After bringing it out to the Hulu service in 2014, Bandai Visual’s streaming of the Saber Marionette J series is about to draw to a close. With a planned expiration of June 1st, 2016, the twenty-five episode run is currently available in its original Japanese language as well as the English dub. The show is in the midst of a potential revival/new project in Japan so while there’s a possibility of an extension being put in place, it’s more likely that it’ll expire and be kept to the sidelines for a while in order to give the new project all the attention.
The series was originally released in North America by Bandai Entertainment on DVD.
Plot concept: Welcome to Japoness, an all male society, where the only females are high performance emotionless androids known as “marionettes.” Martial arts student and all around nice guy, Otaru, accidentally discover and wakes a coquettish marionette named Lime. He soon learns that Lime is very different from other marionettes. After waking two more emotion filled marionettes, Cherry and Bloodberry – Otaru and friends will face tough challenges ahead as they battle the evil Faust and his Saber Dolls. Can Otaru rise up to the challenge while teaching the marionettes about human emotions?
