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Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju (2016-2017)

Premiere:
January 9, 2016

# of Seasons: 2

# of Episodes: 25

Finale:
March 25, 2017

Original Title:
昭和元禄落語心中

Alternate Titles:
Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju
Le Rakugo ou la vie
Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu
Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu: Sukeroku Futatabi-hen
ShouwaGen
Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū
昭和元祿 落語心中
昭和元禄落語心中
昭和元禄落語心中 ー助六再び篇ー

Genres:
Animation | Comedy | Drama

Production Companies:
King Records
Starchild Records
Studio Deen

Countries:
JP

Overview from TheMovieDB

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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3D Director:
Yūki HIMOTO

Color Designer:
Hitomi Sano

Comic Book:
Haruko Kumota

Director of Photography:
Asahiko Koshiyama

Editor:
Rie Matsubara

Music:
Kana Shibue

Producer:
Akiko Yada
Yoshihiko Yamazaki
Nobumitsu Urasaki

Series Composition:
Jun Kumagai

Series Director:
Mamoru Hatakeyama

Sound Director:
Koji Tsujitani

Theme Song Performance:
Neko Saito
Sheena Ringo
Megumi Hayashibara

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