Answer Check (Magazine House New Book)

“M-1 2008 Champion” “A Genuine Manzai Otaku” Speaks for the First Time
“Manzai Theory,” “M-1 Theory,” “Comedian Theory”


Rave reviews from manzai performers, one after another!!

Hakata Hanamaru & Daikichi Hakata Daikichi
“A modern manzai exposé disguised as an analysis book.
To reveal this much!”

Nights Hanawa Nobuyuki
“Damn! If I had read this,
I could have beaten NON STYLE!”

Reiwa Roman Takahira Kuruma
“This one book is worth a whole year at NSC,
but are you really okay with that?”


This book is a volume in which Akira Ishida, who is so sharp in his analysis of manzai that he is also called “Professor Ishida,” thoroughly discusses “manzai theory.”
“What is the difference between manzai and not manzai?” and other “manzai theory”,
“Why do people choose the wrong material in M-1?” and other “M-1 theory”,
it provides “answers” to questions related to manzai and M-1.
A new manzai bible that will instantly “deepen” your perspective on manzai just by reading it.


[Contents of this book]
・“Chance conversations” are the origin of manzai
・In the end, “cliché is strongest,” “fool is talent”
・Wine theory — the “silly” jokes are strong
・M-1 has changed from a “rock-paper-scissors” contest to an “anything goes” contest
・“Manzai body theory” given to Reiwa Roman
・Why the “choice of material” is wrong in award contests
・Why “song acts” are hard to evaluate in M-1
・The unexpected pitfalls of “system manzai”
・The meaning of standing on “stage” in the age of YouTube and streaming services …etc.