About this season
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...?
Episodes (13)
1. I’ll Become a Rakugoka!
3.0Aired 30 September 2022 • 24 min
Mameda has a big problem: tanuki can’t trick humans nowadays! But when she finds herself spellbound by Bunko’s rakugo, she may have found a solution to her predicament.
2. Just Go Ahead and Try to Steal My Technique
Aired 7 October 2022 • 24 min
Mameda may have decided that she’s Bunko’s apprentice, but the rakugoka has a completely different opinion about the matter!
3. Watch Carefully
Aired 14 October 2022 • 24 min
There’s more to rakugo than just storytelling. If Mameda wants to commit, she’ll have to learn more about humans and teamwork first!
4. It’s the Mistakes You See, Not the Ones You Don’t
Aired 21 October 2022 • 24 min
Despite all the warnings, Memeda rushes to save Shirara, her first human friend, after the girl is abducted.
5. Mejiro, Hamachi, Buri
Aired 28 October 2022 • 24 min
Koito knew Mameda was a tanuki all along!
6. The Audience Is Food!
Aired 4 November 2022 • 24 min
Mameda’s first performance will be at the Tenjin Festival and she can’t wait to show the results of her training! Too bad she’s also developed performance anxiety.
7. You’ll Stumble Again and Again With the First Step
Aired 11 November 2022 • 24 min
The Tenjin Festival is here, but the weather takes a turn for the worse when Lord Tenjin arrives. Now, Mameda must find the deity before the humans cancel the festivities!
8. Nobody in Their Right Mind Becomes a Performer
Aired 18 November 2022 • 24 min
Shirara finally reunites with her master, but he’s in trouble due to all the debts he owes. Mameda promises to shoulder his debts, but she has no way of repaying them…
9. There’s No Point If It Isn’t Master
Aired 25 November 2022 • 24 min
Bunko promised not to take on an apprentice. When the Four Heavenly Kings force the issue, Bunko has no choice but to expel Mameda from her employ.
10. Why Not Me?
Aired 2 December 2022 • 24 min
Mameda faces Enshi Kirino, the perfect storyteller. If Mameda wants to pass this trial, she must perform a tale in exactly ten minutes and fifteen seconds. Without mistakes!
11. Let My Art End With You
Aired 9 December 2022 • 24 min
Bunchou was a popular rakugoka, but he refused to take on an apprentice. Despite his insistence, he eventually relented and taught his art to a young girl called Bunko.
12. There’s No Point to You Being Interesting
Aired 16 December 2022 • 24 min
Mameda cannot accept what Utaroku told her and chases him all the way to the red-light district.
13. You Taught Me Everything, Master
Aired 23 December 2022 • 24 min
Mameda becomes a pawn in a much larger scheme when the police accuse her of theft.