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Last Updated on February 26, 2026 by Dante
BrandAnime Daily News:
The upcoming anime, Akane-banashi, just showed off its opening theme, “HITOTARASHI” by Kuwata Keisuke, in its second official trailer:
“With only your voice and body—master the art.”
Akane Osaki, captivated since childhood by the magical performances of her father, Shinta Arakawa, witnesses a shocking incident during his decisive performance for promotion to Shin’uchi (master rank).
Six years later, now a high school student, she sets her sights on becoming a Shin’uchi herself—pushing forward in the highly competitive world of Rakugo.
A passionate and authentic Rakugo drama begins now!
Akane-banashi is created by Yuki Suenaga and Takamasa Moue, and according to a press release on the official website, “Following the Japanese broadcast on April 4th, the anime will be released free of charge in North America and Latin America.”
| Original Work | Yuki Suenaga, Takamasa Moue |
| Director | Ayumu Watanabe |
| Assistant Director | Yu Harima |
| Series Composer | Michihiro Tsuchiya |
| Character Design & Chief Animation Director | Kii Tanaka |
| Sub Character Design & Chief Animation Director | Yasunari Nitta |
| Chief Animation Director | Hisashi Kagawa |
| Costume Design | Noriko Shimazawa |
| Prop Design | Yoshinori Iwanaga |
| Art Design | Shuhei Tada |
| Art | Takumi Sakurada |
| Color Design | Saori Goda |
| Photography Director | Yuta Nakamura |
| Editor | Kiyoshi Hirose |
| Sound Director | Noriyoshi Konuma |
| Music | Akio Izutsu |
| Rakugo Supervision | Kikuhiko Hayashiya |
| Animation Studio | ZEXCS |
| Character | Voice Actor |
|---|---|
| Akane Osaki | Anna Nagase |
| Karashi Nerimaya | Takuya Eguchi |
| Hikaru Koragi | Rie Takahashi |
| Shinta Arakawa (Tohru Osaki) | Jun Fukuyama |
| Maikeru Arakawa | Nobunaga Shimazaki |
| Koguma Arakawa | Chiaki Kobayashi |
| Kyoji Arakawa | Yohei Azakami |
| Guriko Arakawa | Seiichiro Yamashita |
| Shiguma Arakawa | Masaki Terasoma |
| Issho Arakawa | Akio Otsuka |
| Opening Theme | Kuwata Keisuke – “HITOTARASHI” (TAISHITA Label / Victor Entertainment) |
Dante is Editor-in-Chief (Lord Hokage), which means he runs editorial and operations at BrandAnime. That means this whole thing was his idea, and he spends his time making stuff work and covering the latest anime and games. When he's not doing 100 things at once, he's usually... watching anime or playing games. His life isn't that interesting, honestly.
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