Second part, again with a few minor edits.

Part 2


In chapter 121, Akane reflects on how much she admires Shiguma as her teacher:



AKANE: If I’d so much as put a single button on wrong, I might’ve gone down the path of rakugo out of obligation and revenge. But the reason that didn’t happen is thanks to master. He never does anything halfway, even dancing and having fun and cavorting. What master taught me is how to enjoy the world of rakugo!!
Then in chapter 122, we see Shiguma comment on Akane’s similarity to Kiroku:



GAKUMON: It’s quite impressive. Performing at an event patronized by many of your long-term fans, and leaping freely about from moment to moment.

SHIGUMA: Well, that’s because she’s inherited, more than anyone else, the essence of Shiguma.
Unlike Issho, Akane didn’t end up going down the path of rakugo out of revenge... )
Re-posting with a few minor edits. Part 2 arriving shortly.

Shiguma's Art, or: the Art of Living | Part 1




As of chapter 140, the audience has finally gotten a look into the backstory of Shiguma the 6th, Issho, and their teacher, Kiroku, aka Shiguma the 5th. But still lingering are the questions of the what and why of the tension between Shiguma and Issho, why Kiroku passed down his art only to Shiguma, and the actual story within Shiguma's Art.

While we’ll likely learn more plot-wise about this conflict, I want to speculate on why Kiroku had Shiguma inherit his art / didn’t pass it along to Issho thru an emotional lens, and why Akane may succeed in bringing Shiguma’s Art to life again. It comes back to the heart of the question in the panel above: “Does a rakugoka have to be strong?”

In the present day, Issho is a strong, stubborn man... )

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