Name: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju
Genre: Animation, Drama
Rating: 8.0

About this series

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.

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Quick facts

First Aired

2016

Seasons

Episodes

TMDB Rating

⭐ 8.0/10

Votes

Genre

Animation, Drama

Status

Ended

Network

MBS

Language

Seasons

S01E01

Episode 1

⭐ 8.5

Jan 9, 2016 48 min

"I've got nothing, so I'm going there." Former small-time crook Yotaro has never forgotten the rakugo tale "Shinigami" that the great artist Yurakutei Yakumo performed to him in pr…

S01E02

Episode 2

Jan 16, 2016 26 min

Yakumo begins the story of the promise he made with Sukeroku. When he was young, he was taken in by the 7th generation Yakumo and named Kikuhiko. He met the young boy Sukeroku, a s…

S01E03

Episode 3

Jan 23, 2016 26 min

After their first performance, Kikuhiko sharply feels the difference in skill between himself and Hatsutaro. Hatsutaro recommends he try erotic stories, but Kikuhiko is struggling …

S01E04

Episode 4

Jan 30, 2016 26 min

Kikuhiko and Hatsutaro, promoted to futatsume, left their master's house to live an impoverished life on their own. Ever since changing his name to Sukeroku, Hatsutaro's popularity…

S01E05

Episode 5

Feb 6, 2016 26 min

After a performance, Sukeroku comes home drunk with girls on both arm. Work or play, he navigates all areas of life smoothly. Kikuhiko is annoyed with him, but he's also jealous of…

S01E06

Episode 6

Feb 13, 2016 26 min

Kikuhiko is feeling better about himself after the success of the play, with the audience hanging on his every word and gesture. Sukeroku tells him that he had a similar experience…

S01E07

Episode 7

Feb 20, 2016 26 min

After finding his own rakugo, Kikuhiko has become quite popular. Even when he's out with Miyokichi, rakugo is all he can think about. Meanwhile, Sukeroku is buoyed into arrogance b…

S01E08

Episode 8

Feb 27, 2016 26 min

Kikuhiko's tour with the 7th Generation Yakumo was a huge success. His master is satisfied with Kikuhiko's growth, and plans to promote him to shin'uchi soon. The problem is Sukero…

S01E09

Episode 9

Mar 5, 2016 26 min

The Seventh Generation Yakumo manages to get Kikuhiko and Sukeroku promoted to shin'uchi. But although their unveiling ceremony is a huge success, Sukeroku gets in a fight with the…

S01E10

Episode 10

⭐ 8.0

Mar 12, 2016 26 min

For Kikuhiko, it's a time for goodbyes. To Sukeroku, with whom he shared the joys and frustrations of rakugo. To the woman who raised him as her own child. Men ask to be his appren…

S01E11

Episode 11

Mar 19, 2016 26 min

The girl Kikuhiko met at the soba shop in the hot springs town turned out to be Konatsu, Sukeroku and Miyokichi's daughter. She leads him to her house, where Kikuhiko finally reuni…

S01E12

Episode 12

Mar 26, 2016 28 min

A small rakugo performance takes place at an inn in a hot springs town. As he performs, Sukeroku feels the warmth of the audience's love for rakugo, and remembers what it means to…

S01E13

Episode 13

Apr 2, 2016 26 min

Their promise to each other was to carry rakugo into the future. To perform unchanging rakugo was Kikuhiko's job. To create a rakugo that would change with the times was Sukeroku'…