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
Sep 11, 2026, 12:10 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 11 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 analysedSep 11, 2026, 12:10 PM
Next scheduled10 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-updated probability out of 100.
Latest signals
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| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| abema | streaming rank | JP | 26 | Jul 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 79 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 803 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 39,397 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 2 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| cdjapan | bd rank | JP | 48 | Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 16 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 6,945 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| danime | viewership rank | JP | 77 | Jul 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 4,072 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 78 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 6 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 10 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 1 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 6 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 896 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 913 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 79.69 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 27,665 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 76,239 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 29,941 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 8.15 | Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 39,405 | Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 2 | Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 13,879 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga circulation | JP | 3,500,000 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga latest volume sales | JP | 40,500 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga volume trend pct | JP | 11.88 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 2 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 7.57 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 35,336 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 24,536 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 1,170,228 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | premiere comment velocity | JP | 0.91 | Jul 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 9 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 101 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.24 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 7,682 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 79.4 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 80 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 21.49 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 27 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 302 | Aug 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers count | GLOBAL | 80,690 | Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers delta | GLOBAL | -137 | Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | posts 7d | JP | 5 | Aug 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | silent days | JP | 75 | Sep 4, 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 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 60,676 | Sep 11, 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 |