Set in a small village in the Tuscany district in Italy, the story starts with a poor old carpenter named Geppetto, who lives alone.
Unlike the more cheerful lighter tones of the Disney Version and Nippon Animation's version Piccolino no Bōken, this series has a distinctly sadistic darker theme and portrays the main character, Pinocchio (Mokku), as suffering from constant physical and psychological abuse and freak accidents.