Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu - Videos

Both animes show the struggle of a protagonist who is trying to become proficient in the field of their passion. Glass Mask shows the efforts of Maya who is a clumsy girl but she got a natural skill of acting, on the other hand, Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu depicts the struggle of Yotaro to become a good storyteller. Both animes have a good mixture of funny scenes and a serious story.

Both shows focus on the old style of Japanese story telling. Shouwa focuses on the story telling part of the stories with one person, where Kabukibu is more of a play with a cast of people. But both share the joys of a preformance with people who are passionate about the stories they tell. Kabukibu focuses on high school club where Shouwa has a grander story to be told over all and focues on adults for the most part. Check one out if you enjoyed the other for sure.