Akane-banashi
TVAiring

Akane-banashi

あかね噺

Zexcs

Genres

  • Drama

Tags

all 11
  • ArtsRakugo90
  • Main CastFemale Protagonist80
  • DramaComing of Age75
  • ArtsActing75
  • OtherFound Family66
  • DemographicShounen60
  • Main CastPrimarily Adult Cast60
  • DramaRevenge60
  • SceneWork50
  • Slice of LifeFamily Life46
  • SceneSchool40

Genres: Drama. Tags: Rakugo, Female Protagonist, Coming of Age, Acting, Found Family, Shounen, Primarily Adult Cast, Revenge, Work, Family Life, School.

#636

Ranked

#4840

Popularity

42

Favorites

7.9K

Members

#19

This Season

Popular TV

Episode Progress

Available up to Episode 7

Available up to Episode 7 on Netflix, YouTube

Next EpisodeEpisode 8
—d—h—m—s
TV7 epsAiring8.05
Zexcs·Spring 2026
Premiered
Spring 2026
Aired
Apr 1, 2026 –
Studio
Zexcs

Alternative Titles

jaあかね噺
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"Akane-banashi" Manga Soars in Popularity Ahead of Spring 2026 Anime Debut
Industry · 2w ago
Akane-banashi Anime's Rising Popularity Explained
Industry · 3w ago

Synopsis

Akane-banashi aired on TV Asahi's IMAnimation block.

Where to Watch

Netflix
Sub: EN • Dub: JA
YouTube
Sub: EN • Dub: JA

Trailer

Trailer

Platform Scores

MAL

8.05

Canonical
Rank #636Votes 966

AniList

76 / 100

Trend 31Popularity 30.7K

Kitsu

81 / 100

Users 591

AniList Trend

1,807

+1,413

Episode Guide

Aired so far: 7 / 12

Main Story

7 / 12

58%

Latest Aired

Episode 7

Remaining

5 eps

7 / 12

Theme Songs

Openings

2026
1

Hitotarashi (人誑し / ひとたらし)

Keisuke Kuwata (桑田佳祐)

2026

Public users tracking this

1

Watching: 1

Status Breakdown

7,931users
Planning7,76097.8%
Watching1191.5%
Paused300.4%
Dropped190.2%
Completed30.0%

Tags

Shows how closely each tag relates to this anime
Arts2
Rakugo
90
Acting
75
Main Cast2
Female Protagonist
80
Primarily Adult Cast
60
Drama2
Coming of Age
75
Revenge
60
Other1
Found Family
66
Demographic1
Shounen
60
Scene2
Work
50
School
40
Slice of Life1
Family Life
46
Show spoiler tags1
Time1
Time Skip
40

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