Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu

The ninth volume of Haruko Kumota's Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū manga revealed on Friday that the manga's 10th volume will be its last. The announcement reveals the 10th volume will ship this summer.
The manga's story revolves around a mature prisoner who was released on good behavior during Japan's Showa Genroku era (1960s to early 1970s). He is called Yotarō by others, a term that means an "anti-hero" or a "dim-witted man." When he returns to society, he starts a new life in rakugo (comic storytelling). Touched by Yakumo's role as the "grim reaper," he asks the master to take him in as an apprentice.

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