Is it just me or are the rakugo not that funny?

Jan 13, 2023 8:13 AM

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I don't find the rakugos that funny, I only smiled a bit at a few parts. Is it just my sense of humor or is it due to different era and cultural?

Jan 13, 2023 8:19 AM

josepiza24

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for me too, the character developement is what really is good

Jan 13, 2023 8:33 AM

yvniverse

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I agree, I didn't understand the humor in them but otherwise the anime was good.

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Jan 13, 2023 8:34 AM

autumn_sky96

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It's most likely due to what you mentioned with difference in eras and cultural background, plus a lot of jokes is probably lost in translation. Puns and play on words won't really work when translated, so I think this is the issue here. I believe the stories are actually funny in original language, so I don't think it would be fair to discredit them just because we can't understand them in Japanese!

Jan 13, 2023 8:44 AM

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autumn_sky96 said:
It's most likely due to what you mentioned with difference in eras and cultural background, plus a lot of jokes is probably lost in translation. Puns and play on words won't really work when translated, so I think this is the issue here. I believe the stories are actually funny in original language, so I don't think it would be fair to discredit them just because we can't understand them in Japanese!

I'm not trying to discredit them. I'm just asking a genuine question because I'm curious.

Jan 13, 2023 8:46 AM

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I also didn't find the rakugo funny, but I did like how it related to the characters and the moments derived from it.

Jan 13, 2023 8:48 AM

autumn_sky96

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RealNath said:

I'm not trying to discredit them. I'm just asking a genuine question because I'm curious.

I'm not saying you do, I'm just trying to explain the reason, why they may not be funny to us ToT

Jan 13, 2023 12:05 PM

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Not all of rakugo consist of funny stories - some are more emotional, some may teach life lessons, and others mock society (can be funny). though yea, this series has pretty much the same problem as Joshiraku (and i assume Showa Genroku, too): different culture and language = different humour, joke lost in translation, etc. Prob the only story that would be understood by everyone was Sasaki's Interrogation, but thats about it

It helps that, at least, the lives of the cast play out almost like rakugo, so it is still somewhat entertaining

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Jan 13, 2023 12:10 PM

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I also didn't find them to be funny, as I'm not familiar with the stories told in the anime.

Jan 14, 2023 7:51 AM

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the stories are very old, so it's probably just because humor has changed a lot

Jan 14, 2023 3:48 PM

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i love the stories of this anime but i think some of the people just want to watch this anime because of mameda. (why? becouse its same voice to characters named pecorine in princess connect)

Jan 16, 2023 4:50 AM

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Pokipoky

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me too. i don't laugh that much like the audience on the show. maybe it's because of era and also cultural differences. however i like this show

May 25, 2023 1:10 AM

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Dawizz

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It's not just the rakugos that aren't funny, it's the entire show that sucks.

Me every time I hear the word "reparations": 🤣🤣🤣

Jun 22, 2023 4:29 AM

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i dont think they are meant to be funny, i think the intent is to be unfunny in a way that brings people together

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