Akane-banashi
Manga · 2022
Akane-banashi is a Japanese manga series written by Yuki Suenaga and illustrated by Takamasa Moue. It follows teenager Akane Osaki as she aims to reach the highest rank in rakugo, partly to avenge her father, who was expelled from the profession six years earlier. The rakugo in the series is supervised by professional rakugoka Kikuhiko Hayashiya. Akane-banashi has been serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump since February 2022, with the chapters collected in 24 tankōbon volumes as of October 2026. Viz Media has licensed the series for English release in North America. An anime television series adaptation produced by Zexcs aired from April to June 2026. A second season is set to premiere in January 2027.
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