Akane-banashi

Akane-banashi is a 12-episode anime adaptation of a manga series, directed by Ayumu Watanabe at studio ZEXCS. It follows a young woman training to become a professional rakugo performer, a traditional Japanese form of comedic storytelling. The series focuses on her journey to master the art and navigate the competitive world of rakugo.

RakugoFemale ProtagonistShounenActingComing of AgeRevengeUrbanWork

Source

Manga

Episodes

12 eps

Studio

ZEXCS

Original creator

Yuuki Suenaga

Director

Ayumu Watanabe

Assistant director

Yuu Harima

Series composition

Michihiro Tsuchiya

Character design

Takamasa Moue, Kii Tanaka

Music

Akio Izutsu

Sound director

Noriyoshi Konuma

Voice actor

Anna Nagase(Akane Sakurazaki), Nobunaga Shimazaki(Maikeru Arakawa), Ryouta Iwasaki(Kimihisa Kashio), Tomokazu Seki(Chōchō Konjakutei), Takuya Eguchi(Karashi Renmaya), Chiaki Kobayashi(Koguma Arakawa), Serika Hiromatsu(Mama Ozaki), Hiroshi Naka(Enso Sanmyōtei), Rie Takahashi(Hikaru Takaragi), Seiichirou Yamashita(Guriko Arakawa), Yuu Wakabayashi(Professor Yanagiya), Kazuyuki Okitsu(Tatsuwaka Sakaki), Shinichirou Miki(Ryūun Kenpūtei), Jun Fukuyama(Shinta Arakawa), Akihisa Shiono(Kaisei Arakawa), Aino Shimada(Sae Furumi), Houchuu Ootsuka(Sanroku Kashiwaya), Hiroaki Hirata(Ikken Arakawa), Masaki Terasoma(Shiguma Arakawa), Yasunori Masutani(Tainaka), Akio Ootsuka(Issei Arakawa), Shizuka Itou(Masaki Sakurazaki), Kousuke Echigoya(Hakushu Kashiwaya), Mariya Ise(Machiko Iwashimizu), Fumihiko Tachiki(Zensei Arakawa)