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Descending Stories
“Flourishing Shōwa – Rakugo Double Suicide”
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.
2016 8.0/10 community score 2 seasons · 25 episodes Ended
- Animation
- Drama
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- First aired
- Seasons
- 2
- Episodes
- 25
- Status
- Ended
Latest aired episode
S2 E12
Episode 12
Aired 26 min
Fifteen years have passed since that fateful day. Yotaro and Konatsu's children are growing up: Shinnosuke is a futatsume, and Koyuki has entered high school. Those who made their lives from rakugo, those who gave their lives to rakugo… aspects of their checkered pasts carry on to the next generation. What feelings lie in the hearts of those who inherit the names Kikuhiko, Sukeroku, and Yakumo, as they face their rakugo? The curtain is finally about to come down on Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju.
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Season guide
Most recent seasons first
Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju
Season 2
12 episodes
First episode aired
Showa and Genroku Era Lovers' Suicide Through Rakugo
Season 1
13 episodes
First episode aired
Specials
2 episodes
First episode aired
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