Akane-banashi
Akane-banashi / อาคาเนะ พลิกตำนานวงการราคุโกะ / Сказание об Аканэ / Chuyện Kể Akane / 朱音落語Summary
"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)
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Details
- Format
- TV series
- Number of Episodes
- 12
- Episode length
- 25 min
- Estimated total length
- ≈ 5 h (12 × 25 min)
- Season
- Spring 2026
- Start date
- April 4, 2026
- End date
- June 20, 2026
- Status
- Finished
- Source
- Manga
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Studios
- ZEXCS
- Romaji title
- Akane-banashi
- English title
- Akane-banashi
- Native title
- あかね噺
- Other titles
- อาคาเนะ พลิกตำนานวงการราคุโกะ · Сказание об Аканэ · Chuyện Kể Akane · 朱音落語
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Based on known prequels and sequels.
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Akane-banashi 2nd Season
Characters 25
Main characters
- Akane Ousaki桜咲朱音Main
Profile
- Age
- 16-
- Gender
- Female
Relatives: Shinta (Father), Masaki (Mother) Affiliation: Arakawa School Occupation: Rakugoka (Apprentice) Height: 158cm (5'2") She is the protagonist of Akane-Banashi series. She is an apprentice of Shiguma Arakawa. She is usually unconcerned about her studies preferring to use that time to improve her skills, she is determined to achieve her goals. It has…
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- Karashi Nerimaya練磨家からしSupporting
Profile
- Gender
- Male
Occupation: Rakugoka Height: 190 cm (6'3") He is the two-time champion of the Karaku Cup. He usually has a confident attitude which makes him feel superior to others. He has a cocky attitude due to being the current champion. During his years at university, he became interested in rakugo, which made him enter a rakugo club to learn, but when he observed…
- Hikaru Koragi高良木ひかるSupporting
Profile
- Gender
- Female
Occupation: Voice Actress Height: 167 cm (5' 6") She is a famous voice actress known for her role as Saruel in the anime Eden's Nova. She participates in the anime Eden's Nova for which she is recognized, she entered the Karaku cup to boost her popularity.
- Shinta Arakawa阿良川志ん太Supporting
Profile
- Gender
- Male
Relatives: Masaki(Wife), Akane Osaki (Daughter) Affiliation: Arakawa School (Former) Occupation: Rakugoka (Futatsume) (Former) He is Akane Osaki's father and Masaki's husband. He was Shiguma Arakawa's pupil.
- Ikken Arakawa阿良川一剣Supporting
Profile
- Gender
- Male
Affiliation: Arakawa School Occupation: Rakugoka (Shin'uchi) He is one of four Shin'nuchi rank in the Arakawa School and member of Arakawa Arch Four. He sat for the exam for Shin'nuchi 6 years ago. He is currently a famous personality in the world of rakugo and outside of it, since he usually shoots movies and television series. He is the judge for the…
- Isshou Arakawa阿良川一生Supporting
Profile
- Gender
- Male
Relatives: Kaisei Arakawa (Pupil) Affiliation: Arakawa School Occupation: Rakugoka (Shin'nuchi) He is one of four Shin'nuchi rank in the Arakawa School. He currently is Kaisei Arakawa's master.
- Zensho Arakawa阿良川全生Supporting
Profile
- Gender
- Male
Zensho Arakawa is a Shin'uchi rank in the Arakawa School and member of Arakawa Arch Four.
- Guriko Arakawa阿良川ぐりこSupporting
Profile
- Gender
- Male
Relatives: Shiguma Arakawa (Master) Affiliation: Arakawa School He currently is Shiguma Arakawa's pupil. Despite his appearance he is a kind person who helps other people, being the youngest of Shiguma's students he has respect for his teacher and his superiors.
- Kyoji Arakawa阿良川享二Supporting
Profile
- Age
- 28
- Gender
- Male
Relatives: Shiguma Arakawa (Master) Affiliation: Arakawa School He currently is Shiguma Arakawa's pupil. He is very serious and polite when talking to people, he is usually very strict when teaching his inferiors about rakugo. Despite this, he often helps people and their inferiors to improve their skills. He is also very observant as he can see the flaws…
- Koguma Arakawa阿良川こぐまSupporting
Profile
- Age
- 29
- Gender
- Male
Relatives: Shiguma Arakawa (Master) Affiliation: Arakawa School Occupation: Rakugoka (Futatsume) He currently is Shiguma Arakawa's pupil. He is usually shy and usually thinks a lot about things making him indecisive. According to Guriko, he is usually pessimistic most of the time, due to this nature he usually learns everything related to the story he wants…
- Maikeru Arakawa阿良川まいけるSupporting
Profile
- Gender
- Male
Relatives: Shiguma Arakawa (Master) Affiliation: Arakawa School Occupation: Rakugoka (Futatsume) He currently is Shiguma Arakawa's pupil. He is usually arrogant when dealing with people since he feels that when a woman is with him she will fall in love.
- Kaisei Arakawa阿良川魁生Supporting
Profile
- Gender
- Male
Relatives: Issho Arakawa (Master) Affiliation: Arakawa School Occupation: Rakugoka (Futatsume) He currently is Issho Arakawa's pupil. He is a proud person who wants to be the best rakugoka, when he talks about his goals he is usually serious. He usually acts in a nice way to please people.
- Shiguma Arakawa阿良川志ぐまSupporting
Profile
- Gender
- Male
Relatives: Shinta Arakawa (Pupil) (Former), Kyoji Arakawa (Pupil), Maikeru Arakawa (Pupil), Koguma Arakawa (Pupil), Guriko Arakawa (Pupil), Akane Osaki (Pupil) Affiliation: Arakawa School Occupation: Rakugoka (Shin'nuchi) He was Shinta Arakawa's Master. He is one of four Shin'nuchi rank in the Arakawa School. He currently is the master of 5 pupils: Kyoji…
- Yanagiya Sensei柳谷先生Supporting
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Ozaki Mama尾崎ママSupporting
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Masaki Ousaki桜咲真幸Supporting
Profile
- Gender
- Female
Relatives: Shinta Arakawa(Husband), Akane Osaki(Daughter) She is Akane's mother and Shinta's wife.
- Kimihisa Kashio樫尾公久Supporting
Profile
- Gender
- Male
Affiliation: Monthly Rakugo Occupation: Writer He is a writer for the Monthly Rakugo Magazine.
- Saki Yoshino吉乃紗季Supporting
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Jumbo Ozaki尾崎ジャンボSupporting
Profile
- Age
- 17
- Gender
- Male
Occupation: Student Debut: Chapter 1 (Child), Chapter 11 As a child he used to be annoying and made fun of his classmates. During his youth he is usually more friendly and respectful with people.
- Machiko Iwashimizu岩清水真智子Supporting
Profile
- Gender
- Female
Debut: Chapter 11 Occupation: Teacher She is usually a serious person due to her work as a teacher, she usually helps students by supporting them and giving them advice for the future.
- Sae Komi古味沙恵Supporting
Profile
- Gender
- Female
Affiliation: Monthly Rakugo Occupation: Writer She works with Kashio on covering the Karaku Cup.
- Ryujaku Sakaki榊龍若Supporting
Profile
- Gender
- Male
Occupation: Rakugoka (Unknown) Due to his work as a rakugoka, he works in Osaka and often travels to Tokyo for the Karaku Cup where he takes the opportunity to eat ramen. He is the judge for the Karaku Cup alongside Issho and Ikken.
- Shomei Tsubakiya樁家正明Supporting
Profile
- Gender
- Male
Shomei Tsubakiya is a Shin'uchi rakugoka, the vice-chairman and the representative of the Tsubakiya School in the Rakugo Federation.
- Urara Ransaika蘭彩歌うららSupporting
Profile
- Gender
- Female
She is a Shin'uchi rakugoka and the representative of the Ransaika School in the Rakugo Federation and she has a strong sense of justice because she states that nothing is more upsetting for her than seeing others given preferential treatment.
- Chocho Konjakutei今昔亭ちょう朝Supporting
Profile
- Gender
- Male
He belongs to the Konjakutei School and is the school's representative in the Rakugo Federation.
Staff and studios
Studios
Key staff
- Ayumu WatanabeDirector
- Takamasa MoueOriginal Character Design
- Michihiro TsuchiyaSeries composition
- Akio IzutsuMusic
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- Yasunari NittaSub Character Design
- Yasunari NittaChief Animation Director (ep 1)
- Hiroki HaradaAnimation Director (OP, ep 1)
- Hitomi TsurutaKey Animation (OP)
- Hideyasu NaritaArt Design Assistance (ep 1)
- Hisashi KagawaKey Animation (ep 1)
- Hiroyuki TaigaKey Animation (OP)
- Yoshimichi KamedaKey Animation (OP)
- Hiroyuki MoritaKey Animation (OP)
- Yuuichi YoshidaAnimation Director (ep 2)
- Hisashi KagawaChief Animation Director (ep 2)
- Yasunari NittaKey Animation (ED)
- Hiroki HaradaKey Animation (OP, eps 1, 2)
- Michihiro TsuchiyaScript (eps 1, 2)
- Saho YamaneBackground Art (eps 1, 2)
- Ayumu WatanabeStoryboard (OP, ED, ep 1)
- Alex Von DavidADR Script (English)
- Alex Von DavidADR Director (English)
- Patrizio PrataADR Director (Italian)
- Ayu KawamotoBackground Art (eps 8, 12)
- Ayu KawamotoArt Director (ep 10)