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Descending Stories S1E1 — Episode 1

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Descending Stories•Season 1•Episode 1

Episode 1

7.9/10 · 128 votesJan 9, 201648 min

Ranked #13 of 13 in Season 1•−0.9 vs season avg

"I've got nothing, so I'm going there." Former small-time crook Yotaro has never forgotten the rakugo tale "Shinigami" that the great artist Yurakutei Yakumo performed to him in prison. After his release, he goes right to Yakumo's theater, and pleads to be made his apprentice.

Directed byKenichi Takeshita, Hiroaki Akagi

Written byJun Kumagai

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Cast10

Tomokazu Seki

Tomokazu Seki

Yotarou (voice)

Koichi Yamadera

Koichi Yamadera

Sukeroku Yuurakutei (voice)

Akira Ishida

Akira Ishida

Yakumo Yuurakutei (voice)

Sanae Kobayashi

Sanae Kobayashi

Yakumo Yuurakutei (young) (voice)

Kappei Yamaguchi

Kappei Yamaguchi

Amaken (voice)

Megumi Hayashibara

Megumi Hayashibara

Miyokichi (voice)

Yu Kobayashi

Yu Kobayashi

Konatsu (voice)

Toshihiko Seki

Toshihiko Seki

Eisuke Higuchi (voice)

Shigeru Ushiyama

Shigeru Ushiyama

Matsuda (voice)

Koji Yusa

Koji Yusa

Mangetsu Tsuburaya (voice)

Crew12

K

Kenichi Takeshita

Director

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Mamoru Hatakeyama

Storyboard Artist

Hiroaki Akagi

Hiroaki Akagi

Director

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Teruo Takahashi

Key Animation

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Yusuke Adachi

Key Animation

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Eikichi Takahashi

Key Animation

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Akira Kasahara

Key Animation

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Tomoe Nishio

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Chiyo Hosokawa

Key Animation

Jun Kumagai

Jun Kumagai

Writer

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Shouta Yoshida

Key Animation

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Shinichi Wada

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"Episode 1" is episode 1 of Descending Stories season 1. It scored 7.9/10 from 128 votes, ranking #13 of 13 episodes this season (season average 8.8). Directed by Kenichi Takeshita, Hiroaki Akagi and written by Jun Kumagai, it aired on January 9, 2016.

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