1998/Action/1999/Comedy Titles

High School student Shinichi Kudou was a virtual Sherlock Holmes, who the Tokyo police regularly turned to for help in solving baffling cases. But then he accidentally learned too much for his own good about a murder case, and was caught by the villains. They poisoned him and left him for dead, but the "poison" had an unexpected effect--rather than killing him, it caused Shinichi to revert to the appearance of an elementary school boy! He retains his skills as a brilliant detective, however, and since that incident has managed to become adopted by his former girlfriend and her less-than-exemplary private detective father. With them he carries on his passion, and searches for clues to a possible antidote to the poison he was forced to swallow.

Lime, Cherry, Bloodberry, and Otaru are back (minus their eating establishment) along with the very homosexual Hanagata and the Saber Dolls Luchs, Panther, and Tiger. As the first batch of female clones from Lorelei, attacks from outside sources attempting to steal the clones increase, causing Baiko and Tamasaburou to be even more vigilant. The changes going on cause the Saber Marionettes to reflect on their future place in the world. Meanwhile the Saber Dolls get a mysterious blank letter from their master Faust, the former ruler of Gartland. Taking their leave of their Saber Marionette friends, they go to join their master. When Lorelei is kidnapped, it appears that Faust has returned to his evil ways. But could there be more to this than it seems? And what about what is going on in Xian? Who is after Lorelei's clones and why? And will Otaru be forced to choose to spend his life with only one of his three precious Saber Marionettes?

Lina and Naga are back for more of what they do when they are together. First, after Naga accidently burns down a local Inn (and destroy's Lina's luggage), the town's mayor says that if they will rescue missing townfolks from a nearby ruin, their debts will be forgiven. Too bad a vampire lord named Steindorf lives in those ruins.