010516 - First x Rakugo
#100happydays: Day 11
I don't really have a picture for this one, but I like treating the first of every month as something to celebrate in general. I started doing this when I was younger because I felt like it was good to keep something to celebrate every month - in this way, I had something to look forward to every month, and made it a point to wish those around me as though it were truly a special occasion - after a while, some friends started wishing me back too, and that became a fun tradition of sorts.
So I know this post is a day late, but happy first of May!
101 Things I Think About: Day 11
I like watching anime - to me, it's an escape of sorts into a world where I truly don't feel out of place, but that's a post for another day.
I don't normally watch series like the one pictured above, usually opting to watch stuff that focuses more on action, thriller and supernatural themes if I can because those interest me more. However, this series crept up on me completely - it's about rakugo, which is a form of traditional Japanese verbal entertainment.
I'm not sure how best to explain this entertainment style, but it's a little like storytelling, only with more flair - the rakugo performer sits onstage and tells the story, but it's more than just reciting words because the performer needs to bring the audience into the story, yet never leaves his spot on the stage.
It's a little easier to show instead of tell, so here's an example of a rakugo performance - it's in English though!
Anyway, I started watching this show out of curiosity (I saw a gifset of the series' animation and my god it was beautiful), and before I knew it I'd finished the series in a day - 13 episodes is hardly a challenge, honestly (please ignore my slightly defensive tone).
Honestly, I hadn't expected to become so fascinated with the world of rakugo, but the way the stories were told were simply exquisite - one storyteller had to be able to portray so many different characters, and the challenge only grew when the characters portrayed in the stories were quite similar in build or personality.
The characters were pretty well-developed too, and really quite likeable - I won't give spoilers, but although some parts were understandably cliché, these parts were hardly boring and I found myself engrossed in the plot regardless of cliché or not.
It was quite bittersweet to reach the end of the series, but I'm happy to announce that news has been heard of a possible second season - I can't wait to see how the series develops.
I don't really have a picture for this one, but I like treating the first of every month as something to celebrate in general. I started doing this when I was younger because I felt like it was good to keep something to celebrate every month - in this way, I had something to look forward to every month, and made it a point to wish those around me as though it were truly a special occasion - after a while, some friends started wishing me back too, and that became a fun tradition of sorts.
So I know this post is a day late, but happy first of May!
101 Things I Think About: Day 11
I like watching anime - to me, it's an escape of sorts into a world where I truly don't feel out of place, but that's a post for another day.
I don't normally watch series like the one pictured above, usually opting to watch stuff that focuses more on action, thriller and supernatural themes if I can because those interest me more. However, this series crept up on me completely - it's about rakugo, which is a form of traditional Japanese verbal entertainment.
I'm not sure how best to explain this entertainment style, but it's a little like storytelling, only with more flair - the rakugo performer sits onstage and tells the story, but it's more than just reciting words because the performer needs to bring the audience into the story, yet never leaves his spot on the stage.
It's a little easier to show instead of tell, so here's an example of a rakugo performance - it's in English though!
Anyway, I started watching this show out of curiosity (I saw a gifset of the series' animation and my god it was beautiful), and before I knew it I'd finished the series in a day - 13 episodes is hardly a challenge, honestly (please ignore my slightly defensive tone).
Honestly, I hadn't expected to become so fascinated with the world of rakugo, but the way the stories were told were simply exquisite - one storyteller had to be able to portray so many different characters, and the challenge only grew when the characters portrayed in the stories were quite similar in build or personality.
The characters were pretty well-developed too, and really quite likeable - I won't give spoilers, but although some parts were understandably cliché, these parts were hardly boring and I found myself engrossed in the plot regardless of cliché or not.
It was quite bittersweet to reach the end of the series, but I'm happy to announce that news has been heard of a possible second season - I can't wait to see how the series develops.
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