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SECOND STORY
FIRST PERFORMANCE
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{\an8}What the hell am I doing?
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{\an8}A Rakugoka who's on his way up.
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{\an8}Which is me, Guriko Arakawa.
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Tailing my own master like this...
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Forgive me, Master.
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It's all because of what happened
on set yesterday.
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Could you teach me everything
you know about fishing?
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Who cares about that stuff?
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Just tell me the secret behind it!
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Guriko, got a second?
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Hey, Riichi. What's up?
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You trained under Master Shiguma, right?
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Right!
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Shiguma Arakawa's last apprentice
is yours truly!
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I don't know how to tell you this, but...
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All this talk about Master Shiguma
dating a young girl...
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- Is that true?
- Huh? What's up with that?
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There's a bunch of people
who've seen them walking side by side.
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It's true.
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Said no one ever!
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He went inside!
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{\an8}Karaoke?
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In there, huh?
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Wait. No way.
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So it's true!
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Huh? What are those two doing?
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Rakugo? Is it that kind of game?
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But the master's face...
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couldn't be more serious!
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Excuse me, sir?
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- Is there a problem?
- Huh?
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Oh, uh... No, no, nothing at all.
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Sir!
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You damned fool!
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You heard a baseless rumor and
took it upon yourself to tail me?
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How could you be so ridiculous?
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Shame on you!
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Well, if you hadn't been so sneaky...
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you wouldn't have blown it, right?
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Hey! Do you know who
you're talking to? You cheeky...
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Master, who is this little twerp?
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She's Akane Osaki, Shinta's daughter.
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Nice to meet ya!
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Th-This kid?
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The daughter of Shinta Ani-san,
who got expelled six years ago?
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Never mind that.
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How was my Rakugo?
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Ever since that day, six years ago
since you started training me...
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I still don't have permission to perform
Rakugo in front of an audience.
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But I'm going to be 17 this year,
and I'm a senior in high school.
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- So you haven't changed your mind?
- No.
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I'm going to become a Shin'uchi
of the Arakawa School.
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I'll become a Shin'uchi, and show them
how amazing Dad's art was.
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Everyone...
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That man...
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I'm going to prove it!
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Please allow me to train under you!
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Time sure does fly, doesn't it?
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Make you my apprentice?
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But Akane, you're still in grade school.
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Why do you want to become a Rakugoka?
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What on earth happened?
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{\an8}Dad started working for a company
that sells concrete.
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He said he couldn't just
keep brooding all the time,
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so he started working.
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- All right, I'll head over now.
- He seems so busy every day.
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{\an8}But because of that,
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he now earns more money
than he ever earned from Rakugo.
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We can even go out to eat dinner.
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Isn't that a good thing, though?
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That's what everyone says.
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That it's a good thing.
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A good thing that Dad quit Rakugo...
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That he was forced to quit Rakugo...
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But I really loved Dad's Rakugo!
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Even though he was the only one talking,
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I could see all kinds of people
and scenery, like magic.
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That's why it makes me sad to think that
I'll never see Dad's Rakugo again.
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But when Dad quit Rakugo,
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everyone said, "He's serious now,"
and they all smile and laugh.
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{\an8}The only one who was sad was me.
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{\an8}Every time someone said,
"Aren't you glad?"
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{\an8}it felt like they were saying
Dad's Rakugo was no good.
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{\an8}It made me so bitter.
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So I made up my mind!
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I'm going to become a Shin'uchi,
and prove that Dad's Rakugo was great!
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You've grown. Truly.
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Apprenticeship with just
a high school degree...
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That's rare nowadays,
but not completely unheard of.
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If there is a problem at all...
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It's with me.
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I'm not fit to take on an apprentice.
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But still...
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Sorry, Akane.
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Hello?
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Oh, it's been a long time!
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What?
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Well, that sounds like trouble!
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Let me find someone for you.
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All right, I'll talk to you later.
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Master, is something the matter?
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That was Ms. Yoshino from the Rakugo Cafe.
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She's looking for someone
to perform today.
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That's short notice.
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Seems like her solo performer
is running late.
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Is that right?
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Understood! Then I'll...
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Yes. Akane, you go.
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- Huh? You sure?
- What?
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Akane, becoming my apprentice literally
means becoming a professional Rakugoka.
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{\an8}Now go get a look at the world of pros!
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Understood.
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I'll bring the house down with laughter,
and leave them speechless!
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{\an8}Just wait and see!
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{\an8}RAKUGO CAFE
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{\an8}Oh, it's you, Guri-chan!
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Thank you for filling in today.
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Uh, no, I'm not the one
going on stage today.
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It's her.
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What? This girl?
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Oh, are you Ms. Yoshino?
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What? Uh, yes.
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I've been entrusted with the role of
substitute performer by Shiguma Arakawa.
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My name is Akane Osaki!
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I will devote myself wholeheartedly
to this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!
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Thank you for your support!
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Who is this girl?
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What a sweet child she is!
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And thank you for your support!
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AKANE
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Who's Akane?
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That's unusual, using just her first name.
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I wonder which school she's from?
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What? Not an apprentice?
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And it's her first performance, no less?
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If it gets bad, I'll clean up after her!
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So please let her perform.
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Guri-chan really implored me.
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When the music starts, you're up, okay?
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- Did you hear me?
- What?
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Oh, uh... Hey, you're right!
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{\an8}This kimono that I borrowed
from Master fits me like a glove!
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You've got butterflies, huh?
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What? Huh? No, I do not!
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Well, listen up. Ready?
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You write "people" on your
dominant hand and swallow it.
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Dominant hand signifies the audience.
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A Rakugoka dominates the audience, see?
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The master's been known
to do it too, for major shows.
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The master does it?
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- So you are nervous after all!
- Shut up!
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Well, don't get too worked up.
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Hey, are you actually a nice guy?
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What do mean, actually?
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Sorry! I didn't mean that.
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Thank you.
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I feel a little more relaxed now.
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All right.
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I'm heading out now.
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{\an8}AKANE
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Whoa. A crowd!
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Well, not that I didn't know.
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I knew there would be.
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But seeing it from here...
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The pressure's crazy!
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And somehow, I totally feel...
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all alone.
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But I made the decision myself
to come here.
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Don't fold.
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Don't run away.
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Let it all out!
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Everything you've been building until now...
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What exists inside me...
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Today, right here...
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All of it!
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Uh, we all have our likes and dislikes.
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Thank goodness, she started talking!
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Her voice is strong,
and her gestures are bold.
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Hey, what a shock! Man, what a shock!
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Rakugo is a dialogue-based play.
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You portray each character by yourself
and through their exchanges,
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you mine the audience for laughs.
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It was slithering, with jaws opening wide...
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Its long tongue going, flicka-flick!
There was a snake, see?
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Man, was I shocked!
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Huh? For real?
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So what about you? What are you afraid of?
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"Scared of Manju."
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A story about young men talking
about what they're afraid of,
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and the ensuing commotion.
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A familiar Rakugo classic. But...
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There's something I'm scared of.
What did I tell you?
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Oh, dear me! What is this?
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This isn't something that a first timer
with no master can accomplish!
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Oh, come on.
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Manju.
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What was that? Huh? Manju?
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Say what? Hey, are there any bugs
called manju?
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But what is this? It feels so nostalgic.
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That guy says he's afraid of manju!
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Hey, seeing manju will kill him,
so wouldn't that be an AN-ssassination?
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Shin-chan!
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Manju!
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Hey! I told you how scared I am of manju,
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so you all bought some,
and you're trying to kill me!
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Manju... So scary!
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Manju...
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So scared... I'm so scared!
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Of manju...
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Oh, so scared... Of manju!
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I'm terrified! So scared...
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What's this? Hey...
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It's just crushed red bean paste manju?
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And what do we have here?
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A buckwheat manju, right? Isn't it?
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Oh, I'm so scared!
Come on, quit messing with me!
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Hey, where'd all those butterflies go?
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You're not even fazed
by your first performance.
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Damn it.
Like hell, you're "Scared of Manju."
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You're the scariest of all!
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Well, this sucks.
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At last my dream came true, and I got my
first solo performance at the Rakugo Cafe.
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{\an8}But thanks to that accident, I got stuck
on that bus for three and a half hours.
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It's so not funny.
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I've really made the audience wait on me.
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I feel so bad.
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I'm scared of manju!
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{\an8}How could you, Master Shiguma?
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Sending over a girl without telling me
a thing about her,
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then asking me what I think of her?
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What else can I possibly say but that
her performance was splendid?
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Listen, you jerk!
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{\an8}You've been gobbling those manju while
screaming how scared you are of them.
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{\an8}So what the hell are you really scared of?
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{\an8}Oh, well. What I'm scared of now
is some bitter tea!
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{\an8}Good job.
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Thanks.
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So how was your first-ever performance?
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More exhausting than I thought.
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Well, you did speak
for 20 minutes straight.
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Yeah, but I'll take this
kind of exhaustion any day!
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I wonder if they'll let me do it again?
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Don't get cocky, you dummy! You--
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Amazing!
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That was incredible! Incredible!
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Are you a teenager?
You're younger than me, right?
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Boy, that was stunning!
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You really made that boisterous
row house come alive!
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Your tone of voice and your tempo is like
Master Shiguma's, but a little different.
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Tell me, where do you usually perform?
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Hey! You...
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Well? Well? Well, well?
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I totally get why you did that.
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But that guy's up next.
256
00:16:11,992 --> 00:16:14,285
Huh? That's your concern? Who cares?
257
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Ouch, ouch.
258
00:16:15,912 --> 00:16:17,330
Hey, sorry.
259
00:16:17,414 --> 00:16:20,875
When I meet a talented Rakugoka,
I just can't hold myself back.
260
00:16:20,959 --> 00:16:23,378
But seriously, your
"Scared of Manju" was great!
261
00:16:23,461 --> 00:16:25,005
Especially how you gobbled those manju.
262
00:16:25,088 --> 00:16:27,799
You slightly changed how you ate
the chestnut and kudzu manju.
263
00:16:27,882 --> 00:16:29,634
I was like, "Nailed it!"
264
00:16:30,844 --> 00:16:32,846
All right. I'm up.
265
00:16:34,180 --> 00:16:35,557
Wait a second.
266
00:16:35,640 --> 00:16:39,352
Since you did take the stage
to fill in for me...
267
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Yeah! As a special favor, I'll let you
watch my solo performance for free!
268
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Watch and learn from the wings.
269
00:16:53,992 --> 00:16:56,786
So arrogant! I wouldn't watch him
for anything!
270
00:16:56,870 --> 00:16:58,079
Oh, where's the harm?
271
00:16:58,163 --> 00:16:59,622
Let's learn from the guy.
272
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Apprenticed two years ago.
Promoted to Futatsume at 19.
273
00:17:03,501 --> 00:17:05,378
He's the Rakugoka
that everyone's talking about.
274
00:17:05,462 --> 00:17:06,796
It won't hurt to watch him.
275
00:17:07,380 --> 00:17:10,508
{\an8}It pisses me off to say it,
but that guy's Rakugo...
276
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It's sensual.
277
00:17:16,931 --> 00:17:21,352
Uh, I know I've kept you all waiting
today for a very long time.
278
00:17:21,436 --> 00:17:23,772
But you were certainly in luck!
279
00:17:23,855 --> 00:17:27,317
The girl before me
was not only pretty, but talented!
280
00:17:27,901 --> 00:17:29,819
I wonder who's been teaching her Rakugo?
281
00:17:29,903 --> 00:17:31,404
Really, she was amazing.
282
00:17:31,488 --> 00:17:35,158
Aside from Rakugo, I'm sure there are
all kinds of things you can learn.
283
00:17:35,241 --> 00:17:38,661
But completing your studies
is certainly no small feat.
284
00:17:38,745 --> 00:17:40,497
Hello! Old Master!
285
00:17:40,580 --> 00:17:41,664
Yes, yes.
286
00:17:41,748 --> 00:17:44,417
Hey, Hattsan. Is something the matter?
287
00:17:44,501 --> 00:17:46,169
Oh, thank goodness you're here.
288
00:17:46,252 --> 00:17:48,505
Uh, you see, I want to be a ladies' man!
289
00:17:48,588 --> 00:17:49,714
I wanna be a catch!
290
00:17:49,798 --> 00:17:51,049
How should I do that?
291
00:17:51,132 --> 00:17:54,219
You're putting me on the spot,
asking me a question like that.
292
00:17:56,596 --> 00:17:58,973
He's homely, and he has no money.
293
00:17:59,057 --> 00:18:01,267
It's a tale of such a man
taking singing lessons
294
00:18:01,351 --> 00:18:04,020
from a master
so he can become a ladies' man.
295
00:18:04,104 --> 00:18:05,730
An Ongyoku-banashi.
296
00:18:07,023 --> 00:18:09,359
Oh, then would you like to hear a ballad?
297
00:18:09,442 --> 00:18:11,486
A ballad? Sure, sounds good.
298
00:18:11,569 --> 00:18:13,071
Oh, is that right? All right, then.
299
00:18:13,655 --> 00:18:16,991
Well, there's a ballad
called "The Loose Hair," so...
300
00:18:17,075 --> 00:18:19,285
What? Loose hair?
301
00:18:19,369 --> 00:18:22,038
That's what happens a lot
with those express buses, right?
302
00:18:22,122 --> 00:18:24,124
No, that would be loose schedules.
303
00:18:24,999 --> 00:18:26,751
This Rakugoka was aboard one,
and got stuck...
304
00:18:26,835 --> 00:18:29,045
He's a totally different person now.
305
00:18:29,129 --> 00:18:30,797
He's so sensual.
306
00:18:30,880 --> 00:18:34,175
I can't believe he can play
such a seductive woman.
307
00:18:34,259 --> 00:18:37,011
All right, why don't I sing it
for you first?
308
00:18:37,095 --> 00:18:39,514
You listen, and try to learn it.
309
00:18:40,098 --> 00:18:41,599
Are you ready, sir?
310
00:18:47,355 --> 00:18:53,111
If I were...
311
00:18:53,194 --> 00:18:55,155
Wow, his singing's great!
312
00:18:56,281 --> 00:19:02,829
A bush warbler...
313
00:19:03,413 --> 00:19:07,000
In my master's garden...
314
00:19:07,083 --> 00:19:08,459
He can do this kind of thing, too?
315
00:19:08,543 --> 00:19:10,545
So, something like that.
316
00:19:10,628 --> 00:19:12,922
What? You mean I gotta do that?
317
00:19:13,006 --> 00:19:15,133
All right, are you ready, sir?
318
00:19:15,717 --> 00:19:17,802
Three, two...
319
00:19:17,886 --> 00:19:21,514
If I were
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00:19:21,598 --> 00:19:25,101
A bush warbler!
321
00:19:28,605 --> 00:19:30,148
Don't forget to take breaths.
322
00:19:31,983 --> 00:19:33,610
He's so polished,
it pisses you off, right?
323
00:19:33,693 --> 00:19:36,362
The essence of his art is sensuality.
324
00:19:36,446 --> 00:19:39,324
Because he can play sensual roles,
325
00:19:39,407 --> 00:19:41,284
it plays up the words and actions
of his dimwitted roles,
326
00:19:41,868 --> 00:19:43,953
leading to waves of laughter.
327
00:19:44,579 --> 00:19:46,664
{\an8}Who is that guy?
328
00:19:47,749 --> 00:19:49,417
Kaisei Arakawa.
329
00:19:49,500 --> 00:19:50,335
KAISEI ARAKAWA
330
00:19:50,418 --> 00:19:52,879
Since the Shin'uchi
Promotion Test six years ago,
331
00:19:52,962 --> 00:19:57,717
he's the only man that Issho Arakawa
promoted to Futatsume.
332
00:20:06,142 --> 00:20:08,937
All these reviews are about him.
333
00:20:09,729 --> 00:20:13,858
{\an8}I thought I did pretty well
out there myself, but...
334
00:20:13,942 --> 00:20:15,360
{\an8}Well, well...
335
00:20:15,443 --> 00:20:17,654
{\an8}They've written some
pretty nice things about me.
336
00:20:18,905 --> 00:20:21,366
Don't be so shocked. You wound me.
337
00:20:21,449 --> 00:20:24,744
But you were reading them pretty ardently.
338
00:20:24,827 --> 00:20:26,663
Could it be that I was on your mind?
339
00:20:26,746 --> 00:20:28,081
Not a chance.
340
00:20:28,164 --> 00:20:33,211
Oh, by the way, Akane, are you
training under Master Shiguma?
341
00:20:33,294 --> 00:20:34,754
No, not yet.
342
00:20:34,837 --> 00:20:36,798
Is that right? Then...
343
00:20:37,382 --> 00:20:40,677
Akane, why don't you train
under my master, too?
344
00:20:40,760 --> 00:20:41,594
Nope.
345
00:20:41,678 --> 00:20:44,389
That was quick! I'm sad to hear that.
346
00:20:44,472 --> 00:20:46,724
I mean, I was
pretty serious about it, too.
347
00:20:47,600 --> 00:20:50,728
My master's currently
gathering young talent
348
00:20:50,812 --> 00:20:54,732
to shake up the current
seniority-based Rakugo world.
349
00:20:55,441 --> 00:20:57,652
He only evaluates your artistic skill.
350
00:20:58,569 --> 00:21:01,364
It's the ideal environment for us.
351
00:21:01,447 --> 00:21:03,157
You should join us there, too, Akane.
352
00:21:04,242 --> 00:21:06,327
{\an8}I see. Then...
353
00:21:07,287 --> 00:21:09,372
{\an8}I think I'll start training
under Master Shiguma!
354
00:21:10,540 --> 00:21:11,833
Thanks! See you!
355
00:21:12,625 --> 00:21:14,877
Huh? Wait, what's that supposed to mean?
356
00:21:16,087 --> 00:21:17,964
Well, you just said it yourself.
357
00:21:18,047 --> 00:21:19,674
That he'll evaluate you if you're skilled.
358
00:21:21,259 --> 00:21:22,427
Oh, right.
359
00:21:22,927 --> 00:21:24,762
Kaisei Arakawa, sir!
360
00:21:25,513 --> 00:21:29,017
I lost to you today, but I'm going
to catch up before you know it.
361
00:21:29,559 --> 00:21:31,144
So brace yourself, all right?
362
00:21:33,479 --> 00:21:35,523
Akane!
363
00:21:35,606 --> 00:21:37,025
Look, look, look!
364
00:21:37,108 --> 00:21:41,070
Just look at all these reviews about you!
365
00:21:41,154 --> 00:21:43,406
I went to copy them all at once,
and it took me a while.
366
00:21:43,489 --> 00:21:45,325
Huh? Akane?
367
00:21:45,408 --> 00:21:46,701
Hey, we're heading back now.
368
00:21:46,784 --> 00:21:48,286
H-Huh?
369
00:21:48,369 --> 00:21:50,455
She didn't leave already, did she?
370
00:21:50,538 --> 00:21:52,582
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!
371
00:23:36,018 --> 00:23:37,854
NEXT EPISODE
ELDER FELLOW APPRENTICE
372
00:23:38,729 --> 00:23:40,857
Akane Small Talk!
373
00:23:45,069 --> 00:23:47,363
My first performance sure was fun!
374
00:23:47,446 --> 00:23:49,240
Well, I guess it wasn't bad, huh?
375
00:23:49,323 --> 00:23:50,533
Before you start your apprenticeship,
376
00:23:50,616 --> 00:23:52,660
you should listen to a bunch
of Rakugokas and learn from them.
377
00:23:52,743 --> 00:23:53,828
Sure thing!
378
00:23:53,911 --> 00:23:54,954
Hey, I know.
379
00:23:55,037 --> 00:23:58,708
As your senpai, I'll tell you
where you should listen to Rakugo!
380
00:23:58,791 --> 00:24:00,376
Oh, that's okay. I already know.
381
00:24:00,459 --> 00:24:02,253
Don't be shy!
382
00:24:02,336 --> 00:24:03,671
{\an8}First of all, yose.
383
00:24:03,754 --> 00:24:06,674
{\an8}These are theaters made especially
to show the audience our art.
384
00:24:06,757 --> 00:24:08,885
{\an8}The yose known as joseki
usually have performances
385
00:24:08,968 --> 00:24:14,098
{\an8}365 days a year, from noon till night.
386
00:24:14,182 --> 00:24:15,183
{\an8}Aside from Rakugo,
387
00:24:15,266 --> 00:24:19,478
{\an8}they also feature a wide range of arts
like kodan, manzai, and kamikiri.
388
00:24:19,562 --> 00:24:22,398
{\an8}If there are available seats,
you can just drop by that day,
389
00:24:22,481 --> 00:24:24,025
{\an8}and you're free to come and go throughout!
390
00:24:24,108 --> 00:24:25,026
{\an8}Awesome, huh?
391
00:24:25,109 --> 00:24:26,360
{\an8}I told you, I already know that.
392
00:24:26,444 --> 00:24:31,949
{\an8}Also, the more popular Rakugoka
do solo performances in bigger venues.
393
00:24:32,033 --> 00:24:34,660
{\an8}If you want to immerse yourself
in your favorite Rakugoka's storytelling,
394
00:24:34,744 --> 00:24:35,786
{\an8}I'd definitely recommend it!
395
00:24:35,870 --> 00:24:37,955
Hey, I need to tell Master about today.
396
00:24:38,039 --> 00:24:40,333
You can also watch Rakugo performances
397
00:24:40,416 --> 00:24:44,128
at community centers,
cafés, and even temples.
398
00:24:44,212 --> 00:24:47,340
Yeah, you really need
to keep an eye out for them.
399
00:24:47,882 --> 00:24:50,843
Huh? Hey!