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Joshiraku (TV)

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Alternative title:
じょしらく (Japanese)
Themes: parody
Objectionable content: Mild
Plot Summary: Marii, Kigurumi, Tetora, Kukuru, and Gankyō are apprentices at a Rakugo theater, a classic form of Japanese comedy. When they're not on the stage, they're making random banter about everyday life, from the reason the kanji for "dog" is the way it is, to the confusing signs that lead to Akihabara.
User Ratings: 189 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 8 votes (sub:6, raw:1, others:1
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Excellent: 35 votes (sub:31, raw:2, dub:1, others:1
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Very good: 60 votes (sub:57, raw:1, dub:1, others:1
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Good: 44 votes (sub:41, dub:1, others:2
1 Russian subtitled
1 Korean subtitled
)
 Decent: 16 votes (sub:13, raw:1, others:2
1 Russian subtitled
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 So-so: 10 votes (sub:9, others:1
1 French subtitled
)
 Not really good: 7 votes (sub:6, dub:1)
 Weak: 5 votes (sub:4, dub:1)
 Bad: 1 vote (sub:1)
 Awful: 2 votes (sub:2)
 Worst ever: 1 vote (sub:1)
Seen in part or in whole by 361 users, rank: #2684 (of 9708)
Median rating: Very good
Arithmetic mean: 7.280 (Good+), std. dev.: 1.7849, rank: #2650 (of 9825)
Weighted mean: 7.253 (Good+), rank: #2579 (of 9825) (seen all: 7.42 / seen some: 7.27 / won't finish: 4.89)
Bayesian estimate: 7.268 (Good+), rank: #2287 (of 7438)
Running time: half hour
Episode titles: We have 12
Vintage: 2012-07-05
Opening Theme:
#1: "Oato ga Yoroshikutte... Yo!" (お後がよろしくって…よ!; "The Next Person is Ready... So!") by Ayane Sakura, Kotori Koiwai, Nozomi Yamamoto, Saori Goto, Yoshino Nanjou
Ending Theme:
#1: "Nippon Egao Hyakkei" (ニッポン笑顔百景; "100 Famous Views on Japan's Smiles") by Momoiro Clover Z
Official website:
StarChild:じょしらく (Japanese)
Trivia: We have 61
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Anohana Team Airs Kokoro ga Sakebitagatterun Da Film's Ad (Jan 22, 2015)
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Anohana Team's New Original Anime Film Titled (Dec 3, 2014)
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Kotori Koiwai Voices Heroine in New Atelier Game (Mar 16, 2014)
Non Non Biyori Schoolgirl Manga Gets Original Anime DVD (Oct 29, 2013)
NIS America Licenses The Eccentric Family for Retail Release (Oct 25, 2013)
Non Non Biyori Schoolgirl Anime's Ad Previews nano.RIPE Song (Oct 3, 2013)
Uchōten Kazoku Anime's Promo Video Reveals Theme Songs (Jun 6, 2013)
Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, May 20-26 (Jun 2, 2013)
Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, May 20-26 (Jun 2, 2013)
Joshiraku's Final Blu-Ray/DVD Volume Slated For May (Apr 12, 2013)
Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, February 25-March 3 (Mar 5, 2013)
Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, February 25-March 3 (Mar 5, 2013)
Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, January 21-27 (Jan 29, 2013)
Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, January 21-27 (Jan 29, 2013)
Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, November 26-December 2 (Dec 4, 2012)
Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, November 26-December 2 (Dec 4, 2012)
Joshiraku BDs/DVDs 4-6 Delayed 1 Month (Nov 30, 2012)
Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, October 22-28 (Oct 31, 2012)
Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, October 22-28 (Oct 31, 2012)
Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, September 24-30 (Oct 2, 2012)
Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, September 24-30 (Oct 2, 2012)
Joshiraku Anime's 3rd TV Ad Aired (Jun 30, 2012)
Joshiraku's 1st TV Ad With Anime Footage Streamed (Jun 21, 2012)
Zetsubō, Katteni Kaizō Manga to Swap Magazines Briefly (Apr 14, 2011)
Press Releases:
Section23 Films Announces October Slate (Jul 26, 2019)
Maiden Japan Laughs It Up with Joshiraku (Jul 18, 2019)
Other articles: Show:
Joshiraku Gets New Manga One-Shot in July, Blu-ray Box in August (May 19, 2015)
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Carlo Santos (Jul 2, 2012)
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Blu-ray (Region A)
    Joshiraku - Complete Collection (Sub.Blu-ray) 2019-10-01

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Tsutomu Mizushima
Series Composition: Michiko Yokote
Script:
Michiko Yokote (7 episodes
eps 1-3, 5, 7, 9, 13
)
Reiko Yoshida (5 episodes
eps 4, 6, 8, 11-12
)
Tsutomu Mizushima (ep 10)
Storyboard:
Kei Oikawa (ep 4)
Kentarō Suzuki (eps 5, 11)
Kurio Miyaura (eps 9, 11)
Masami Shimoda (OP)
Sayo Aoi (ep 8)
Takashi Ikehata (ep 3)
Tsutomu Mizushima (ED; eps 1, 13)
Yoshitaka Koyama (eps 2, 7, 12)
Yūichi Nihei (eps 6, 10)
Episode Director:
Akihisa Shibata (ep 9)
Daisuke Takashima (ep 8)
Kei Oikawa (ep 4)
Kentarō Suzuki (eps 5, 11)
Naotaka Hayashi (ep 6)
Takashi Ikehata (eps 3, 10)
Tsutomu Mizushima (eps 1, 13)
Yoshitaka Koyama (eps 2, 7, 12)
Unit Director:
Masami Shimoda (OP)
Tsutomu Mizushima (ED)
Music: Masaru Yokoyama
Original creator:
Kōji Kumeta (story)
Yasu (art)
Character Design: Masayoshi Tanaka
Chief Animation Director:
Katsuhiro Kumagai (ep 10)
Ryoichi Oki (9 episodes
eps 1-3, 5-11 odd, 12-13
)
Takashi Naoya (eps 4-12 even)
Animation Director:
Hayato Hashiguchi (ep 2)
Hiroshi Tatezaki (ep 2)
Hiroshi Tomioka (ep 3)
Ikuko Satō (ep 2)
Ikuma Fujibe (ep 2)
Issei Aragaki (ep 3)
Katsuhiro Kumagai (eps 4, 10, 13)
Ryoichi Oki (ED; eps 1, 7)
Takahiro Sasaki (ep 1)
Takashi Naoya (ED; ep 2)
Sound Director: Yoshikazu Iwanami
Producer:
Hiroo Maruyama (MBS)
Junnosuke Miyamoto (Starchild Records)
Kensuke Tateishi (Kodansha)
Yuji Matsukura (J.C. Staff)

Assistant Animation Director:
Hiroshi Yakou (ep 3)
Ikuma Fujibe (ep 3)
Katsuhiro Kumagai (ep 1)
Ryota Itoh (ep 1)
Takashi Naoya (eps 1, 3)
Yukie Hiyamizu (ep 1)
Assistant producer:
Kotaro Sudo (King Records)
Yumi Handa (Kodansha)
In-Between Animation: Yuriko Maeda (eps 1-10, 12-13)
In-Between Check: Ayako Isokawa (ep 1)
Key Animation:
Akiko Kawazoe (eps 3, 8)
Akiko Kudou (ep 11)
Akiko Kumada (OP)
Akira Hamaguchi (ED; ep 11)
Akira Kobayashi (ep 10)
Atsushi Nakagawa (ep 3)
Atsushi Yoshida (eps 4-5, 8, 10)
Ayako Satō (ep 11)
Chie Saito (eps 6, 9)
Chikara Sakurai (ED)
Chinami Kudou (eps 1, 7, 12)
Chisa Shibata (eps 1-3, 5-12)
Daisuke Hiramaki (ep 10)
Daisuke Nakamura (eps 7, 12)
Daisuke Saitō (eps 2, 10)
Fumino Fujii (ep 9)
Haruka Watanabe (eps 3, 6, 8)
Hiroko Kaneda (4 episodes
eps 2, 7, 10, 12
)
Hiroko Shigekuni (eps 6, 11)
Hiromi Ariga (eps 9, 12)
Hiromi Ogata (ep 4)
Hiroshi Kawashima (ep 11)
Hiroshi Tomioka (ED; eps 1, 3-4, 10)
Hiroshi Yakou (ED; eps 1, 4, 10)
Hiroshi Yamamoto (eps 4-5)
Hirotaka Nii (eps 3, 7-8)
Hitomi Kōno (eps 6, 11)
Isamu Fukushima (ep 9)
Jun Nakagawa (ep 8)
Jun Yamazaki (eps 1-2)
Junichi Takadate (eps 5, 9)
Junko Matsushita (ep 9)
Kanako Inoue (ep 5)
Kanako Ueda (ep 4)
Kaori Takahashi (ep 6)
Kaoru Takeda (ep 10)
Katsuhiro Kumagai (ep 1)
Katsuya Shigehara (ep 6)
Katsuyuki Takahashi (eps 7, 12)
Kazuhiko Yabumoto (ep 4)
Kazuki Toi (ep 9)
Keiichi Ichikawa (OP; ep 1)
Keiichi Sano (ep 10)
Keiko Kitayama (ep 3)
Keiko Takano (eps 7, 12)
Keisuke Katayama (ep 4)
Keita Nagasaka (ep 10)
Ken Ishizuka (eps 4, 10)
Kenrō Tokuda (OP; ep 2)
Kensuke Ishikawa (eps 1, 4, 10)
Kentarō Sugimoto (ep 2)
Kentarō Suzuki (eps 5, 11)
Kōichi Sugitani (ep 2)
Kota Takeuchi (ep 8)
Kumi Nakajō (ep 3)
Kumiko Matsushita (ep 12)
Kumiko Tokunaga (ep 4)
Maki Ando (eps 7, 12)
Maki Fujita (ep 11)
Masaaki Kitahara (6 episodes
eps 2-3, 5, 8-9, 11
)
Masahiro Shida (ep 8)
Masahiro Shigemoto (eps 5, 8, 10)
Masanao Bessho (ep 5)
Masashi Sato (OP; ep 2)
Masayuki Nonaka (eps 2, 4, 10)
Megumi Arakawa (ep 7)
Megumi Itoi (eps 6, 11)
Michiko Takahashi (eps 3, 8)
Michitaka Yamamoto (eps 5, 9-10)
Mie Ōishi (ep 2)
Mika Sakai (ep 1)
Miki Kato (ep 6)
Miki Takemoto (eps 2, 6)
Mitsuru Chiba (eps 2, 5)
Miyuki Kobayashi (ep 6)
Moe Miyazaki (ep 4)
Motohiro Taniguchi (ep 9)
Nana Mori (eps 6-7, 9-12)
Naoko Imaizumi (ep 4)
Naoko Ise (OP)
Naoto Yoshida (ep 5)
Nobuo Iino (eps 4, 10)
Nobushige Ishita (eps 3, 8)
Rutarō (OP; ep 1)
Ryōta Azuma (ep 1)
Ryota Itoh (ep 1)
Ryū Sakamoto (OP)
Sachiko Miyamoto (ep 11)
Satoshi Hirayama (eps 2, 4, 9-10)
Sayaka Takase (ep 6)
Shigeki Kimoto (eps 1, 4)
Shiho Tamai (eps 3, 8)
Shingo Nakamura (OP)
Shinichi Iimura (ep 5)
Shōichi Funaki (ep 9)
Shōko Yasuda (eps 7, 12)
Shunsuke Masuda (eps 3, 7)
Takahiro Sasaki (OP)
Takeshi Otani (eps 3, 8)
Tamotsu Nakanishi (ep 8)
Teruyo Katō (ep 10)
Tetsuya Sakamoto (ep 3)
Tomokazu Sugimura (ep 11)
Tomomi Yabuki (eps 6, 11)
Tōru Imanishi (ep 11)
Toshiko Inada (ep 10)
Yōko Itō (ep 4)
Yoshifumi Terai (eps 4, 10)
Yoshihiro Maeda (ep 8)
Yoshihiro Nagata (eps 2, 9)
Yoshihiro Taniguchi (ep 9)
Yoshihiro Ujiie (ep 4)
Yoshiki Mizuno (eps 3, 8)
Yoshio Usuda (ep 10)
Yōsuke Kobashi (ep 11)
Yōsuke Kobuchi (ED)
Youko Kuboyama (eps 3, 6)
Yousuke Toyama (eps 7-8, 12)
Yui Ushio (ep 5)
Yuki Terano (ep 12)
Yukie Hiyamizu (ED)
Yuri Inoguchi (eps 7, 12)
Yuu Kaneshiro (ep 9)
Yūya Kumagai (ep 9)
Theme Song Arrangement: Kenichi Maeyamada (ED)
Theme Song Composition: Kenichi Maeyamada (ED)
Theme Song Lyrics: Kenichi Maeyamada (ED)
Theme Song Performance:
Ayane Sakura (OP)
Kotori Koiwai (OP)
Momoiro Clover Z (ED)
Nozomi Yamamoto (OP)
Saori Gotō (OP)
Yoshino Nanjō (OP)
Ayane Sakura as Marii Buratei
Kotori Koiwai as Kigurumi Harōkitei
Nozomi Yamamoto as Tetora Bōhatei
Saori Gotō as Kukuru Anrakutei
Yoshino Nanjō as Gankyō Kūrubiyūtei

Aoi Yūki as Mask
Ryoko Shintani as Uzannu Uzatei (ep 13)

Akinori Egoshi as TV sound (ep 7)
Akitoshi Kimura as French painter (ep 3)
Haruo Yamagishi as
Male chatter (ep 12)
Newscaster (ep 13)
Hironobu Hatakeyama as Male chatter (ep 12)
Hisako Kanemoto as Maa-chan (ep 13)
Ichitarō Ai as Jaamane (ep 9)
Itaru Yamamoto as Kabuki-sha 1 (ep 10)
Kanehira Yamamoto as
Deliveryman (ep 3)
Producer (ep 12)
Keiji Fujiwara as Galaxy Federation solar system governor (ep 6)
Keiko Sugiura as Old woman 3 (ep 8)
Kenji Kitamura as
Bear (ep 7)
Dealer B (ep 10)
German man (ep 3)
Kenji Nomura as Usa-sama (ep 4)
Kimiko Saitō as Woman (ep 13)
Kinryuu Arimoto as
Man D (ep 7)
Rozen-kakka (ep 7)
Kiyomi Yazawa as Narration (ep 5)
Kōji Takeda as
Hagedebu (ep 13)
Yankee (ep 11)
Kumi Takaragi as Spirit (ep 11)
Mao Uchino as Old woman 2 (ep 8)
Masato Nishino as Kabuki-sha 2 (ep 10)
Mayumi Yuasa as Narration (4 episodes
eps 1, 7, 11, 13
)
Naoya Nosaka as Spacesuit man (ep 6)
Natsuki Hanae as
Home delivery 1 (ep 11)
Imperial prince (ep 9)
Mob (ep 5)
Nobuhiro Fukui as Captain (ep 9)
Nobunaga Shimazaki as Kabuki-sha 3 (ep 10)
Nobuo Tobita as Ano-kata (ep 4)
Noriko Suzuki as Old woman (eps 2, 5)
Ryoukichi Takahashi as Ponhiki (ep 10)
Ryū Yamaguchi as Competitor's voice (ep 7)
Saki Ueda as Mob (ep 5)
Tadanori Date as
Home delivery 2 (ep 11)
Male chatter (ep 12)
Toshiki Iwasawa as
Male chatter (ep 12)
Plutonian voice (ep 6)
Voice (ep 9)
Yuiko Tatsumi as Fund-raising student (ep 9)
Yuka Keichō as
Mob (ep 5)
Mother (ep 13)
Old woman 1 (ep 8)
Yukihiro Misono as Man (ep 10)
Yūmi Kawashima as Mob (ep 5)
Yumi Uchiyama as Yanmama (ep 11)
Yūya Murakami as Saturnian voice (ep 6)
Japanese companies
English staff
English cast
(none)
English companies
Internet Streaming: HIDIVE
Licensed by: Maiden Japan (2019)

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