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Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju (manga)

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Alternative title:
Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū (Japanese)
昭和元祿落語心中 (Chinese (Taiwan))
昭和元禄落語心中 (Japanese)
Themes: historical, rakugo
Plot Summary: The year was 1970s. Fascinated by the performance of rakugo master Yakumo the 8th at a philanthropic show in a prison, delinquent Kyōji visited Yakumo immediately after serving his term, begging Yakumo to take him in as an apprentice. To his surprise, master Yakumo agreed without much hesitation, yet things progressed not quite as Kyōji expected.
User Ratings: 8 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 1 vote (Eng:1)
 Excellent: 1 vote (Eng:1)
 Very good: 4 votes (Eng:4)
 Good: -
 Decent: -
 So-so: -
 Not really good: -
 Weak: -
 Bad: 1 vote (Eng:1)
 Awful: -
 Worst ever: 1 vote (Eng:1)
Seen in part or in whole by 15 users, rank: #3133 (of 6861)
Median rating: Very good
Arithmetic mean: 6.625 (Good−), std. dev.: 3.3518, rank: #4150 (of 7707)
Weighted mean: 8.498 (Very good+), rank: #459 (of 7707) (seen all: 8.75 / seen some: 8.00 / won't finish: 8.00)
Bayesian estimate: 8.229 (Very good+), rank: #189 (of 3515)
Number of tankoubon: 10
Vintage: 2010-03-25 to 2016-06-07 (serialized in ITAN, vols. 0 - 32)
Release dates: We have 27
News: Show:
North American Anime, Manga Releases, December 30-January 5 (Jan 1, 2019)
Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju Manga Gets 2 New Chapters (Dec 13, 2018)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, September 30-October 6 (Oct 2, 2018)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, August 5-11 (Aug 7, 2018)
Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju Manga Gets Live-Action Series (Jul 4, 2018)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, June 3-9 (Jun 5, 2018)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 15-21 (Apr 17, 2018)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, February 11-17 (Feb 13, 2018)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, November 5-11 (Nov 7, 2017)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, July 23-29 (Jul 25, 2017)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, May 21-27 (May 23, 2017)
Hana ni Somu Manga Wins 21st Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize's Top Award (Apr 25, 2017)
21st Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Nominees Announced (Feb 23, 2017)
Kodansha USA Licenses Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū Manga (Dec 9, 2016)
Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Reveals 2017's Series Ranking for Female Readers (Dec 9, 2016)
March comes in like a lion Tops Da Vinci Magazine's Rankings for 2nd Year (Dec 6, 2016)
Japanese Comic Ranking, September 5-11 (Sep 14, 2016)
Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū Manga Ends on June 7 (Apr 6, 2016)
Japanese Comic Ranking, February 8-14 (Feb 17, 2016)
Japanese Comic Ranking, February 1-7 (Feb 11, 2016)
Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū Manga to End in 10th Volume (Feb 5, 2016)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 4-10 (Aug 13, 2014)
Yo-kai Watch, Baby Steps Win 38th Kodansha Manga Awards (May 8, 2014)
38th Annual Kodansha Manga Awards' Nominees Announced (Apr 3, 2014)
Japanese Comic Ranking, February 10-16 (Feb 19, 2014)
Japanese Comic Ranking, February 3-9 (Feb 12, 2014)
Jojolion Manga Wins Media Arts Award (Dec 5, 2013)
Nami Sano's Sakamoto desu ga? Manga Wins Comic Natalie Grand Prize (Sep 18, 2013)
Japanese Comic Ranking, June 3-9 (Jun 12, 2013)
17th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Nominees Announced (Feb 26, 2013)
Top Manga Ranked by Kono Manga ga Sugoi 2013 Voters (Dec 10, 2012)
15 Titles Nominated for 5th Manga Taisho Awards (Jan 16, 2012)
Top Manga Ranked by Kono Manga ga Sugoi 2012 Voters (Dec 8, 2011)
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Anime-Opted & LGBT Stories Top Barnes & Noble's Best New Manga 2017 List (Dec 15, 2017)
Other article:
The Spring 2017 Manga Guide - Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju (Jun 1, 2017)
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Graphic novel
    Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju (GN 1) 2017-05-23 (from $10.40)
    Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju (GN 2) 2017-07-18 (from $10.40)
    Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju (GN 3) 2017-09-19 (from $12.65)
    Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju (GN 4) 2017-11-07 (from $11.66)
    Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju (GN 5) 2018-02-13 (from $12.25)
    Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju (GN 6) 2018-04-17 (from $12.25)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Story & Art: Haruko Kumota
(none)
Japanese companies
Publisher: Kodansha
English staff
English cast
Translation: Matt Alt

Editing: Lauren Scanlan
Lettering:
Andrew Copeland
Hiroko Mizuno
Lauren Scanlan
(none)
English companies
Licensed by: Kodansha Comics
Chinese (Taiwan) staff
Chinese (Taiwan) companies
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) cast
(none)

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