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1	A short manga composed by five volumes and written by Yuzo Takada, author of 3x3Eyes and BlueSeed.
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3	The story begins in Feudal Japan, when ToyotomiHideyoshi is the ruler of the land. The beautiful but [[{{Tomboy}} tomboish]] princess Kiku of Kamigawa ask the help of the legendary "Puppet Master" Seibei Tsuchimura, in order stop the plans of her EvilUncle who has poisoned her [[KissingCousins Cousin/future husband]] Tatsumaru. The old Seibei has left the Puppetmastery art long ago, but he offer her the help of his apprentice and son-in-law [[HeroicSociopath Genzo Tsuchimura]], who is trying to make a perfect puppet of her deceased and beloved wife Saki. Soon the OddCouple get involved in a series of weird events and secrets plots.
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5	The series doesn't really follow a specific arc, but it's more like a series of short stories, usually in a {{Horror}} fashion with some dark humor, drama and mistery inside. One of the volumes contains a short story which take place two hundred years later and its about O-shizu, a young girl working for a ''Kawaraban'' (sort of newspaper), a wandering swordmaster looking for a cursed blade and some misterious gruesome murders.
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8	!!''Genzo'' provides examples of:
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10	* AbsurdlySharpBlade: the Samoji sword in the second volume and the Gotsumaru blade in the special. [[spoiler: the Yamiganemaru blade in the last story]].
11	* ActionGirl: Kiku and Otsuru
12	* AloofBigBrother: Koshiro Honebami to Genzo
13	* AllAmazonsWantHercules: Sort of: Kiku says she will only marry a man strong enough to beat her in a swordfight, but she has eyes only for Genzo
14	* AnimeAnatomy: averted: naked females will often appear, and not only their nipples but their pubes too are visible
15	* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: sort of. Kiku's love for Genzo is clear, [[spoiler: but only in the final story she asks him to marry her]].
16	* {{Antihero}}: Genzo. He slowly gets better thanks to Kiku and Otsuru
17	* ArtificialHuman: Genzo's puppets can easly pass as living humans and are often used as decoys for Daimyo.
18	* ArtificialLimbs: at the beginning of the last story a limpy old man asks Genzo to make an artificial leg for him. [[spoiler: it doesn't end well..]]
19	* ArrangedMarriage: Kiku with Tatsumaru at first. It was later played for laugh in a Kiku-centered mini arc
20	* AttemptedRape: First Kiku's Uncle [[ParentalIncest on her]] and also Denzaemon on Oshizu ''with a [[GroinAttack katana blade.]]'' They bot get what they deserve...
21	* AxeCrazy: [[spoiler: Yasuke wielding the Yamiganemaru and, for a brief istant, Kiku herself]]
22	* BadAss: the nameless Samurai with Gotsumaru in the extra.
23	** BadAssAdorable: Otsuru.
24	** BadAssNormal: Pricess Kiku may lack tricks or otherwordly powers, but she's more than capable to slice through hordes of enemies dualwielding swords!
25	* BaldOfAwesome: The one-shot villain Kaikyo the Warrior Monk sports one.
26	* BerserkButton: ''Don't'' call Kiku [[{{Pettanko}} Flat-chested]], or she'll rip you a new one!
27	* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: Averted. Some pretty ladies get awful-looking scars on their bodies. [[spoiler: Kiku shows the signs of her battle with Yasuke at the end.]]
28	* {{Bifauxnen}}: Prince(ss) Kiku can easly pass as a pretty man when she wear samurai clothes. [[spoiler: Kiyone as well]]
29	* BigBad: Each story has his own, but probably the most blatant and suitable is Maria Kusuru.
30	* [[spoiler: BittersweetEnding]]:[[spoiler: Kiku survives and both Yasuke and Yamiganemaru are no longer a threath, but Genzo has gone and his whereabouts are unclear. Yet there's still a bit of Hope]].
31	* BladeBelowTheShoulder: Otsuru has a [[HooksAndCrooks sickle blade]] instead of her right hand.
32	* BlobMonster: Genzo's and Koshiro's puppets tend to turn into a large [[CombatTentacles tentacled mass]] of flesh when hit, so that they can grab the opponent and hold him still. It was also used to kill Kiku's uncle.
33	* BlushSticker: Osato has them.
34	* BreakTheCutie: Poor Genzo, who got his wife horribly killed in front of his eyes. Also Otsuru in volume 1 and 5.
35	* BoobsOfSteel: Maria Kurusu is renowed as a strong fighter, and she has the largest bust of the entire female cast.
36	* BuriedAlive: [[spoiler: Kahei's wife. Her spirit claims his life for this.]]
37	* ButNotTooForeign: The above mentioned Maria is half Portuguese
38	* CompleteMonster: many villains are really disgusting. Genzo and Kiku often give them what they deserved.
39	** Also Denzaemon Kogure in the extra short story, a JackTheRipoff who wields a cursed blade
40	* CreepyDoll
41	* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: the last battle in the last story.
42	** in the extra: the nameless ronin ''cutting the BigBad in half'' with a single slash from Gotsumaru. "Made to crush down evil indeed"...
43	* CrowningMomentOfFunny: despite being a dark series, it offers some funny parts and gags. Including Otsuru stealing food from farmers and fishermen and staring at Kiku when she's about to make out with Genzo and whenever Kiku's bosom is involved.
44	** Also in the fifth volume, when Kiku schemes a plot in order to avoid marriage and asks Genzo's help. HilarityEnsues
45	* CuteLittleFangs: Otsuru has them.
46	* CuteGhostGirl: Kiku helped one once
47	* DarkAndTroubledPast: Genzo
48	* DarkIsNotEvil: Genzo uses monstruos puppets and can see ghosts, but at least he'a a decent guy
49	* DeadLittleSister: Koshiro's reason for facing Genzo, since he blames him of her death.
50	* DeadPersonImpersonation: Many nobles and Daimyo hire Genzo in order to have a functional decoy of a dead person. Also [[spoiler: Hikoichi's son and Chiyomaru/Kiyone]]
51	* DullEyesOfUnhappiness: Genzo's eyes are always like this. In some rare occasions they're lit with a [[SlasherSmile demonic light]].
52	* EvilCounterpart: Koshiro to Genzo
53	* EvilIsSexy: Maria Kusuru. A strong, [[BuxomIsBetter big-breasted]], [[EvilRedhead red-headed]] woman with a [[OfCorsetsSexy black corset]] and a [[WhipItGood whip to boot]]. She's also bent on overthrowing Hideyoshi, [[DistractedByTheSexy if you care..]]
54	* EvilTwin: in a Otsuru centered miniarc a man abandon one of his newborn twins in a field and he grow up as a stubborn farmer named Kosuke. [[spoiler: he fall in love with Otsuru ask her to be his wife and [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming give her a new wooden arm]]. Then his {{Jerkass}} noble brother pops out and [[KickTheDog kill him for the Lulz]]. At least he got killed by Otsuru too.]]
55	* EvilWeapon: The Jintsumaru Tenganken is said to have hypnotic powers. True or not, is still a darn creepy, sharp katana.
56	** [[spoiler: the Yamiganemaru contains the wrath of the former owners and always seeks for blood and revenge.]]
57	* FakingTheDead: Done sometimes, it's one of Genzo's speciality Including [[spoiler: Osato, Tatsugoro Momose, Kiyone]]
58	* FetishFuel: Tons of it. Genzo is a huge offender, and has a thing for looking closely at naked and beautiful bodies... and it's implied that the gender [[DepravedBisexual is irrelevant]]. (granted, he's not really interested in sex, mind you...)
59	** FetishFuelStationAttendant: Genzo and Otsuru.
60	* FluffyTamer: [[spoiler: Kiyone and before her Urakami Matazaemon]] managed to make friend with a Wholphin (a sort of Orca)
61	* FrogsAndToads: Genzo is always followed by small frog-like puppets dressed like samurais and can make them speak.
62	* GoodScarsEvilScars: [[{{Moe}} Osato]] has a hideous scar across her body. [[spoiler: Kiyone has many singed spots on her skin ]]
63	* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Genzo put up a huge one at the climax in order to save his beloved Kiku from the Yamiganemaru's curse. [[IGotBetter Somehow it seems he survived]].]]
64	* HighOctaneNightmareFuel: sure some scenes can be scary, surreal or gory. Including Genzo'puppets turning into amorphous masses of flesh and innards, and in the first case, with Tatsumaru's ''rotting, worm-infested face giggling'' at the EvilUncle
65	** also when he make the first puppet based on Kiku. The whole scene is awfully similar to a rape scene
66	** [[spoiler: [[DemonicPossession Sword-possesed Yasuke]] deserves a mention.]]
67	* [[HotSpringsEpisode Hot Spring Sequence]]. Happens once, with a handful of {{Fanservice}}.
68	* IHaveYouNowMyPretty: Denzaemon with O-shizu in the extra. He even comments on her being still a virgin. Averted, since he plans to rip her stomach open in a sort of Dark Ritual.
69	* [[spoiler:IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy]]: [[spoiler: Saki's ghost to Genzo]]
70	* InstantSedation: Genzo's sleeping powder, one of his many tricks
71	* JackTheRipoff: Denzaemon's Modus Operandi.
72	* {{Jerkass}}: many of them. [[spoiler: Kosuke's twin brother takes the cake]].
73	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Genzo
74	* KatanasAreJustBetter: averted in the Samoji sword arc, where the [[CarryABigStick Kanabo wielding]] monk Kyokai easly snaps Kiku's swords with a well aimed swing. Played straight otherwise.
75	* LesYay: a tiny one: when Kiku manages to defeat all her male suitors, her father decide to change plans and offers "[[{{Tomboy}} ''Prince'']] Kiku's hand to various beautiful noblewomen. Kiku wasn't amused....
76	* LuminescentBlush: Kiku, whenever she daydreams about her and Genzo.
77	* MalevolentMaskedMan: Kurojishi, [[spoiler: Maria's]] [[TheDragon right-hand man]], sports a huge demonic black mask.
78	* {{Moe}}: Osato and, sometimes, Otsuru
79	* MomentKiller: Otsuru's presence always thwarts Kiku's chances of sharing a [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean good time]] with Genzo.
80	* {{Ninja}}: they once met a small gang of all-boys ninjas. ItMakesSenseInContext
81	* NotDistractedByTheSexy: A village leader once tried to entice Genzo with two beautiful curvaceous ladies. His answer? sending out a frog puppet [[CrowningMomentOfFunny who called them both "Ugly Hags!"]]
82	* ParentalAbandonment: Genzo was adopted by [[OldMaster Seibei]].
83	* {{Pettanko}}: Kiku. And Genzo seems to be almost obsessed with remembering this to her at any chance.
84	** not mentioning when he recognize her without looking by groping her chest!
85	* [[PeoplePuppet '''Puppet Master''']]: Forget [[Naruto Sasori]], forget [[OnePiece Doflamingo]], [[RuleOfThree forget]] [[Trigun Legato]]. Tsujimura Genzo is simply '''THE''' ''KING'' of this trope!
86	* RapeIsOkWhenItIsFemaleOnMale: Kiku's eventually plan to drunk Genzo so that she can have her way with him. She missed her chance though
87	* RavensAndCrows: Koshirou has a huge creepy raven on his shoulder.
88	* RazorFloss: averted. Genzo uses a lot of threads, but never as weapons. [[spoiler: during his first battle with Yasuke uses them to bind him in order to get some time]].
89	* SeeYouInHell: [[spoiler: Maria after her VillanousBreakdown]]
90	* SlasherSmile: Genzo has a few of this when he gets serious, and he's [[NightmareFuel as creepy as Hell!]]. Maria too, but not so creepy
91	* StalkerWithACrush: Kiku sometimes behaves as one.
92	* TearJerker: some scenes are really touching. The story of Hina and Shokichi is a perfect example
93	* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: For Denzaemon at least, who's smart enough to have a longer, deadlier sword concealed in the cloack.
94	* ToyotomiHideyoshi: appears in the story, but he's not a major figure. Besides, he [[{{Gonk}} really looks like a Monkey!]]
95	* {{Tsundere}}: Kiku.
96	* UngratefulBastard: [[spoiler: the first thing Yasuke dies after Genzo made him a new leg? Try to chop him to ribbons with his sword]].
97	* UnusualEars: Hideyoshi has huge ears. Also some characters have slightly pointy ears.
98	* {{Ventriloquism}}: Genzo with his smaller puppets and Koshiro with his pet crow.
99	* WifeHusbandry: Gender-flipped with [[spoiler: young Genzo and Saki, courtesy of Koshiro]]
100	* WholesomeCrossdresser: Kiku is always seen dressed as a Samurai. [[spoiler: also Kiyone disguised herself as Chiyomaru.]]

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