DESCENDING STORIES GN #2
SHOWA GENROKU RAKUGO SHINJU
(W) HARUKO KUMOTA (A) HARUKO KUMOTA (CA) HARUKO KUMOTA
A multi-generational human drama set in the world of rakugo, a traditional form of Japanese comedic storytelling, Descending Stories follows an ex-convict whose life is changed by his apprenticeship to a famed storyteller, and Konatsu, who yearns to perform rakugo but cannot because women are not permitted in the craft.