- Voice Actor (CV)
- Akira Ishida
- Gender
- Male
- Role
- Protagonist
- Identity
- The eighth-generation master of the Yuurakutei lineage, known by his birth name Kikuhiko, holds the prestigious rank of shin'uchi in the rakugo world and is revered as 'The Last Great Performer of the Showa Era.'
Personality
Composed and unruffled
Solitary and self-contained
Uncompromisingly exacting in craft
Graceful yet reserved
Born into a geisha household, Kikuhiko's dreams of traditional dance were shattered by a leg injury, redirecting his fate toward the world of rakugo. There, he forged an unbreakable bond with his fellow apprentice Sukeroku. Rising to become the guardian of Showa-era rakugo tradition, he carried the weight of past tragedies so heavily that he longed to let the art die with him. Yet in his twilight years, this solitary master made an unprecedented exception, taking in the wandering performer Yotaro as his disciple—and in doing so, found an unexpected vessel to carry the flame of his craft into an uncertain future.