The main cast and staff have also been revealed in the new trailer.
The popular Akane-banashi manga is finally getting its much-awaited anime adaptation. The official website and social media accounts of the series announced that it will premiere some time in 2026, although a definitive release date remains unknown. Moreover, the first trailer of the anime has been released, which features the main cast of the series.
Akane-banashi main cast, staff, and other details
The cast of Akane-banashi consists of:
- Akane Osaki voiced by Anna Nagase (Harley Quinn in Suicide Squad Isekai, Natsuko Hirose in Zenshu)
- Karashi Nerimaya voiced by Takuya Eguchi (Akihiko Kaji in Given, Loud Forger in Spy x Family)
- Hikaru Koragi voiced by Rie Takahashi (Tomo Aizawa in Tomo-chan Is a Girl!, Ai Hoshino in Oshi no Ko)
ZEXCS is producing the anime adaptation of Akane-banashi with Ayumu Watanabe as director\. Michihiro Tsuchiya handles the series composition while Kii Tanaka is the character designer and chief animation director. Akio Izutsu is the music composer while Kikuhiko Hayashiya has joined as Rakugo supervisor.
The Akane-banashi anime is adapted from the popular manga series written by Yuki Suenaga and illustrated by Takamasa Moue. The writer and illustrator’s comments have also been posted on the anime’s X (formerly Twitter) account. Viz Media publishes the manga in English and describes the story as:
Akane unintentionally stirs up a scandal when she’s discovered taking informal lessons from her father’s former teacher, Shiguma Arakawa. And she’s about to make even bigger waves because she is about to begin her first steps in climbing the ranks of a rakugo performer from zenza opening act to shin’uchi headliner is exchanging her secret lessons for formal training. But she’ll still have to finish high school and navigate her relationship with Shiguma’s existing apprentices, all while learning that becoming a stellar rakugoka takes much more than just being good at performing!
