#showa rakugo

[yuramoonbow]

the god of death, the god of art

[docholligay]

AHAHAHAHAHAH literal guffaw at my desk

[dnana-2809-blog]

mlm shojosei ships that should've been endgame

[transfem-monarchist-laura-rolla]

showa genroku rakugo shinju is a show about two men falling in love and raising the world's first anime girl together

[floorpancakes]

there comes a time in every dark haired glasses boys life where he realises that he must become mother

[haveyouseenthisanime-poll]

[dailydefunctmangamagazine]

ITAN (イタン) / Kōdansha (講談社) / Issue #10 (Sep 2012)

[kumishona]

y'all's memes are fucked up and I'm living for it

[notexactlyrocketscience]

I've been a longtime Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju fanatic. The historical theme is so well-done, it's engaging, the messy queer vibes are immaculate. I also love Banana Fish for its grungy city ambience, heart-wrenching romance and suspense.

I just finished watching Monster, which to me felt like a combination of the two (plus several other elements of course). It's seinen but honestly you could have fooled me—Women characters play prominent roles and are written to feel so real. There are subtle feminist undertones throughout, and sexual assault is very, very rarely used as a plot point. There's no service, and bodies are drawn so beautifully. There is a sense of precision towards each character’s race, backstory, and personality that also reflects in their design, no matter how unimportant they are. (Kenzo Tenma in particular was so swoon-worthy in the plain, fresh, Ghibli-esque way.)

Highly, highly recommended. Go watch it on Netflix, right now.

(The animation is already spectacular, but there are also upscaled versions of the episodes available online somewhere if you'd like better quality.)

[peacerisendove]

There's always someone haunting the narrative in Rakugou-centric stories and I LOVE IT.

Seriously if you haven't read Akane Banashi or read/watched Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju then you are missing out because they are both so good.

[docholligay]

She is tearing up, she is overcome by the simple fact of her daily life with him, and that he has proven his love for her over and over again with that daily life, DESPITE the fact that he's a little bit of an idiot and god knows what he's going to do for money, and all of that, he is a CONSTANT in her life. He is something that she is beginning to feel she can count on.

I'm not so stupid that I don't see how this is shading toward a sort of 'second chance for Miyokichi and Shin' a la Wuthering heights, and I actually have no problem with that. Maybe if they both could have been better, life might have been happy. I already think Yota tries so much fucking harder than Shin ever dreamed of, and that's not nothing. Konatsu is ten times less cruel and lazy than Miyokichi, which means she can be a better mother. This kid might be okay, with these two idiots who love each other but are not in love, and maybe that's a better model.

[obscureanimeoftheday]

Obscure Anime of The Day:

Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu

Aired: 2016

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Historical, Josei, Musik, Romance, Slice of Life

[ultimate-anime-tournament]

Ultimate Anime Tournament: Round 1, Matchup 79

[transfem-monarchist-laura-rolla]

showa era japanese boy freaking it sensitive style

[floorpancakes]

first watch of rakugo shinju: this is culture

second watch of rakugo shinju: character studies of super flawed characters are so cool and makes hating their actions feel so constructive. however despite this guy sucking as a person he also slays and thats beautiful

third watch of rakugo shinju: hey guys thanks for watching with me now remember that one line in the final episode is FAKE and STUPID. anyway this is culture who wants to see the world's most fumbled situationship get slowly patched up by community, love and healing generational trauma

fourth watch of rakugo shinju: i NEED to impregnate this old man

[animefeminist]

Chatty AF 181: Ace/Aro Representation in Anime and Manga – Part 1

Dee, Alex, and Cy discuss asexual and aromantic coded characters and several new manga with explicit ace and/or aro leads.

Episode Information

Date Recorded: February 1, 2022 Hosts: Dee, Alex, Cy

Episode Breakdown

0:00:00 Intros 0:02:14 Ace/Aro 101 0:10:05 Conflation with frigidity/prudishness/trauma 0:12:18 Linguistic differences between Japanese and English 0:15:50 Koisenu Futari and recognition and evolution of terminology 0:19:52 Ace coding in anime and manga 0:28:30 Favorite ace/aro coded characters 0:42:10 Our Dreams at Dusk and Sex Ed 120% 0:49:50 I Want to be a Wall 0:57:59 Outro