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Issho Arakawa (かわいっしょう Arakawa Isshō?) is a Shin'uchi rank in the Arakawa School. He currently is Kaisei and Kaichi's master. At some point he belonged to the Kashiwaya School under the name Kisoba Kashiwaya (かしわそば Kashiwaya Kisoba?).[2]

Etymology[]

Real name[]

  • Issho's real surname Kurogane means "black" (黒) (kuro) and "iron" (鉄) (gane).

Stage Name[]

Arakawa School[]

  • Issho's name means "one" (一) (is) and "life/genuine" (生) (shou).
  • To know the meaning of the surname Arakawa visit: Arakawa School.

Kashiwaya School[]

  • Issho's old name Kisoba means "life/genuine" (生) (ki).
  • To know the meaning of the surname Kashiwaya visit: Kashiwaya School.

Appearance[]

Issho Arakawa is an elderly man with a stern and intimidating appearance. He has spiked hair and a goatee on his chin, with sharp, pointed eyebrows and a roughly chiseled face. His eyebrows, in particular, are a striking feature, styled in the traditional Japanese art style.

He usually wears a kimono.

Personality[]

He is a moody person, Issho is stern and gruff, quick to pass judgment and dogged in his adherence to Rakugo tradition. As the current patriarch of the Arakawa school, he is considered a genius and an authority in the field. Despite his brusque demeanor, he is widely known and respected, and his name carries great weight in the world of Rakugo.

Despite his initially intimidating appearance and antagonistic actions towards Akane's father, Issho portrays himself as friendly towards people in the present day, even those whose styles he personally dislikes. He is aware of the importance of making people laugh and takes his role as a Rakugoka seriously. He provides good advice to potential Rakugoka like Akane, and his biggest dream is to create a generation that will carry on the legacy of Rakugo around the world.

Although initially criticized for his actions in expelling all six candidates from the shin'uchi promotion exam, Issho's talent and infamy eventually led to a boom in people attending his concerts. He is a complex and multifaceted personality known for his talent, authority, and intimidating appearance.

According to Shiguma, Issho is a man who is lost in the past, this is due to his feeling of protecting his master's legacy.

Rakugo Style[]

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History[]

Issho was born as the firstborn of the Kurogane group, running away from her at an unknown age. Some time later, during a rainy day, Issho would faint in front of Soba Shop Kikuhiko, being picked up by the owner of the place and being hired as a waiter.

In that place he and his friend and co-worker Shiguma used to spend time together making deliveries and visiting ramen restaurants, however one day while looking for ramen shops they saw a group of yakuzas surrounding a young woman, willing to help her, Issho and Shiguma defeated the yakuzas thus meeting the young Urara Ransaika.

The next day, the leader of the yakuza gang would arrive at the store to beat up Shiguma and Issho for what happened the day before, however they are stopped by an unknown person revealing himself to be the rakugoka Kiroku Kashiwaya who decides to take both of them to the Yasakatei and would eventually become their master.

During his time as a rakugo apprentice, he used to be surrounded by his friends, Shiguma, Urara and Miroku.

After Kiroku founded the Arakawa school, he and Shiguma left with him. Over time, he and Shiguma grew apart despite being in the same school as Rakugokas.

During the promotion exam to Shin'nuchi he expelled all the applicants because they did not have enough potential to belong to the school. In the 6 years since he has only promoted his apprentice Kaisei.

Plot[]

Intro Arc[]

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Karaku Cup Arc[]

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Futatsume Debut Event Arc[]

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Shiguma Solo Event Arc[]

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Quotes[]

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Trivia[]

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References[]

  1. Akane-Banashi Manga: Chapter 93 (Page 19)
  2. Akane-Banashi Manga: Chapter 107 (Page 10)

Appearances[]

Sighting
001. "Chapter 1" Appears
002. "Chapter 2" Flashback
003. "Chapter 3" Absent
004. "Chapter 4" Flashback
005. "Chapter 5" Flashback
006. "Chapter 6" Flashback
007. "Chapter 7" Absent
008. "Chapter 8" Absent
009. "Chapter 9" Absent
010. "Chapter 10" Absent
011. "Chapter 11" Absent
012. "Chapter 12" Mentioned
013. "Chapter 13" Appears
014. "Chapter 14" Flashback
015. "Chapter 15" Mentioned
016. "Chapter 16" Mentioned
017. "Chapter 17" Absent
018. "Chapter 18" Appears
019. "Chapter 19" Appears
020. "Chapter 20" Appears
021. "Chapter 21" Appears
022. "Chapter 22" Appears
023. "Chapter 23" Appears
024. "Chapter 24" Absent
025. "Chapter 25" Appears
026. "Chapter 26" Appears
027. "Chapter 27" Appears
028. "Chapter 28" Appears
029. "Chapter 29" Absent
030. "Chapter 30" Mentioned
031. "Chapter 31" Mentioned
032. "Chapter 32" Absent
033. "Chapter 33" Mentioned
034. "Chapter 34" Absent
035. "Chapter 35" Absent
036. "Chapter 36" Absent
037. "Chapter 37" Mentioned
038. "Chapter 38" Absent
039. "Chapter 39" Absent
040. "Chapter 40" Absent
041. "Chapter 41" Absent

Navigation[]

Arakawa School
Current Members
Shin'uchi Rank Shiguma ArakawaIssho ArakawaIkken ArakawaZensho ArakawaTaizen ArakawaMaikeru Arakawa
Futatsume Rank Yuzen ArakawaKaisei ArakawaKoguma ArakawaGuriko ArakawaKyoji ArakawaKenbishi Arakawa
Zenza Rank Akane ArakawaHikaru ArakawaKendama ArakawaKaichi ArakawaZenmai Arakawa
Former Members
Shin'uchi Rank Shiguma Arakawa
Futatsume Rank Shinta Arakawa
Kashiwaya School
Shin'uchi Rank Miroku Kashiwaya
Futatsume Rank Rokuro KashiwayaHakushu Kashiwaya
Former Members
Shin'uchi Rank Kiroku Kashiwaya
Unknown Rank Rokuen KashiwayaKisoba Kashiwaya
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