The series is set in Terra II, a planet far from Earth. 300 years before the beginning of the story, the human colony ship Mesopotamia suffered a major disaster which killed almost everyone on board. Six men escaped using an emergency pod and managed to land on the surface of the planet. With no means to return or contact Earth, they decided to colonize the planet using genetically modified clones of themselves.
However their equipment was not able to produce female clones from male genetic material, which resulted in an all-male population. To substitute for women, Terra II's inhabitants created marionettes, robots which physically resemble females and fill their role in society, mostly as companions for men. Yet, they are almost completely devoid of personality and sentient behavior, thus they are mostly regarded as objects and status symbols. Marionettes are also used as general-purpose robots, gives tasks such as heavy-labor and combat duty.
The main character of the story is Mamiya Otaru, a regular boy from the country of Japoness whose life is changed by finding Lime (and eventually Cherry and Bloodberry). The three of them are radically different from regular marionettes in that they act on their own free will and seem to have their own full personalities. The three of them also become quite infatuated with Otaru and constantly compete for his affection, giving some trouble to the boy who doesn't really know what to do with three so unusual marionettes.
Meanwhile, the leader of Gartland, Faust, puts in motion a plan for world domination by successfully invading the neighboring St. Petersburg. He also attempts to assasinate Japoness' Shogun Ieyasu, though this is thwarted by Otaru's marionettes. Otaru and his marionettes are then drafted to infiltrate Gartland and put a damper on Faust's plans to invade Japoness.
Upon a sucessful return, Ieyasu reveals to Otaru that his marionettes are so special because they are equipped with the otome kairo (or maiden circuit), which gives them a life-like personality. However, the marionettes still need to "grow" in order to gain the full personality of a woman, and Otaru was chosen as their guardian since he could give them the needed experience via his interactions with them.
On the other hand, Faust has his own set of otome kairo marionettes, the Saber Dolls Tiger, Luchs and Panther, which he usually pits against Otaru's. But, unlike Otaru, he treats his marionettes, seeing them as disposable soldiers and abusing them physically, despite their devotion to him. Frustrated by the lack of growth on his marionettes, he orders them to steal the otome kairo of the three Japoness' marionettes, yet this only results in Lime's circuit being lost and Tiger's being destroyed.
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