S01E01 I’ll Become a Rakugoka!
Mameda has a big problem: tanuki can’t trick humans nowadays! But when she finds herself spellbound by Bunko’s rakugo, she may have found a solution to her predicament.
My Master Has No Tail
S01E02: Just Go Ahead and Try to Steal My Technique
Mameda may have decided that she’s Bunko’s apprentice, but the rakugoka has a completely different opinion about the matter!
Overview
Mameda is a tanuki who was born in the wrong era - all she wants is to trick humans, but that age of tanuki shenanigans is over. But one woman, a rakugo master named Bunko, shows Mameda it's still possible to cast magic on humans...only with words, not illusions. Mameda is determined to become Bunko's apprentice, but can she convince the stoic master to take her on...?
Episodes
S01E02 Just Go Ahead and Try to Steal My Technique
Mameda may have decided that she’s Bunko’s apprentice, but the rakugoka has a completely different opinion about the matter!
S01E03 Watch Carefully
There’s more to rakugo than just storytelling. If Mameda wants to commit, she’ll have to learn more about humans and teamwork first!
S01E04 It’s the Mistakes You See, Not the Ones You Don’t
Despite all the warnings, Memeda rushes to save Shirara, her first human friend, after the girl is abducted.
S01E06 The Audience Is Food!
Mameda’s first performance will be at the Tenjin Festival and she can’t wait to show the results of her training! Too bad she’s also developed performance anxiety.
S01E07 You’ll Stumble Again and Again With the First Step
The Tenjin Festival is here, but the weather takes a turn for the worse when Lord Tenjin arrives. Now, Mameda must find the deity before the humans cancel the festivities!
S01E08 Nobody in Their Right Mind Becomes a Performer
Shirara finally reunites with her master, but he’s in trouble due to all the debts he owes. Mameda promises to shoulder his debts, but she has no way of repaying them…
S01E09 There’s No Point If It Isn’t Master
Bunko promised not to take on an apprentice. When the Four Heavenly Kings force the issue, Bunko has no choice but to expel Mameda from her employ.
S01E10 Why Not Me?
Mameda faces Enshi Kirino, the perfect storyteller. If Mameda wants to pass this trial, she must perform a tale in exactly ten minutes and fifteen seconds. Without mistakes!
S01E11 Let My Art End With You
Bunchou was a popular rakugoka, but he refused to take on an apprentice. Despite his insistence, he eventually relented and taught his art to a young girl called Bunko.
S01E12 There’s No Point to You Being Interesting
Mameda cannot accept what Utaroku told her and chases him all the way to the red-light district.
S01E13 You Taught Me Everything, Master
Mameda becomes a pawn in a much larger scheme when the police accuse her of theft.
Cast
Mao Ichimichi
Mameda (voice)
Hibiku Yamamura
Bunko (voice)
Lynn
Shirara Tsubaki (voice)
Takuya Eguchi
Byakudanji Tsubaki (voice)
Ayumu Murase
Sakujiro (voice)
Natsuki Aikawa
Omatsu (voice)
Ikumi Hasegawa
Koito (voice)
Yuuichirou Umehara
Rakuda (voice)
Ayana Taketatsu
Enishi Kirino (voice)
Akira Ishida
Utaroku Ebisuya (voice)
Junichi Suwabe
Buncho Daikokutei (voice)
Junya Enoki
Mameda's father (voice)
