Introduction
The beginning of the Taishou era spelled the end of the tanuki's tricks. These raccoon dogs, who are able to transform into human beings, used to love fooling humans until advanced technology rendered their endeavors futile. However, Mameda, a young tanuki girl, has not given up on this tradition, and—resolved to follow in her father's footsteps—travels to Osaka in hopes of duping people.
As others in her village predicted, Mameda fails to deceive a single person, and she is even hunted down by an angry crowd. After finding refuge in a theater, she stumbles upon a rakugo performance given by a master of the art, Bunko Daikokutei. Fascinated by the vivid images created by the rakugoka's acting, Mameda becomes enamored with this style of storytelling and decides to become Bunko's apprentice!
Despite her initial reluctance to take a disciple, Bunko begins to teach Mameda rakugo after witnessing the young tanuki's perseverance. Between undertaking a taiko apprenticeship, handling her work at the theater, and memorizing plays, Mameda needs to give her all if she ever plans to master the only art that still has a chance to fool people.
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Audience reviews
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pnr2
( THIS IS JOURNEYS TO GETTING WISER AND MATURE THROUGH ART )
Im in love with anime but you will not probably
But firstly i like clear one thing rakugo is there not to create great rakugo anime
Its there as connection between nature and human
Basically this is about nature and human and art is there bond
Every character other than artist or performers are shown as how HUMANS are,
And our main characters bunko, mameda and may be buncho are shown as how NATURE is This anime just tell how humans are and how nature is
And both are foolish and because both are very poor they are pity but both are full of potential to get wiser and mature
But both thinks they are right but both have very similar things in them which are slightly different than other but that difference make them hugely diffe…
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If you're tired of the "4 cute girls does this in a club" troupes but still want a relaxing but interesting Slice of Life show. This anime will do the trick.
Each episode revolves around the main character learning something about Rakugo or figuring out how to overcome simple life challenges, it's endearing but not the deepest show around the block. The art style is cute, the animation is well done, the music is great, and the atmosphere is perfect after a long week of work. Obvious like most westerners I don't know anything about Rakugo except it's some form of storytelling, but in addition of a nice show, after the credits the show takes some time to explain the stories for those whom want to know.
It's not a masterpiece, it's not complicated, but it is a good time for those looking for…
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It’s Just a Rakugo Bro.
My Master Has No Tail is fine. A charming little anime about a Tanuki called Mameda living in a time period where the Japanese people are getting harder and harder to trick and prank thanks to the advancement of technology. Later, after trying and failing to trick a mysterious, mythical creature living as a human, she discovers the magic and modern “trickery” of rakugo, and in such awe she decides to pursue a career as a rakugoka by studying under her reluctant master, Bunko.
I’ll be honest, I’m not exactly the biggest fan of anime about rakugo. I don’t hate it or anything, I’m just purely neutral towards it. However, I will admit this show is very wholesome. Mameda journey learning to integrate with humans instead of bamboozling them traditionally as a Tanuki is…
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I think people will look at the premise of the show and notice that it's about rakugo and formulate their opinions on whether they should watch it or not because of that. And that makes sense. As rakugo is a main element of the work. However, I think it has so much to offer outside of that focus of rakugo. There are great characters and character interactions as well as some strong themes of found family and performance. Uchi no Shishou wa Shippo ga Nai is able to take these ideas and make an incredibly compelling and heartwarming story.
The center of this story is the idea of found family. The main focus is on a tanuki who doesn't have a place to go. Her father is dead and she dreams of carrying on his legacy of the traditional tanuki values of pranking others and having fun. But as time…
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A pretty decent series with a sweet ending. Not bad, but not great either, just adequate. I like that there was at least some character development on Mameda in the second half of the show and it's clear she's more motivated and determined to be like her master Bunko and she has certainly found a sense of belonging with her. She's learning, and she'll get there. This show, I admit, makes me more interested to study the Meiji era and Rakugo. I doubt this would be forgettable story.
The art style and animation are good, and I actually liked the background and aesthetics for a show that takes place in the Meiji era. The soundtrack is alright, OP is catchy and the ED is soothing to hear. Most of the other characters were quite likeable as well, and it's good that they each had their own backs…
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At a first glance, a rakugo-based show with a Taisho era setting might scratch a lot of people head, since that's probably not much that people are interested more, and looks like a lot of research is needed to understand.
But well, it's not like that, and its not hard to follow either. My Master Has No Tail is a story of journey of life, which would be relatable to many in present times despite its setting. And each of the cast has a very interesting background to see about, and has their own way of life to look into. Rakugo is just a centered idea, the rest is how they pulled it out.
Not going to prolong this, I enjoyed the story and the casts a lot. And you'll not losing things with guides given from the No Tail Tales even. A good watch for the mind and soul. Especially Mameda always…
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My knowledge on rakugo is pretty limited, so I can't say how good of a job this anime does at it, but what I can say is that I really enjoyed watching it.
The plot is simple. It mostly revolves around a tanuki who wants to master rakugo in order to trick humans. We follow her (mis)adventures as she aims to fulfill her goal of becoming a Rakugoka. On the way she meets a lot of interesting people and dwells more into the world of rakugo.
The rakugo itself is really interesting to listen to, altough I don't find it particularly funny, but honestly I don't view that as a negative thing. Because of the cultural differences and the fact that I'm reading the translation of rakugo, and not the real thing I'm completely fine with not finding it funny most of the time.
I also love the "No Tail…
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Another Rakugo show? I know that that's a bit of a fair niche just like manzai a.k.a Japanese stand-up comedy, but while the understanding to appeal to Japan is there to be the difference, over in the West, there's just a miniscule size of anime otakus being history buffs. And having said that, this show gets lost in translation, but how so does it fare against the come-and-gone contemporaries?
It's been said in Japanese folklore that the raccoon a.k.a tanuki does have a rather malevolent past. The oldest and earliest tales and legends speak not only of the possession of humans but also of shapeshifting. One of the most famous myths surrounding the tanuki is its ability to shape-shift into the form of a beautiful woman with which it plays mischievous tricks on passersby. Despite transform…
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