1. SECOND STORY
FIRST PERFORMANCECopy !req
2. What the hell am I doing?Copy !req
3. A Rakugoka who's on his way up.Copy !req
4. Which is me, Guriko Arakawa.Copy !req
5. Tailing my own master like this...Copy !req
6. Forgive me, Master.Copy !req
7. It's all because of what happened
on set yesterday.Copy !req
8. Could you teach me everything
you know about fishing?Copy !req
9. Who cares about that stuff?Copy !req
10. Just tell me the secret behind it!Copy !req
11. Guriko, got a second?Copy !req
12. Hey, Riichi. What's up?Copy !req
13. You trained under Master Shiguma, right?Copy !req
14. Right!Copy !req
15. Shiguma Arakawa's last apprentice
is yours truly!Copy !req
16. I don't know how to tell you this, but...Copy !req
17. All this talk about Master Shiguma
dating a young girl...Copy !req
18. - Is that true?
- Huh? What's up with that?Copy !req
19. There's a bunch of people
who've seen them walking side by side.Copy !req
20. It's true.Copy !req
21. Said no one ever!Copy !req
22. He went inside!Copy !req
23. Karaoke?Copy !req
24. In there, huh?Copy !req
25. Wait. No way.Copy !req
26. So it's true!Copy !req
27. Huh? What are those two doing?Copy !req
28. Rakugo? Is it that kind of game?Copy !req
29. But the master's face...Copy !req
30. couldn't be more serious!Copy !req
31. Excuse me, sir?Copy !req
32. - Is there a problem?
- Huh?Copy !req
33. Oh, uh... No, no, nothing at all.Copy !req
34. Sir!Copy !req
35. You damned fool!Copy !req
36. You heard a baseless rumor and
took it upon yourself to tail me?Copy !req
37. How could you be so ridiculous?Copy !req
38. Shame on you!Copy !req
39. Well, if you hadn't been so sneaky...Copy !req
40. you wouldn't have blown it, right?Copy !req
41. Hey! Do you know who
you're talking to? You cheeky...Copy !req
42. Master, who is this little twerp?Copy !req
43. She's Akane Osaki, Shinta's daughter.Copy !req
44. Nice to meet ya!Copy !req
45. Th-This kid?Copy !req
46. The daughter of Shinta Ani-san,
who got expelled six years ago?Copy !req
47. Never mind that.Copy !req
48. How was my Rakugo?Copy !req
49. Ever since that day, six years ago
since you started training me...Copy !req
50. I still don't have permission to perform
Rakugo in front of an audience.Copy !req
51. But I'm going to be 17 this year,
and I'm a senior in high school.Copy !req
52. - So you haven't changed your mind?
- No.Copy !req
53. I'm going to become a Shin'uchi
of the Arakawa School.Copy !req
54. I'll become a Shin'uchi, and show them
how amazing Dad's art was.Copy !req
55. Everyone...Copy !req
56. That man...Copy !req
57. I'm going to prove it!Copy !req
58. Please allow me to train under you!Copy !req
59. Time sure does fly, doesn't it?Copy !req
60. Make you my apprentice?Copy !req
61. But Akane, you're still in grade school.Copy !req
62. Why do you want to become a Rakugoka?Copy !req
63. What on earth happened?Copy !req
64. Dad started working for a company
that sells concrete.Copy !req
65. He said he couldn't just
keep brooding all the time,Copy !req
66. so he started working.Copy !req
67. - All right, I'll head over now.
- He seems so busy every day.Copy !req
68. But because of that,Copy !req
69. he now earns more money
than he ever earned from Rakugo.Copy !req
70. We can even go out to eat dinner.Copy !req
71. Isn't that a good thing, though?Copy !req
72. That's what everyone says.Copy !req
73. That it's a good thing.Copy !req
74. A good thing that Dad quit Rakugo...Copy !req
75. That he was forced to quit Rakugo...Copy !req
76. But I really loved Dad's Rakugo!Copy !req
77. Even though he was the only one talking,Copy !req
78. I could see all kinds of people
and scenery, like magic.Copy !req
79. That's why it makes me sad to think that
I'll never see Dad's Rakugo again.Copy !req
80. But when Dad quit Rakugo,Copy !req
81. everyone said, "He's serious now,"
and they all smile and laugh.Copy !req
82. The only one who was sad was me.Copy !req
83. Every time someone said,
"Aren't you glad?"Copy !req
84. it felt like they were saying
Dad's Rakugo was no good.Copy !req
85. It made me so bitter.Copy !req
86. So I made up my mind!Copy !req
87. I'm going to become a Shin'uchi,
and prove that Dad's Rakugo was great!Copy !req
88. You've grown. Truly.Copy !req
89. Apprenticeship with just
a high school degree...Copy !req
90. That's rare nowadays,
but not completely unheard of.Copy !req
91. If there is a problem at all...Copy !req
92. It's with me.Copy !req
93. I'm not fit to take on an apprentice.Copy !req
94. But still...Copy !req
95. Sorry, Akane.Copy !req
96. Hello?Copy !req
97. Oh, it's been a long time!Copy !req
98. What?Copy !req
99. Well, that sounds like trouble!Copy !req
100. Let me find someone for you.Copy !req
101. All right, I'll talk to you later.Copy !req
102. Master, is something the matter?Copy !req
103. That was Ms. Yoshino from the Rakugo Cafe.Copy !req
104. She's looking for someone
to perform today.Copy !req
105. That's short notice.Copy !req
106. Seems like her solo performer
is running late.Copy !req
107. Is that right?Copy !req
108. Understood! Then I'll...Copy !req
109. Yes. Akane, you go.Copy !req
110. - Huh? You sure?
- What?Copy !req
111. Akane, becoming my apprentice literally
means becoming a professional Rakugoka.Copy !req
112. Now go get a look at the world of pros!Copy !req
113. Understood.Copy !req
114. I'll bring the house down with laughter,
and leave them speechless!Copy !req
115. Just wait and see!Copy !req
116. RAKUGO CAFECopy !req
117. Oh, it's you, Guri-chan!Copy !req
118. Thank you for filling in today.Copy !req
119. Uh, no, I'm not the one
going on stage today.Copy !req
120. It's her.Copy !req
121. What? This girl?Copy !req
122. Oh, are you Ms. Yoshino?Copy !req
123. What? Uh, yes.Copy !req
124. I've been entrusted with the role of
substitute performer by Shiguma Arakawa.Copy !req
125. My name is Akane Osaki!Copy !req
126. I will devote myself wholeheartedly
to this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!Copy !req
127. Thank you for your support!Copy !req
128. Who is this girl?Copy !req
129. What a sweet child she is!Copy !req
130. And thank you for your support!Copy !req
131. AKANECopy !req
132. Who's Akane?Copy !req
133. That's unusual, using just her first name.Copy !req
134. I wonder which school she's from?Copy !req
135. What? Not an apprentice?Copy !req
136. And it's her first performance, no less?Copy !req
137. If it gets bad, I'll clean up after her!Copy !req
138. So please let her perform.Copy !req
139. Guri-chan really implored me.Copy !req
140. When the music starts, you're up, okay?Copy !req
141. - Did you hear me?
- What?Copy !req
142. Oh, uh... Hey, you're right!Copy !req
143. This kimono that I borrowed
from Master fits me like a glove!Copy !req
144. You've got butterflies, huh?Copy !req
145. What? Huh? No, I do not!Copy !req
146. Well, listen up. Ready?Copy !req
147. You write "people" on your
dominant hand and swallow it.Copy !req
148. Dominant hand signifies the audience.Copy !req
149. A Rakugoka dominates the audience, see?Copy !req
150. The master's been known
to do it too, for major shows.Copy !req
151. The master does it?Copy !req
152. - So you are nervous after all!
- Shut up!Copy !req
153. Well, don't get too worked up.Copy !req
154. Hey, are you actually a nice guy?Copy !req
155. What do mean, actually?Copy !req
156. Sorry! I didn't mean that.Copy !req
157. Thank you.Copy !req
158. I feel a little more relaxed now.Copy !req
159. All right.Copy !req
160. I'm heading out now.Copy !req
161. AKANECopy !req
162. Whoa. A crowd!Copy !req
163. Well, not that I didn't know.Copy !req
164. I knew there would be.Copy !req
165. But seeing it from here...Copy !req
166. The pressure's crazy!Copy !req
167. And somehow, I totally feel...Copy !req
168. all alone.Copy !req
169. But I made the decision myself
to come here.Copy !req
170. Don't fold.Copy !req
171. Don't run away.Copy !req
172. Let it all out!Copy !req
173. Everything you've been building until now...Copy !req
174. What exists inside me...Copy !req
175. Today, right here...Copy !req
176. All of it!Copy !req
177. Uh, we all have our likes and dislikes.Copy !req
178. Thank goodness, she started talking!Copy !req
179. Her voice is strong,
and her gestures are bold.Copy !req
180. Hey, what a shock! Man, what a shock!Copy !req
181. Rakugo is a dialogue-based play.Copy !req
182. You portray each character by yourself
and through their exchanges,Copy !req
183. you mine the audience for laughs.Copy !req
184. It was slithering, with jaws opening wide...Copy !req
185. Its long tongue going, flicka-flick!
There was a snake, see?Copy !req
186. Man, was I shocked!Copy !req
187. Huh? For real?Copy !req
188. So what about you? What are you afraid of?Copy !req
189. "Scared of Manju."Copy !req
190. A story about young men talking
about what they're afraid of,Copy !req
191. and the ensuing commotion.Copy !req
192. A familiar Rakugo classic. But...Copy !req
193. There's something I'm scared of.
What did I tell you?Copy !req
194. Oh, dear me! What is this?Copy !req
195. This isn't something that a first timer
with no master can accomplish!Copy !req
196. Oh, come on.Copy !req
197. Manju.Copy !req
198. What was that? Huh? Manju?Copy !req
199. Say what? Hey, are there any bugs
called manju?Copy !req
200. But what is this? It feels so nostalgic.Copy !req
201. That guy says he's afraid of manju!Copy !req
202. Hey, seeing manju will kill him,
so wouldn't that be an AN-ssassination?Copy !req
203. Shin-chan!Copy !req
204. Manju!Copy !req
205. Hey! I told you how scared I am of manju,Copy !req
206. so you all bought some,
and you're trying to kill me!Copy !req
207. Manju... So scary!Copy !req
208. Manju...Copy !req
209. So scared... I'm so scared!Copy !req
210. Of manju...Copy !req
211. Oh, so scared... Of manju!Copy !req
212. I'm terrified! So scared...Copy !req
213. What's this? Hey...Copy !req
214. It's just crushed red bean paste manju?Copy !req
215. And what do we have here?Copy !req
216. A buckwheat manju, right? Isn't it?Copy !req
217. Oh, I'm so scared!
Come on, quit messing with me!Copy !req
218. Hey, where'd all those butterflies go?Copy !req
219. You're not even fazed
by your first performance.Copy !req
220. Damn it.
Like hell, you're "Scared of Manju."Copy !req
221. You're the scariest of all!Copy !req
222. Well, this sucks.Copy !req
223. At last my dream came true, and I got my
first solo performance at the Rakugo Cafe.Copy !req
224. But thanks to that accident, I got stuck
on that bus for three and a half hours.Copy !req
225. It's so not funny.Copy !req
226. I've really made the audience wait on me.Copy !req
227. I feel so bad.Copy !req
228. I'm scared of manju!Copy !req
229. How could you, Master Shiguma?Copy !req
230. Sending over a girl without telling me
a thing about her,Copy !req
231. then asking me what I think of her?Copy !req
232. What else can I possibly say but that
her performance was splendid?Copy !req
233. Listen, you jerk!Copy !req
234. You've been gobbling those manju while
screaming how scared you are of them.Copy !req
235. So what the hell are you really scared of?Copy !req
236. Oh, well. What I'm scared of now
is some bitter tea!Copy !req
237. Good job.Copy !req
238. Thanks.Copy !req
239. So how was your first-ever performance?Copy !req
240. More exhausting than I thought.Copy !req
241. Well, you did speak
for 20 minutes straight.Copy !req
242. Yeah, but I'll take this
kind of exhaustion any day!Copy !req
243. I wonder if they'll let me do it again?Copy !req
244. Don't get cocky, you dummy! You—Copy !req
245. Amazing!Copy !req
246. That was incredible! Incredible!Copy !req
247. Are you a teenager?
You're younger than me, right?Copy !req
248. Boy, that was stunning!Copy !req
249. You really made that boisterous
row house come alive!Copy !req
250. Your tone of voice and your tempo is like
Master Shiguma's, but a little different.Copy !req
251. Tell me, where do you usually perform?Copy !req
252. Hey! You...Copy !req
253. Well? Well? Well, well?Copy !req
254. I totally get why you did that.Copy !req
255. But that guy's up next.Copy !req
256. Huh? That's your concern? Who cares?Copy !req
257. Ouch, ouch.Copy !req
258. Hey, sorry.Copy !req
259. When I meet a talented Rakugoka,
I just can't hold myself back.Copy !req
260. But seriously, your
"Scared of Manju" was great!Copy !req
261. Especially how you gobbled those manju.Copy !req
262. You slightly changed how you ate
the chestnut and kudzu manju.Copy !req
263. I was like, "Nailed it!"Copy !req
264. All right. I'm up.Copy !req
265. Wait a second.Copy !req
266. Since you did take the stage
to fill in for me...Copy !req
267. Yeah! As a special favor, I'll let you
watch my solo performance for free!Copy !req
268. Watch and learn from the wings.Copy !req
269. So arrogant! I wouldn't watch him
for anything!Copy !req
270. Oh, where's the harm?Copy !req
271. Let's learn from the guy.Copy !req
272. Apprenticed two years ago.
Promoted to Futatsume at 19.Copy !req
273. He's the Rakugoka
that everyone's talking about.Copy !req
274. It won't hurt to watch him.Copy !req
275. It pisses me off to say it,
but that guy's Rakugo...Copy !req
276. It's sensual.Copy !req
277. Uh, I know I've kept you all waiting
today for a very long time.Copy !req
278. But you were certainly in luck!Copy !req
279. The girl before me
was not only pretty, but talented!Copy !req
280. I wonder who's been teaching her Rakugo?Copy !req
281. Really, she was amazing.Copy !req
282. Aside from Rakugo, I'm sure there are
all kinds of things you can learn.Copy !req
283. But completing your studies
is certainly no small feat.Copy !req
284. Hello! Old Master!Copy !req
285. Yes, yes.Copy !req
286. Hey, Hattsan. Is something the matter?Copy !req
287. Oh, thank goodness you're here.Copy !req
288. Uh, you see, I want to be a ladies' man!Copy !req
289. I wanna be a catch!Copy !req
290. How should I do that?Copy !req
291. You're putting me on the spot,
asking me a question like that.Copy !req
292. He's homely, and he has no money.Copy !req
293. It's a tale of such a man
taking singing lessonsCopy !req
294. from a master
so he can become a ladies' man.Copy !req
295. An Ongyoku-banashi.Copy !req
296. Oh, then would you like to hear a ballad?Copy !req
297. A ballad? Sure, sounds good.Copy !req
298. Oh, is that right? All right, then.Copy !req
299. Well, there's a ballad
called "The Loose Hair," so...Copy !req
300. What? Loose hair?Copy !req
301. That's what happens a lot
with those express buses, right?Copy !req
302. No, that would be loose schedules.Copy !req
303. This Rakugoka was aboard one,
and got stuck...Copy !req
304. He's a totally different person now.Copy !req
305. He's so sensual.Copy !req
306. I can't believe he can play
such a seductive woman.Copy !req
307. All right, why don't I sing it
for you first?Copy !req
308. You listen, and try to learn it.Copy !req
309. Are you ready, sir?Copy !req
310. If I were...Copy !req
311. Wow, his singing's great!Copy !req
312. A bush warbler...Copy !req
313. In my master's garden...Copy !req
314. He can do this kind of thing, too?Copy !req
315. So, something like that.Copy !req
316. What? You mean I gotta do that?Copy !req
317. All right, are you ready, sir?Copy !req
318. Three, two...Copy !req
319. If I wereCopy !req
320. A bush warbler!Copy !req
321. Don't forget to take breaths.Copy !req
322. He's so polished,
it pisses you off, right?Copy !req
323. The essence of his art is sensuality.Copy !req
324. Because he can play sensual roles,Copy !req
325. it plays up the words and actions
of his dimwitted roles,Copy !req
326. leading to waves of laughter.Copy !req
327. Who is that guy?Copy !req
328. Kaisei Arakawa.Copy !req
329. KAISEI ARAKAWACopy !req
330. Since the Shin'uchi
Promotion Test six years ago,Copy !req
331. he's the only man that Issho Arakawa
promoted to Futatsume.Copy !req
332. All these reviews are about him.Copy !req
333. I thought I did pretty well
out there myself, but...Copy !req
334. Well, well...Copy !req
335. They've written some
pretty nice things about me.Copy !req
336. Don't be so shocked. You wound me.Copy !req
337. But you were reading them pretty ardently.Copy !req
338. Could it be that I was on your mind?Copy !req
339. Not a chance.Copy !req
340. Oh, by the way, Akane, are you
training under Master Shiguma?Copy !req
341. No, not yet.Copy !req
342. Is that right? Then...Copy !req
343. Akane, why don't you train
under my master, too?Copy !req
344. Nope.Copy !req
345. That was quick! I'm sad to hear that.Copy !req
346. I mean, I was
pretty serious about it, too.Copy !req
347. My master's currently
gathering young talentCopy !req
348. to shake up the current
seniority-based Rakugo world.Copy !req
349. He only evaluates your artistic skill.Copy !req
350. It's the ideal environment for us.Copy !req
351. You should join us there, too, Akane.Copy !req
352. I see. Then...Copy !req
353. I think I'll start training
under Master Shiguma!Copy !req
354. Thanks! See you!Copy !req
355. Huh? Wait, what's that supposed to mean?Copy !req
356. Well, you just said it yourself.Copy !req
357. That he'll evaluate you if you're skilled.Copy !req
358. Oh, right.Copy !req
359. Kaisei Arakawa, sir!Copy !req
360. I lost to you today, but I'm going
to catch up before you know it.Copy !req
361. So brace yourself, all right?Copy !req
362. Akane!Copy !req
363. Look, look, look!Copy !req
364. Just look at all these reviews about you!Copy !req
365. I went to copy them all at once,
and it took me a while.Copy !req
366. Huh? Akane?Copy !req
367. Hey, we're heading back now.Copy !req
368. H-Huh?Copy !req
369. She didn't leave already, did she?Copy !req
370. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!Copy !req
371. NEXT EPISODE
ELDER FELLOW APPRENTICECopy !req
372. Akane Small Talk!Copy !req
373. My first performance sure was fun!Copy !req
374. Well, I guess it wasn't bad, huh?Copy !req
375. Before you start your apprenticeship,Copy !req
376. you should listen to a bunch
of Rakugokas and learn from them.Copy !req
377. Sure thing!Copy !req
378. Hey, I know.Copy !req
379. As your senpai, I'll tell you
where you should listen to Rakugo!Copy !req
380. Oh, that's okay. I already know.Copy !req
381. Don't be shy!Copy !req
382. First of all, yose.Copy !req
383. These are theaters made especially
to show the audience our art.Copy !req
384. The yose known as joseki
usually have performancesCopy !req
385. 365 days a year, from noon till night.Copy !req
386. Aside from Rakugo,Copy !req
387. they also feature a wide range of arts
like kodan, manzai, and kamikiri.Copy !req
388. If there are available seats,
you can just drop by that day,Copy !req
389. and you're free to come and go throughout!Copy !req
390. Awesome, huh?Copy !req
391. I told you, I already know that.Copy !req
392. Also, the more popular Rakugoka
do solo performances in bigger venues.Copy !req
393. If you want to immerse yourself
in your favorite Rakugoka's storytelling,Copy !req
394. I'd definitely recommend it!Copy !req
395. Hey, I need to tell Master about today.Copy !req
396. You can also watch Rakugo performancesCopy !req
397. at community centers,
cafés, and even temples.Copy !req
398. Yeah, you really need
to keep an eye out for them.Copy !req
399. Huh? Hey!Copy !req