Akane-banashi
あかね噺
Shounen
Drama
Synopsis
High schooler Akane Ousaki has spent years training in rakugo, the traditional art of solo comic storytelling, after watching her father fail a promotion exam under a notoriously strict judge and get expelled from the profession. She apprentices under veteran storyteller Arakawa and sets her sights on shinuchi, the highest rank in rakugo and the title her father never reached, determined to prove herself in a world still skeptical of her talent.
Format
Anime
Episodes
12
Duration
24 min
Status
Finished
Season
Spring 2026
Studio
Format
Anime
Episodes
12
Duration
24 min
Status
Finished
Season
Spring 2026
Studio
Akane-banashi
あかね噺
Shounen
Drama
High schooler Akane Ousaki has spent years training in rakugo, the traditional art of solo comic storytelling, after watching her father fail a promotion exam under a notoriously strict judge and get expelled from the profession. She apprentices under veteran storyteller Arakawa and sets her sights on shinuchi, the highest rank in rakugo and the title her father never reached, determined to prove herself in a world still skeptical of her talent.