four Oldest" automatons, the first ones created by Faceless. After the final battle in the Sahara, it was recovered by Faceless and replaced with a body in Gothic Lolita fashion. In the showdown with Diamantina, despite being outdated, it fights on equal terms by making full use of its ability to collect Apollyons, but is caught up in an explosion while trying to save Eleonore and Katsu, who are falling from the shuttle, and is defeated.
Doll's Dream
Source: Karakuri Circus © Kazuhiro Fujita, Shogakukan / Twin Engine
Columbine, caught in the explosion and on the verge of being rendered incapacitated, was meant to meet her end in despair over her life, but just before that, Saiga Masaru arrived. Initially skeptical of Columbine's willingness to cooperate, Saiga Masaru embraced her in tears, and she passed away in Masaru's arms, satisfied with her life.
[Karakuri Circus] [Spoiler] Top 10 Strongest Characters
What do you think of this ranking of the characters in Karakuri Circus? In terms of character strength, the protagonists Narumi Kato and Masaru Saiga show remarkable growth. Their growth in completely different ways is a major highlight of the series.
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