Hitogata

Kadono was an isolated philosopher possessing a nihilistic view on life. One day, he discovered a old man collapsed in the street with a case beside him. Walking away with the case, Kadono discovered within an exquisitely made life-size female doll. The old man was in fact the great professor Magara of the imperial capital. While directing his maid Kyoko to investigate the connection between the professor and this doll, Kadono became strongly attracted to it. Before long, he began to hear the doll talking to him in his mind. But how can an inanimate object be alive? Captivated by the doll’s suspicious charm, Kadono’s mind was gradually destroyed. Before long Kyoko had finished her investigation, but what terrible secret did she uncover?