The anime proves to be a great introduction to the art regardless of whether you’re Japanese or not.
The start of the anime follows Yotaro, a young, low-level yakuza thug who has just finished a stint in prison.
But while there, he and his fellow prisoners were witness to a performance by Yakumo—an aged master Japanese storyteller.
On a meta level, Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju does more to revitalize rakugo than anything Yakumo and Sukeroku could have planned.
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