The Akane-banashi anime revealed six additional English dub cast members at its Anime Expo panel, while also confirming that a second season is slated for January 2027.
New Dub Cast
- Kari Wahlgren as Urara Ransaika
- Greg Chun as Ryu’un Kenputei
- Ben Diskin as Chocho Konjakutei
- SungWon Cho as Miroku Kashiwaya
- Crispin Freeman as Shomei Tsubakiya
- Keith Silverstein as Enso Sanmeitei
Broadcast and Streaming
The first season began airing on TV Asahi’s “IMAnimation” block on April 4. Full episodes are also available free on the official “Akane-banashi Global” YouTube channel for viewers in North America and Latin America following their Japanese broadcast. Netflix debuted the English dub with its first two episodes on May 17 and is releasing subsequent episodes weekly.
The series is available across a wide range of international platforms: aniverse covers Germany, Austria, and Switzerland; ADN serves France, Monaco, Andorra, Switzerland, Belgium, and Luxembourg; Anime Box streams in Spain; and Anime Generation covers Italy. In Asia, the Ani-One YouTube channel carries the show across the Asia Pacific region (excluding Korea and China), while TrueID streams it in Thailand. Additional services in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao, Indonesia, South Korea, and Mongolia also carry the title.
Staff
The first season was produced at ZEXCS under the direction of Ayumu Watanabe (Children of the Sea, Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko). Yu Harima (Summer Time Rendering, Tokyo Revengers) served as assistant director, and Kii Tanaka (Cheating Craft, Hinomaru Sumo) handled character design and chief animation direction. Michihiro Tsuchiya oversaw the series scripts, Akio Izutsu composed the music, and Kikuhiko Hayashiya acted as rakugo supervisor.
Synopsis
“With only your voice and body — master the art.” Akane Osaki has been captivated since childhood by the spellbinding rakugo performances of her father, Shinta Arakawa. When she witnesses a shocking incident during his high-stakes performance for promotion to the shin’uchi master rank, her world is turned upside down. Six years later, now a high school student, Akane sets her sights on becoming a shin’uchi herself — determined to push forward in the fiercely competitive world of rakugo.
About the Manga
The manga, created by Suenaga and Moue, launched in February 2022. Shueisha published the 22nd compiled volume on June 4. The series was nominated for both the 47th Kodansha Manga Awards and the 16th Manga Taisho in 2023, and ranked #4 on the male readers’ list in Takarajimasha’s Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2023. The manga is available in English via Viz Media’s Shonen Jump service and Shueisha’s MANGA Plus, with Viz Media also publishing it in print.
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