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Akane-banashi (manga)

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Alternative title:
あかね噺 (Japanese)
Themes: rakugo
Plot Summary: Rakugo--the ultimate form of storytelling, where everything in a story is expressed with just your body and words. Shinta and his daughter Akane have been seduced by this wonderful form of classical entertainment. Having observed her father strive to pass the shin'uchi rakugo test, Akane will take her own steps into this unique world.
User Ratings: 5 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 1 vote (Eng:1)
 Excellent: 2 votes (Eng:2)
 Very good: 1 vote (Eng:1)
 Good: -
 Decent: 1 vote (Eng:1)
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Seen in part or in whole by 18 users, rank: #2835 (of 7041)
Median rating: Excellent
Arithmetic mean: 8.400 (Very good+), std. dev.: 1.3565, rank: #452 (of 7925)
Weighted mean: 9.084 (Excellent), rank: #115 (of 7925) (seen all: 9.21 / seen some: 9.00)
Bayesian estimate: 8.462 (Very good+), rank: #74 (of 3557)
Chapter titles: We have 175
Vintage: 2022-02-14 (serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump)
Release dates: We have 30
Links: We have 2
News: Show:
North American Anime, Manga Releases, August 10-16 (Aug 14, 2025)
Akane-banashi Rakugo Manga Gets TV Anime in 2026 by Studio ZEXCS (Aug 4, 2025)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, June 8-14 (Jun 12, 2025)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 6-12 (Apr 9, 2025)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, February 9-15 (Feb 14, 2025)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, December 8-14 (Dec 12, 2024)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, October 6-12 (Oct 10, 2024)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, August 11-17 (Aug 15, 2024)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, June 9-15 (Jun 13, 2024)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 7-13 (Apr 10, 2024)
Insomniacs After School Manga Makes YALSA's 2024 Great Graphic Novels for Teens Top 10 List (Mar 11, 2024)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, February 11-17 (Feb 15, 2024)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, December 10-16 (Dec 13, 2023)
Four Manga Make the NY Public Library's 2023 List of Best Books for Teens (Nov 24, 2023)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, October 8-14 (Oct 11, 2023)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, August 6-12 (Aug 8, 2023)
47th Annual Kodansha Manga Awards' Nominees Announced (Apr 10, 2023)
Minoru Toyoda's Kore Kaite Shine Manga Wins 16th Manga Taisho Awards (Mar 27, 2023)
16th Manga Taisho Awards Nominate 11 Titles (Jan 24, 2023)
Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Editors Unveil 2023 Rankings (Updated) (Dec 12, 2022)
Viz Publishes Chainsaw Man: Buddy Stories, Heart Gear, Dark Gathering, Wolf Girl & Black Prince, More (Oct 7, 2022)
Viz Media, Manga Plus Publish Akane-banashi Manga in English (Feb 14, 2022)
Magu-chan Manga Ends as 2 New Manga Launch in Shonen Jump (Feb 6, 2022)
Interest:
1st American Manga Awards Announces Nominees (Jul 17, 2024)
MyAnimeList Releases Ultimate List of Manga Recommendations (Mar 31, 2023)
Medalist, WITCH WATCH, Akane-banashi Win Next Manga Awards 2022 Results (Aug 31, 2022)
Evangelion Creator Hideaki Anno Recommends Akane-banashi Manga (Aug 1, 2022)
Voting Opens for Next Manga Awards 2022 (Jun 23, 2022)
Press Releases:
Akane-banashi TV Anime Adaptation In Production and Announced For 2026 (Aug 4, 2025)
Anime NYC and Japan Society Announce American Manga Awards to Celebrate Excellence in Manga (Jul 17, 2024)
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Graphic novel
    Akane-banashi (GN 1) 2023-08-08 (from $7.90)
    Akane-banashi (GN 2) 2023-10-10 (from $8.54)
    Akane-banashi (GN 3) 2023-12-12 (from $7.30)
    Akane-banashi (GN 4) 2024-02-13 (from $9.59)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
(none)
Japanese companies
Publisher: Shueisha
English staff
English cast
Translation: Stephen Paul

Design: Yukiko Whitley
Editing: Rae First
Lettering: Snir Aharon (Shonen Jump Series)
Retouch & Lettering: Vanessa Satone (Graphic Novel Edition)
(none)
English companies
Licensed by: Viz Media
Online Distribution: MANGA Plus
Italian staff
Italian cast
(none)
Italian companies
Lettering: VIBRAANT IT
Publisher: J-Pop

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