Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū

Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū

Cover of the first tankobon volume.
昭和元禄落語心中
Genre Historical
Manga
Written by Haruko Kumota
Published by Kodansha
Demographic Josei
Magazine ITAN
Original run 2010 – June 7, 2016
Volumes 9
Original video animation
Directed by Mamoru Hatakeyama
Written by Jun Kumagai
Music by Kana Shibue
Studio Studio Deen
Released March 6, 2015 – August 7, 2015
Episodes 2
Anime television series
Directed by Mamoru Hatakeyama
Written by Jun Kumagai
Music by Kana Shibue
Studio Studio Deen
Network MBS, TBS, CBC, BS-TBS
Original run January 8, 2016 – April 1, 2016
Episodes 13[1]
Anime television series
Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū: Sukeroku Anew Arc
Studio Studio Deen
Original run TBA

Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū (昭和元禄落語心中 lit. "Shōwa Era, Genroku Era, Comic Storytelling, and Double Suicide") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Haruko Kumota. It began serialization in Kodansha's ITAN magazine in 2010.[2] The manga was adapted into two original video animations which were bundled with special editions of the seventh and eighth manga volumes on March 6 and August 7, 2015 respectively.[2][3] It was also adapted into a television anime series which premiered on January 8, 2016.[4] A second season of the television anime series, titled Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū: Sukeroku Anew Arc (昭和元禄落語心中～助六再び篇～ Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū: Sukeroku Futatabi-hen), has been announced.[5][6]

Plot

A man is released from prison and becomes the apprentice of a famous rakugo performer. The story focuses on the backstories of the performers and their struggle to gain popularity. Whilst learning he befriends another performer who has a completely different style.

Characters

Main characters

Yakumo Yurakutei VIII (8代目 有楽亭 八雲)
Voiced by: Akira Ishida
A rakugo storyteller known for his perfectionist style of rakugo. His actual name is unknown but called as "Bon" and given the name Kikuhiko when he became a student of Yakumo VII. He was originally a dancer, but he ruined his leg in an accident and ended up being given to Yakumo VII. During his time as a student, he would struggle to find his own rakugo having placed too much emphasis on flawless execution, but he was able to find inspiration thanks to Sukeroku. He would go on to inherit the Yakumo name, but initially he refused thinking that he was not worthy of it. Following the deaths of Sukeroku and Miyokichi, he inherited the name to fulfill Sukeroku's vision of keeping rakugo going in a time where tastes in entertainment change. He would later on become the head of the rakugo association.
Sukeroku Yurakutei II (2代目 有楽亭 助六)
Voiced by: Koichi Yamadera
A rakugo storyteller known for his freestyle brand of rakugo. He was born Shin and was given the name Hatsutaro when he became a student of the 7th generation Yakumo. Later on, he would change his name to Sukeroku. Despite his talent for rakugo having proved his worthiness to inherit Yakumo's name, Yakumo refused to pass on his name due to the rebellious nature of his rakugo. Following a heated argument, he was expelled from the school. He would move to the countryside to marry Miyokichi and start a family where he would spend his life drinking away in depression until Kikuhiko arrived to bring him back to doing rakugo again. He and Miyochi died when they fell from a balcony in an inn where Sukeroku gives his last performance with Yakumo.
Yotarō (与太郎)
Voiced by: Tomokazu Seki
An aspiring storyteller who was recently released from prison. He was born Kyōji and was given the name Yotarō when he became a student. Having been a big admirer of Kikuhiko's he decides to become his student. He desire to inherit Sukeroku's name that leads to conflicts between him and Kikuhiko.
Konatsu (小夏)
Voiced by: Yu Kobayashi
Sukeroku's and Miyokichi's daughter. She learned his father's style of rakugo to entertain customers at a soba shop in the countryside. Following the death of her parents, Kikuhiko became her legal guardian. She later gave birth to a child whose biological father's identity is not yet revealed.

Supporting characters

Yakumo Yurakutei VII (7代目 有楽亭 八雲)
Voiced by: Hiroshi Yanaka
A famous storyteller and Kikuhiko's and Sukeroku's teacher.
Miyokichi (みよ吉)
Voiced by: Megumi Hayashibara
Sukeroku's wife and Konatsu's mother.
Amaken
Voiced by: Kappei Yamaguchi
Ani-san
Voiced by: Shou Sudou
Bansai Tsuburaya (円屋 萬歳)
Voiced by: Chafurin
Matsuda (松田)
Voiced by: Shigeru Ushiyama
Mangetsu Tsuburaya IV (4代目 円屋 萬月)
Voiced by: Koji Yusa

Anime

The seventh and eighth volumes of the manga included a 2-episode original anime DVD entitled Yotarō-hen Zenko-pen (与太郎放浪篇・前後編, lit. "Yotarō Arc Part I and II") produced by Studio Deen.[7]

An anime adaptation by the same studio premiered on January 8, 2016 directed by Mamoru Hatakeyama with music by Kana Shibue.[8] Three promotional videos were released on KING RECORDS's Youtube page prior to the anime's premiere: the first on October 6, 2015,[9] the second on November 10, 2015,[10] and the final PV on December 14, 2015.[11] The opening theme of season one was "Usurai Shinjū" (薄ら氷心中, lit. "Thin-ice Double Suicide") composed by Sheena Ringo and performed by Megumi Hayashibara.[12] An announcement revealing the anime's second season was posted on the creator's twitter account.[13]

Crunchyroll added the anime to its simulcast stream in 2016.[14]

Reception

It was nominated for the 5th Manga Taishō, receiving 49 points and placing 4th among the fifteen nominees.[15] It was also nominated for the 17th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.[16] It was number two on the 2012 Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Top 20 Manga for Female Readers survey[17] and it was number fourteen in the 2013 edition.[18] It was also number seven in the 2013 Comic Natalie Grand Prize[19] and it won an Excellence Award for manga at the 17th Japan Media Arts Festival Awards.[20] It also won the 38th Kodansha Manga Award for Best General Manga.[21]

Volume 3 sold 24,541 copies by 7 October 2012.[22]

References

  1. ↑ "アニメ「昭和元禄落語心中」" (in Japanese). Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū Manga Gets Original Anime DVD". Anime News Network. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "Historical Manga Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū Gets TV Anime, 2nd OAD". Anime News Network. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū TV Anime's Video Reveals January 8 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū Anime Gets 2nd Season". Anime News Network. 1 April 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  6. ↑ "Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū: Sukeroku Futatabi-hen Anime Moves to Modern Day". Anime News Network. 2 April 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  7. ↑ "アニメ「昭和元禄落語心中」". アニメ「昭和元禄落語心中」. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
  8. ↑ "Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū TV Anime's Video Reveals January 8 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
  9. ↑ KING RECORDS (2015-10-06), TVアニメ「昭和元禄落語心中」PV①　rakugo shinju animation PV1, retrieved 2016-04-07
  10. ↑ KING RECORDS (2015-11-10), TVアニメ「昭和元禄落語心中」PV②　rakugo shinju animation PV2, retrieved 2016-04-07
  11. ↑ KING RECORDS (2015-12-14), TVアニメ「昭和元禄落語心中」PV③　rakugo shinju animation PV3, retrieved 2016-04-07
  12. ↑ KING RECORDS (2016-01-07), 林原めぐみ「薄ら氷心中」Music Video, retrieved 2016-04-07
  13. ↑ "雲田はるこ on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
  14. ↑ "Crunchyroll to Simulcast "Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju" Anime". Crunchyroll. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
  15. ↑ "Hiromu Arakawa's Silver Spoon Wins 5th Manga Taisho Award". Anime News Network. 23 March 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  16. ↑ "17th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Nominees Announced". Anime News Network. 26 February 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  17. ↑ "Top Manga Ranked by Kono Manga ga Sugoi 2012 Voters". Anime News Network. 8 December 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  18. ↑ "Top Manga Ranked by Kono Manga ga Sugoi 2013 Voters". Anime News Network. 10 December 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  19. ↑ "Nami Sano's Sakamoto desu ga? Manga Wins Comic Natalie Grand Prize". Anime News Network. 18 September 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  20. ↑ "Jojolion Manga Wins Media Arts Award". Anime News Network. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  21. ↑ "Yo-kai Watch, Baby Steps Win 38th Kodansha Manga Awards". Anime News Network. 8 May 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  22. ↑ "Japanese Comic Ranking, October 1–7". Anime News Network. 10 October 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2014.

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