Cinematography:
Junko SakaiComposer:
Masaru YokoyamaCast:
Taichi Ichikawa, Yūichirō Umehara, Tomoaki Maeno, 久川綾, Yūko Kaida, Ayaka Asai, Ryōta Ōsaka, Nobunaga Shimazaki, Yumi Uchiyama, Kazutomi Yamamoto (more)Episodes(13)
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Prologue: As of Spring, This Guy Is... (E01)
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Wisteria Grows in the Expression of My Love (E02)
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You Say You Do Not Know? Then Let Me Tell You! (E03)
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Stop, Stop! I'm Here to Stop You! (E04)
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Hear Ye, Hear Ye! (E05)
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Now, Upon Careful Consideration... (E06)
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Stop a Moment, Stop a Moment! (E07)
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The Moon Is Clouded Over... (E08)
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I Jumped In to Intervene... (E09)
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Family Is Eternal, but a Man Lives Only an Age (E10)
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These Five Thieves Lined Up Here (E11)
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Although It Is Absurd That I Should Have to Say My Name... (E12)
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Epilogue: Chocolate Wars (E13)
Plots(1)
Kurogo a young boy who loves kabuki (traditional Japanese performing arts). When he enters high school, he finds out that there is no kabuki performing club. Kurogo and his best friend Tombo decide to form a kabuki club (Kabukibu) by themselves. Will they be able to find others who want to join and perform in front of an audience? (Shochiku)
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Reviews (1)
Learning about Rakugo, which completely blew me away, I was curious to see anime series about Kabuki, another part of traditional Japanese culture. Unfortunately, at the start, I was already quite disappointed that the presentation of the art of Kabuki would once again take place in the typical style of a high school club. Thus, there is no space for any kind of deeper narrative, and everything is practically very similar to a lot of other anime series about high school clubs. Despite that, as I found everyone's enthusiasm for Kabuki believable, I was quite satisfied in the end. In addition, the diverse cast of characters, who were probably the biggest draw of the whole anime series, made it all quite watchable. Unfortunately, as much as all of the show's protagonists loved Kabuki, it did not quite grab me in the end. I believe that it is probably a nice and dramatic spectacle in real life; however, in this show, it came across as more of a bizarre thing where everyone speaks very loudly in a singing voice. So, in the end, it seemed strange rather than something impressive. 6.2/10. ()
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