Юки Суэнага – лучшие книги

Akane accompanies her senior apprentice Kyoji to a retirement home to perform as his zenza opening act before he takes the stage. Her assignment is to offer rakugo that pleases the audience in front of her. How will Akane be able to prove to Kyoji that she has grown from his training? Later, she learns about a rakugo competition for students. The presiding judge is none other than Issho Arakawa—the man who banished Akane’s father from the Arakawa school. Desperate to take part in the competition, Akane must first seek permission from Master Shiguma. He allows her to participate under one unique, tongue-twisting condition…“Jugemu.”

Akane unintentionally stirs up a scandal when she’s discovered taking informal lessons from her father’s former teacher, Shiguma Arakawa. And she’s about to make even bigger waves because she is about to begin her first steps in climbing the ranks of a rakugo performer from zenza opening act to shin’uchi headliner is exchanging her secret lessons for formal training. But she’ll still have to finish high school and navigate her relationship with Shiguma’s existing apprentices, all while learning that becoming a stellar rakugoka takes much more than just being good at performing!

After watching Chocho perform, Akane starts to see a path to becoming the kind of rakugoka she wants to be. She eagerly asks him to take her under his wing, but with Chocho everything is a gamble. Meanwhile, one of Chocho’s apprentices, Akane’s friend Asagao, is ready to be promoted to futatsume. Chocho tasks him with a final test—filling a performance venue with a series of trial performances. Asagao asks Akane and Karashi to help him, and the three of them struggle to find a way to meet Chocho’s demands. But then Akane comes up with an idea that may just be crazy enough to work…

斬新な発想で勉強会の満員札止めを達成した功績から、朝がおの二ツ目披露目の開口一番を任された朱音。ちょう朝から教わった噺で、二ツ目昇進の推薦が懸かった大一番に挑むが直前で緊急事態が発生! 絶体絶命の場面で現れたのは意外な人物で…!? 破門騒動の真相が明らかになり始め、物語が大きく動き出す!

破門騒動以降、挑む者がいなかった真打昇進試験の舞台に上がったまいける。志ぐま一門を嫌う阿良川全生により窮地に立たされたまいけるが魅せる策とは…!? 弟妹弟子達が固唾を呑んで見守る中、これまで明かされることのなかったまいけるの思いが明らかになり、因縁の舞台にとうとう決着がつけられる──!!

During the final round of the Karaku Cup, Akane delivers a performance that spellbinds the audience. As the crowd is gripped with emotion, Akane receives a shocking review from her most hated foe, Issho Arakawa. Who will emerge victorious at the competition andnget to have a one-on-one talk with the man who ruined the life of Akane’s father? As the thrilling Karaku Cup comes to its conclusion, a new chapter unfolds… What awaits Akane on the next stage of her journey to become a professional rakugoka?

二ツ目昇進の推薦が懸かる高座で、自分らしい芸を発揮することができた朱音。高座に乗せた“仁”がもたらす、もう一つの効果により目の前に拓けた世界は──しかし、好調がゆえにあるピンチが発生! 緊張感の走る状況を一変させたのは…? 渾身の高座に泰全の判断が下されるとき、物語は新たな展開へ──。

二ツ目昇進の支度に追われる日々を過ごす朱音。そんな中、志ぐまの独演会の開口一番を任されることに…! 前座最後の大仕事を前に思い出すのは、志ぐまから落語を教わったこれまでの日々で──。朱音は成長した姿を師匠に見せられるのか…!? そして、登場した“泣き”の志ぐまの高座に観客達は──…?

Akane is finally able to show off her father’s rakugo to the world, but in doing so, she discovers there was something lacking…which means there’s a chance for his style and for herself to grow. After the four-person selection event, Kaisei has some harsh words for Akane, but they don’t deter her from continuing on her path alongside Shiguma’s other apprentices toward greater heights. Then, Akane is presented with the chance of a lifetime when a certain master who can help get her promoted to the rank of futatsume comes into the picture.

Akane begins training with rakugo master Urara in preparation for the upcoming Rokumeikai, an event where each participant must perform a newly learned story. If she doesn’t master a new story in the limited time left until the event, she won’t be allowed to perform! What sort of hint will help Akane depict a bewitching courtesan in the tale Urara suggests she tell? Then, Kaisei appears, bearing fascinating news for Akane…

In order to secure a spot at the four-person event showcasing the futatsume said to be leading the next generation of the Arakawa school, Akane must come in first at the Four-Person Event Selection. While Akane is considered a favorite to win, a familiar dark horse contestant appears—one driven by a recent bitter defeat at Akane’s hands.

After the first contestant of the four-person selection event receives a stern reception, the audience and other contestants begin to realize how high the stakes truly are. Kaichi is second to take the stage. His style may not appeal to the judges, but it has a familiar element to it that can be attributed to only one master in the Arakawa School. Soon to follow is Hikaru, who vows to use all her training and every new skill she’s acquired since their first encounter to get her revenge on Akane! Once all of her rivals have performed, it’s Akane’s turn to take the stage and perform the story that was passed down from her father to one of her fellow apprentices and now to her: “Changing Time.”

As a prominent rookie with a target on her back, Akane takes an opening slot with the goal of clapping back against the veteran futatsume, Rien Konjakuan, who insulted her. While her crisp rakugo performance wows the crowd, Karashi finds something about it worrying… Then, a shocking truth is discovered about Akane’s repertoire, leaving her at a huge disadvantage as a zenza. How will Akane overcome this next big hurdle in her training?

The student rakugo competition known as the Karaku Cup is about to begin. Akane immediately draws the attention of the crowd with her connection Kaisei Arakawa, rising star of the Arakawa School and apprentice to Issho Arakawa. With her ani-san Koguma’s advice in her back pocket and her own amazing rakugo skills, she figures out the key to winning the competition with “Jugemu,” a rakugo story famous for its long, repetitive tongue twister. But she’ll have to deal with impressive rivals with unique styles of their own… Will she be able to overcome this battle of wills, wits, and dreams?

桜咲朱音は落語家の父を持つ小学生。阿良川志ん太という高座名で細々と活動する父・徹を応援していたが、真打昇格試験にて一門のトップである阿良川一生の鶴の一声で破門を宣告されてしまう。心が折れ落語家を廃業した父の無念を晴らすべく、朱音は父の師匠である阿良川志ぐまに弟子入りを志願する。
見習い編
徹の破門から6年後、高校3年生になった朱音は卒業後の正式な弟子入りに向け、志ぐま一門の兄弟子である阿良川享二と阿良川こぐまの指導を受ける。2人の教えで芸に磨きをかけた朱音は、一生が主催するアマチュア落語大会「可楽杯」に出場する。
前座修行編
高校卒業後、正式に志ぐま一門に入り阿良川あかねを名乗ることになった朱音は、弥栄亭での寄席修行をはじめ、出稽古など本格的な修行に入る。