Thanks bro

That last panel was adorable

Heh, no wonder the Arakawa school exists. He probably said "fk it" and left his master.

So this guy probably passed away in his later years and not super young then...

Yeah, though this story also does a great job of shoeing that no one is perfect.

Oh don't worry, I will.

often the artists are far more aware of such things than the readers. After all they have the whole story, written and unwritten, in their minds. Ofc they have a plan.

There's such thing as a spiritual death that lies beyond the physical. When it goes, you change. As you mature, the spiritual self that was your childhood fades.

But what makes her dad so different is that instead of fading, that spiritual self that was Rakugo incarnate was snuffed out. Instead of letting the fire burn brighter, it was stomped out of existence. It's like comparing passing away in your sleep to being brutally murdered.

He's a hater but has taste.

What a horrible day for rain.

Ooooo, great idea! Time to add the horror and gore tags to it hahahaha

From the explanation just now, I think he's either directly or indirectly responsible for the last incident.

I find myself seeing him not as an asshole, (not that he isn't,) but as a fool. He couldn't see that her dad should've made it, yet he criticizes his "rival" when the only reason he hasn't raised one was the last one got forced to quit.

Now for the master to come along and cause some drama to fk it up.

He wants to make good on his promise to her dad, though not to the letter. He seems to be a sentimental guy, this one.

It really is. It also souches on intertextuality, which is awesome!

Intertextuality would be like a book mentioning another book in it.

In a way, yeah. It felt like his story at the start, but it's his daughter's story. One ends and another begins.

When you feel guilt and the reason for said guilt walks up to you and slaps you in the face, you kinsa have to change whether you like it or not.

He's worse than the dude with the L shaped eyebrows. Cuz at least that guy cares about whether you follow the art.

This is exactly why I see him as the key to the future of this art. So what if he isn't the best? The amount he can perform would probably outdo anyone at his level. Then there's the stories that have been abandoned. What is left untouched for too long disappears forever.