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"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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Yuuki SuenagaOriginal Story
Takamasa MoueOriginal Character Design
Ayumu WatanabeDirector
Yuu HarimaAssistant Director
Michihiro TsuchiyaSeries Composition
Kii TanakaCharacter Design
Yasunari NittaSub Character DesignYoshinori IwanagaProp DesignNoriko ShimazawaCostume DesignShuuhei TadaArt Design
Saori GoudaColor Design
Yuuta NakamuraDirector of Photography
Akane OusakiAnna Nagase
Karashi NerimayaTakuya Eguchi
Hikaru KoragiRie Takahashi
Kaisei ArakawaAkihisa Shiono
Shinta ArakawaJun Fukuyama
Maikeru ArakawaNobunaga Shimazaki
Koguma ArakawaChiaki Kobayashi
Kyoji ArakawaYouhei Azakami
Guriko ArakawaSeiichirou Yamashita
Shiguma ArakawaMasaki Terasoma
Isshou ArakawaAkio Ootsuka
Masaki OusakiShizuka Itou
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Read full review on AniList →I first read the manga before watching the anime adaptation of Akane Banashi. My primary thoughts on the anime adaptation are that it effectively captures what makes the series unique. It takes an exceptionally challenging concept a traditional Japanese art form called rakugo and transforms it into…
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Read full review on AniList →Akane-banashi delivers on its promise to be a character drama and niche topical show with an endearing cast that both showcases the craft of Rakugo and explores its world and culture. Akane and the rest of the characters are all charmingly voice acted, capable of putting on convincingly powerful Rak…
Read full review on AniList →*** <img src="https://i.imgur.com/611ayTH.jpeg" align="center" width="#10" > <p align="justify">Rakugo is an ancient form of Japanese performance storytelling, where a single performer narrates a story through highly expressive delivery that can evoke either comedic relief or dramatic weight, both…
Read full review on AniList →I finally finished Akane-banashi and honestly? I wasn't expecting to care this much about rakugo, a Japanese storytelling art I knew nothing about literally before this show. But here we are. The premise is simple, almost too simple on paper. Akane's dad gets kicked out of the rakugo world under sh…
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