Karakurizōshi Ayatsuri Sakon(人形草紙あやつり左近literally "Doll Puppeteer Sakon") is a manga series written by Masaru Miyazaki (as Sharaku Maro) and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. The series stars Tachibana Sakon(橘 左近), a bunraku puppeteer who solves mysteries with Ukon(右近), a puppet. Ayatsuri Sakon was adapted into an animated television series in 1999.