#rakugo — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #rakugo, aggregated by home.social.
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Here is my Review of Akane-banashi Season 1 w/ Spoilers: https://youtu.be/4STiLCjf6xo #Akanebanashi #Season1 #Netflix #Anime #TV #Rakugo #SliceofLife #Comedy #Review
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Some jokes don't need subtitles. At Yoshimoto's weekly English-language comedy show, physical humor takes center stage. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026/07/21/stage/japanese-comedy-style-shows-english-yoshimoto-kogyou/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #stage #japanesecomedy #manzai #rakugo #yoshimotokogyo
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Story Pile: My Master Has No Tail (Manga)
My Master Has No Tail is a 2019 manga, which got a 2022 anime adaptation, making it one of a number of truly excellent anime in an excellent year of excellent anime. It’s the story of Mameda, a tanuki girl from a rural island, who travels to Osaka for an adventure of playful mischief! The problem is, this is the Taisho era of Japan (which is around 1912 to 1926), and her tricks are decidedly Meiji (which is the era before that). Turning leaves into coins meant more when the coins were important, but people check paper money for counterfeits, which ruins her plan. A spooky light on the road at night? That’s just a car, nobody’s that scared of it.
Distressed by her lack of success, Mameda winds up encountering rakugo theatre for the first time, and now I get to explain rakugo again.
Chances are good that you might, if you’re a big anime dork or general theatre nerd. Rakugo is a specific form of Japanese theatre, a formalised type of one-person performance where a storyteller relates common, familiar stories, reinvented and redelivered, and told with a standardised set of props and items, within specific limitations. It is an art form formalised beyond almost all western types of theatre, where even forms like opera with specific lyrics and performance rule at least let you choose to some extent where on the stage you’re going to do it. Rakugo, you gotta have your knees on one cushion.
My Akane-Banashi review
And like every major character headlining a manga series about rakugo, Mameda realises rakugo is awesome, and then begins the obligatory story of Trying To Get Into Rakugo, despite the forces stacked against her. The forces are her master, the woman whose rakugo she’s seeking to emulate.
If you’re sensitive to spoilers, I’m going to describe some of the events in the manga My Master Has No Tail, in a broad sense, and that means spoiling some of the events in the anime.
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https://press.invincible.ink/story-pile-my-master-has-no-tail-manga/ #CanSayIt #MyMasterHasNoTail #Rakugo -
Rakugo autour du go
Ce jeudi, à 20h, dans le Brabant Wallon, je serais sur scène pendant un quart d'heure (sur une heure de spectacle) pour parler jeu de go.
L'entrée est gratuite, mais les places sont limitées. Donc si des gens sont intéressés ici, vous pouvez me contacter directement.
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47 different expressions to say “thank you” in #Japanese (Sunshine #Rakugo, Toronto 2013) https://youtube.com/shorts/sJ3yJjCFs6g?si=GsS5DUiwbSpLAARP
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The sake bet. A traditional #rakugo joke.
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#Wikipedia の「寿限無」の項目に、落語の音声ファイルが掲載されてるの始めて気付いた :tony_santa:
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Katsura Sunshine is coming to Otakon 2025 as a Guest #otakon #otakon2025 #rakugo @otakon.bsky.social
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A new kind of rakugo for Gen Z: Edanoshin Katsura weaves tradition with techno and youth culture https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2025/03/22/our-lives/edanoshin-katsura-z-rakugo/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #community #ourlives #rakugo #genz #shibuya #techno #clubbing
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I performed (part of) the famous rakugo ghost story "The Peony Lantern" at the Ankokuji Temple in Kamakura yesterday! Some day I will do it in English too!
昨日は鎌倉の安国論寺で「怪談・牡丹灯籠」の落語会に沢山のお客様ご来場していただきどうもありがとうございました！
牡丹灯籠、本当に難しいですが、やりがいがあります！続けて噺の続きも、稽古頑張ります！
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(English Rakugo Show Online Viewing!)「英語落語配信中！」
My English Rakugo Show in Kawasaki the other day can be viewed online!
For online viewing: オンライン配信リンク：
https://peatix.com/event/4054737
English Rakugo Show by Swedish professional rakugoka Sanyutei Kouseinen!
Japanese traditional rakugo stories translated to English!
Performers: Sanyutei Kouseinen, Kanda Youkan
Featured Rakugo Stories: The Zoo, Chilitotechin -
Dear Aucklanders,
I'm letting you know that I'm performing rakugo at Te Pou Theatre this Saturday 7 September as a part of Whānau Day!
There are many other amazing artists involved, and it's free!
#rakugo #auckland #newzealand
https://rakugonz.com/2024/09/04/performing-rakugo-on-saturday-7-september/ -
FREE Rakugo (Japanese Comedy) performance 2:30PM TODAY at Time Out Bookstore! There should be enough space, so no RSVP required. Just show up if you are free! #rakugo #comedy #performance #auckland #newzealand
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Come join a free rakugo performance at 2:30PM, Saturday 24 August. To simplify the process, just comment below to rsvp 😃
Performing 'The Zoo' and 'Licking a Kettle'!
More details on: https://www.timeout.co.nz/upcoming-events/rakugo2024
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This FREE rakugo performance is coming up this weekend! I feel super flattered to be on my favourite bookstore’s website! 🙇🏻 #rakugo #storytelling #auckland #newzealand #japanese #comedy
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Katsura Sunshine: A Rakugo Master… except they don’t have those in Osaka… or Canada: Seth Burn talks with rakugo master Katsura Sunshine about his career and training, his significance as a western rakugoka, and anecdotes like the time he adapted Abbott & Costello's "Who's on First" into rakugo.
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Here's my performance schedule! Two public performances coming up!
#rakugo #rakugoinenglish #auckland #japanese #theatre #comedy
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Katsura Yonemaru IV, the oldest active rakugoka, died of natural causes at a hospital in Tokyo on Thursday. He was 99. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/05/japan/rakugo-katsura-yonemaru-obituary/ #japan #rakugo #katsurayonemaru #obituary
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Today I had a privilege of running a rakugo workshop at the Engineering Department of the University of Auckland!
As they were science students, my workshop focused on the importance of imagination and dreaming, and how ‘space’ is painted in people’s minds in the rakugo-verse, being inspired by Einstein’s famous quote:
“If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.”
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I'm letting you know that I am having a FREE casual performance at UPSTAIRS at Time Out Bookstore aka my favourite bookstore!!! It's a very small venue, so RSVP here or via my website's contact page (https://rakugonz.com/contact/) is appreciated. Please do not contact Time Out Bookstore regarding this performance as they are busy with their work!
DATE: Sat 24 August, 2:30PM-3:30PM (including Q&A)
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I just found the English version of 'Akane-banashi' (あかね噺) at my local library! In my opinion, this manga series is the best intro to the world of rakugo along with 'Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju' (昭和元禄落語心中). The latter is quite depressing, but this one is uplifting. Definitely recommended for those who want to know more about rakugo! #rakugo #rakugoinenglish #akanebanashi #manga #anime
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Katsura Sunshine: A Rakugo Master… except they don’t have those in Osaka… or Canada: Seth Burn talks with rakugo master Katsura Sunshine about his career and training, his significance as a western rakugoka, and anecdotes like the time he adapted Abbott & Costello's "Who's on First" into rakugo.