“Rookie rakugo star Akatsuki secretly loves his mentor Koroku, who hides crippling stage fright behind his masterful performances.”
For the Next Act...
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Rookie rakugo star Akatsuki secretly loves his mentor Koroku, who hides crippling stage fright behind his masterful performances.
People are jealous of rookie rakugo performer Akatsuki, whose stage name is Kuroinu Hoteiya, for being the apprentice of the young and talented rakugo Master Koroku. Still, there's a couple of backstage stories none of them know about; that the amazing Master Koroku is the biggest scaredy-cat whose stage fright runs wild before every performance, and that Akatsuki is head-over-heels in love with him! (Source: MU)
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A Manga Publication
- Format 7 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 0h 56m approx
- Published Jan 2009 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M70762 catalog