Akane-banashi Season 2 anime has been officially announced following the finale of the first season. It is set to premiere in January 2027. A new teaser trailer and voice cast were also announced. Season 2 will adapt the Apprentice Training Arc, which will have Akane graduate from high school and officially enter the rakugo world as a disciple of Shiguma Arakawa under the stage name Akane Arakawa.
The new voice cast includes:
- Hochu Otsuka as Miroku Kashiwaya
- Ryotaro Okiayu as Shomei Tsubakiya
- Hiroshi Naka as Enso Sanmeitei
- Mutsumi Tamura as Urara Ransaika
- Shinichiro Miki as Ryu’un Kenputei
- Tomokazu Seki as Chocho Konjakutei
You can watch the new trailer below.
The voice cast consists of:
- Anna Nagase as Akane Sakurazaka
- Takuya Eguchi as Karashi Nerimaya
- Rie Takahashi as Hikaru Koragi
- Jun Fukuyama as Shinta Arakawa
- Nobunaga Shimazaki as Maikeru Arakawa
- Chiaki Kobayashi as Koguma Arakawa
- Yohei Azakami as Kyoji Arakawa
- Seiichiro Yamashita as Guriko Arakawa
- Akihisa Shiono as Kaisei Arakawa
- Masaki Terasoma as Shiguma Arakawa
- Akio Otsuka as Issho Arakawa
Studio ZEXCS handles the animation production, with Ayumu Watanabe as the director. The rest of the Season 1 staff included:
- Co-Director: Yu Harima
- Character Design / Chief Animation Director: Ki Tanaka
- Series Composition: Michihiro Tsuchiya
- Music: Akio Izutsu
- Rakugo Supervision: Kikuyo Hayashiya
Akane-banashi anime is based on a manga series written by Yuki Suenaga and illustrated by Takamasa Moue. The series also features rakugo supervision by professional performer Kikuhiko Hayashiya. The manga has been serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump since February 2022. Suenaga drew a special commemorative illustration for Season 2:
Viz Media publishes the series in English, describing the story:
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!
Source: Akane-banashi Official Website
©Yuki Suenaga, Takamasa Moue / SHUEISHA, Akane-banashi Committee
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