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13 Episodes 2021 - 2021
Episode 1
24 mins
In a very big manor lives The Shadows, an outstanding family of nobles. Emiriko, a living doll, start serving there. Everything is a mystery here, let's follow the clumsy Emiriko's adventure as a servant.

Episode 2
24 mins
Emilico is assigned to a cleaning squad with three other Dolls: Mia, Lou and Rosemary, discovering the existence of many other Dolls like herself that constantly work to keep the Shadows House clean and are explicitly instructed to "not fret over trivial matters".

Episode 3
24 mins
Emilico has her first day of class with Rosemary and company until all hell breaks loose. Kate makes a surprising discovery with Emilico's help. The two vow to learn from one another, but little do they know of the plan being hatched behind closed doors.

Episode 4
24 mins
Emilico and company have an unhappy encounter with a Star Bearer that leads to late-night watch duty. Kate frets over the approaching debut. Sides are taken, friendships are forged, and one of Shadow House's mysteries is solved.

Episode 5
23 mins
The 5 pair of new comers makes their debut with their masters.

Episode 6
24 mins
The living dolls choose the items they need to use as they search for their shadow masters.

Episode 7
23 mins
The members of the 3rd floor ask Aileen to send a message to Edward with her soot power, a soot pigeon. Shaun triggers a pitfall and Lou nearly falls off a cliff cutting a shortcut, surprising Ricky when she suddenly climbs back up the edge. After Ricky tends to a cut on Lou's leg, he states that he's only worried for Patrick who is stuck inside a small box. The Shadow is at first angry at his situation but breaks down into tears as he is terrified being separated from his Doll. Emilico and Rum find the box, which has a hole on top, and after some banter, Emilico gives Patrick some oranges, a daffodil, and a promise to meet him again with Kate. Patrick comments that Emilico's nickname as "Sunshine" fits her since he can't even see the flower in the dark. Shaun triggered another trap which trapped him behind heavy doors, barely escaping by lifting it then meets with Emilico and Rum. They discuss their routes so far and decide to move together to one of the black dots. The path is blocked by a metal gate with statues of animals that can turn. Taking a seat on a bench, the hedges line up into a shape of a rabbit, showing the answer. Moving into a small forested area, the trio meets John whose clothes has gotten dirty to Shaun's despair. John is angered that he wasn't told of the rule and exclaims he should tell Kate to Emilico's surprise who asks where she is. Before he can explain, John becomes embarrassed over his proposal to Kate, then warns Emilico about the dangers of Kate's cage. Looking at the map again, Emilico deduces the location of every Shadow then finds out that the maps have juice that reveal elevation when burnt by the lamp. John dirtied Shaun's map with soot which reveals a clean hut symbol which may be the key to cleaning John's clothes and the two decide to separate from Emilico and Rum to be able to make it back to the exit in time. The three friends then promise to meet each other again after the Debut while Shirley sits in a chair with threads sewn into her clothes.

Episode 8
24 mins
The debut continues as the dolls try to find their shadow masters. Will Lou and Ricky's unlikely partnership last much longer? Will Emilico and Rum survive the dreadful maze? And why has Edward planned such an elaborate debut in the first place?

Episode 9
24 mins
The adult shadows continue watching the debut candidates navigate the garden labyrinth, but will Edward's plan work? Shaun and Ricky have another tense encounter, and the dolls try to rescue their masters. Who will survive, and who will be discarded?

Episode 10
24 mins
Kate and Emilico's fate hangs in the balance as Edward's carefully staged debut heads into its grand finale. Shirley and Rum have a breakthrough, but is it too little, too late? Meanwhile, the third-floor shadows continue to question Edward's methods.

Episode 11
24 mins
Kate notices a change in Emilico. Upon reading Emilico's notebook, she tries something to help her, but Emilico vanishes after learning a secret. Kate enlists John in finding her and then shares the secret with the others, but can they thwart Edward?

Episode 12
24 mins
Emilico finds herself in a bind, and Kate and the other children hatch a plan to slip into Lord Grandfather's wing to save her. Edward desperately tries to find out what Kate is up to, and the children finally learn the reason behind his plan.

Episode 13
24 mins
Kate searches for Emilico in Lord Grandfather's wing. John springs into action, and Kate gets some help from the other children and a strange new friend. As Edward's plan nears fruition, will the children of Shadows House be able to stop him?
