Akane takes on the world of rakugo to avenge her father!
Shinta Arakawa wants nothing more than to pass his shinuchi examthe test that would make him a top-rank headliner and master storyteller in the traditional Japanese art of rakugo. Akane Osaki, his daughter and biggest fan, spies on him while he practices and learns his routines for herself. When rakugo master Issho Arakawa expels everyone after the exam with no explanation, a fire is lit inside Akane. From that day forth, she has had one goalto avenge her father and prove his art was worthy of the title of shinuchi.
Akane successfully performs the opening act for Master Shigumas solo show, but whispers of the story known as Shiguma's Art leave her yearning to learn more. But suddenly, things take a turn for the worse when Master Shiguma collapses and the Shiguma School is forcefully disbanded by the Arakawa School. And to Akanes horror, her new master is none other than the man who crushed her fathers dreamsIssho Arakawa. Finally, the story of Issho and Shigumas past is brought to lightas is the identity of the original Shiguma!
