Akane-banashi (TV)
Alternative title:
あかね噺 (Japanese)
Genres:
drama
Themes:
performing arts,
rakugo
Plot Summary:
Shinta and his daughter Akane have been seduced by the wonderful storytelling of Rakugo, where everything is expressed with just your body and words. Having observed her father strive to pass the shin'uchi rakugo test, Akane takes her own steps into this unique artform.
Running time:
25 minutes per episode
Number of episodes:
12
Episode titles: We have 4
Vintage:
2026-04-04
2026-05-17 (Netflix; English dub)
Opening Theme:
"Hitotarashi" (人誑し / ひとたらし) by Keisuke Kuwata
Ending Theme:
"AKANE On My Mind ~ Manjū Kowai" (AKANE On My Mind〜饅頭こわい) by Keisuke Kuwata
Official website:
TVアニメ『あかね噺』公式サイト (Japanese)
Reviews:
Akane-banashi ‒ Episode 6 (May 12, 2026)
Akane-banashi ‒ Episode 5 (May 6, 2026)
Akane-banashi ‒ Episode 4 (Apr 28, 2026)
Akane-banashi ‒ Episode 3 (Apr 20, 2026)
Akane-banashi ‒ Episodes 1-2 (Apr 17, 2026)
Akane-banashi (Apr 17, 2026)
News: Show:
Akane-banashi Anime's New Video Previews Karaku Cup Arc (May 9, 2026)
Akane-banashi Anime Announces 5 More Cast Members (Apr 4, 2026)
Akane-banashi Anime to Stream Worldwide on Netflix, on 18 Other Regional Streaming Services (Mar 27, 2026)
Akane-banashi Anime Reveals New Trailer, Opening Song, April 4 Debut, Free YouTube Streaming in North & Latin America (Feb 26, 2026)
Akane-banashi Anime Holds World Premiere in U.S. in April (Feb 18, 2026)
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Director: Ayumu Watanabe Series Composition: Michihiro Tsuchiya Music: Akio Izutsu Character Design: Kii Tanaka Art Director: Takumi Oda Animation Director: Takao Takegami (ep 3) Sound Director: Noriyoshi Konuma Director of Photography: Yūta Nakamura Executive producer: Hiroshi Yanai (TV Asahi) Kei Mizutani (TV Asahi Music) Shōki Niwa (Aniplex) Tatsuro Hayashi (Shueisha) Yūko Matsui (BS Asahi) Animation producer: Kiyoshi Shintaku Art Setting: Shūhei Tada Assistant producer: Mariya Kato Color design: Saori Gōda Costume Design: Noriko Shimazawa Editing: Kiyoshi Hirose Key Animation: Takao Takegami (ep 2) Original Work Cooperation: Hitoshi Koike (Weekly Shonen Jump Editorial Department) Kōhei Ōnishi (Weekly Shonen Jump Editorial Department) Seisuke Araki (Weekly Shonen Jump Editorial Department) Shū Murakoshi (Weekly Shonen Jump Editorial Department) Takaaki Kuwahara (Weekly Shonen Jump Editorial Department) Tetsuya Kodaira (Weekly Shonen Jump Editorial Department) Yū Saitō (Weekly Shonen Jump Editorial Department) Planning: Atsuhiro Iwakami (Aniplex) Hiroaki Nishimura (BS Asahi) Hiroyuki Dekura (TV Asahi Music) Hitoshi Ono (TV Asahi) Kiyoshi Shintaku (ZEXCS) Yoshihisa Heishi (Shueisha) Yūta Furukawa (AbemaTV) Production Committee: Hiroyuki Shimizu (Aniplex) Makoto Ōyoshi (Shueisha) Masanori Miyake (Aniplex) Shinichiro Kashiwada (Aniplex) Takahiro Habuta (Shueisha) Tomoharu Matsuhisa (TV Asahi) Prop Design: Yoshinori Iwanaga Rakugo Supervisor: Kikuhiko Hayashiya Sub-Character Design: Yasunari Nitta Theme Song Composition: Keisuke Kuwata (OP, ED) Theme Song Lyrics: Keisuke Kuwata (OP, ED) | Anna Nagase as Rie Takahashi as Takuya Eguchi as Akihisa Shiono as Akio Ōtsuka as Chiaki Kobayashi as Fumihiko Tachiki as Hiroaki Hirata as Jun Fukuyama as Masaki Terasoma as Nobunaga Shimazaki as Seiichirō Yamashita as Shizuka Itō as Yōhei Azakami as Yumiko Konatsu as Asuna Tomari as Bakō Kingentei as Fukushi Ochiai as Hana Satō as Hayato Dōjima as Hinano Shirahama as Ichihana Shunpūtei as Ichizō Shunpūtei as Junko Oka as Kazuki Asami as Kikuhiko Hayashiya as Koenshi Ryūtei as Kōji Takeda as Kōjirō San'yūtei as Komon Yanagiya as Kōsuke Echigoya as Kurumi Orihara as Mariya Ise as Rei Ichinomiya as Riho Sugiyama as Rokusuke Yanagiya as Ryō Sugisaki as Saiko Moriya as Sayaka Kamitani as Senka Sen'yūtei as Senkyō Irifunetei as Serika Hiromatsu as Shinya Takahashi as Sōshirō Hori as Suzuka Hara as Taichi Takeda as Takashi Uezumiya as Tamari Sakai as Yasunori Masutani as | |||
2D Works: Graphinica 2nd Key Animation: A-1 Pictures (ep 1) A-1 Pictures Fukuoka Studio (ep 1) Geno Studio (ep 1) NUT (ep 1) Snowdrop (ep 1) Studio Kurm (OP) ZEXCS (OP; ep 1) Animation Production: ZEXCS Background Art: Kusanagi (OP; ep 1) Broadcaster: TV Asahi (IMAnimation) Editing: EditZ Finish Animation: D-COLORS (ep 1) Dangun Pictures (ep 1) Iris Media (ep 1) Seven Seas (ep 1) Studio BUS (ep 1) In-Between Animation: AXsiZ (ep 1) GAINAX Kyoto (ep 1) Geno Studio (ep 1) Graphinica (ep 1) Iris Media (ep 1) NUT (ep 1) OUTLINE (ep 1) Seven Seas (OP; ep 1) Studio BUS (ep 1) Studio Colorido Kyoto (OP) studio daisy (ep 1) Sunrise Animation Juku (ep 1) SynergySP (ep 1) ZEXCS (OP; ep 1) Music Cooperation: TV Asahi Music Online Editing: IMAGICA Entertainment Media Services Original Work Cooperation: Weekly Shonen Jump Editorial Department Photography: Assez Finaud Fabric. special effects: Yumeta Company | ||||
ADR Director: Alex Von David Translation: Yuki Urakawa ADR Script: Alex Von David Associate producer: Misa Shimogata Audio Operations Supervisor: Ismael Yanez Casting Director: Mami Okada Closed Captions: Kaylyn Saucedo Engineering Assistant: Mara Westgaard Production Assistant: Alisa Ogura-Traxler Re-Recording Mixing: Michael Brooks Recording engineer: Kenneth Thompson Sound Supervision: Patrick Rodman Spotting: Breaugh Olson Video Coordination: Kevin Ross Video Editing: Megumi M. Tsuji | Abby Trott as Brook Chalmers as Clifford Chapin as Evan Michael Lee as Kirk Thornton as Mona Marshall as Rebecca Wang as Rich Brown as Xander Mobus as Dorah Fine as Kirk Thornton as | |||
ADR Production: Bang Zoom! Entertainment | ||||
ADR Director: Emmanuel Bernal ADR Engineer: Pouleng Pun ADR Mixing: Charles Arape Edition: Samantha Vidal Operations Management: Oscar Emeterio González Production: Daniela Tejedo Production Supervision: Daniela Martínez Project Management: Daniela Martínez Studio Management: Ricardo Tejedo Talent Coordination: Citlalli Padilla | ||||
ADR Production: Media Access Company ADR Studio: Media Access Company México Licensed by: Selecta Visión (Spain) Translation: Daruma Serveis Lingüístics (Spain dub) | ||||
Dubbing Director: Patrizio Prata Translation: Andrea Prodomo Dialogues: Marco Altini Dubbing Assistant: Cristina Minoja Dubbing Coordination: Orlando Leone Dubbing Engineer: Stefano Bassanelli Mixing: Giacomo Zambelloni | Federica Simonelli as Alessandro Fattori as Andrea Failla as Francesco Mei as Francesco Rizzi as Jolanda Granato as Lorella De Luca as Lorenzo Briganti as Marco Briglione as Mario Zucca as Matteo De Mojana as Paolo De Santis as | |||
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Internet Streaming: Aniverse Publisher: Plaion Pictures / KSM Anime | ||||
(none) | Internet Streaming: YouTube (via "Akane-banashi Global"; Brazil) | |||
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