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 73,993 characters, with 4,652 unique words and 1,217 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is hard, 3.5 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 4,652 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.
- 比古Hiko×450
- 菊Kiku×379
- 助六Sukeroku×327
- 落語rakugo×194
- 言うto say×172
- 師匠master×160
- お前you×145
- 俺I×135
- 菊chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)×134
- 与太郎Yotarō×130
- 小夏Konatsu×130
- 観客spectator×123
- 八雲Yakumo×119
- 松田Uirane×92
- 寄席entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.)×71
- 初太郎Hatsutarō×64
- 真打ちmain performer×28
- 囃子accompaniment for traditional performances (noh, kabuki, etc.)×24
- 噺talk×20
- 噺家professional comic (rakugo) storyteller×18