Release Date:6/7/17

Specification:7 Disc set (5 DVD set + Bonus 2 CD) / Haruko Kumota Exclusive Illustration Box
Catalog number:KIBA-92293

(C)雲田はるこ・講談社／落語心中協会

Ephemeral. Precious. That is rakugo.

This is the story of professional rakugo storytellers who spend their lives on their craft. We invite you to pull up a seat.

From the highly-esteemed and delicately depicted original work by Haruko Kumota comes an eagerly awaited TV anime series set in the world of Showa era rakugo, depicting in lovely honesty the work of professional rakugo storytellers

It contains all twelve episodes, restored with previously unreleased scenes that were painfully cut from the TV run due to time-slot limitations, as well as a great number of all sorts of bonus clips! This special box is a must-have for fans!

≪Story≫
Yotaro, unable to forget the "God of Death" by master Yakumo who came to perform at his prison, heads for Yose upon his release. He begs Yakumo to let him be his live-in student, and after polishing his craft, Yotaro is finally promoted to a shin'uchi. He receives the title of Third Generation Sukeroku. For the sake of his teacher Yakumo, Konatsu, and the "Sukeroku" that is evolving between the two of them, the rakugo that Yotaro discovers is...

≪Content≫
[ DISC-1 ]
Episodes 1 - 4
[ DISC-2 ]
Episodes 5 - 8
[ DISC-3 ]
Episodes 9 - 12
Credits-free OP&ED
[ DISC-4 ]
Tomokazu & Kappei's Wandering Rakugo Chronicles (14 total)
Panel Event: Kyotaro Yanagiya on "Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju"
Kind Spoilers Explanation
[ DISC-5 ]
Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju - Sukeroku Anew Arc Original Soundtrack (Music: Kana Shibue)
[ DISC-6 ]
◆Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju Outtakes
・Voiced Drama: Yakumo and Konatsu Arc
Yakumo Yurakutei (CV. Akira Ishida)
Konatsu (CV. Yu Kobayashi)
Matsuda (CV. Shigeru Ushiyama)
Head Boss (CV. Takaya Hashi)
Oei (CV. Eri Saito)
・Rakugo - Nozarashi by Yotaro (CV. Tomokazu Seki)
・Rakugo - Akegarasu by Yakumo Yurakutei (CV. Akira Ishida)

≪Cast≫
Yotaro/Yurakutei Sukeroku: Tomokazu Seki
Yakumo Yurakutei: Akira Ishida
Konatsu: Yu Kobayashi
Shinnosuke: Mikako Komatsu
Matsuda: Shigeru Ushiyama
Higuchi: Toshihiko Seki
Amaken: Kappei Yamaguchi
Head Boss: Takaya Hashi
Yakuza Brother: Yasuyuki Kase
Ani-san: Sho Sudo
Mangetsu: Koji Yusa
Sukeroku: Koichi Yamadera
Miyokichi: Megumi Hayashibara
And more