Kodansha Comics announced on Friday that it has licensed Haruko Kumota’s Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū manga under the title Descending Stories: Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū.
A second series, Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū: Sukeroku Futatabi-hen (Sukeroku Anew Arc), has been greenlit and will premiere in January.
The manga was also listed in the top ten manga for female readers by Takarajimasha’s Kono Manga ga Sugoi!
The volume was originally offered at France’s Angoulême International Comics Festival, where Otomo won the Grand Prix award for lifetime achievement in 2015.