{"id":683156,"date":"2025-08-04T15:05:17","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T12:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/akane-banashi-tv-anime-adaptation-in-production-debuts-in-2026\/"},"modified":"2025-08-04T15:05:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T12:05:17","slug":"akane-banashi-tv-anime-adaptation-in-production-debuts-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/akane-banashi-tv-anime-adaptation-in-production-debuts-in-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Akane-banashi TV Anime Adaptation in Production, Debuts in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TV Asahi has announced that a TV <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/anime-manga\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"6\" title=\"Anime || Manga\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">anime<\/a> adaptation of <\/span><b>Yuki Suenaga <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>Takamasa Moue<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019s rakugo-<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">theme<\/a>d manga <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Akane-banashi<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is in production and will premiere in 2026 on Asahi Network\u2019s IMAnimation programming block. A new teaser visual, trailer, main cast, and staff have also been revealed.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_130423\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-130423\" style=\"width: 350px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"130423\" src=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2025\/08\/04\/akane-banashi-tv-anime-adaptation-in-production-debuts-in-2026\/updated-akane_tsv_eng_b-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/UPDATED-akane_tsv_eng_B-1-scaled.jpg?fit=1811%2C2560&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1811,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"(UPDATED) akane_tsv_eng_B\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;\u00a9Yuki Suenaga, Takamasa Moue \/ SHUEISHA, Akane-banashi Committee&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/UPDATED-akane_tsv_eng_B-1-scaled.jpg?fit=212%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/UPDATED-akane_tsv_eng_B-1-scaled.jpg?fit=696%2C984&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-130423\" alt=\"akane-banashi anime teaser visual\" width=\"350\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/UPDATED-akane_tsv_eng_B-1-scaled.jpg?resize=212%2C300&amp;ssl=1 212w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/UPDATED-akane_tsv_eng_B-1-scaled.jpg?resize=724%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 724w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/UPDATED-akane_tsv_eng_B-1-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1086&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/UPDATED-akane_tsv_eng_B-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1086%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1086w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/UPDATED-akane_tsv_eng_B-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1449%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1449w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/UPDATED-akane_tsv_eng_B-1-scaled.jpg?resize=696%2C984&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/UPDATED-akane_tsv_eng_B-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1068%2C1510&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/UPDATED-akane_tsv_eng_B-1-scaled.jpg?resize=297%2C420&amp;ssl=1 297w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/UPDATED-akane_tsv_eng_B-1-scaled.jpg?w=1811&amp;ssl=1 1811w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/UPDATED-akane_tsv_eng_B-1-scaled.jpg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-130423\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">\u00a9Yuki Suenaga, Takamasa Moue \/ SHUEISHA, Akane-banashi Committee<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"TV\u30a2\u30cb\u30e1\u300e\u3042\u304b\u306d\u567a\u300f\u30c6\u30a3\u30b6\u30fcPV\uff5c2026\u5e74\u653e\u9001\u6c7a\u5b9a\uff01\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qVmUVrYDGys?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><b>Ayumu Watanabe<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summer Time Rendering<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Witch Hat Atelier<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) is directing the anime <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a>, with <\/span><b>Yu Harima<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead<\/span><\/i> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">episode 9<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> director and storyboarder) <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">as assistant director, <\/span><b>Michihiro Tsuchiya<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ClassicaLoid<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> seasons 1-2) as screenwriter, <\/span><b>Kii Tanaka<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So I\u2019m a Spider, So What?<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) as character designer and chief animation director, <\/span><b>Akio Izutsu<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Phi-Brain \u2013 Puzzle of God<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) as music composer, and <\/span><b>Kikuhiko Hayashiya <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">as rakugo supervisor. <\/span><b>ZEXCS<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is in charge of the animation production. Hayashiya also supervised the rakugo in the original manga series.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meanwhile, the main voice cast includes <\/span><b>Anna Nagase<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as Akane Osaki, <\/span><b>Takuya Eguchi <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">as Karashi Nerimaya, and <\/span><b>Rie Takahashi<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as Hikaru Koragi.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">The official synopsis is described, via press release, as:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWith only your voice and body \u2014 master the art.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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\u2019uchi (master rank).<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Six years later, now a high school student, she sets her sights on becoming a shin\u2019uchi herself\u2014pushing forward in the highly competitive world of rakugo.<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A passionate and authentic rakugo drama begins now!<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Akane-banashi<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> panel will also be held at the upcoming Anime NYC 2025. The panel will feature Shueisha editor <\/span><b>Seisuke Araki <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and TV Asahi producer <\/span><b>Kazuki Endo<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, where they will present attendees with an exclusive early look at the project and behind-the-scenes insights into the adaptation. Fans will also receive special freebie items and a chance to win exclusive giveaway items.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_130427\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-130427\" style=\"width: 350px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"130427\" src=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2025\/08\/04\/akane-banashi-tv-anime-adaptation-in-production-debuts-in-2026\/akane-banashi-manga-vovlume-one-cover\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/akane-banashi-manga-vovlume-one-cover.jpg?fit=1302%2C2048&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1302,2048\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"akane-banashi manga volume one cover\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;\u00a9 2022 by Yuki Suenaga, Takamasa Moue\/SHUEISHA Inc.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/akane-banashi-manga-vovlume-one-cover.jpg?fit=191%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/akane-banashi-manga-vovlume-one-cover.jpg?fit=651%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-130427\" alt=\"akane-banashi manga volume one cover\" width=\"350\" height=\"551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/akane-banashi-manga-vovlume-one-cover.jpg?resize=191%2C300&amp;ssl=1 191w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/akane-banashi-manga-vovlume-one-cover.jpg?resize=651%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/akane-banashi-manga-vovlume-one-cover.jpg?resize=768%2C1208&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/akane-banashi-manga-vovlume-one-cover.jpg?resize=977%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 977w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/akane-banashi-manga-vovlume-one-cover.jpg?resize=696%2C1095&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/akane-banashi-manga-vovlume-one-cover.jpg?resize=1068%2C1680&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/akane-banashi-manga-vovlume-one-cover.jpg?resize=267%2C420&amp;ssl=1 267w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/akane-banashi-manga-vovlume-one-cover.jpg?w=1302&amp;ssl=1 1302w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-130427\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">\u00a9 2022 by Yuki Suenaga, Takamasa Moue\/SHUEISHA Inc.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Suenaga is the writer of the manga series, while Moue is handling the illustrations. It was first serialized in Shueisha\u2019s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine on February 14, 2022 and has released 17 tankobon volumes as of June 2025. An 18th volume will be released in Japan on September 4, 2025. VIZ <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Media<\/a> licensed the manga for release in English.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">VIZ Media licensed the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Akane-banashi <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">manga for release in English, describing the main premise as:\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shinta Arakawa wants nothing more than to pass his shin\u2019uchi exam \u2014 the test that would make him a top-rank headliner and master storyteller in the traditional Japanese art of rakugo. His daughter Akane Osaki is his biggest fan, and even practices the same performances while watching him behind the closed door to his study. When rakugo master Issho Arakawa expels everyone after the exam with no explanation, a fire is lit inside Akane. From that day forth, she has had one goal \u2014 to avenge her father and prove his art was worthy of the title of shin\u2019uchi.<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><b>Source<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: press release<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n                (function(d, s, id) {\n          var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n          if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n          js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n          js.src=\"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.9&appId=269442613521839\";\n          fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n        }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n        <\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. Follow us on\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMN63nwsw68G3Aw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Google News<\/a><\/span>\u00a0too, click on the star and choose us from your favorites.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more anime-manga articles, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/anime-manga\/\" target=\"_blank\" >anime-manga category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2025\/08\/04\/akane-banashi-tv-anime-adaptation-in-production-debuts-in-2026\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=akane-banashi-tv-anime-adaptation-in-production-debuts-in-2026\" target=\"_blank\" >Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TV Asahi has announced that a TV anime adaptation of Yuki Suenaga and Takamasa Moue\u2019s rakugo-themed manga Akane-banashi is in production and will premiere in 2026 on Asahi Network\u2019s IMAnimation programming block. A new teaser visual, trailer, main cast, and staff have also been revealed.\u00a0 \u00a9Yuki Suenaga, Takamasa Moue \/ SHUEISHA, Akane-banashi Committee Ayumu Watanabe&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":683157,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/UPDATED-akane_tsv_eng_B-scaled-e1754259043215.jpg?fit=1809%2C1019&ssl=1","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-683156","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-anime-manga"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/683156","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=683156"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/683156\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/683157"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=683156"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=683156"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=683156"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}