My girlfriend Akane is about to perform the greatest Jugemu of all time
>>288560749that's a drawing
Rakugo is so cool!!!
>>288560749I assume she's gonna tell the version where he dies?
WTF is that haircut?
Akane needs a firm slap on the behind
>>288560749My Jugemu-chan is so cool and confident and cute
>enters your competition for amateurs and wins with babby's first rakugoProblem?
>>288561318kino
Does anyone have good quality pics for the seethe and Kaisei shook?
>>288562274is- is that a classic story resonating with people of all generations? AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA I'M GOING INSANE
>>288562361Kaisex so pretty
>>288562542True, and then there's KarashiThink they'll add Rokuro to merch roster in Season 2?
>>288562030it gets really hot in japan and this was the solution that came up with the area with hair is where your helmet doesn't go on.
great episode. Might start reading the manga later
>>288562693Edo period Japan was fairly cool compared to today. In general, alongside man-made climate change the Earth was also warming up prior to the industrial revolution.
>>288562747>mfw I realize Issho called me a jobber
>>288560749Oh, I might watch this episode then.
>>288562763>man-made climate change>>>/x/
Jugemu jugemu gokou no suirke kaijiro sugiyo ure manzo quere manzo dhdlskfjttnt
>>288562721First signs of Psychosei...
Old man Arararakawa is brutal.
>>288562867There is a clear difference in the upward trend prior to the 1800s and after them, however due to the complexity of the system at hand it is difficult to discriminate between the factors contributing to it.
>>288560749>>288562088Banashi needs to be punched in the face.
>>288561318>his plan all along was to create the ultimate vengeful rakugoka to save the mediumIssho did nothing wrong, he turned himself into a villain for everyone's sake.
garbage anime
>>288562721Every day... we're getting closer to The Pout
I don't get Karashi's character. So he doesn't want to be a professional Rakugo, but ended up doing it because of this contest? And the only reason he even joined his local Rakugo cup was because it is a more hardcore (highbrow) form of comedy to him? These are petty af reasons
>>288563172he's a petty asshole.
>>288563040
>>288563172He is quite petty, also he is the type of guy who is "annoyingly good at everything," and this is the first time he actually took an L.
>>288563240>I'm not upset!!!
>>288561318the fuck is his problem
>>288562870>*drowns*
>>288562979You think so? That feels like a bad plan. Deathnote levels of keikaku doori, even. There are far, far too many things that could've not lined up correctly.Now, if you told me that he was a choosy asshole who threw Akane's dad out with a whole crop of untalented amateurs because he gatekept his art/hobby/job too hard, I'd believe that.
Sugoi! Rakugo kakoii!
>>288563388>she sees your penis for the first time
>No Akane thighs focusAlmost perfect episode
>>288562870Its "surikezu!"
we need to know Akane's underwear preferences for preforming Rakugo
>>288564314none, you don't wear panties under kimono.
It just occurred to me that Akane pleases old men for money
>>288564482Her father could never
>>288562979Save from what? How? She didn't do anything new or special. The guy who told stories in contemporary settings did more to get people into it but he gets written off. The voice actress makes the plays more engaging but she gets written off? Akane does the same shit everyone else did that sucked for years and it's okay because she was mad? This is stupid. Rakugo is stupid. I hope it dies out for real.
>>288564663if only he could give her a punishment for this like a stern spanking in front of everyone
>>288560749Doubt.
>>288561318>Why did you kill my father?
>>288561318I will look to the rakugo man and I will say, Hello. My name is Akane Osaki. You killed my father. Prepare to die.
Akane sees your benis.
Akane pouts!
>>288562693I always thought it's a way to show solidarity to their norwooding boomers, same with tonsure.
I actually wasn't expecting Akane to win.It's pretty cool when they animated the story being told. They should do it more often.
>>288560749Why do I find her so gorgeous, this isn't normal lust
>>288562721>fuck, I crapped my pants, did she notice...
The cliffhanger ending got me. I was so hype to finally hear Issho speak that I might just go ahead and spoil myself with the manga.
>>288566881INNOCENT!
>>288562867it's probably true, we know gases and particles can affect the atmosphere because there are historical records of volcanic eruptions causing mini-ice ages worldwidenobody today seems to be willing to dump dust into the atmosphere though
two toned hair girls never win
>>288567091she won my heart
>>288565393>No. I am your father.What if he said that?
>>288564482As an older man Akane entertains me for the sake of my pleasure
>>288567694Akane could be the very first JAV performer that is also a rakugoka, break new ground girl!
>>288566889I did that last week
Akane labubus
Already knew the outcome since I read this arc in the manga, but still, it's refreshing having the MC win the tournament instead of being the underdog who loses but gains some sort of insight in the process
I would give Akane my entire paycheck in exchange for us going on a date then she lets me jerk off while sitting next to her
>>288568067>fangCute.
>>288568460Imagine getting to cum on Akane as she’s locked into a rakugo performance for your pleasure. Worth the money, I’d say.
Is her master even good or just another fraud
>>288561757The happy ending was her own invention I guess.
wish this show was more popular so i could see thick cosplay whores dress as akane
shes so powerful
She WON
loved this episode
>>288568596I wouldn't be so sure, because Jugemu is likely the most well-known rakugo story, so there likely just is a historic version like that. It's likely that "Jugemu is fine actually" is the missing link between the modern, popular version where he gets hit on the head and the original one where he dies.Of course, looking at it from the perspective that this is the first story Rakugo students learn it would make sense that the punchline is that Jugemu dies because the student couldn't say the name quickly enough.
>>288568391See it would be if I felt she was she was at all challenged and the show could actually convey the scale of what makes the contest work instead of going NOPE YOU'RE THE BEST BECAUSE ARBITRARY JAPANESE LOGIC!
ded anime
>>288568964Anon, it was always very clear that Akane was going to absolutely wipe the floor with these amateurs, especially if she was to perform a real story. She was told to win with Jugemu, which leads into the actual question:How do you win with the literal first rakugo story anyone learns?>I felt she was she was at all challenged She clearly was struggling, because winning with Jugemu is a hard ask, unless you are already at the zenza level.
>>288569212schizo
>>288563172He's a tsuntsun mongoloid who really wants to be the top rakugo guy but isn't mentally well enough to admit it. That's all.
>>288569316>She clearly was struggling, because winning with Jugemu is a hard ask, unless you are already at the zenza level.So they tell us. And the problem is as a viewer the level doesn't actually convey. Maybe it is just my laymen ass but I don't think I'd rank Akane above the others. Not in terms of rakugo and not in terms of voice acting.
>>288569942>Maybe it is just my laymen ass but I don't think I'd rank Akane above the others.But it's literally spelled out for you in the previous episodes that both of them are entirely relying on crutches:Karashi relies on his modern comedy to reach mass audience appeal, while Hikaru used her good looks and acting skills to achieve audience appeal. Neither of these things are "rakugo".>in terms of voice actingYou don't know Japanese so you can't hear it and that's fine.
>>288569942I just watched the new ep 10 minutes ago and I feel the exact same way, it's clear that the reason her rakugo is so good is because it had a sort of standard, calming feeling to it and simultaneously felt like the characters really were there but as the viewer the only way that we can actually tell it apart from anybody else's rakugo is by seeing that a decent part of her rakugo had the characters themselves visibly appearing. It doesn't really sit right, although I don't know how I would portray her rakugo in a different, more clearer way myself.
Based Issho telling the bitch not to go ruin an amateur contest with her tryharding
>>288570325>he doesn't know
>>288568580he's good, he draws a big crowd and it's specifically mentioned that he had to be good to get respected by the trendy fags in Shibuya
>>288561318kugo
>>288570039>Karashi relies on his modern comedy to reach mass audience appeal, while Hikaru used her good looks and acting skills to achieve audience appeal. Neither of these things are "rakugo".That's stupid! It's basically saying you told the story wrong because you didn't tell it MY way. Saying it's not rakugo is meaningless. How is what they did not rakugo? Because it was more modern? Because it was acted? That's stupid. Shit like this is why rakugo deserves to die.
>>288571338Rakugo is a specific art form. It is not doing a solo comedy sketch and it's not a one man stage play.
>>288571362Then what is it? Because near as I can tell it's just copying the same shit other rakugo asshole shave been doing for years with no evolution, no adaptation and no change. It's tradition for the sake of tradition.
>>288562693That's bullshit fuddlore.We have no actual evidence of what was going on in their heads when the hairstyle became popular.And on top of that, Asia was chock-full of oddly shaved male hairstyles. Just look up the absolute nonsense Mongols wore. Manchu braids and completely shaved heads are also famous.
Moral of the story is to be boring with a sense of familiarity so you don’t scare away boomers.
>>288560779for you
>>288571482I personally don't understand a lot of fads now. Typically it often involves copying someone famous so it could just be something as simple as that. People are sheep.
>>288564314>>288564332Yeah, that women don't wear underwear with it is supposed to be a major fetish appeal. Persona 3 told me so.
>>288568460>>288568579Why are men like this?
You know a person with pro level skill entering an amateur contest, even for a reason, really doesn't a do a lot to make me root for her.
>>288567694Peak female performance.Also>>288568602
>>288572486Issho...
Been seeing some cute and canon art lately
>>288572943Very female-coded artwork.
>>288572943Are these two a canon ship? Rivals to lovers torpe?
>>288573225Not romance in the series but rivals are always shippeable
>>288572943Women follow Akane-Banashi? I thought the entire audience were male boomers
>>288573924Women work just like you, they follow anything that has hot dudes.
>>288573962The only hot dude is Akane's pink-haired rival. Maybe Akane's white-haired sempai but that's it
>>288574120Rokuro is pretty hot desu
>>288562030Edo hairstyles were unhinged
>>288565886It will never not be funny how the story makes it look like the dad is dead even though he isn't.
That was a fantastic episode. I am loving this show and it makes me so angry that I have to wait an entire week to hear this old bastard's response.
>>288567864Maybe they can do rakugo themed JAV.
>>288567864>>288575171That's Kaisex's job, Akane struggles playing seductive women
shinji hirako bros, we jobbed......again...
>>288560749This episode made me want to cum on Akane's forehead.
>>288576949It would seem that by complete accident I am in two completely unrelated threads where anons want to cum on a woman's forehead. Is this the trendy new fetish or something?
I can't buy into this shit anymore. I don't care how many audience members they have lose their goddamn shit over this story or her story telling. I don't care if a magazine writer says this shit was hype as fuck. I don't care that she became the fucking Living Tribunal in some elaborate visual metaphor. I do not buy the premise.
>>288577122You need to master your suspension of disbelief. I love how I can enjoy a wide variety of media by simply saying that makes no fucking sense, then letting my care that that thing bothers me leave in the same breath.
>>288577164I'm willing to suspend a lot. I just don't buy what makes her rakugo good and what makes the others not "pure." None of this makes sense outside of it being old Japanese assholes going NOT MUH RAKUGO and if that's the case it speaks volumes about the entire concept of the art and frankly Japan as a culture.
>don't care for rakugo>mmh yes I will watch an anime about rakugo
This actually did bother me slightly, having memorised Jugemu's name from the Joshiraku ED (also the lack of BAKYUN in the middle)
>>288577408same, I was starting to think I was crazy every time I heard another way to say it
>>288577206Why does it's good because she grew up steeped in the art and studied hard to master her craft not cut it? Of course the old bastard would be pleased about that, but the other people judging appreciated her rakugo for other reasons. I personally really liked the way the episode kept moving back and forth between the contest hall and the characters of the story itself to show Akane was painting the picture so well.
Have you guys seen Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu? I haven't yet but I did hear good things about it.
>>288578132Yes and it is good. Can't believe it's already been 10 years.
>>288578132Nope. I only learned about rakugo in the past year when out of nowhere youtube started serving me Katsura Sunshine shorts. Then I learned about Akane-banashi at Anime Boston where Katsura Sunshine was part of panel introducing the show. I am very glad I took in that panel.
>>288560749So she pussied out and didn't let Jugemu die at the end. Does this get discussed or addressed later?
>>288578595I was wondering about that, too, but I don't want to know till it does or doesn't happen.
>>288564882Those two are chessboxing. They're neat oddities. Both would be better served focusing on their art. What's the point of Rakugo becoming popular if it becomes just a lesser imitation of a more popular artform? I agree, let it die then.
>>288562747Shinji can't help but job in every universe
>>288562747Dunningu Kuru~ger-san in the flesh.
>>288578595>>288578614No because the og ending doesn't matter (there are also versions where Jugemu gets saved). The whole joke in Akane's "Jugemu" is that they take so long to finish saying his name Jugemu just fucks off to do his own thing by the time they finish
>>288578717Yeah, i got the gag, but it could still conceivably come up somewhere. Her master asking why she chose that ending instead, for instance.
>>288577206You don't speak Japanese, so you can't even comprend the central aspect of rakugo and you know nothing about Japanese culture.Why are you watching this? Genuine question.
>>288578132I dropped it. A bit too melodramatic for my taste.
I want to fuck Jugemu Jugemu Goko no surikirezu Kaijari suigyo no Suigyo matsu Ungyo matsu Furai matsu Kuu neru tokoro ni Sumu tokoro Yaburakoji no Burakoji Paipo Paipo Paipo no Shuringan Shuringan no Gurindai Gurindai no Pon Poko Na no Pon Poko Pi no Chokyu mei no Chosuke's mom.
The non-Japanese mind literally cannot grasp Rakugo. We already realized this with Joshiraku and this thread is further evidence.
>>288578132One of the best Rakugo shows and just a good show by itself. The show wasn't my introduction to Rakugo but actually made me interested in the stories despite having zero knowledge of them or their cultural importance. Akane just feels like the myriad of other manga out there the way it presents Rakugo and all the commentary about it. Not saying that Akane's series is bad but it's a let down despite my enjoyment of it. Also the OPs are top tier.
>>288578132Literally and unironically anime of the decadeI should rewatch it some time now that I know a bit more about rakugo
>>288579582If your erection lasts long enough to say Jugemu Jugemu Goko no surikirezu Kaijari suigyo no Suigyo matsu Ungyo matsu Furai matsu Kuu neru tokoro ni Sumu tokoro Yaburakoji no Burakoji Paipo Paipo Paipo no Shuringan Shuringan no Gurindai Gurindai no Pon Poko Na no Pon Poko Pi no Chokyu mei no Chosuke's full name then consult a doctor.
>>288580742Ba ZING!
>>288580975Necessary shot?
>>288581037>Yes!
>>288581037The body of a fashionable high school rakugoka is very important
