Mameda is a tanuki who was born in the wrong era—all she wants is to trick humans, but that age of tanuki shenanigans is over. But one woman, a rakugo master named Bunko, shows Mameda it’s still possible to cast magic on humans…only with words, not illusions. Mameda is determined to become Bunko’s apprentice, but can she convince the stoic master to take her on…?
Rakugo apprentices, Mameda, Shirara, and Enu are abducted by Gorozo, the automaton rabbit, and is taken to the Moon Palace. Ever since the death of the beloved mikado of the moon, laughing has been outlawed by his mourning widower, Orihime. It's up to Bunko and the other rakugo masters to save the apprentices and the Moon Palace from Orihime's despair!