#Showa and Genroku Era Lover's Suicide Through Rakugo

[obscureanimeoftheday]

Obscure Anime of The Day:

Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu

Aired: 2016

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Historical, Josei, Musik, Romance, Slice of Life

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[shoujo-josei-anime-poll]

Favorite Shoujo / Josei Anime (Round 1)

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[doublesama]

Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju peaked at Episode 11. It reminded me a lot of the Burnt Fields arc of March comes in like a lion.

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[anime-of-the-day]

Anime of the day: Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu

Released: 2016

Alt titles: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju, Showa and Genroku Era Lover's Suicide Through Rakugo

Weaving between the past and the present, this anime depicts the life of Yotarou, Yakumo, Konatsu, and Sukeroku. Sukeroku was a prolific rakugo performer, but after his passing he left behind a daughter and a beloved rival. Yakumo, Sukeroku’s rival, becomes one of the most well known rakugo performers at a young age, but his path to success was littered with the wild antics of Sukeroku. After Sukeroku’s passing, Yakumo takes in Sukeroku’s abrasive daughter and raises her as his own. After some time the two grow into their odd familial relationship, but one day Yakumo meets Yotarou. Yotarou was a yakuza; however, after seeing Yakumo perform, Yotarou convinces Yakumo to take him under his wing as an apprentice. But through teaching Yotarou memories of the past trickle in.

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[itadakimasu-letmeeat]

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[ohanachandesu]

Father and Son.

Oh my God! I wondered why the way all the characters were drawn 16 years older didn’t sit right with me. Especially Shinnosuke-kun as I didn’t see the gang boss’ features at all in his face. Then it was discussed and :O! YAAAAASSSS!! THAT IS AMAZING! THIS ANIME IS AMAZING!

#showa genroku rakugo shinju #showa and genroku era lover's suicide through rakugo #Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju #shin-chan #shinnosuke #bon #sukeroku yuurakutei

[baelthier]

#shouwa genroku rakugo shinjuu #shouwa genroku rakugo shinjuu 2 #showa and genroku era lover's suicide through rakugo #descending stories #konatsu #yotaro #shin-chan #ed edd edit #sgrs

[professor-tammi]

I’ve been watching some anime and I’ve accidentally managed to find lgbt anime without actually trying, which I’m rather excited about because I find that normally trying to find anime that is good and explores lgbt themes is tough

so here is a tentative recommendation: Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu (literally, “Showa and Genroku Era Lover's Suicide Through Rakugo”) is about rakugo, which is an old kind of Japanese sitcom-style one-man storytelling, which probably sounds more than a bit niche, but bear with me! the story is a flashback into the life of a rakugo master -- the main character -- who is strongly implied to be gay (possibly bi), though his feelings don’t appear to be requited; the anime also lightly explores some gender themes as the lead finds comfort in playing, specifically, feminine roles during his rakugo performances

it’s good, but it is also very much a tragedy (I mean, “lover’s suicide” is right there in the title...), so don’t watch it expecting a happy ending. anyway I wanted to share it bc I thought it was Neat

#rly dum tex pos

[mymurderbooks]

5 Anime Recommendations for Your Stay Home Time

So you’re on lockdown, more or less. You’ve watched the most popular anime recommendations: Sailor Moon, Naruto, Death Note, etc. etc. Here’s some anime I love that you might not have come across yet. Yes, you could be productive, you could (rather unproductively) worry about the future of mankind, but it’s also important to not stress out too much (it weakens your immune system!) and watch some shows.

These are some of my favourite animes. I rate them all five stars and I’ve listed them in no particular order, but I’ve chosen them for different reasons. A couple I think are better than others, notably, Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju and Planetes, which are two of the best shows I’ve seen in any format. I won’t give too many spoilers, but briefly summarise the theme of the anime and my impressions, and why I recommend it.

1. Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju English title: Showa and Genroku Era Lover’s Suicide Through Rakugo Studio: Studio Deen First premiered: Winter 2016 Where to watch? You can stream this on Crunchyroll.

Rakugo is a traditional Japanese form of comedic storytelling theatre, and this anime narrates the lives of a line of rakugo performers. This is one of the most beautiful things I’ve seen on TV. It’s slow but not draggy, it’s very well paced and nothing feels like filler. It tells the story of the rakugo performers with respect and sensitivity, and above all, subtlety. Everything about this show is elegant, from the artwork to the portrayal of the characters.

Since it’s a show about rakugo, you will see the characters performing rakugo in it, and this is done so realistically and so well that you feel you’re in the theatre with them, which is one reason I think this is a good pick for being in lockdown. I was completely unfamiliar with rakugo before this, but as I watched I became interested enough that I really really wanted to see a show. I was lucky enough that I was able to see an English-language rakugo artist, Katsura Sunshine, perform in London. He travels and does rakugo around the world, so if you get a hankering to see a rakugo performance after watching this anime, that’s something to maybe put on your post-Covid-19 list to look forward to when theatres reopen.

The classic ‘Shinigami’ rakugo performed by Kikuhiko in the anime:

Even if you don’t like anime and don’t normally watch it, I highly recommend you watch this. It’s so good. I promise it’s better than anything on Netflix.

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2. Planetes Studio: Sunrise Premiered: Fall 2003  Where to watch? It’s streaming on Netflix Japan, but not Netflix anywhere else at the moment, but maybe it will be? The boxset is on sale on Amazon for a lot of money. Sorry, I don’t know where you can watch this at the moment, but if you find a way, I recomend you do.

Planetes is a hard sci-fi anime that follows a team who are, essentially, trash collectors in space (’Debris Section’ of a large corporation). I recommend this as one of the best space shows I’ve seen, and because I find the latest Star Trek series super disappointing. I’m gonna be real, I’m a fan of Next Generation and Captain Picard himself, but Picard (the show) sucks. If you compare it to Planetes, it’s like Picard was written by 14 year olds.

Planetes is very adult, although it may not seem so at first. Stick with the first few episodes, and you’ll find that this show really delivers. It’s dark, but not dark in the way that many Hollywood shows are ‘dark’. Hollywood seems to interpret this to mean violent death murder torture, and there’ll be at least one scene in the season of someone plunging their bare hands into the core of another person’s body, or eye poking torture, but Planetes is dark in that it’s probably one of the more plausible/realistic representations of mankind’s future in space.

In Planetes there’s no alien friends, no federation of planets, no post-money world, no intergalactic battles. There’s just us humans, being shitty, but now we’ve infected space too. Capitalism is worse. Life is harder. There’s crap floating around the universe, and this show follows the underpaid people doing the dangerous job of retrieving it. If you like sci-fi, this is some of the best sci-fi TV, ever.

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3. Shirokuma Cafe English title: Polar Bear Cafe Studio: Studio Pierrot Premiered: Spring 2012 Where to watch? Streaming on Crunchyroll

This anime revolves around a cafe run by a Polar Bear. It’s a slice of life genre anime. It’s very lighthearted, but also, to me, feels more adult than many adult-oriented shows. In Japan it falls under the category of ‘josei’ anime, ie. anime for adult women.

It’s so lovely. I guess kinda like Cheers, but in a cafe, and far lovelier. The cafe regulars are Panda and Penguin, and Llama sometimes comes in. Grizzly runs a bar (that’s also lovely! You want to go to his bar!) and there’s a human called Sasako who works there. There’s an adorable Red Panda! A bunch of squirrels who sort through coffee! Everything is lovely and cute!

What do they do? Random adorable everyday things. One of my favourite episodes, and a great one to watch in the spring, is the cherry-blossom viewing episode. Some episodes we learn about coffee from the tree squirrels. Sometimes they just sit around the coffee. At some point Panda gets a job at the zoo. They go to a baseball range, etc.

If what you’re looking for is a cute, light-hearted, relaxing show for adults where everybody knows your name and nothing dark happens, I recommend this highly. Particularly if your hobbies are chilling out, going to cafes, drinking coffee, taking walks, flowers - you’ll love this.

There’s a real Shirokuma Cafe (anime-themed cafe) in Tokyo, in Takadanobaba. I visited last year and loved it there! If you end up watching and loving Shirokuma Cafe too, add it to your post-Covid-19 travel cafe bucket list! 

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4. Sakamachi no Apollon (Apollo on the Slope) English title: Kids on the Slope Studios: Tezuka Productions, Mappa Premiered: Spring 2012 Where can I watch it? Streaming on Crunchyroll

Kids on the Slope is, essentially, a jazz anime. It celebrates jazz. The actual storyline is a coming of age story of some kids who jam together, and they experience adolescence together and grow up and all that, and there’s some romance, some adolescence angst. The art is beautiful. The story is told well. That’s all fine. But really the draw here is jazz.

Jam session:

The unofficial theme song is Moanin’ by Art Blakey. The song features throughout the series, the organ version is particularly good (and I think it only exists in/for this anime). I chose this anime for the list because the characters’ love for jazz is infectious and sparks the fire for jazz within you. It makes you want to play jazz, or at least listen to jazz, or read about jazz, or maybe learn an instrument, and that’s something you can do at home on lockdown. Be inspired by the jazz children!

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5. Shinsekai Yori English title: From the New World Premiered: Fall 2012 Studio: A-1 Pictures Where can I watch it? Streaming on Crunchyroll

This is a show set in the future. The art is beautiful and moody, the soundtrack is excellent. It’s sci-fi/fantasy, and has a classic setting: a portion of humanity develops psychic powers. This show follows Saki and her friends into their adulthood in an authoritarian dystopia, masquerading as a utopia.

It’s not a coming of age story. This show is dark. It’s also deceptive. The world built in the anime is layered, complex, and it feels like a full, complete, rounded tale, despite being only 25 episodes. It’s ultimately really a story about inequality, power, and the cost of 'civilisation' - I don’t want to say too much because I don’t want to spoil it for you, we the viewers begin to understand the full nature of the society the children are growing up in as they do, as it unwraps slowly in each episode.

#anime #recommendations #tv and theatre #tv review

[powerlinesinanime]

Showa and Genroku Era Lover’s Suicide Through Rakugo - Season 2, episode 2

#anime #powerlines #submission #shouwagenroku

[asuccessfulbusinessman]

Due to the nature of doujin music, it’s really rare that I note the similarities between two songs, so I really love that I found (what I perceive as) a connection between the OP for Showa and Genroku Era Lovers' Suicide Through Rakugo, Usurai Shinjū. or Thin-ice Double Suicide

and Pizuya Cell’s song at 1:21:50, 駆ケ落チ、タイムエスケープ, or what touhou wiki translates as, Eloping From Time

#touhou #(by extention) #Pizuya's Cell #The List #Music

[vortodox]

Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu: Sukeroku Futatabi-hen

Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu: Sukeroku Futatabi-hen

Naziv: Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu: Sukeroku Futatabi-hen Alternativni naziv: Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu 2nd Season, Showa and Genroku Era Lover’s Suicide Through Rakugo 2nd Season Trailer: https://youtu.be/wxFCi-ybQ5k Izvorni materijal: Manga Premijera: 7. Januar 2017. Studio: Deen Tip: Drama, Josei Broj epizoda: ? Sinopsis: Druga sezona animea Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu. Zasad se ne zna…

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[doublesama]

What made Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju better than the first season was how we got to see both the rise of Yotarou and the fall of Yakumo simultaneously.

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[rakugo-en]

Anime Spotlight - Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju (Showa and Genroku era lover's suicide through Rakugo)

#rakugo [Anime News Network]Based on the world of Rakugo storytelling in the Showa era, the much talked about serious Rakugo manga that draws out the storytellers' loving true guise and work is finally turning into a TV anime series. Unable to forget the grand master Yakumo's "Reaper ...

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[itadakimasu-letmeeat]

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