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…?
The Rakugo Rookie’s Competition has finally culminated in a gripping finale! Incensed by Mameda’s telling of the classic tale, The Leisure Boats, Sansho strikes back with an epic from the east. The story reflects the three deaths that Sansho suffered and it draws the theater deep into its web of intertwining fates…!