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“Flourishing Shōwa – Rakugo Double Suicide”

201626m / epAnimation · Drama

First aired

January 9, 2016

8.0

TMDB Score

80% match · 65 votes

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Showa and Genroku Era Lovers' Suicide Through Rakugo · Jan 23, 2016 · 26m

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Episode 1

Jan 9, 2016 · 48m

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Episode 2

Jan 16, 2016 · 26m

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Episode 3

Jan 23, 2016 · 26m

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Episode 4

Jan 30, 2016 · 26m

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Feb 6, 2016 · 26m

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Episode 6

Feb 13, 2016 · 26m

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Feb 20, 2016 · 26m

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Feb 27, 2016 · 26m

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Mar 5, 2016 · 26m

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Mar 12, 2016 · 26m

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Mar 19, 2016 · 26m

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Mar 26, 2016 · 28m

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Episode 13

Apr 2, 2016 · 26m

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 so hard just to memorize the beginner stories, he can't even begin to consider anything else. The fact that he has to go to school in the mornings causes the gap between him and Hatsutaro, who can spend the day learning rakugo, to grow wider. Even so, he gradually comes to love rakugo more and more, and to develop something of a normal life. But the shadow of the war approaches, tearing rakugo, love, and friendship apart...

About the Series

AnimationDrama

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.

First aired: January 9, 2016
Last aired: March 25, 2017
Seasons: 2 seasons · 25 episodes
Status: Ended
Original language: Japanese
Networks: MBS, TBS, CBC