Saber Marionette J to X (1998)

Action · Adventure · Animation

Taking place mere months after the Saber Marionette J OVA series, this newest installment in the Saber Marionette line follows the continuing adventures of Otaru and his clan of selfless, obsessive marionette girls. This time, the evil Faust is back, and again toying with Marionette technology that was never meant to be explored. The Saber Dolls are back, and torn between their newfound love for Otaru and their undying loyalty to Faust; Will Otaru, Lime, Cherry and Bloodberry be able to stop Faust again, or are they all headed for the scrap heap?

IMDb rating: 7.0 (194 votes)
Episode average: 6.0 -1.0 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: JA
Type: TV series

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Seasons

Season 1 (1998)

5.95 avg 16 episodes 6.2 → 6.0 25 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Civilization All Over the Place	6.2	7
6	Two Otarus!? The Tightrope of Love	6.4	6
8	Cherry's Temporary Motherhood	6.0	6
9	The Forest, an Iron Ball and Everybody	5.8	5
10	Onigiri Tastes Like Peace!?	6.2	5
12	The Heaven's Cross of Fate	5.6	5
13	Evil Ambitions and the Rise of the Iron Beast	6.0	5
14	A Pair of Tickets for a Slow Train to Xian	5.2	5
16	Birds Without Wings	5.8	5
17	The Many Yesterdays and Todays	5.6	5
18	Under the Plasma Sky	5.8	5
19	1/3 of Sorrow	6.4	5
20	The Unrelenting Rain of Xian	6.0	5
21	The Scarlet Awakening	6.0	5
24	The Girls Beyond the Rainbow	6.2	5
25	Rays of Light	6.0	5