I finally took the time to watch Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu and now I can't stop thinking about it! In this episode, I try to explore one of my favourite aspects of the anime in a bit more depth - the 'death' and 'life' of art. What does this entail? How does an art form or a piece of art 'die'? Is mecha anime dead? All this and more this week. 0:00 - Intro 2:00 - My Favourite Line in Rakugo Shinjuu 5:58 - The Narrative of the Rakugo 'World' 9:32 - Death & Legacy 13:25 - Why Mecha Isn't 'Dead' 18:13 - Art & Ideas 20:30 - Outro & Music Credits Video Version of this episode: https://youtu.be/sQG5d8Ucnok Show Notes: https://getinthemecha.home.blog/2022/04/09/rakugo-shinjuu-the-death-life-of-art-gitm-podcast-ep-112/ Leave a 5-Star Review on Apple Podcasts here: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/get-in-the-mecha/id1477541787 Leave a rating on Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/show/4ZghO2lsctQguZaIanwXWg For the complete show notes, visit getinthemecha.home.blog Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GetInTheMecha Questions, corrections, complaints: getinthemecha@gmail.com All platform / social media links: https://linktr.ee/getinthemecha Music In This Episode: Synth Wave by Alex by Alex McCulloch https://opengameart.org/content/synth-wave-by-alex Chill by Alex McCulloch https://opengameart.org/content/chill-1 On The Road Again by Alex McCulloch https://opengameart.org/content/on-a-monday-night Adventure Time https://opengameart.org/content/adventure-time-revised