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A Non
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Because of what the story is, I was so scared how it would turn out. I'm very happy that the team pulled it off.
I've watched "Scared of Manju" so many times. Anna Nagase killed that performance. |
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SaiyanHeretic
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Historically, when it comes to anime/manga about niche Japanese culture, Chihayafuru was able to win me over, so I was wondering if Akane-banashi could do the same. From just these two episodes, I see the care being put into this adaptation, but I can already feel myself sorta bouncing off of it.
Having no frame of reference for rakugo, I can only rely on the characters reacting to tell me if a given performer is doing a good job, a bad job, if their version is very traditional, or radically altered, and I feel myself accepting it all with the same underwhelmed shrug. If somebody was amateurishly overacting or otherwise butchering a story, would I even be able to tell? Going back to my earlier example, at least karuta is a legit sport. Even if I can't follow the poetry, the rules are clear and I can appreciate the mental strategy, physical effort, etc. In rakugo, I'm not getting that layer of... what's the opposite of abstraction? Praxis? Tangibility? I'll give Akane-banashi a few more episodes to see if any of the characters hook me, at least. |
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TJ_Kat
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Japan will turn anything into a fine art that you need to go to school and apprentice for, even reading your kids bedtime stories.
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Dark Mac
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Kaisei has some of the worst voice acting I've ever heard. Shame they couldn't get someone more experienced for the role.
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Ojamajo LimePie
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It's a good series so far, but I can't help wishing for longer stretches of rakugo performance. I've been spoiled by the full stories we got in Rakugo Shinju.
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Philville
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Yeah, that would be nice. Maybe specific stories will get to be in the spotlight in the future? We definitely get a lot of commentary on what different stories are meant to be about, vs. how they're performed. I feel like this is taking the Chihayafuru route, by offering brief visual flourishes meant to emphasize specific moments in the story and its delivery, and their effect on the audience -- the difference being that, while the Hyakunin Isshu is likely uttery impenetrable for anyone who isn't Japanese and the speed-based competitiveness of karuta mean that the poetry can only be covered relatively superficially, Akane-banashi actually has the opportunity to flesh out these tales. I'd love to learn more about Rakugo stories through the anime. |
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Joe Mello
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I imagine the differences are going to be in delivery and accuracy, and the major factor is whether you think it's funny. |
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Azure Chrysanthemum
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Aww I'm sad they obscured the spoken Vietnamese. I get it - finding a fluent speaker for a bit part is probably not an easy proposition but I was really looking forward to properly hearing my family's language in an Anime for the first time.
All that aside though I'm so happy Akane Banashi is finally getting it's due, I've been waiting for an Anime announcement since about chapter 100 when it seemed reasonable that it should get one, due to its popularity. About 100 chapters later, we actually GOT that Anime I'd been wanting for so long, and it manages to capture the manga's feel and imagery perfectly. |
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Aerdra
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Are there any modern day rakugo performances of original stories? All stories we've seen thus far are stories people in the business already know, considering comments from side characters, and most seem to be set in an era long gone.
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shosakukan
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There are such rakugo stories, and those are called Shinsaku Rakugo ('rakugo stories which have been newly made'). Contrarily, Koten Rakugo ('classical rakugo') are, roughly speaking, rakugo stories which were made mainly in the Edo period (sometimes also in the Meiji period) and which were handed down to today. Rakugo-ka Yanagiya Karoku regards rakugo stories which were made after WWII as Shinsaku Rakugo, though. So, technically, there are some theories. |
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FanGamer24
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I gotta say while I enjoy the show I can’t say I find the actual performances all that interesting so having most of the episode dedicated to them did make it less enjoyable for me overall.
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malvarez1
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Hmm. I love the manga, but it’s only fair that I warn you that the stories/performances will only get longer from here (some exceptions, of course, and not literally every episode will have a performance). |
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TJ_Kat
Posts: 868 Location: Saskatoon, Canada |
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I liked Akane's teacher. From a storytelling perspective, she's not a villain or an antagonist, but rather an obstacle. She's coming from a good place and legitimately wants what's best for Akane, and she isn't even necessarily wrong. Especially in an age of social media influencers/streamers ready to tell people, 'who cares about school! Follow your dream, it worked for me!' having a character who takes a much more realistic and pragmatic position is refreshing. IRL, I would be in full agreement with the teacher - have a plan B. But it's an anime and it would be nearly as exciting if Akane wasn't going all in.
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Azure Chrysanthemum
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Honestly one of the things I like about the bit with her teacher is also that we DID see what this can look like - her own father struggled financially and that accumulated stress nearly overwhelmed him, to say nothing of the ultimate expulsion by Issho Arakawa. Her teacher really had to see her perform, because Akane really IS a special case - she's been training for this since she was a child and she witnessed the financial peril firsthand - children ARE sensitive to these kinds of things even if we adults think we're hiding it from them.
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Gina Szanboti
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The lack of performances is still irritating. That really boiled over this ep, when they went to learn from Koguma's performance and then stood in the back and talked all through it. How's she supposed to learn anything if they're talking the whole time instead of listening and watching? People like them who can't shut up is why I stopped going to movies.
I know it was supposed to be exposition for us, but there had to be a better way than modeling bad behavior in entertainment venues. Doing it the way they did really ruined the whole episode for me. Plus I wanted to hear his performance! Not every word, but just as he was saying something fascinating they'd keep cutting to them yammering in back and drowning him out. |
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