diff --git a/app/blueprints/api/v1/character_series_blueprint.rb b/app/blueprints/api/v1/character_series_blueprint.rb
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+++ b/app/blueprints/api/v1/character_series_blueprint.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module Api
+  module V1
+    class CharacterSeriesBlueprint < ApiBlueprint
+      field :name do |cs|
+        {
+          en: cs.name_en,
+          ja: cs.name_jp
+        }
+      end
+
+      fields :slug, :order
+
+      view :full do
+        field :character_count do |cs|
+          cs.characters.count
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v1/character_series_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v1/character_series_controller.rb
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+++ b/app/controllers/api/v1/character_series_controller.rb
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+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module Api
+  module V1
+    class CharacterSeriesController < Api::V1::ApiController
+      before_action :set_character_series, only: %i[show update destroy]
+      before_action :ensure_editor_role, only: %i[create update destroy]
+
+      # GET /character_series
+      def index
+        character_series = CharacterSeries.ordered
+        render json: CharacterSeriesBlueprint.render(character_series)
+      end
+
+      # GET /character_series/:id
+      def show
+        render json: CharacterSeriesBlueprint.render(@character_series, view: :full)
+      end
+
+      # POST /character_series
+      def create
+        character_series = CharacterSeries.new(character_series_params)
+
+        if character_series.save
+          render json: CharacterSeriesBlueprint.render(character_series, view: :full), status: :created
+        else
+          render_validation_error_response(character_series)
+        end
+      end
+
+      # PATCH/PUT /character_series/:id
+      def update
+        if @character_series.update(character_series_params)
+          render json: CharacterSeriesBlueprint.render(@character_series, view: :full)
+        else
+          render_validation_error_response(@character_series)
+        end
+      end
+
+      # DELETE /character_series/:id
+      def destroy
+        if @character_series.characters.exists?
+          render json: ErrorBlueprint.render(nil, error: {
+            message: 'Cannot delete series with associated characters',
+            code: 'has_dependencies'
+          }), status: :unprocessable_entity
+        else
+          @character_series.destroy!
+          head :no_content
+        end
+      end
+
+      private
+
+      def set_character_series
+        # Support lookup by slug or UUID
+        @character_series = CharacterSeries.find_by(slug: params[:id]) || CharacterSeries.find(params[:id])
+      end
+
+      def ensure_editor_role
+        return if current_user&.role && current_user.role >= 7
+
+        Rails.logger.warn "[CHARACTER_SERIES] Unauthorized access attempt by user #{current_user&.id}"
+        render json: { error: 'Unauthorized - Editor role required' }, status: :unauthorized
+      end
+
+      def character_series_params
+        params.require(:character_series).permit(:name_en, :name_jp, :slug, :order)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/models/character_series.rb b/app/models/character_series.rb
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/app/models/character_series.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+class CharacterSeries < ApplicationRecord
+  has_many :character_series_memberships, dependent: :destroy
+  has_many :characters, through: :character_series_memberships
+
+  validates :name_en, presence: true
+  validates :name_jp, presence: true
+  validates :slug, presence: true, uniqueness: true
+  validates :order, numericality: { only_integer: true }
+
+  scope :ordered, -> { order(:order) }
+
+  # Slug constants for commonly referenced series
+  STANDARD = 'standard'
+  GRAND = 'grand'
+  ZODIAC = 'zodiac'
+  ETERNAL = 'eternal'
+  EVOKER = 'evoker'
+  SAINT = 'saint'
+
+  def blueprint
+    CharacterSeriesBlueprint
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/models/character_series_membership.rb b/app/models/character_series_membership.rb
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+++ b/app/models/character_series_membership.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+class CharacterSeriesMembership < ApplicationRecord
+  belongs_to :character
+  belongs_to :character_series
+
+  validates :character_id, uniqueness: { scope: :character_series_id }
+end
diff --git a/db/data/20251214104718_create_character_series_records.rb b/db/data/20251214104718_create_character_series_records.rb
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/db/data/20251214104718_create_character_series_records.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+class CreateCharacterSeriesRecords < ActiveRecord::Migration[8.0]
+  def up
+    character_series_data = [
+      { order: 0, slug: 'standard', name_en: 'Standard', name_jp: 'スタンダード' },
+      { order: 1, slug: 'grand', name_en: 'Grand', name_jp: 'リミテッド' },
+      { order: 2, slug: 'zodiac', name_en: 'Zodiac', name_jp: '十二神将' },
+      { order: 3, slug: 'promo', name_en: 'Promo', name_jp: 'プロモ' },
+      { order: 4, slug: 'collab', name_en: 'Collab', name_jp: 'コラボ' },
+      { order: 5, slug: 'eternal', name_en: 'Eternal', name_jp: '十天衆' },
+      { order: 6, slug: 'evoker', name_en: 'Evoker', name_jp: '賢者' },
+      { order: 7, slug: 'saint', name_en: 'Saint', name_jp: '六竜の使徒' },
+      { order: 8, slug: 'fantasy', name_en: 'Fantasy', name_jp: 'ファンタジー' },
+      { order: 9, slug: 'summer', name_en: 'Summer', name_jp: '水着' },
+      { order: 10, slug: 'yukata', name_en: 'Yukata', name_jp: '浴衣' },
+      { order: 11, slug: 'valentine', name_en: 'Valentine', name_jp: 'バレンタイン' },
+      { order: 12, slug: 'halloween', name_en: 'Halloween', name_jp: 'ハロウィン' },
+      { order: 13, slug: 'formal', name_en: 'Formal', name_jp: 'フォーマル' },
+      { order: 14, slug: 'event', name_en: 'Event', name_jp: 'イベント' }
+    ]
+
+    puts 'Creating character series records...'
+    character_series_data.each do |data|
+      cs = CharacterSeries.find_or_initialize_by(slug: data[:slug])
+      cs.assign_attributes(data)
+      cs.save!
+      puts "  #{cs.slug}: #{cs.name_en}"
+    end
+
+    puts "\nCreated #{CharacterSeries.count} character series records"
+  end
+
+  def down
+    CharacterSeries.delete_all
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/data/20251214104719_migrate_character_series_to_memberships.rb b/db/data/20251214104719_migrate_character_series_to_memberships.rb
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+++ b/db/data/20251214104719_migrate_character_series_to_memberships.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+class MigrateCharacterSeriesToMemberships < ActiveRecord::Migration[8.0]
+  # Mapping from legacy integer values to slugs
+  LEGACY_TO_SLUG = {
+    1 => 'standard',
+    2 => 'grand',
+    3 => 'zodiac',
+    4 => 'promo',
+    5 => 'collab',
+    6 => 'eternal',
+    7 => 'evoker',
+    8 => 'saint',
+    9 => 'fantasy',
+    10 => 'summer',
+    11 => 'yukata',
+    12 => 'valentine',
+    13 => 'halloween',
+    14 => 'formal',
+    15 => 'event'
+  }.freeze
+
+  def up
+    # Build lookup hash: slug -> UUID
+    slug_to_uuid = CharacterSeries.pluck(:slug, :id).to_h
+
+    migrated = 0
+    memberships_created = 0
+
+    Character.where.not(series: []).find_each do |character|
+      character.series.each do |series_int|
+        slug = LEGACY_TO_SLUG[series_int]
+        next unless slug
+
+        series_id = slug_to_uuid[slug]
+        next unless series_id
+
+        CharacterSeriesMembership.find_or_create_by!(
+          character_id: character.id,
+          character_series_id: series_id
+        )
+        memberships_created += 1
+      end
+      migrated += 1
+    end
+
+    puts "Migrated #{migrated} characters, created #{memberships_created} memberships"
+  end
+
+  def down
+    CharacterSeriesMembership.delete_all
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/data/20251214193836_add_holiday_character_series.rb b/db/data/20251214193836_add_holiday_character_series.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d87ef82
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+++ b/db/data/20251214193836_add_holiday_character_series.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+class AddHolidayCharacterSeries < ActiveRecord::Migration[8.0]
+  def up
+    CharacterSeries.find_or_create_by!(slug: 'holiday') do |cs|
+      cs.order = 15
+      cs.name_en = 'Holiday'
+      cs.name_jp = 'クリスマス'
+    end
+    puts 'Created holiday character series'
+  end
+
+  def down
+    CharacterSeries.find_by(slug: 'holiday')&.destroy
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/migrate/20251214104716_create_character_series.rb b/db/migrate/20251214104716_create_character_series.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1f5e39a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20251214104716_create_character_series.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+class CreateCharacterSeries < ActiveRecord::Migration[8.0]
+  def change
+    create_table :character_series, id: :uuid do |t|
+      t.string :name_en, null: false
+      t.string :name_jp, null: false
+      t.string :slug, null: false
+      t.integer :order, default: 0, null: false
+    end
+
+    add_index :character_series, :slug, unique: true
+    add_index :character_series, :order
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/migrate/20251214104717_create_character_series_memberships.rb b/db/migrate/20251214104717_create_character_series_memberships.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..da07681
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20251214104717_create_character_series_memberships.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+class CreateCharacterSeriesMemberships < ActiveRecord::Migration[8.0]
+  def change
+    create_table :character_series_memberships, id: :uuid do |t|
+      t.uuid :character_id, null: false
+      t.uuid :character_series_id, null: false
+      t.timestamps
+    end
+
+    add_index :character_series_memberships, :character_id
+    add_index :character_series_memberships, :character_series_id
+    add_index :character_series_memberships, %i[character_id character_series_id],
+              unique: true, name: 'idx_char_series_membership_unique'
+
+    add_foreign_key :character_series_memberships, :characters
+    add_foreign_key :character_series_memberships, :character_series
+  end
+end