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Aka medaka

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Genre
drama television series
Country
Japan

How it feels

A young man trains to become a rakugo storyteller under a strict master. He learns about discipline, friendship, and the art of traditional Japanese comedy through everyday struggles and small victories.

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What happens

『赤めだか』(あかめだか)は、落語家・立川談春のエッセイである。扶桑社の文芸季刊誌『en-taxi』の2005年春号から2007年秋号まで連載された。執筆を薦めたのは同誌の編集同人だった評論家の福田和也。当時のタイトルは「談春のセイシュン」だったが、2008年に同社から刊行された際に改題された。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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