TV Tensuke (partially lost early Japanese puppet series; 1955-1956)
This was one of The first puppet shows nhk had produced and this was part of the "Serial Marionette" series it was well received for its bizarre scene and stories there were 6 series and 84 episodes in total and it was about a boy is disciple and calls himself "TV Tensuke" and exterminates bandits and pirates. of the 6 series made and 84 episode produced only the fourth episode called "Bandit Brabuhei appearance volume" (山賊ブラゝブ平登場の巻) is known to exist today of this Early Puppet Show like with galaxy boy troop despite its limited run it did receive a bit of merchandise and at least one picture book and one manga book called "TV Tensuke Manyuki 1 Riku no Maki" the first volume of the nhk puppet show chronicles dvd series called "Puppet Show Chronicles Series 1 Chirorin Village and the Walnut Tree" cotains the lone surviving episode of this early puppet show along side the surviving episode of the first tv adaption of homeless child also from 1955 being the final episode https://www2.nhk.or.jp/archives/tv60bin/detail/index.cgi?das_id=D0009010055_00000