Akane-banashi (TV)

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Alternative title:
あかね噺 (Japanese)
Themes: 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.
Vintage: 2026-04-04
Opening Theme:
"Hitotarashi" (人誑し) by Keisuke Kuwata
Official website:
TVアニメ『あかね噺』公式サイト (Japanese)
News:
Akane-banashi Anime to Stream Worldwide on Netflix, on 18 Other Regional Streaming Services (Mar 27, 2026)
Ani-One Asia Streams Akane-banashi, Dorohedoro Season 2, Monster Eater, More Anime (Mar 20, 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)
Akane-banashi Anime Casts Masaki Terasoma, Akio Ōtsuka (Jan 25, 2026)
Akane-banashi Anime Casts Akihisa Shiono (Dec 27, 2025)
Akane-banashi Anime Reveals Trailer, More Cast & Staff, April 2026 Debut (Dec 21, 2025)
Convention report:
Akane-banashi Producer, Manga Editor Share How to Bring Rakugo to Anime (Aug 24, 2025)
Press Releases:
Akane-banashi TV Anime Announced Global Streaming Details For Upcoming April 4, 2026 Premiere (Mar 27, 2026)
Akane-banashi Anime World Premiere Events Coming to New York and Boston (Feb 18, 2026)
Other articles:
The Most Anticipated Anime of Spring 2026 (Mar 27, 2026)
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Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Ayumu Watanabe
Series Composition: Michihiro Tsuchiya
Music: Akio Izutsu
Original creator:
Takamasa Moue
Yūki Suenaga
Character Design: Kii Tanaka
Art Director: Takumi Oda
Chief Animation Director:
Hisashi Kagawa
Kii Tanaka
Yasunari Nitta
Sound Director: Noriyoshi Konuma
Director of Photography: Yūta Nakamura

Art Setting: Shūhei Tada
Assistant Director:
Yu Harima
Color design: Saori Goda
Costume Design: Noriko Shimazawa
Editing: Kiyoshi Hirose
Prop Design: Yoshinori Iwanaga
Rakugo Supervisor: Kikuhiko Hayashiya
Sub-Character Design: Yasunari Nitta
Theme Song Performance: Keisuke Kuwata (OP)
Anna Nagase as Akane Ōsaki
Rie Takahashi as Hikaru Kōragi
Takuya Eguchi as Karashi Nerimaya

Akihisa Shiono as Kaisei Arakawa
Akio Ōtsuka as Isshō Arakawa
Chiaki Kobayashi as Koguma Arakawa
Jun Fukuyama as Shinta Arakawa (Tōru Ōsaki)
Masaki Terasoma as Shiguma Arakawa
Nobunaga Shimazaki as Maikeru Arakawa
Seiichirō Yamashita as Guriko Arakawa
Yōhei Azakami as Kyoji Arakawa
Japanese companies
Animation Production: ZEXCS
Broadcaster: TV Asahi (IMAnimation)
English staff
English companies
(none)
Internet Streaming:
Netflix
YouTube (via "Akane-banashi Global"; North America)
English cast
(none)
Spanish staff
Spanish companies
(none)
Internet Streaming:
Anime Box (Spain)
Netflix
YouTube (via "Akane-banashi Global"; Latin America)
Licensed by: Selecta Visión (Spain)
Spanish cast
(none)
Italian staff
Italian companies
(none)
Internet Streaming: Anime Generation
Licensed by: Yamato Video
Italian cast
(none)
Portuguese staff
Portuguese companies
(none)
Internet Streaming: YouTube (via "Akane-banashi Global"; Brazil)
Portuguese cast
(none)
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