The story revolves around a mature prisoner who was released on good behavior during Japan's Shouwa Genroku era (1960s to early 1970s). He is called Yotarou by others, a term that means an "anti-hero" or a "dim-witted man." When he returns to society, he starts a new life in rakugo (comic storytelling). Touched by Yakumo's role as the "grim reaper," he asks the master to take him in as an apprentice. Most of the season delves into Yakumo's own past during World War II and the years afterward. (Source: Anime News Network) Note: The first episode aired with a runtime of 48 minutes as opposed to the standard 24 minute long episode.
Japanese study overview
Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu is a Japanese anime of 68,258 characters, with 4,534 unique words and 1,208 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is hard, 3.5 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 4,534 words by how often they appear, and you can study them on Jiten or download them as an Anki deck.
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Vocabulary highlights
Here are some of the words that appear most often in this media, as well as a sample of its rarer vocabulary.
- 落語rakugo×194
- 言うto say×172
- 師匠master×151
- お前you×142
- 俺I×135
- お前さんyou×124
- 出るto leave×75
- 聞くto hear×70
- 思うto think×68
- 菊chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)×63
- 私I×60
- 人person×60
- 助六Sukeroku×56
- 寄席entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.)×48
- 八雲Yakumo×36
- 真打ちmain performer×28
- 松田Uirane×25
- 小夏Konatsu×24
- 噺talk×20
- 金蔵treasure house×18