{"product_id":"9781632365446","title":"Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju 6","description":"\u003cp\u003e(W) Haruko Kumota\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePage Count: 160\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 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.THE NEXT CHAPTERAfter apprenticing for ten years under the great Yakumo Yurakutei VIII, Yotaro has finally become a shin'uchi and taken the name Sukeroku, a lineage with its own fraught history. But the newly-minted Sukeroku III cannot rest on his laurels for long, as ghosts from his own past come to haunt him in the wake of his achievement. With his family and his art on the line, can he find his way forward? Or will he be doomed to mediocrity as the rakugo tradition languishes?The story of the next generation begins here.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Graphic Novel is available as a Special Order Item, not in stock in our warehouse. Special Order Graphic Novels take approximately ten days to arrive at CaptCan Comics. These items are in Brand New Condition and are Unread. Availability is subject to change. Orders for these items are treated the same as Pre-Sales. If you order Special Order Items and items in stock at CaptCan Comics together and pay shipping, the available items will be fulfilled into your hold box, and then shipped complete when the outstanding item arrives.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kodansha Comics","offers":[{"title":"Special Order Item","offer_id":44478351605948,"sku":"9781632365446","price":12.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0273\/9870\/1140\/files\/9781632365446.jpg?v=1737741361","url":"https:\/\/www.captcancomics.ca\/products\/9781632365446","provider":"CaptCan Comics Inc","version":"1.0","type":"link"}