Actor_Irelend719 said:jeannelle said:
they end up receiving given names when entering rakugo, no?
You don't clearly know the importance of names in Japanese culture. Names are not that easily changed, especially the last names. The last names tends to indicate the familial name that expresses ties with one's family. Therefore, it wasn't given because Shinnosuke has entered into the rakugo, but it was already given when he was already born at that moment. Your point is not plausible because names are not that easy to alter in Japanese culture in general. That's my critique for you, I hope you understand what I'm trying to say. :)
Old post, I know, sorry to dig this up but this seems to be nonsense. Kikuhiko is not the last name of the 8th Yakumo Yuurakutei/Bon, it is a stage name assigned by the Rakugo performer's master when they begin performing. Inheriting it does not mean you're related to that person, just as 2nd Sukeroku chose the name Sukeroku for himself even though he had no formal relations to the 1st Sukeroku, and 3rd Sukeroku/Yota also had no relations to the 2nd Sukeroku. Shinn inherited Kikuhiko's stage name as the 5th Kikuhiko due to the 8th Yakumo/4th Kikuhiko being a strong influence for him as shown in the last episode. Shin's last name was not revealed in the series.
Actor_Irelend719 said:I translated it and read the message and it said it was a REMAKE by a BL author. Meaning, it was rewritten by a BL author, making the gay ship or whatever you're talking about. Also, it's interesting that the author him/herself has a Twitter account. Thanks for telling though.
Again, this appears to be incorrect. The original message roughly translates to 'the exhibition "Diversity in Manga LGBT +" at the "Japan House London Library" in the UK, a duplicate original picture [as in the art book shown in the second picture] of "Rakugo Shinjuu" is also exhibited along with my work. It seems that he [the curator] chose it because he is also a writer who draws BL. There is also an exhibition of original manga art [manga in general] at the British Museum, and manga is very popular in the UK, so if you're nearby please join us'. The original point is correct tho, this tweet does not confirm anyone in the series to be gay, merely that the series was displayed due to it being one of Kumo's most distinguished works, and probably for some 'homoerotic overtones'.
AryaxHunter said:It's NEITHER Yakumo NOR the Yakuza Boss.
It is indeed true that Konatsu fell for Yakumo, and flirted with the Yakuza boss and did all the juvenile things to get Yakumo's attention. As it's shown in the manga and the anime, the teenage Konatsu was stormed by both her romantic feelings and hate for Yakumo. She labelled it as "hate" and "wanting to kill him". Only when she grew up that she realized her true feelings for Yakumo- as reported by Yakumo and Konatsu herself. So, she sleeping with Yakumo is out of the question for a young Konatsu, because she herself thought she only hated him. Who would sleep with the person they hate???? And Yakumo clearly says he is only troubled by her feelings and feel sorry for Konatsu thinking of the time when she would finally realize that it's all not hate what she feels for Yakumo. He thought it would be better for her mental health if she continued to believe that she only hated him. So it's actually only sympathy and wanting to protect are yakumo's feelings towards her. It's unlikely he'd just sleep with her once and then continue to live in the house as if nothing happened. Konatsu also thanks him for raising her despite the many tantrums, not for "giving something to treasure" or any other subtle hints.
The yakuza boss himself says he saved her from a lot of trouble with other gangs and random men. And that he would never lay a hand on a kid. Konatsu, who started behaving like a delinquent and trying to seduce the boss was ALREADY pregnant by an unknown man. The only thing he did was to save Konatsu from falling into deeper shit by getting into a different gang (and perhaps into prostitution like her mom) Despite it being none of his business, the boss did it out of respect for Yakumo. And he never denied speculations about him being the dad to save Konatsu from having more trouble (who would dare call names if she's the yakuza's woman? even in an era where single moms are frowned upon?). The mistress of the boss also knew it, that's why she was kind and protective towards Konatsu. That's also the debt that Yakumo says that he can never repay. Coz imagine the kid having to grow up not knowing the father's name?? That's also the reason Konatsu keeps it a secret. Speculations are better than not knowing. And as far as the kid is concerned, he has a father- Yotaro
So PLEASE don't disrespect those nice two elderly men, and re-read the manga to figure it out. The clues that you claim are only to confuse you and now you will see a different meaning to the dialogues. :)
'It's unlikely he'd just sleep with her once and then continue to live in the house as if nothing happened.' Why is this part relevant? It's not as if they were still living together when Konatsu got pregnant.
'And that he would never lay a hand on a kid. Konatsu, who started behaving like a delinquent and trying to seduce the boss was ALREADY pregnant by an unknown man.'
Are you saying that Konatsu was pregnant as a teenager by an unknown man? If so is this some manga exclusive info?
I think there's quite a lot of info that line up and point towards Shin being Yakumo's son, nothing explicit and concrete. However, I do agree that the biggest hole in the theory is that it seems unlikely Yakumo himself would be willing to sleep with Konatsu, despite some hints towards him feeling guilty about it later on in the series.
Personally, I favour the theory of Yakumo being the father, if only for the pure narrative purpose and that it makes no sense to add that scene if it wasn't the truth. Then again maybe Kumo really did just wanted to mess with us and muddy the water further, and to further illustrate how perfectly imperfect these characters are. Not to mention I honestly thought Miyokichi getting together with Sukeroku was already kind of a gut punch, and remember Miyokichi didn't like Sukeroku first either, so Kumo definitely does not shy away from this kind of uncomfortable soap drama-ish relationship, or the hate/love relationship transition (and yes I do understand that Miyokichi got together with Sukeroku in part to spite Yakumo).
Again, personally, I don't mind any of the outcomes, whether it's the boss, Yakumo, or just someone else. Most people probably found it disturbing, I think that's just how families with skeletons are, and some skeletons are chunkier than others.
In fact, I think Yakumo being the father fits in with Konatsu's character nicely, I'll leave a quote from
Avis Tagular (some guy who wrote a comment on youtube).
'She said she had her son for both Yakumo and Sukeroku's sake, and since she got pregnant ten years after Yota was taken as an apprentice, she had to have been pushing 30. She was afraid of romantic commitment because of her parents so she rejected trying to find an equal partner. She also only gets pregnant when Yakumo really starts showing his age. No matter how much she disdains him, she wants part of him to live on. At that time, felt she couldn't do Rakugo herself, I feel like she was trying to transmit and pass on Rakugo, and keep both her 'fathers' alive the only way she thought a woman could.'
In the end, I don't think it matters who Shin's father was, if last ep shows anything is that despite the tragedies, and impulsive or meandering decisions Konatsu or anyone in the series made, it all turned out fine and everyone was able to move on, including Yakumo and Sukeroku in the afterlife.
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