SeriesEnded

Descending Stories (2016)

Shôwa Genroku rakugo shinjû

Flourishing Shōwa – Rakugo Double Suicide

2 seasons25 episodes26 min per episode★ 8.3 · 1,718 votes

• Animation
• Comedy
• Drama

When a certain man is released from prison, he knows exactly where he's heading first. After falling in love with a traditional comic storyteller's rendition of the story called "Shinigami," he is determined to become his apprentice. The performer, Yakumo, has never taken an apprentice before, but to everyone's surprise, he accepts the eager ex-prisoner, nicknaming him "Yotaro." As Yotaro happily begins his new life, he meets others in Yakumo's life, including Yakumo's ward Konatsu. Konatsu was the daughter of a famous storyteller, and Yakumo took her in after her father's tragic death. Konatsu loved her father's storytelling, and would love to become a performer in her own right—but that path is not available for women.

First aired

January 9, 2016

Last episode

March 25, 2017

Network

MBS, TBS, CBC, BS-TBS

Country of origin

Japan