Fans are talking about Akane-banashi #10 — here's what they had to say.
The sheer emotional weight of Akane's Jugemu performance combined with the deep dive into her name origin completely wrecked me.
Fans are talking about Akane-banashi #10 — here's what they had to say.
The sheer emotional weight of Akane's Jugemu performance combined with the deep dive into her name origin completely wrecked me.
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Jugemu’s whole deal isn’t just talking super fast fr
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It’s on! Akane’s got the actual knowledge now ✨
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She actually figured out the real "essence" of Jugemu, wild
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That pure parental love packed into wanting your kid to live 😭
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Wait, so if they make it past 7, you don't gotta stack stones at Sai no Kawara anymore?
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Wait what, Jugemu is actually such a deep story tho??
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Here we go, names are seriously so important tbh
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Starting off with Akane breaking down her own interpretation of "Jugemu"...!
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Once she grabs the core of Jugemu, she’s gonna blow minds with speed first, then...
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So basically pops did a human drama piece with Shibahama, and now Akane’s doing it with Jugemu?
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If Jugemu is a story about parental love, is Akane gonna tell it from the kid's POV who actually felt that love?
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VA casually pulling off two totally different versions of Jugemu is unreal, she's a legend
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Kuwata's vocal cords never age bro, keeping the exact same voice after almost half a century is peak pro behavior
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Pops went all in on the human drama with Shibahama, and now Akane's taking Jugemu down that same road, huh
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Those crane and turtle shadows in the background look so sick ngl
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Oh damn, cranes and turtles showing up in the background is a nice touch fr
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This is way too good, today’s story is "Jugemu"
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Rakugo ain't just about hyping the crowd up, you know!!!
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It ain't even about changing your voice, it's all in the delivery style
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Jugemu basically means Amitabha Buddha, whoa
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It ain't even a sketch, it's legit educational stuff
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Every single part of Jugemu actually means something, damn
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Ngl I used to think it was "gokou no surikire" when I was a kid lol
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Apparently Cream Stew's old name has nothing to do with rakugo at all lol
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Wait, is this actually my first time hearing a proper explanation of the Jugemu name?
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They’re literally breaking down Jugemu piece by piece…!
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Wonder if the "zu" being there or not actually matters, faction wars over this would be hilarious
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Ah yes, the evil older brother, aka future Cream Stew.
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Jugemu… so it’s actually that kind of story!!
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Might actually be my first time listening to Jugemu as an actual serious rakugo bit
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They're literally explaining Jugemu line by line... lol
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Jugemu Jugemu Gokou no Surikire Kaijarisuigyo no Suigyomatsu Unraimatsu Furaimatsu Kuunerutokoroni Sumutokoro Yaburakoujino Burakouji Paipopaipo Paipono Shuuringan Shuuringano Guuringai Guuringaino Ponpokopino Ponpokonano Choukumeno Chousuke
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Is this genuinely the first time we’re getting this much actual rakugo in an anime?
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First time finding out where Jugemu even comes from tbh
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Every single word actually means something, "Jugemu Jugemu..."
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Parents really just stuffed all their desperate wishes for their kid to grow up healthy into one massive name back then lmao
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Just call the kid "Chousuke" and call it a day lol
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"Why is my name even 'Akane' anyway?"
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Did y'all not have those classes in elementary school where you had to ask your parents about this?
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And here comes the origin story of Akane's name!
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Can we talk about the VAs' sheer power though? Pulling off a whole rakugo bit is insanely impressive.
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So "Jugemu Jugemu~" was actually packed with this much meaning the whole time...
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Pops came up with it looking at the sunset in the hospital room fr
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The origin of Akane's name is finally dropping right now
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Did he get the idea straight from the madder-red sky?
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Crimson red actually means warding off evil and living a long life, huh
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Looking up at the crimson sky... and apparently the color red itself means evil warding and longevity
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No parent just names their kid completely at random fr
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Parents don't just throw random names at their kids
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Crimson is the color of warding off evil. No parent names their kid carelessly.
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"No parent out there just gives their kid a random name."
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The origin of the main character's name "Akane"...!
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A name is basically both a blessing and a curse at the same time
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Pops really put actual meaning into the name he gave her
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You just don't pick a kid's name without caring!
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Feeling way too much sympathy for Akane-chan's name origin rn
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They're actually diving into those messy thoughts, love to see it
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Way too long tho, imagine actually using all of that lol
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Hits way too different now that I'm older... ‼️ ✨😭✨ All those feelings...‼️✨✨
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Akane's text T-shirt literally says 8TSAN, that's Hatsu-an lol
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Kaijarisuigyo? Isn't that Cream Stew now tho??
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Nowadays that name is way too long for online forms, life would be on hard mode ngl 🤔
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Linking Akane's birth and naming right into this whole Jugemu bit is genius
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Weaving Akane's own name origin into a flashback right in the middle of Jugemu hits so damn different
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Just the dialogue alone makes you picture the whole scene, crazy good
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Bro, I've literally never heard such an emotionally loaded Jugemu before, insane
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Hikari's observation skills are way too sharp...
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Akane’s literally opening her domain expansion rn lol