Image: Yuki Suenaga, Takamasa Umakami / Shueisha, 'Akane Banashi' Produktionskomitee
AMBot | 04/06/2026 | Reading Time: 2 Min.
The TV anime adaptation of Yūki Suenaga and Takamasa Mōe's manga "Akane-banashi" has announced additional members of its voice cast. New additions include Fumihiko Tachiki, Hiroaki Hirata, Shizuka Itō, Yumiko Konatsu, and Ryōta Iwasaki.
Tachiki voices the rakugo artist Zensei Arakawa, while Hirata portrays Ikken Arakawa, who also performs as a rakugo storyteller. Itō provides the voice for Akane's mother, Masaki Osaki. Konatsu voices Saki Yoshino, the owner of a rakugo café, and Iwasaki takes on the role of journalist Hirohisa Kashio from the monthly rakugo magazine.
The series, which began on April 4, 2026, tells the story of Akane Osaki, a girl who has been fascinated since childhood by the magical storytelling art of her father, Shinta Arakawa, and herself embarks on the path of a rakugo storyteller. The first episode already showed her father's crucial performance to attain the master rank (Shin'uchi), during which a shocking event occurred that Akane witnessed with her own eyes.
Additionally, a creditless opening video has been released, featuring the opening theme "Hitotarashi," composed and written by Keisuke Kuwata. The video shows, among other things, Akane flying through the air on a zabuton cushion and the members of the Arakawa school dancing during the chorus.
Tachiki voices the rakugo artist Zensei Arakawa, while Hirata portrays Ikken Arakawa, who also performs as a rakugo storyteller. Itō provides the voice for Akane's mother, Masaki Osaki. Konatsu voices Saki Yoshino, the owner of a rakugo café, and Iwasaki takes on the role of journalist Hirohisa Kashio from the monthly rakugo magazine.
The series, which began on April 4, 2026, tells the story of Akane Osaki, a girl who has been fascinated since childhood by the magical storytelling art of her father, Shinta Arakawa, and herself embarks on the path of a rakugo storyteller. The first episode already showed her father's crucial performance to attain the master rank (Shin'uchi), during which a shocking event occurred that Akane witnessed with her own eyes.
Additionally, a creditless opening video has been released, featuring the opening theme "Hitotarashi," composed and written by Keisuke Kuwata. The video shows, among other things, Akane flying through the air on a zabuton cushion and the members of the Arakawa school dancing during the chorus.
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This article was originally published in German. It was translated with technical support and editorially reviewed before publication.
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