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Joshiraku
2012 6.0 (14 votes) 1 Seasons
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Genres
Animation Comedy
Networks
MBS
TBS

Joshiraku (じょしらく)

Overview

Joshiraku, abbreviation of joshi rakugo, is a satirical comedy that follows the everyday life of a group of rakugoka girls. A group of girls discuss random things and usually reach an unusual or humorous conclusion that's far from the initial discussion topic.

Key Crew

Director: Tsutomu Mizushima

Top Cast

Seasons

Season 1 poster
Season 1 (2012)

No overview available.

13 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Normal Dialogue / Different Clothes / Shouting Instructions
2012-07-06

As five young rakugo comedians, Marii, Kigurumi, Tetora, Gankyou and Kukuru, receive an invitation to a casual dress party, they ponder over what it exactly means to dress casually. Later, the discussion turns to whether everyone prefers dogs or cats.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 2: Backstage Riches / Three Towers and a Vow / Cold Girl
2012-07-13

The girls talk about what they would do if they won the lottery, leading them to suspect one of them may be a winner. Later, they visit the Tokyo Tower where more strange conversations are to be had. Afterwards, a discussion about vaccination turns into a bout of imaginary pregnancy.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 3: Heartless Bath / Going to Asakusa / Sanada's Little Zoo
2012-07-20

Marii ends up having to prove that she's not a cross dressing boy. Later, the girls visit Asakusa where they try their hand at some fortunes. This leads the girls to discuss why Tetora has such great luck and always seems to avoid danger.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 4: The Young Girl With Glasses / A Good, Good Fort / Eyes of the Rabbit
2012-07-27

As Gankyou exhibits some violent behavior, the girls discuss the stereotypes that come when a girl wears glasses. Later, as Kukuru gets trainsick, the girls try to come up with various ailments for her. Afterwards, on the night of a full moon, the girls sit and discuss moon-related topics before being attacked by a large rabbit.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 5: Praise the Girl / Small Holey Town / Farewell to Glasses
2012-08-03

The girls attempt to cheer Kukuru up by holding an out-of-season Christmas party. Later, the girls visit Harajuku, where Marii gets anxious over a crépe. Afterwards, the gang discuss how they all have different types of skin, making Gankyou feeling left out.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 6: Four Wows / Musashi Scenery / The Servant's Vengeance
2012-08-10

Having forced Gankyou out of the group during the previous episode, the rest talk about the benefits of having a group of four. Gankyou soon gets revenge by locking everyone in the dressing room. After eventually being let back into the group, Gankyou is reluctantly placed at the bottom of the hierarchy but soon has aspirations of winning an election.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 7: Yankees Are Scary / Fish Story / Backstage Files
2012-08-17

The sudden appearance of Hina dolls in the dressing room somehow leads to the girls deciding to act like delinquents so they will marry early. Later, the girls get up early to go to a fish market. Afterwards, the girls search for things that might be using up electricity, becoming oblivious to the non-electric horrors hidden throughout the room.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 8: Bag of Gold / Totter / Is It Over Yet?
2012-08-24

Marii laments how she's always the last to go in various things, particularly when it comes to picking out envelopes of New Year's money. Later, the girls head to the Sugamo district and check out the various spots. Afterwards, the gang needlessly worry that Kukuru might contract the May Blues, randomly choosing to take on "Blues" from other months.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 9: Butt-tofu / The Bear of Ueno / Sleep Talking
2012-08-31

As school holidays roll in, the girls try and come up with ways to make rakugo more appealing to younger audiences. Later, the gang visit the zoo and discuss the curiosities of all the animals. Afterwards, the gang gets taste for lucky events which keep occurring whenever Marii falls asleep, constantly trying to make her sleep to reap the benefits.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 10: Pumpkin Band / Battle of Shinjuku / Cavity Shore
2012-09-07

On Halloween, the girls try to tailor the holiday to be more Japanese-esque. Later, the girls visit the Kabukichou entertainment district and observe how it's changed over the years. Afterwards, Marii is plagued with tooth cavities.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 11: Family Play / Sakai Five / Tree Tragedy
2012-09-14

As the girls have a fake summer beach trip in the dressing room, they discuss the different designs of school swimsuits. Then, the girls go sightseeing in Musashi-Sakai and pay their respects to the company responsible for animating them. Lastly, the girls have a Christmas party, but the tree that Tetora ordered online completely fills the dressing room, causing them to try and reunite (but end up fighting each other) in the Amazon-like jungle.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 12: The Dreamer Strikes Back / Gotta / Blacks
2012-09-21

When Tetora asks everyone about their first dream of the new year, Kukuru grows upset as she has yet to have one. So, the girls attempt to act out a "first dream" to cheer her up. Later, the gang visits Roppongi, where they look at structural artwork and Marii travels through time to see the city during its economic bubble. Finally, the girls try to cool off during the summer by mentioning scary things to give themselves chills and eventually by painting everything blue.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 13: Character Guts / Might Akiba / Extra Lectures
2012-09-28

As the girls come to terms that the show has reached its last episode, a new character appears: an exasperating girl named Uzannu Uzattei. While discussing whether or not "once" is truly enough, Uzannu's personality irritates everyone and threatens the character balance of the show. After the girls drive her away, they visit Akihabara. Later, the girls debate about how some things should be left as they are. Finally, the show ends with one last rakugo performance by Marii.

Runtime: 24 min

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