Atsushi Hashimoto

Not Me That Went Viral —

Aka Medaka — One of the hottest selling tickets in town is to see the hugely popular rakugoka, or comic storyteller, Danshun. Danshun

At the Terrace — A gaunt, middle-aged man barely recovered from a serious illness, an awkward company employee, the hosts’ likable son, w

Momo and the Seven Papagenos — Twenty-five-year-old Momo has friends. Her parents live some distance away, but they sometimes get together to dine out.

Makuko — A 5th grade elementary school student meets a transfer student who has a mysterious charm about her. He then learns her