Dee, Vrai, and Caitlin do a deep dive into our favorite anime of the past year, Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju!

SPOILERS: for both seasons of Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju

00:00 Intro
02:12 What is Rakugo
03:10 Impressions
05:58 Visuals
08:14 What drew you to the show?
11:42 Konatsu and Bon
16:26 Konatsu and Yotaro
18:16 Yotaro’s influence
20:49 Love triangle
23:39 Miyokichi
26:11 Societal expectations
31:19 Bon’s sexuality
33:46 The sour note
37:37 Bon’s depression
40:18 Character complexity
41:10 Except Yotaro
46:11 Translation issues/cultural context
48:51 Separation from history
52:06 (Dee is attacked by her cat)
53:08 Closure
54:39 Matsuda
56:06 Outro

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Recorded Saturday 29th April 2017

Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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