{"id":713805,"date":"2026-02-26T22:45:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T19:45:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/akane-banashi-reveals-new-trailer-and-key-visual-april-4-broadcast-start-date\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T22:45:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T19:45:16","slug":"akane-banashi-reveals-new-trailer-and-key-visual-april-4-broadcast-start-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/akane-banashi-reveals-new-trailer-and-key-visual-april-4-broadcast-start-date\/","title":{"rendered":"Akane-banashi\u00a0Reveals New Trailer and Key Visual, April 4 Broadcast Start Date"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">A new trailer and key visual for the 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 TV <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/anime-manga\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"6\" title=\"Anime || Manga\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">anime<\/a> <em>Akane-banashi<\/em> have been released. The former includes a preview of the newly announced opening song \u201c<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">HITOTARASHI\u201d by <strong>Kuwata Keisuke<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">It was also revealed that the show will begin airing on April 4, and that the <span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em>Akane-banashi<\/em> Global<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a> channel will upload episodes for North American and Latin American viewers after their broadcast.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"TV anime \u201cAkane-banashi.\u201d The second official trailer | Opening theme: Kuwata Keisuke &quot;HITOTARASHI&quot;\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PZJAOQ-7iJ8?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>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><em>Akane-banashi<\/em> is based on the Shueisha-published manga written by <strong>Yuki Suenaga<\/strong>\u00a0and drawn by\u00a0<strong>Takamasa Moue<\/strong>. Manga Plus describes the manga as such:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><em>Rakugo\u2013the 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\u2019uchi rakugo test, Akane will take her own steps into this unique world!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"984\" data-attachment-id=\"148462\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2026\/02\/26\/akane-banashi-reveals-new-trailer-and-key-visual-april-4-broadcast-start-date\/akane-banashi-new-anime-key-visual-en\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Akane-banashi-New-Anime-Key-Visual-EN-scaled.jpg?fit=1809%2C2560&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1809,2560\" 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=\"Akane-banashi New Anime Key Visual (EN)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Akane-banashi-New-Anime-Key-Visual-EN-scaled.jpg?fit=212%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Akane-banashi-New-Anime-Key-Visual-EN-scaled.jpg?fit=696%2C984&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Akane-banashi-New-Anime-Key-Visual-EN-724x1024.jpg?resize=696%2C984&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-148462\" style=\"width:583px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Akane-banashi-New-Anime-Key-Visual-EN-scaled.jpg?resize=724%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 724w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Akane-banashi-New-Anime-Key-Visual-EN-scaled.jpg?resize=212%2C300&amp;ssl=1 212w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Akane-banashi-New-Anime-Key-Visual-EN-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1087&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Akane-banashi-New-Anime-Key-Visual-EN-scaled.jpg?resize=1086%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1086w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Akane-banashi-New-Anime-Key-Visual-EN-scaled.jpg?resize=1447%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1447w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Akane-banashi-New-Anime-Key-Visual-EN-scaled.jpg?resize=696%2C985&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Akane-banashi-New-Anime-Key-Visual-EN-scaled.jpg?resize=1068%2C1511&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Akane-banashi-New-Anime-Key-Visual-EN-scaled.jpg?resize=297%2C420&amp;ssl=1 297w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Akane-banashi-New-Anime-Key-Visual-EN-scaled.jpg?w=1809&amp;ssl=1 1809w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Akane-banashi-New-Anime-Key-Visual-EN-scaled.jpg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a9Yuki Suenaga, Takamasa Moue \/ SHUEISHA, Akane-banashi Committee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">The manga began serialization in Weekly Shonen Jump in 2022 and has 20 volumes as of January 2026. It was a finalist of the 47th Kodansha Manga Award\u2019s Shonen category and placed second at Manga Taisho 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">The <em>Akane-Banashi<\/em> anime will have its world premiere at New York\u2019s Japan Society on April 1. There will be later be another screening at Anime Boston on April 4.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;font-size: 12pt\">Staff<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022\u00a0Director:\u00a0<b>Ayumu Watanabe\u00a0<\/b>(<i>Summer Time Rendering<\/i>,\u00a0<i>Children of the Sea<\/i>, the upcoming<em>\u00a0Witch Hat Atelier<\/em>)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022\u00a0Assistant director:\u00a0<b>Yu Harima\u00a0<\/b>(<i>Summer Time Rendering\u00a0<\/i>Episode 7 and 20 director)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022\u00a0Character designer and chief animation director:\u00a0<b>Kii Tanaka\u00a0<\/b>(<i>Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead<\/i>)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022\u00a0<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> composer:<b>\u00a0Michihiro Tsuchiya\u00a0<\/b>(<i>Mobile Suit Gundam Iron-Blooded Orphans Urdr-Hunt\u00a0<\/i>compilation,\u00a0<i>Aikatsu! x PriPara<\/i>\u00a0scenario writer)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022\u00a0Sub-character designer:\u00a0<strong>Yasunari Nitta<\/strong>\u00a0(<em>Shadowverse Flame<\/em>)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022\u00a0Costume designer:\u00a0<strong>Noriko Shimazawa<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022\u00a0Music composer:<b>\u00a0Akio Izutsu\u00a0<\/b>(<i>Akuma Kun<\/i>)<b><br \/><\/b>\u2022 Rakugo supervisor:\u00a0<b>Kikuhiko Hayashiya\u00a0<\/b>(manga)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022\u00a0Animation production:\u00a0<b>ZEXCS<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Cast<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022\u00a0<b>Anna Nagase<\/b>\u00a0as Akane Osaki<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022\u00a0<b>Takuya Eguchi\u00a0<\/b>as Karashi Nerimaya<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022\u00a0<b>Rie Takahashi<\/b>\u00a0as Hikaru Koragi<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022\u00a0<b>Tohru Osaki\u00a0<\/b>as Shinta Arakawa<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022\u00a0<b>Nobunaga Shimazaki\u00a0<\/b>as Maikeru Arakawa\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022\u00a0<b>Chiaki Kobayashi\u00a0<\/b>as Koguma Arakawa\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022\u00a0<b>Yohei Azakami\u00a0<\/b>as Kyoji Arakawa<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022<b>\u00a0Seiichiro Yamashita\u00a0<\/b>as Guriko Arakawa<\/span><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Source:<\/strong>\u00a0Press release<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><em>Disclosure statement: Anime Trending may have business or collaborative relations with one or more of the subjects mentioned in this article.<\/em><\/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. 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