Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju

Aired: 2016

Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju is a TV anime based on Haruko Kumota's manga serialized in Kodansha's ITAN, with over 3 million copies in circulation. Winner of the 17th Japan Media Arts Festival Manga Division Excellence Award and the 38th Kodansha Manga Award. Aired from January 2016, it follows Yotaro, a former delinquent who becomes captivated by rakugo during a prison visit and becomes an apprentice to the 8th generation Yakumo Yurakutei. Set in the Showa-era rakugo world, this masterwork intensely portrays the passions and karma of those who live for their art. Produced by Studio Deen.

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