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
Jul 28, 2026, 12:57 PM
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 is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
Confirmed
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 2 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 analysedJul 28, 2026, 12:57 PM
Next scheduled43 minutes 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-updated probability out of 100.
Latest signals
Fresh telemetry
Courcast watches every connected signal to surface the freshest indicators of momentum.
| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 2 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 2 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| danime | viewership rank | JP | 77 | Jul 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 6,887 | Jul 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Jul 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 10 | Jul 24, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 24, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 24, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 16 | Jul 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 24, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 24, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.21 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 37,762 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 4 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 79 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 79.13 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 7,295 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 1,031 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 71,884 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 15,745 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 735 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 80 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 829 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 29,087 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 79.4 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 11 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 24 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 33.45 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 22,921 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 3,647 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 1 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 1,162,974 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| abema | streaming rank | JP | 26 | Jul 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| cdjapan | bd rank | JP | 44 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 24,535 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 35,188 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 9 | Jun 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 4, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 78 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 0 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 20,721 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 0 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 20,721 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga circulation | JP | 3,500,000 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga latest volume sales | JP | 36,200 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 8.14 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | posts 7d | JP | 15 | Jul 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | premiere comment velocity | JP | 0.91 | Jul 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga volume trend pct | JP | 7.1 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 15 | Jul 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers count | GLOBAL | 80,730 | Jul 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 38,939 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 7.57 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | silent days | JP | 35 | Jul 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 22 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers delta | GLOBAL | 43 | Jul 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |