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Akane unintentionally stirs up a scandal when she’s discovered taking informal lessons from her father’s former teacher, Shiguma Arakawa. And she’s about to make even bigger waves because she is about to begin her first steps in climbing the ranks of a rakugo performer from zenza opening act to shin’uchi headliner is exchanging her secret lessons for formal training. But she’ll still have to finish high school and navigate her relationship with Shiguma’s existing apprentices, all while learning that becoming a stellar rakugoka takes much more than just being good at performing!
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Notes
Author: SUENAGA Yuuki
Artist: MOUE Takamasa
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery, School Life, Slice of Life
Demographic: Shounen
Adapted from the manga
Reviews
Doug
It's an engaging family story, and also a glimpse into a fascinating corner of Japanese culture that I'd never heard of. Akane is a bright little sparkler, and she made me want to see her next episode right away.
Mr. G
Really interesting slice of Japanese culture; a combination of stationary storytelling and one-man play. Characters are nicely drawn and expressive, and the first episode is played very sincere. The episode does very well at making the viewer empathise with the family, and the ending lands like an emotional punch to the gut to set up the rest of the series.
Michael Eh?
I'm truly impressed by this anime. More than anything the acting of actors was well done. The question who I follow this show is another. Maybe yes, maybe no.
Club Notes
Date Reviewed: June 9, 2026
Watched along with Maid-san wa Taberu Dake
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