The beginning of the Taishou era spelled the end of the tanuki's tricks. These raccoon dogs, who are able to transform into human beings, used to love fooling humans until advanced technology rendered their endeavors futile. However, Mameda, a young tanuki girl, has not given up on this tradition, and—resolved to follow in her father's footsteps—travels to Osaka in hopes of duping people.
As others in her village predicted, Mameda fails to deceive a single person, and she is even hunted down by an angry crowd. After finding refuge in a theater, she stumbles upon a rakugo performance given by a master of the art, Bunko Daikokutei. Fascinated by the vivid images created by the rakugoka's acting, Mameda becomes enamored with this style of storytelling and decides to become Bunko's apprentice!
Despite her initial reluctance to take a disciple, Bunko begins to teach Mameda rakugo after witnessing the young tanuki's perseverance. Between undertaking a taiko apprenticeship, handling her work at the theater, and memorizing plays, Mameda needs to give her all if she ever plans to master the only art that still has a chance to fool people.
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UnknownGhost5
My knowledge on rakugo is pretty limited, so I can't say how good of a job this anime does at it, but what I can say is that I really enjoyed watching it. The plot is simple. It mostly revolves around a tanuki who wants to master rakugo in order to trick humans. We follow her (mis)adventures as she aims to fulfill her goal of becoming a Rakugoka. On the way she meets a lot of interesting people and dwells more into the world of rakugo. The rakugo itself is really interesting to listen to, altough I don't find it particularly funny, but honestly I don'tview that as a negative thing. Because of the cultural differences and the fact that I'm reading the translation of rakugo, and not the real thing I'm completely fine with not finding it funny most of the time.
I also love the "No Tail Tales" that shows up after the ED and explains the rakugo. Most of the time I can understand the story, but sometimes I can't really seem to figure it out so the "No Tail Tales" is really helpful in that regard.
The animation is pretty decent. It's not spectacular like in some other anime that we got this season, but it's unique and I really like it. The character design is also very well done.
To me this was one of the better anime of this season, and I'd highly recommend that you watch it. It's kinda sad that it's so underrated.
KANLen09
Another Rakugo show? I know that that's a bit of a fair niche just like manzai a.k.a Japanese stand-up comedy, but while the understanding to appeal to Japan is there to be the difference, over in the West, there's just a miniscule size of anime otakus being history buffs. And having said that, this show gets lost in translation, but how so does it fare against the come-and-gone contemporaries? It's been said in Japanese folklore that the raccoon a.k.a tanuki does have a rather malevolent past. The oldest and earliest tales and legends speak not only of the possession of humans but also of shapeshifting. Oneof the most famous myths surrounding the tanuki is its ability to shape-shift into the form of a beautiful woman with which it plays mischievous tricks on passersby. Despite transforming itself, the tanuki can also transform certain things, such as turning pebbles into gold, or faeces into food. and a common image of this magical, malevolent creature is one with a leaf on its forehead, as this is believed to be the source of its power. With time, the malevolent tanuki evolved into a much tamer one, while still using their illusionary magic, they were rather seen as a mild annoyance than an actual danger, known for bothering travelers, hunters, or monks with harmless tricks.
And this is what describes the racooon girl Mameda in a nutshell. Having been birthed and grown up in the Taisho era where the traditional trickery of the tanuki is rendered obsolete, with her racooon tribe declaring that the ways of the old are no longer effective against the new breed of evolving humans, she is the one that stubbornly refuses to let go of tradition despite being bullied over and over by fellow tanuki. In the hopes that she can master the art of trickery just like her father did, the trip to Osaka would become Mameda's defining moment in resourcefulness of trying old habits that just fail hard and earn the ire of people, to learning new things that would entice her to keep the tradition alive. In this case, it's the art of Rakugo a.k.a Japanese verbal storytelling.
For one, Mameda is an interesting character, no doubt. Being the pickled young tanuki that she is with the entire raccoon village already free of the burden of trickery, she tries so hard to convince to the masses that raccoons should follow their ancestral tradition, but in the process, it appealed to no one, almost forcing her to be expelled out of the village. It's in this state that in Osaka, she meets a well-renowned Rakugo-ka by the name of Bunko Daikokutei, but she's no ordinary human either. Bunko is what is known as the kitsune a.k.a nine-tailed fox, also carved from tradition, but there're good and bad foxes, and she is of the Zenko (or benevolent) celestial fox that's associated with the god Inari. They are sometimes simply called Inari foxes. Even if they do not have nine tails, these kitsune are always depicted as being white in color, have the power to ward off evil, and they sometimes serve as guardian spirits. Besides protecting Inari shrines, they also protect the local villages from the evil kitsune and other malevolent Japanese foxes. Mameda being a try-hard, she approaches Bunko for help in mastering the art of trickery, and Bunko's answer is through Rakugo, which she slowly entices Mameda to see it for herself. The journey is set for the tanuki to learn a new form of tricks from the nine-tailed fox, and it takes a buttload of confidence and will to perform as Mameda learns the ropes and becomes a full-fledged Rakugo-ka.
This is how mangaka TNSK envisions the manga to be in the English official translation: My Master Has No Tail, meaning that Mameda's master Bunko has shapeshifted into a human (meaning she no tail), saved by her former master when people stopped praying to her and wrecked both her home and life with injustice, and her source of trickery is through Rakugo, which in the presence of Mameda, decides that she's worth the one shot to spread her name even further. And just for context, masters pick their apprentices very carefully, esepcially in Rakugo, because a lot is at stake here: the reception of the student in inheriting the name of his/her master, and the reputation built afterwards. Thankfully, Mameda is not alone in this regard, as there're other characters that intersect along her lines of also becoming a Rakugo-ka, such is the case for Shirara Tsubaki. Her father is Byakudanji Tsubaki, one of the greats in the world of Rakugo, albeit his sloppy, debt-ridden image gave him a reputation that doesn't bode well with the people. And being the daughter of such a father, she cannot take it any longer, and lik Mameda, uses Rakugo as her learning curve to help her father tide off all of his debts. And I can tell you that becoming a Rakugo-ka is NOT as easy as it looks, it takes a lot of skill, talent and on-the-fly thinking to ever make it to the finish line: the audience having fun and laughing at the jokes imposed from the many Rakugo stories. All in all, while the characters are all diverse, they certainly help Mameda in fulfilling her dream to be in Bunko's shoes, and that's a tall order in and of itself.
Certainly, the most surprising aspect, is that Liden Films, the studio that's used to the overhaul workforce to pump no more than 3 shows per season, does a 180 on its fold of overworking its staff members in preparation for next season's continuation of Tokyo Revengers. Because let's be honest: in recent years, the production values were decent, but at least consistent towards whatever the sources were to take a breather, and in the overworked anime industry, any kind of rest is a luxury to have, and under Strike the Blood director Hideyo Yamamoto, it looks just fine.
Music artistes have come and gone, and so is the prevalence for GARNiDELiA, with her OP song being low-key catchy and an intended fun reference to the series overall, but like with Taishou Otome Otogibanashi, the quality has dropped significantly. However, Hinano's ED is calm that it gives you the exact sense of episodes' end and relieves all of the drama unfolded for a nice contrast with the apprentice-master duo Mameda and Bunko. Also, the after-credits of Shippona no Shippo a.k.a No Tail Tales where Maneda (in her tanuki form) explains the context of the episodes' Rakugo stories, it's honestly a nice touch for people who don't really understand to be given full detail on the story, it deserves recognition, appreciation and the effort behind it, even if it isn't interesting.
No doubt that this tale of trickery is a good one to come, but at the cost of explanation, and ultimately equalling all that down to enjoyment, which this show feels like a mixed bag of sorts. Rakugo is a very niche aspect, but unlike manzai comedy (which every country in the world has sone imitation or form to it), it's purely a Japan-only feature that complements to those who understand, or those that are wanting to learn more about it.
Regardless of how you see this show, unless you're in for a learning lesson about Rakugo, then it's gonna give you boredom. It's slow, but it has heart, and for that I can appreciate this anime for what it is. It's a decent show overall.
Fircoal
I think people will look at the premise of the show and notice that it's about rakugo and formulate their opinions on whether they should watch it or not because of that. And that makes sense. As rakugo is a main element of the work. However, I think it has so much to offer outside of that focus of rakugo. There are great characters and character interactions as well as some strong themes of found family and performance. Uchi no Shishou wa Shippo ga Nai is able to take these ideas and make an incredibly compelling and heartwarming story. The center of this story isthe idea of found family. The main focus is on a tanuki who doesn't have a place to go. Her father is dead and she dreams of carrying on his legacy of the traditional tanuki values of pranking others and having fun. But as times change those values have been lost and the world has moved past them so there isn’t a place for her to call home. And so that brings on the central idea of the show which is Mameda finding a place where she can fit in and thrive.
And she's able to find this in rakugo. The show does a great job of showcasing how someone who is weird and not like a normal human, because she's not one, is able to fit in with other performers who also have their own weird mannerisms and atypical ways of behaving. I like how they're all generally able to accept her despite some of the weirdness that she has. And I like how nice all the interactions end up being. Even if they don’t trust her at the start, or look down at her, those around her see her earnestness and can’t help but root for her.
Her relationship with Bunko is a highlight. Despite how closed off she is, she is able to relate to the position of Mameda because of the similarities that the two of them do share. They're able to create a connection and she's able to grow a bond with Mameda despite the differences in personality between the two of them. They're both able to let each other grow. Bunko is very competent and skilled, but she has issues of loneliness and closed offedness. These issues are able to be tackled with the inclusion of Mameda in her life. It's nice seeing her barriers slowly erode and seeing her get close to Mameda and seeing her take on a mentor role. The pair just have a lot of natural chemistry between the cynical and wise Bunko and the earnest, optimistic, but very foolish Mameda. Mameda is the perfect character to bring Bunko out of her shell because of her earnestness and her willingness to push for the things that she wants. It's a great example of how being positive and determined can have a positive effect on those around you. In the end, while Bunko certainly had reservations before taking on Mameda, it's easy to see that they're bond is beneficial to the both of them and how the two of them make a tight knit and valued family.
Mameda in general is a really good character and is the highlight of the show. Her personality is really cute and fun. I think they did a great job in giving her a simple but strong backstory so that we can empathize with her and really want to root for her, while also making her have a fun, charismatic personality that makes her a blast to watch. She has a wonderful combination of earnestness and optimistic foolishness. It's great seeing her get stuck in her foolish ideas of grandeur and see her get ahead of herself and her dreams to have only to have reality make itself heard where she really stands. It's also just wonderful to see the amount of excitement and passion that she has for her dreams. She is a very animated character with a lot of fun reactions no matter whether she succeeds or not. Whether we get to see her excitement when she succeeds, her disappointment when she fails, or her silly reactions when she gets ahead of herself it’s always a treat to watch. Regardless of what happens, she always has a fun response to it. Her determination and support for others is really fun to watch, her impulsivity combined with her optimistic and caring nature makes for a great combo where we get to see her try to help others and do her best despite the odds. Her silliness and earnestness just makes her a perfect main character that I loved watching.
The themes of the show are also really good. The show is able to use the idea of performing as a way for Mameda and Bunko to find a place for themselves. Despite them being non-human creatures they were able to find a place in human society and find the place that fits them even though one might not think that it would. It also brings home the power of fiction and what a work can do. The ideas that it ties to rakugo are not exclusive to rakugo and still work for other forms of fiction. Such as the idea of being able to lose yourself in fiction and find this whole new world. The idea of being able to take their pranks and use them to express themselves via fiction is a great one, as it allows them to be accepted for who they are, while still fitting in with society. Ultimately it works well, both as a heartwarming story but also as a good message that people can find a place somewhere. The idea that all these performers are a bit out there and all have their own circumstances is a good one. It helps with the idea that anyone can fit in. There's so many unique ways that one can approach art and showcase art, that for everyone who is a bit out there you can find yourself a place in art and in fiction to be able to express yourself and showcase your own craft. Ultimately, it is a very positive message and it can be seen in this show with a lot of different characters with different backgrounds that are all able to come together and put on great performances.
Art wise and sound wise, I think it works really well. I don't think the art stands out but it looks really nice and I think its cuteness works well for the general tone of the story. I think the sound was also good. The performance is really worked well. I am untrained and not very knowledgeable on rakugo but I thought that their craft seemed good.
Overall, it was a really strong show that has a lot to offer. It has great characters, great character interactions and a whole lot of meaning to it. The heartwarming ideas of found family are fantastic and Mameda’s spunky and silly character creates a wonderful viewing experience. I definitely recommend for others to check it out and to look past the rakugo focus if that is deterring them from picking it up. There's a whole lot that this work has to offer and ultimately is one of my favorite shows of the year.
i-like-this
It’s Just a Rakugo Bro. My Master Has No Tail is fine. A charming little anime about a Tanuki called Mameda living in a time period where the Japanese people are getting harder and harder to trick and prank thanks to the advancement of technology. Later, after trying and failing to trick a mysterious, mythical creature living as a human, she discovers the magic and modern “trickery” of rakugo, and in such awe she decides to pursue a career as a rakugoka by studying under her reluctant master, Bunko. I’ll be honest, I’m not exactly the biggest fan of anime about rakugo. I don’t hate itor anything, I’m just purely neutral towards it. However, I will admit this show is very wholesome. Mameda journey learning to integrate with humans instead of bamboozling them traditionally as a Tanuki is pretty fun. Most of the cast is eccentrically delightful from the staff at the theatre to the strange master rakugoka’s to even the normal everyday people of the city. Everyone is interesting in some way with their own story to tell which helps given that rakugo is an art form about telling stories.
However, I just have a real problem with the pacing. One minute I feel totally engaged with the show and the next I’ve zoned out from boredom. I know that’s not a particularly helpful critic, but I can’t really explain it in writing. I think if you choose to watch it you’d understand, or maybe not and that’s just me. The only episode I didn’t have this problem was the Thunder God episode which just so happens to be my favourite.
I also think the art is very… just okay? The character designs are great, but I find the art overall to be bland. A lot of block colours and the lack of good scene lighting and shading doesn’t, make it the most immersive anime to look at. The animation does goes some ways to help with the overall presentation. Mameda is very expressive and when characters such as Bunko and Tsubaki are performing rakugo there’s a positive tonal shift that happens in the art, but apart from that I wouldn’t call this LIDENFILMS best work.
I don’t know what else to say. I don’t want to give the impression that I don’t like this anime because I do, but in a season/year packed with probably some of the best anime I’ve seen it’s really hard to pinpoint why this show is overall, just okay.
6/10 It’s Okay *Thumbs Up*
tsukiakari2216
At a first glance, a rakugo-based show with a Taisho era setting might scratch a lot of people head, since that's probably not much that people are interested more, and looks like a lot of research is needed to understand. But well, it's not like that, and its not hard to follow either. My Master Has No Tail is a story of journey of life, which would be relatable to many in present times despite its setting. And each of the cast has a very interesting background to see about, and has their own way of life to look into. Rakugo is just a centered idea,the rest is how they pulled it out.
Not going to prolong this, I enjoyed the story and the casts a lot. And you'll not losing things with guides given from the No Tail Tales even. A good watch for the mind and soul. Especially Mameda always being adorable each week.
pnr2
( THIS IS JOURNEYS TO GETTING WISER AND MATURE THROUGH ART ) Im in love with anime but you will not probably But firstly i like clear one thing rakugo is there not to create great rakugo anime Its there as connection between nature and human Basically this is about nature and human and art is there bond Every character other than artist or performers are shown as how HUMANS are, And our main characters bunko, mameda and may be buncho are shown as how NATURE isThis anime just tell how humans are and how nature is
And both are foolish and because both are very poor they are pity but both are full of potential to get wiser and mature
But both thinks they are right but both have very similar things in them which are slightly different than other but that difference make them hugely different from each other like :
humans are voilent harmful even for themselves not wise or mature to take right decisions and they dont even known because they are foolish and narcissistic / self centered
On the other hand Nature is innocent not wise or mature to take right decisions as a result anger is in there decisions
But still nature is way better than humans
Because humans are narcissistic / self centered but nature is not + action/decision based on voilence is higher destructive and harmful than aggression or anger
Both needs assistance.
Understanding and support for the person in need to ease their burden of being foolish
And here is where art comes with very important role ( i realised it later after 9th episode )
YOU can SKIP this -- From the beginning art form name rakugo has there for many reasons firstly time period where this anime is set and how whole thing is created and connected to each other
At that period of time rakugo was famous in mass public, and storys of rakugo have meaning in it (its just not only for entertainment) and because this is journey of getting wiser and mature thus story helps (easier even for kids) to understand complex themes topics leason step by step as if we were learning from someones real life mistake
So yeah rakugo is there for a reason
ART IS Love to make people better, Wisdom to make righteous decisions/actions, deep understanding to verify reality, eternal never gonna outdated, clarity to reduces doubts, stillness no panics, truth which we all need and want (who needs/wants lie?), exploration/enquiring of self and surrounding, acceptance to see equality, and not being limited (0 is not limited and infinity/eternal is also not limited means 0 to eternal is art, if it exists its art)
Art is shown as performers or artists
ART makes nature and humans better great wiser and mature not let them be pity foolish poor like before
So its about 3 things
HUMANS NATURE ART
So this is story about relation between nature and human, how bith of them are, what is there potential, how they get better
Nature is represented as our main characters : bunko and mameda and maybe buncho
Human : all the other characters other than performers and main character
Art is middle men to connect nature and humans (art have similarities from both) and ART REPRESENTS only higher form/potential of both: nature and humans. So being artist is means being better than nature and humans: all the performers, and rakugo art form itself (both are representation of art in anime)
Our main character mameda starts journey as tanuki as foolish, childish, innocent, lonely character and after meeting bunko journey to become artist start
Im using artist intentionally ( beings artist is higher than being anything because being artist means mature and wise person with lots of clarity, deep understanding, and love ect... which i have mention earlier in Starting of this review) because all learnings are not limited to rakugo like its not one men show, there is no point in you being interesting, artist cant be serious
And soo on
And in this journey of becoming artist. Its all about relationships between nature and humans and exploration about how humans and nature are.
All the time we get something related to humans aspects or nature aspect
Like: like nature loves humans, anger and humans are full of hatreds, hungry for appreciation, think them selfs invincible,
With comedy
Which worked in my case i guess because sometimes i laugh more and sometimes less so i think its on point atleast not forced comedy
CHARACTERISTICS:
*Nature is sacred, pure, real, angry, innocence and love ect..
*Humans are voilent, greed, materialistic, narcissistic, appreciation, arrogant, have addictions, foolish, hate, and love
*art is eternal, deep understanding, maturity, wisdom, clarity, stillness, acceptance, truth, and love ect..
SO THERE IS SOOOO MUCH IN THIS ANIME
BUT EVERYTHING IN THIS ANIME IS presentation of this 3 things
I love it i have given it 10
I like music characters story especially from 7th episode to till end
Learning are all great
Production did well job
Writer is amazing because something is always going on
I like to recommend but thus anime is more than entertainment so dont watch this anime for entertainment and dont give rating accordance to your fun
BTW YOU CAN Choose "-" IN RATING IF YOU DONT UNDERSTAND ANIME or ITS CRITERIA
( i cant judge cute girls doing cute things type of anime with HORROR CRITERIA
I have to see how wholesome or good feel or something related to cute girls doing cute things goal which is started in beginning of series got justified or not )
Peace.
therjabundo
A pretty decent series with a sweet ending. Not bad, but not great either, just adequate. I like that there was at least some character development on Mameda in the second half of the show and it's clear she's more motivated and determined to be like her master Bunko and she has certainly found a sense of belonging with her. She's learning, and she'll get there. This show, I admit, makes me more interested to study the Meiji era and Rakugo. I doubt this would be forgettable story. The art style and animation are good, and I actually liked the background and aesthetics for a showthat takes place in the Meiji era. The soundtrack is alright, OP is catchy and the ED is soothing to hear. Most of the other characters were quite likeable as well, and it's good that they each had their own backstory.
