Akane-banashi
Akane-banashi

Akane-banashi

"With only your voice and body—master the art."

Akane Ousaki, captivated since childhood by the magical performances of her father, Shinta Arakawa, witnesses a shocking incident during his decisive performance for promotion to shin’uchi (master rank).

Six years later, now a high school student, she sets her sights on becoming a shin’uchi herself—pushing forward in the highly competitive world of rakugo.

A passionate and authentic rakugo drama begins now!

(Source: TV Asahi, edited)

Rankings

  • #425 highest rated all time

  • #29 highest rated of 2026

  • #53 most popular of 2026

  • #10 highest rated of SPRING 2026

  • #22 most popular of SPRING 2026

Data

  • Format

    TV

  • Episodes

    12

  • Episode Duration

    25 minutes

  • Status

    FINISHED

  • Start Date

    Mon May 04 2026

  • End Date

    Mon Jul 20 2026

  • Season

    SPRING 2026

  • Average Score

    79%

  • Mean Score

    79%

  • Popularity

    37407

  • Favourites

    710

  • Studios

    ZEXCS

  • Producers

    TV Asahi

    Aniplex

    Shueisha

    Cygames

    AbemaTV

    TV Asahi Music

    BS Asahi

  • Source

    MANGA

  • Genres

    Drama

  • Romaji

    Akane-banashi

  • English

    Akane-banashi

  • Native

    あかね噺

  • Synonyms

    อาคาเนะ พลิกตำนานวงการราคุโกะ

    Сказание об Аканэ

    Chuyện Kể Akane

    朱音落語

Tags

  • Rakugo

    96%

  • Female Protagonist

    92%

  • Shounen

    81%

  • Acting

    78%

  • Coming of Age

    74%

  • Revenge

    70%

  • Urban

    65%

  • Work

    60%

  • Found Family

    57%

  • POV

    52%

  • Family Life

    46%

  • Primarily Adult Cast

    44%

  • School

    38%

  • Time Skip

    33%

  • Gyaru

    27%

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Characters

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Staff

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  • Patrizio Prata

    Patrizio Prata

    ADR Director (Italian)

  • Hiroyuki Morita

    Hiroyuki Morita

    Key Animation (OP)

  • Michihiro Tsuchiya

    Michihiro Tsuchiya

    Series Composition

  • Michihiro Tsuchiya

    Michihiro Tsuchiya

    Script (eps 1, 2)

  • Yoshimichi Kameda

    Yoshimichi Kameda

    Key Animation (OP)

  • Ayumu Watanabe

    Ayumu Watanabe

    Director

  • Ayumu Watanabe

    Ayumu Watanabe

    Storyboard (OP, ED, ep 1)

  • Hiroyuki Taiga

    Hiroyuki Taiga

    Key Animation (OP)

  • Hitomi Tsuruta

    Hitomi Tsuruta

    Key Animation (OP)

  • Akio Izutsu

    Akio Izutsu

    Music

Status Distribution

  • CURRENT

    9569 Users

  • PLANNING

    15137 Users

  • COMPLETED

    10450 Users

  • DROPPED

    1319 Users

  • PAUSED

    932 Users

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