Descending Stories (2016)

Name: Descending Stories
Genre: Animation, Drama
Released: 2016-01-09
Rating: 8.0
Cast: Tomokazu Seki, Koichi Yamadera, Akira Ishida, Kappei Yamaguchi, Megumi Hayashibara

8.064 votesTV-142 Seasons25 Episodes26mEnded

Flourishing Shōwa – Rakugo Double Suicide

When a certain man is released from prison, he knows exactly where he's heading first. After falling in love with a traditional comic storyteller's rendition of the story called "Shinigami," he is determined to become his apprentice. The performer, Yakumo, has never taken an apprentice before, but to everyone's surprise, he accepts the eager ex-prisoner, nicknaming him "Yotaro." As Yotaro happily begins his new life, he meets others in Yakumo's life, including Yakumo's ward Konatsu. Konatsu was the daughter of a famous storyteller, and Yakumo took her in after her father's tragic death. Konatsu loved her father's storytelling, and would love to become a performer in her own right—but that path is not available for women.

First aired: Jan 9, 2016
Last aired: Mar 25, 2017
Network: MBS, TBS, CBC
Studio: Studio Deen, Starchild Records, King Records
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan