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Jun 23, 2026 (PST) | Translate to English

すごい引き込まれた

I was so drawn in

ものすごい吸引力で物語の世界に引き込まれて、あっという間に読めました。でもやっぱりモヤモヤは残るというか、本人たちは納得しているんだけれど、読後の切なさは半端なかったです。

I was drawn into the world of the story with tremendous appeal, and I was able to read it in no time. But after all, the fuzzy mess will remain, and although the people themselves were convinced, there was no sense of sadness after reading it.

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Feb 04, 2026 (PST) | Translate to English

落語の世界

The world of rakugo

実は全然落語に詳しくないのでこの漫画が初めて落語に触れたと言っても良いです。日本の伝統芸能って学校で習うことがないのでこんな暑い世界があるってもっとみんなに知ってもらうべきだと思いました。

Actually, I'm not familiar with rakugo at all, so it's safe to say that this comic first came into contact with rakugo. I don't learn traditional Japanese performing arts at school, so I thought more people should know that there is such a hot world.

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Dec 23, 2025 (PST) | Translate to English

すごい気迫

Great energy

This review contains spoilers. 落語というテーマ、そして途中から回想に変わって主人公が代わるなど、昨今の単純なテンプレストーリーが好まれる漫画界で、ここまで重厚に描けるのだと気迫すら感じました。NHKでドラマ化されたのも納得です。音が出ないマンガで落語という、聞くものをテーマにしているのもすごいですね。

This review contains spoilers. The theme is rakugo, and in the comic world where simple template stories are favored these days, such as changing to reminiscence and the main character being replaced, I even felt that it was possible to draw in such a profound way. I'm also convinced that it was made into a drama on NHK. It's also amazing that it's a manga that doesn't make a sound and has a theme called rakugo, something you listen to.

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Nov 26, 2025 (PST) | Translate to English

惹き込まれる

I'm drawn in

This review contains spoilers. 最初は与太郎が純粋で可愛くて面白いなぁと思って読み始めましたが八雲(菊比古)と助六の過去編では惹き込まれ夢中で読んでしまう良作でした。落語は中学の授業で見たぐらいで知識はないですがお噺も面白いし何より八雲(菊比古)と助六が魅力的でハマります。こんなにも夢中になれるものがあるって凄い。

This review contains spoilers. At first, I started reading it because I thought Yotaro was pure, cute, and interesting, but it was a good work that attracted me to past editions of Yakumo (Kikuhiko) and Sukeroku, and I was obsessed with reading it. I've only seen rakugo in middle school, and I have no knowledge, but the story is interesting, and above all, Yakumo (Kikuhiko) and Sukeroku are fascinating and addicting. It's amazing that there are so many things I can get carried away with.

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Jul 10, 2025 (PST) | Translate to English

味わい深い

tasteful

This review contains spoilers. ほとんど馴染みのない落語の世界ですが、噺の内容、噺家の人生、愛憎や葛藤が静かなタッチで描かれ、すっと引き込まれるような感覚でした。芸を通して人生を語る。芸の道は奥が深い。

This review contains spoilers. It's an almost unfamiliar world of rakugo, but the content of the story, the storyteller's life, love, hate, and conflict were depicted with a quiet touch, and I felt like I was drawn right in. He talks about life through performing arts. The path of performing arts is deep.

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Oct 28, 2024 (PST) | Translate to English

アニメから

From anime

芸に生きる男の艶やかさ、粋で洒落た半生が読める秀作。涙あり、笑いがあり、時代に翻弄された哀切がある。

An excellent work where you can read the luster of a man who lives in the arts, a stylish and stylish half-life. There are tears, laughter, and sorrow at the mercy of the times.

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Jun 28, 2023 (PST) | Translate to English

出所後

After release

This review contains spoilers. わたしはよくさまざまな漫画を読んでいるのですがこちらの作品に関しましてはと言いましたらですと・・・刑務所にいた頃に聞いた落語がきっかけ落語家になることを決めた男の物語です。絵と落語の演目の表現が素晴らしいです。

This review contains spoilers. I often read a variety of comics, but when it comes to this work... it's a story about a man who decided to become a rakugo storyteller after hearing rakugo when he was in prison. The expressions in the pictures and rakugo programs are wonderful.

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Feb 13, 2023 (PST) | Translate to English

何度も何度も

Over and over

もう何度読み返したことか。本当に素晴らしい作品です。出会えて感謝！おかげで落語の面白さを知り、分かりやすい有名な噺から手始めにYouTubeで見るようになりました。本当に素晴らしい作品です！！

How many times have you reread it? It's a really great piece. Thanks for meeting me! Thanks to that, I learned how interesting rakugo is, and I started watching it on YouTube, starting with famous stories that are easy to understand. It really is an amazing piece!!

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Jan 17, 2023 (PST) | Translate to English

人情

Human sentiment

落語を好きで仕方ない人たちが、さまざまな因果や業によって悲しくも幸せな話です。落語のことは全くわからず難しい話かと思いましたが、全然大丈夫です。人情という言葉がぴったりのあったかい作品でした。

It's a story about people who love rakugo and can't help but feel sad yet happy due to various causes and effects. I didn't understand rakugo at all and thought it would be a difficult story, but it's totally fine. It was a warm work where the word humanity was perfect.

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Oct 20, 2022 (PST) | Translate to English

胸がいっぱいになります

Your chest will be full

粋な世界観と、その内側のどうしようもない苦しみと優しさと。。毎巻、胸がいっぱいになって読んでました。最後10巻に救われました。人の心って複雑ですね。思わずその視点で読み直してしまいました。みんな優しくて素敵な人達だったなぁ。。

A stylish view of the world, and the helpless suffering and kindness within... I read every volume to my heart's content. I was saved by the last 10 volumes. The human mind is complicated, isn't it? Unintentionally, I reread it from that point of view. they were all kind and wonderful people..

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Sep 18, 2022 (PST) | Translate to English

おもしろい

entertaining

登場人物が個性豊かで、皆魅力的です。引き込まれる作品です。落語の奥深さを感じます。個人的に絵も好み！

The characters are unique, and they are all charming. It's a work that draws you in. I feel the depth of rakugo. Personally, I like pictures too!

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Jul 26, 2022 (PST) | Translate to English

世界観への没頭

Immersion in a worldview

昭和や落語、お芸事をされる方々の言葉遣いや性分、世界観が丁寧に表現されていて本当に大好きです。イラストの雰囲気もサラッとしたタッチですがそれが上手くマッチしていてプロットも最高でずっと没頭できます。少し長めの作品なので、思い切り今と違う世界を楽しみたい方におすすめです。

I really love it because the language, personality, and worldview of people who perform Showa, rakugo, and performing arts are carefully expressed. The atmosphere of the illustration also has a smooth touch, but it matches well, and the plot is great, and I can immerse myself for a long time. It's a slightly longer work, so I recommend it to those who want to enjoy a different world to the fullest.

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Jun 12, 2022 (PST) | Translate to English

ドラマ化

Dramatized

ドラマを観てから購入しました。落語の知識はありませんが、読んでいたら引き込まれました。長い長いお話です。はっきりさせない方がいいことは、世の中にたくさんありそうですね。

I bought it after watching the drama. I have no knowledge of rakugo, but I was drawn in when I was reading it. It's a long, long story. There seem to be a lot of things in the world that should not be made clear.

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Jun 08, 2022 (PST) | Translate to English

人間ドラマ

Human drama

落語を知らなくても興味をそそられるくらい、そこに一生をかけて生きる者の孤独とか信念とか奥が深くて面白かった。

It was so interesting that even if you didn't know rakugo, the loneliness and beliefs of those who spend their whole lives living there were so deep and interesting.

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Jun 05, 2022 (PST) | Translate to English

まさに落語の世界

Exactly the world of rakugo

バカバカしくって面白がっているうちに、いつの間にか涙がこぼれていた。与太郎はちょっとおバカだけど本当のところは真っすぐで憎めないし、師匠はなんとも粋で艶っぽい。人情味にあふれた、まさに落語の世界の中でおぼれそうだ。こりゃー読まなきゃもったいない。って、読んでみなけりゃわからないよなあ。

While I was being ridiculous and amused, tears were spilling out before I knew it. Yotaro is a bit stupid, but the truth is that he's straight and I can't hate him, and his mentor is so stylish and luscious. It's almost like drowning in the world of rakugo, which is full of humanity. this would be a waste if I didn't read it. You won't understand until you read it.

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May 30, 2022 (PST) | Translate to English

２回読むと深いです

It's deep when you read it twice

落語の良さが伝わります。キャラクターがイキイキしていて良いです。男と女の愛情、男と男の仕事と人生に欠ける想い、大人の話です。

It conveys the goodness of rakugo. It's nice that the characters are lively. It's an adult story about the love between a man and a woman, the feelings men and men lack in their work and life.

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Apr 11, 2022 (PST) | Translate to English

落語識らずも、いと面白い

It's so interesting even if you don't know rakugo

落語一度も聞いたことなし。おじさん、興味なし。それでも、この漫画面白い！過去編が特に愛憎入り乱れて、読む手がとまりません。

I've never heard of rakugo. Uncle, I'm not interested. Still, this cartoon is white! The past editions are particularly mixed with love and hate, and I can't stop reading them.

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Feb 01, 2022 (PST) | Translate to English

聞きに行きたくなる

Makes me want to go listen

初めて知るような落語の話も意外におもしろくて、これを実際に聞くとどうなるのかと興味を持つきっかけになりました。ストーリー全体に人情味があり、最後まで読むことでそうだったのか！と奥深さも知りました。

The rakugo story that I knew for the first time was also surprisingly interesting, and it was an opportunity for me to become interested in what would happen when I actually heard it. The whole story had a human touch, and that was probably the case by reading it all the way to the end! I also learned the depth.

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Dec 25, 2021 (PST) | Translate to English

おもしろい

entertaining

アニメを観てとても気に入って漫画を読みはじめました。ただの落語のお話じゃなくて、深いストーリーがあり面白いです。

I watched anime and liked it so much that I started reading comics. It's not just a rakugo story; it has a deep story and is interesting.

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Aug 17, 2021 (PST) | Translate to English

本当に面白かったです

It was really interesting

一見、落語というと、古くさいとか難しいというイメージがついて回りそうですが、初心者でも分かりやすく落語の面白さが紹介されてます。日曜夕方の○点ぐらいしか知らなかった私でも、すごくはまりました。実際に寄席で聞いてみたいと思わされました。主人公と周りの人たちの魅力溢れるストーリーは、オススメです。落語の面白さを丁寧かつ魅力的に紹介した、面白い作品です。

At first glance, when it comes to rakugo, the image that rakugo is old or difficult seems to go around, but the fun of rakugo is introduced in an easy-to-understand manner, even for beginners. Even though I only knew about the zero point on Sunday evening, I was really addicted to it. It made me want to actually listen to it in a vaudeville. I recommend the story, which is full of charm, with the protagonist and the people around him. This is an interesting work that carefully and attractively introduces the fun of rakugo.

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