Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū
| Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju | |
Cover of the first tankobon volume.
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昭和元禄落語心中 (Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū) |
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| Genre | Historical |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Haruko Kumota |
| Published by | Kodansha |
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| Demographic | Josei |
| Magazine | ITAN |
| Original run | March 25, 2010 – June 7, 2016 |
| Volumes | 10 |
| 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 |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | MBS, TBS, CBC, BS-TBS |
| Original run | January 9, 2016 – present |
| Episodes | 24 |
Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju (昭和元禄落語心中 Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū?, lit. "Shōwa Genroku Era, Rakugo, and Double Suicide") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Haruko Kumota. It began serialization in Kodansha's ITAN magazine in 2010. The manga is licensed in North America by Kodansha Comics USA. 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. It was also adapted into a television anime series which premiered on January 9, 2016. A second season of the television anime series premiered on January 7, 2017.
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.
The manga series written and illustrated by Haruko Kumota began its serialization in the ITAN magazine published by Kodansha from March 25, 2010, to June 7, 2016. The manga has been compiled in ten tankōbon volumes, with the first volume being published on July 7, 2011, and the tenth and final volume being published on September 7, 2016.Kodansha Comics USA licensed the manga for release in North America, with the first volume scheduled to publish on May 23, 2017.
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