Akane-banashi

Akane-banashi

Rakugo--the ultimate form of storytelling, where everything in a story is expressed with just your body and words. Shinta and his daughter Akane have been seduced by this wonderful form of classical entertainment. Having observed her father strive to pass the shin'uchi rakugo test, Akane will take her own steps into this unique world!

(Source: MANGA Plus)

Rankings

#52 most popular of 2026

Data

Format
TV
Status
NOT_YET_RELEASED
Popularity
3852
Favourites
21
Studios
ZEXCS
Producers
TV Asahi
Aniplex
Source
MANGA
Genres
Drama
Romaji
Akane-banashi
Native
あかね噺

Tags

Rakugo
90%
Female Protagonist
80%
Coming of Age
66%
Acting
66%
Primarily Adult Cast
60%
Shounen
60%
Revenge
53%
Work
50%
Found Family
50%
Family Life
46%
Time Skip
40%
School
40%

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Relations

SOURCE
Akane-banashi
MANGA · RELEASING

Characters

1 / 1

Akane Ousaki
MAIN
Anna Nagase
JAPANESE
Karashi Nerimaya
SUPPORTING
Takuya Eguchi
JAPANESE
Hikaru Koragi
SUPPORTING
Rie Takahashi
JAPANESE
Shinta Arakawa
SUPPORTING
Ikken Arakawa
SUPPORTING
Isshou Arakawa
SUPPORTING
Zensho Arakawa
SUPPORTING

Staff

1 / 1

Takamasa Moue
Original Character Design
Yuuki Suenaga
Original Story
Ayumu Watanabe
Director
Kii Tanaka
Character Design
Akio Izutsu
Music
Michihiro Tsuchiya
Series Composition
Kii Tanaka
Chief Animation Director
Yuu Harima
Assistant Director
Keiki Hayashiya
Rakugo Supervisor
Saori Gouda
Color Design

Status Distribution

CURRENT
24 Users
PLANNING
3808 Users
COMPLETED
1 Users
DROPPED
10 Users
PAUSED
9 Users

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