Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju Specials

Mar 06, 2015 26m JP

56 votes

Animation
Drama
Comedy

Seasons and episodes

Season 1 : Showa and Genroku Era Lover's Suicide Through Rakugo

Jan 09, 2016

Season 2 : Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju

Jan 07, 2017

Synopsis

When a certain man is released from prison, he knows exactly where he's heading first. After falling in love with a traditional comic storyteller's rendition of the story called "Shinigami," he is determined to become his apprentice. The performer, Yakumo, has never taken an apprentice before, but to everyone's surprise, he accepts the eager ex-prisoner, nicknaming him "Yotaro." As Yotaro happily begins his new life, he meets others in Yakumo's life, including Yakumo's ward Konatsu. Konatsu was the daughter of a famous storyteller, and Yakumo took her in after her father's tragic death. Konatsu loved her father's storytelling, and would love to become a performer in her own right—but that path is not available for women.

Title	Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju
First Air Date	Jan 09, 2016
Last Air Date	Mar 25, 2017
Episodes	25
Seasons	2
Companies	Studio Deen, Starchild Records, King Records
Keywords	japan, training, friendship, rivalry, coming of age, bromance, based on manga, art, historical, rakugo, anime, josei, itan, working life, shōwa era (1926-89)