These guys are really giving me uber emotional roller-coaster ride!! i'm feeling excitedly warm-haato & feeling uber much like crying!! i'm confused!!
//it's uber like 'sakamichi no apollon' once again~♥(@A@;;)
♥ Kiku x Shin : OTP forever!!! ♥

This new anime Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu (adapted from manga) by my fave bl artist Kumota Haruko started last month (January 8). Surprisingly, it has a different genre from her other works (Shinjuku Lucky Hole, Nobara) XDD. It's a Josei and focuses on Rakugo but it's really very interesting!!

What is Rakugo btw? check Wikipedia-san for more info XDD

Story:
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. -ANN

This anime mosty exhibits the characters doing Rakugo (which if you check wikipedia-san) - doing storytelling performances while sitting seiza-style on stage (which if you're really not into listening & imagining) can be tiring to watch; but the characters' personalities, interactions with each other, & background story might make you want to watch more.


//cracked (or not?) BL-analysis beyond! proceed with discretion!!//
I think people who want to know more about Rakugo or are curious about Rakugo and can tolerate historical Japanese tales just by listening can definitely enjoy this, but if you're a pure BL fan and is hoping to see some mxm action in here (hoping you'd see a similar 'Shinjuku Lucky Hole' scene) I think this might tire you out, because minimal bromance (bet. Shin x Kiku) is only shown as of now XDD
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Still-- it's enjoyable to watch, one just needs to keep an open mind ;DD


Also, its manga is still ongoing with 9 volumes and the 10th volume will be the last, to be released this coming summer. The manga won the excellence category for Japan's 17th Media Arts Festival Awards, and it also won the general award category at the 38th Kodansha Manga Awards in 2014. -ANN


Visit the official site for more info