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| I was really surprised when I found out that it was 45 minutes long lol. I didn't realized it until I halfway through the episode. But it doesn't feel long at all! I don't know anything about Rakugo and I was completely immersed by it while I was watching the Rakugo scenes. I don't find the Dekigokoro performance funny, but it's still entertaining. I got secondhand embarrassment when Yotaro was falling asleep and snoring! But it was fun overall, it's a great pilot episode! <(￣︶￣)> |
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| The pacing is so fast but it's entertaining! It makes me smile. I remember a competition before in my high school days. I really love one contestant there, she can change her voice from grandmother to a child.. I'm so amazed by her! Story telling is really entertaining specially if the story teller is enthusiastic.. you can feel the story thru their words :) |
| Proverbs 4:23 Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. |
| Such a lengthy first episode, but it was so great in quality that I didn't even mind the length whatsoever. The rakugo performances stole the show, but even the seeds of drama and characterization established were really good with tons of promise (for Yotarou, Konatsu, etc) and potential in the future as well as the beauty of rakugo being portrayed so well through its performances from Yotarou and the Yakumo. Excited for the arc focusing on the past of the current Yakumo and Sukeroku from the next episode onwards. |
| I was expecting to get a bit bored cause it's a slow paced series. But I'm actually enjoying this. Time flew by! I wanna know what happened between the tomboy gal's father,Sukeroku. |
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| ep 1 was so good. The story dragged me into the world of rakugo. I'm not into historical but I'll watch it because its that entertaining |
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| I've known about this for quite sometime, but put it off because the subject matter seemed so foreign and unfamiliar. While the style of rakugo theater is very different & distinct, it's actually resonated with my own background in stage play acting. What impresses me the most about it is how the performer has to sit the entire time and create the illusion of an entire scene playing out in one spot. I've been in a play that was somewhat similar, where an entire 45 minute scene took place on one bench in the center of the stage. What makes it worth watching is how the actor can draw you into the world he sees, not what you see before you on the stage. The historical aspect of this is also grabbing my interest. The balancing act between the Japan's Westernization vs maintaining its lasting traditions has long been a foremost intrigue of mine. While it's sad to see an art form struggle to survive in the changing times, it makes me better respect & appreciate those who passionately devote themselves to those timeless traditions. I like how this first episode set the stage for the flash back to come. I do hope the master takes his time recalling the past as I'm very interested to learn more about the history & culture behind rakugo. |
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| Ok, so who is here rewatching the first episode after finishing season 1? 😅 I felt i had to rewatch the first episode to really understand the beginning of the story. really set things in perspective. |
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| Was I supposed to laugh during this episode? 1:22h of nothing, what a pain. Unrealistic behavior from some characters and the drama was very corny, I was expecting a more serious drama, the comedy doesnt hit at any moment, straight face throught all the episode, 4/10. This will be a long anime... I hope it gets better or kill me already, please. |
| This shit boring af. How can anyone enjoy this? |
| I have to admit that the recent comments from some people bothered me a bit as they criticize the anime for being boring. I understand that the anime is not to their taste, what I don't understand is why you don't look at the labels of an anime before watching it, I think they should understand that the anime delivers what it promises, at no time were they told that this would be a comedy. |
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| Mind-numbingly boring, of course; but that may be due in part to the concept itself being as limited as its execution. "Rakugo" (i.e., a sedentary Japanese monodrama performed by a single actor) isn't exactly the most thrilling narrative foundation. Yakumo is a scam artist. His rakugo isn't even all that more adept than Yotarou's, if at all, yet he lords his credentials over him anyway. It's immediately apparent that, despite everything, this profession is one where people get grandfathered into positions that exceed their actual talent level. Could that be the source of Yakumo's cosmically vast, unshakeable ego? |
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