The upcoming anime Akane-banashi has released a new character trailer. The video focuses on Akane’s father, Tohru Osaki, who performs under the stage name Shinta Arakawa. The character is voiced by Jun Fukuyama. The anime is set to begin broadcasting on April 4.
An official Akane-banashi Global YouTube Channel has also launched. The channel will stream the latest promotional videos in multiple languages and will offer full episodes for free to fans in North America and Latin America after the series begins airing in Japan.
Character Trailer:
Key Visual:
CAST:
Akane Osaki: Anna Nagase
Karashi Nerimaya: Takuya Eguchi
Hikaru Koragi: Rie Takahashi
Shinta Arakawa (Tohru Osaki): Jun Fukuyama
Maikeru Arakawa: Nobunaga Shimazaki
Koguma Arakawa: Chiaki Kobayashi
Kyoji Arakawa: Yohei Azakami
Guriko Arakawa: Seiichiro Yamashita
Shiguma Arakawa: Masaki Terasoma
Issho Arakawa: Akio Otsuka
STAFF:
Original Work: Yuki Suenaga, Takamasa Moue
Director: Ayumu Watanabe
Assistant Director: Yu Harima
Series Composer: Michihiro Tsuchiya
Character Design & Chief Animation Director: Kii Tanaka
Sub Character Design & Chief Animation Director: Yasunari Nitta
Chief Animation Director: Hisashi Kagawa
Costume Design: Noriko Shimazawa
Prop Design: Yoshinori Iwanaga
Art Design: Shuhei Tada
Art: Takumi Sakurada
Color Design: Saori Goda
Photography Director: Yuta Nakamura
Editor: Kiyoshi Hirose
Sound Director: Noriyoshi Konuma
Music: Akio Izutsu
Rakugo Supervision: Kikuhiko Hayashiya
Animation Studio: ZEXCS
Akane-banashi is a manga series written by Yuki Suenaga and illustrated by Takamasa Moue. It is serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump (published by Shueisha), and currently collected in 17 tankōbon volumes. The English edition is published by VIZ Media.
SYNOPSIS:
“With only your voice and body—master the art.”
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’uchi (master rank).
Six years later, now a high school student, she sets her sights on becoming a Shin’uchi herself—pushing forward in the highly competitive world of Rakugo.
A passionate and authentic Rakugo drama begins now!
Source: Official Website
©Yuki Suenaga, Takamasa Moue / SHUEISHA, Akane-banashi Committee
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