Aliases
Akane-banashi, あかね噺, 朱音落語, อาคาเนะ พลิกตำนานวงการราคุโกะ, Сказание об Аканэ, Chuyện Kể Akane
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"With only your voice and body—master the art."
Akane Ousaki, 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: TV Asahi, edited)
Akane Ousaki, 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: TV Asahi, edited)
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:14 AM
Evidence
Announcement status
Official announcement records with supporting citations.
Confirmed
TV seasonOfficial announcement logged Jun 20, 2026, 03:00 PM.
Franchise overview
Franchise timeline
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Renewal pulse
Courcast score breakdown
CourScore weighs signals for an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
Confirmed
CourScore measures renewal signals out of 100. It is not a calibrated probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 3 hours ago
Top reasons
- Strong renewal expectation - Strong signals suggest renewal is expected.
Runway
Ok
Source runway looks healthy for a continuation.
Financial & Commercial0
Production Feasibility0
Audience Reception0
Strategic Priors0
Fandom Engagement0
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:14 AM
Next scheduled2 hours ago
Renewal FAQ
Akane-banashi renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Akane-banashi getting a new season?
- Yes - Akane-banashi has an officially confirmed continuation. See the Announcement Status section above for the full details and citations.
- Will Akane-banashi be renewed?
- Akane-banashi has already been confirmed for a new entry - it has cleared the renewal hurdle. See the Announcement Status section for the source citation.
- What is Akane-banashi's renewal probability?
- Akane-banashi's CourScore is 100 as of the latest update. CourScore is Courcast's proprietary metric that aggregates over a dozen renewal signals - from source-material runway to social buzz - into a single daily signal score out of 100.
Latest signals
Fresh telemetry
Courcast watches every connected signal to surface the freshest indicators of momentum.
| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| abema | streaming rank | JP | 26 | Jul 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 79 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 840 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 41,189 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 4 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| cdjapan | bd rank | JP | 34 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Sep 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 16 | Sep 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 6,949 | Sep 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| danime | viewership rank | JP | 77 | Jul 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 4,417 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 78 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 6 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | momentum log ratio | GLOBAL | -0.86 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 1 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 7 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 973 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 939 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 79.6 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 30,425 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 79,691 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 31,070 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 8.15 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 39,716 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 12,838 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga circulation | JP | 3,500,000 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga latest volume sales | JP | 36,100 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga volume trend pct | JP | -10.86 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 7.58 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | entry likes | GLOBAL | 29 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | figures total | GLOBAL | 4 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | goods total | GLOBAL | 917 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | media total | GLOBAL | 26 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch total | GLOBAL | 947 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 35,726 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 24,561 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 1,176,150 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | premiere comment velocity | JP | 0.91 | Jul 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 91 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 1,453 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.26 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 8,030 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 79.3 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 80 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 20.82 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 31 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 354 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers count | GLOBAL | 80,959 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers delta | GLOBAL | 370 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | engagement 7d jp | JP | 16,400 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | posts 7d | JP | 1 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | silent days | JP | 2 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 0 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 0 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 1,768 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 62,488 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 20,721 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 20,721 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |