Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju
A multigenerational drama set in the rakugo world from the Showa era into Heisei, tracing Yakumo and Sukeroku's bond and the lives of Yotaro, Konatsu, and those who inherit their names.
- Genre:
- 歴史ドラマ / 落語 / 人間ドラマ
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- Manga / Anime
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Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju — Timeline12 events
Kikuhiko and Hatsutaro apprentice under the seventh Yakumo
After injuring his leg, Kikuhiko becomes a live-in apprentice to the seventh Yakumo and meets Hatsutaro, who has come seeking the Sukeroku name. The contrasting boys begin training together.
Vol.TVアニメ第1期 第2話 約束の噺の始まりCh.
War tears apart Kikuhiko and Hatsutaro's apprenticeship
The two improve as junior performers while wrestling with their different abilities and futures. As war expands, the theaters and their lives change, and they endure the end of the war apart.
Vol.TVアニメ第1期 第3話 戦争による別離Ch.
Hatsutaro takes the Sukeroku name and begins living with Kikuhiko
Reunited after the war, both men advance to futatsume and leave their master's home. Hatsutaro takes the name Sukeroku and quickly gains popularity, while Kikuhiko supports their household and searches for his own art.
Vol.TVアニメ第1期 第4話 二つ目昇進と助六襲名Ch.
Kikuhiko discovers his own rakugo through acting
Anxious about Sukeroku's natural popularity, Kikuhiko experiences the power of moving an audience through a shibai performance. He learns to use his physicality and sensuality, and his distinct rakugo begins attracting attention.
Vol.TVアニメ第1期 第5〜7話 菊比古が自分の芸を得るまでCh.
Sukeroku is expelled and leaves Tokyo with Miyokichi
Kikuhiko and Sukeroku both reach shinuchi, but Sukeroku clashes with the association president and alienates their master. After being expelled, he leaves Tokyo with Miyokichi, whom Kikuhiko has rejected.
Vol.TVアニメ第1期 第8〜9話 真打昇進と助六破門Ch.
Kikuhiko finds Sukeroku and brings him back to the stage
Guided by Sukeroku and Miyokichi's daughter Konatsu, Kikuhiko finds Sukeroku destitute and estranged from rakugo. He urges him to return to Tokyo and arranges for him to perform Shibahama at a small gathering.
Vol.TVアニメ第1期 第10〜12話 助六との再会と芝浜Ch.
Sukeroku and Miyokichi die, and Kikuhiko takes in Konatsu
After Sukeroku's performance of Shibahama, he and Miyokichi die in an accident at the inn. Kikuhiko raises the orphaned Konatsu and inherits the title of eighth Yakumo while carrying his promise to Sukeroku.
Vol.TVアニメ第1期 第12〜13話 助六最後の高座と八雲襲名Ch.
Yotaro presses the eighth Yakumo to accept him as an apprentice
A former gangster captivated by Yakumo's Shinigami during a prison performance goes straight to the theater after his release. Given the name Yotaro, he begins life as Yakumo's live-in apprentice.
Vol.TVアニメ第1期 第1話 与太郎放浪篇Ch.
Yotaro reaches shinuchi and becomes the third Sukeroku
Ten years after entering apprenticeship, Yotaro advances to shinuchi and inherits the Sukeroku name held by Konatsu's father. As Konatsu becomes pregnant without naming the father, he resolves to support her and the child.
Vol.TVアニメ助六再び篇 第1話 三代目助六襲名Ch.
Sukeroku overcomes his past and builds a rakugo style of his own
When reports of his former yakuza life and conviction threaten his popularity and career, Sukeroku refuses to flee either the stage or his family. Supporting Konatsu and Shinnosuke, he keeps seeking his own voice between classical and new rakugo.
Vol.TVアニメ助六再び篇 第2〜5話 助六が自分の落語を探す時期Ch.
Yakumo performs his final Shinigami and survives the theater fire
After collapsing onstage, Yakumo seeks retirement and confronts his memories of Sukeroku and Miyokichi's deaths. Following a prison performance of Shinigami, he is rescued with severe burns from the Amatake theater fire.
Vol.TVアニメ助六再び篇 第6〜10話 八雲の引退から雨竹亭火災Ch.
Yakumo reunites with Sukeroku and Miyokichi as rakugo passes to a new generation
After death, Yakumo reunites with the second Sukeroku and Miyokichi in the afterlife and comes to terms with his life. Fifteen years later, Shinnosuke has reached futatsume, and their names and art continue into another generation.
Vol.TVアニメ助六再び篇 第11〜12話 八雲の冥途と十五年後Ch.
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