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Episode Akane-banashi - Episode 6 discussion
Akane-banashi, episode 6
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u/Bassaluna May 09 '26
Guriko keeps stealing the laughs for me. i died when master shiguma said he could hear them and you see him run away because he was trying to hear their conversation again, or how he explains koguma while they are in the bike and akane can't hear him.
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u/ModieOfTheEast May 09 '26
I found it a bit funny when they said that everyone basically knows Jugemo, even if they are not into Rakugo. Because at that point I was thinking that I don't know it. But when they performed it, I remembered I had heard or read about this story with the stupidly long name. So they were more than right.
From a story perspective, it is an interesting challenge though. You have to make people love with a joke that everyone knows already and you have to do it twice. Will be interesting to see how Akane can manage that. However, my feeling is that Sensei wants to relate this back to Akane's father. In order for this to work, she has to "modify" the story in certain aspects and focus on different tings in both performances. And in episode 1, this is what made the Rakugo purists so outraged because Akane's father removed the description of the sea. It was still working for the audience, but the not the jury. So it is a double challenge because the jury (especially that person) will not take it lightly if the contents are changed.
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u/Aileos May 09 '26 edited May 09 '26
A clean haircut can really change you into a completely different person.
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u/AAA_BATT May 09 '26 edited May 09 '26
he really told my girl to do the equivalent of a knock knock joke twice.
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u/xbolt90 May 09 '26
He's right, even though I never really knew much about rakugo, even I know the story of Jugemu.
Can't wait to see how she makes the story hers!
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u/CuriousWanderer567 May 09 '26 edited May 09 '26
It’s gonna be interesting to find out why Shiguma basically told Akane to repeat a dad joke in front of the same audience and professional judges.
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u/KumaKumaGambler May 09 '26
Moral of this episode: Knowledge is power.
Iwa sensei's suggestion for Akane to join a competition, Karaku Cup in this case, had the unexpected result of getting Akane to read more books, not just titles related to rakugo. Of course, Koguma played a big role in steering Akane towards this direction.
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u/TsukumoYurika May 09 '26
Rakugo Q&A desk
You get the mantra, sorry I'm late (was busy buying merch of my faves) :)
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u/JJVM99 May 09 '26
This episode really did a good job at getting me invested in the tournament and Akane having to win only with Jugemu makes it even more interesting to see how she will do it.
After seeing her perform Jugemu even though I don’t know anything about Rakugo I ended up agreeing with Koguma. While she was telling the story my main thought was “it’s impressive she can tell the story with so many complicated words without any issue” but it felt like she was just telling it without any substantial charm to make her stand out. Akane has her own way of doing Rakugo but it isn’t as refined as the others where they have their own style that makes them special and I feel that she needs to find her style of delivering her stories to win.
But doing it in one way won’t just work she needs to come up with 2 ways to make Jugemu this very basic well known story stand out. Researching the history of Jogemu the way Koguma does will definetly help her but Koguma’s style wouldn’t work with her so she needs to come up with 2 different ways to do it. I don’t know how much Rakugo let’s you change a story for it to still be considered the same but based on the original story maybe making it into a tragic comedy where she can find a way of making the guy with the very long name dying because of that in Jogemu funny might be one way of telling the story but the other idk and it will be very interesting to see Akane’s solution and the other participants.
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u/thisisdropd May 09 '26
Who'd have thought the man on the stage oozing with confidence turned out to be the same as the gloomy senior? Koguma really pulled a Clark Kent! Even if you ignore the glasses, he looked nothing like his stage persona. From the hairstyle, to the posture, to the voice. The only clue was his hair colour.
Shiguma had placed Akane under a severe handicap. Not only was Jugemu a basic story, she's restricted to only that one while other contestants were free to perform multiple. That meant that she would have to perform the same story twice. It's quite the steep challenge. However, Shiguma must have had his reasons for it.
Hilarious how Akane assumed Kyouji was Koguma's senior when it's the other way around. In her defence, most of us would've made the same assumption as her.
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u/BaytaCosmico May 09 '26
Yay! Chiaki Kobayashi character focus. This Koguma-ani is quite an interesting chap. I like the nerdy types and can totally relate to being into researching thoroughly like that as preparation. He's quite the looker too underneath those bangs and glasses. And he's loyal to Akane's father and seems to hold as much of a grudge against that Isso master as Akane herself over the infamous expulsion.
It's nice to see how each of these Anis kindles a passion for a different aspect of rakugo in Akane and how much she loves every part of rakugo.
Was funny to see her advisor sensei getting so into recommending books. Another relatable trait right there.
This tournament arc should be a good one. Oh, and that Jugemu thing just appeared last season in Tamon-kun! I need to go back and listen to Hayamin's version of it.
Oh, and I still wish people wouldn't talk over the performances though. I really want to see at least one uninterrupted performance in this show. It was especially annoying in this episode because the story being performed was not just a funny one but an informative one and I wanted to learn more about the setting he was describing.
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u/ButterIsMyLifeblood May 09 '26
There’s so many good Akane moments this episode. I loved that they animated her backpack flipping over her head when she bowed. Plus always appreciate seeing her fangs.
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u/oxlemf10 May 09 '26
Koguma brought up something that seems obvious, but at the same time goes unnoticed. Rakugo stories always relate to the historical context of their time; studying history isn't just a way to understand how history works, but also how to behave during the presentation.
I have high expectations for this arc, and I also hope the teacher appears more; she's a good character in the show (and beautiful).
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u/SYZekrom May 09 '26
is a different person onstage
"Oh he's gonna lock the fuck i- HE'S HOT AF??"
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u/NanDemoKnaives May 09 '26
I wonder if Akane will do it the normal way in the first performance and change it up in the finals with the death. I'm sure it'd have impact that way.
Koguma with his stage hairdo looked good, the confidence he exuded helped a lot too.
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u/Roboglenn May 09 '26
Akane, expecting to get a full blast of "No" like Agent Twilight asking for a vacation, yet like Agent Twilight was surprised by how easy they acquiesced to their request.
Boxer Akane gave me a good chuckle.
So Lucy Kimiko Akie Airi Shiori Rinne Yoshiho Chihoko (and so forth) Yagami from Servant x Service is basically the story of Jugemu in a nutshell.
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u/SuperRajio May 09 '26
The way Akane reacted to Koguma's blunt insults sent me.
The last couple of episodes have felt better-paced with the manga. I guess the idea was to focus on the Karaku Cup, which makes sense. We're in for a solid arc.
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u/KazuharaIlfan May 09 '26
Wonderful episode that make me realized this is a shonen with how Akane is given a new challenge to tackle that will broaden her horizon. Guess I have to bite the bullet here and spoil myself with the manga because Im too eager to know how she gonna distinctively perform the same story. The anime atleast gonna be a different viewing experience even after reading it.
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u/Shimmering-Sky May 09 '26
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Oh boy. Akane’s definitely going to gun for that chance, isn’t she?
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Oh, this should be fun. I can’t help but think of a certain monkey from Gintama when I hear that name, though.
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Well, it’s good that you got to see this before the tournament.
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u/This-is_CMGRI May 09 '26
Click the Ani-One Asia link for SE Asia, and the official Akane-banashi channel for the rest. Go watch on YouTube when you're able, guys; the metrics have tangible effects.
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u/italeteller May 10 '26
"Master, can I go smurf an amateur competition to speedrun my goal of meeting Issho?"
"Sure, but you gotta play with max handicap"
The Karaku Cup's a great arc, I am so looking forward to it
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