Takeshi Obata
is a Japanese manga series written by Masaru Miyazaki (under the alias Sharakumaro) and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. It was serialized in the Shueisha magazine "Weekly Shōnen Jump" from May 1995 to January 1996. The chapters were collected into four "tankōbon" bound volumes. The plot follows Tachibana Sakon, a bunraku puppeteer who solves mysteries with Ukon, a puppet. The manga was adapted into a 26-episode anime television series by Tokyo Movie Shinsha and broadcast on the satellite network WOWOW from October 1999 to March 2000.