

Akane-banashi
あかね噺
Rakugo, a traditional form of storytelling, takes years for any apprentice to master and ascend to the top rank of shinuchi. Ever since she could remember, Akane Ousaki has been mesmerized by her father Tooru's rakugo performances. Peeking in behind a sliding door, she would spend hours watching and mimicking his work. For Tooru, the only thing separating him from that coveted rank is a promotion test in front of an audience and a senior rakugo master, Isshou Arakawa. Despite his passionate performance, Tooru finds himself expelled from the rakugo school following the exam. This makes him give up on rakugo entirely and settle for a regular job, breaking his daughter's heart. Filled with grief and anger, Akane now seeks vengeance on the man who refuses to see the genius behind her father's rakugo style. She begs Tooru's former rakugo master, Shiguma Arakawa, to take her under his wing. But Shiguma feels unworthy of taking on another pupil after what happened to her father six years prior. In order to see if she has what it takes to enter the rakugo world, Shiguma urges Akane to test her resolve by performing in front of an audience. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
Characters

Ousaki, Akane
MainVoice
Nagase, Anna

Arakawa, Kaisei
SupportingVoice
Shiono, Akihisa

Arakawa, Maikeru
SupportingVoice
Shimazaki, Nobunaga

Arakawa, Kyouji
SupportingVoice
Azakami, Youhei

Arakawa, Ikken
SupportingVoice
Hirata, Hiroaki

Arakawa, Zenshou
SupportingVoice
Tachiki, Fumihiko

Arakawa, Isshou
SupportingVoice
Ootsuka, Akio

Arakawa, Shiguma
SupportingVoice
Terasoma, Masaki

Arakawa, Guriko
SupportingVoice
Yamashita, Seiichirou

Arakawa, Koguma
SupportingVoice
Kobayashi, Chiaki

Kashio, Kimihisa
SupportingVoice
Iwasaki, Ryouta

Kouragi, Hikaru
SupportingVoice
Takahashi, Rie
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This episode was absolutely incredible! The animation quality is on another level.
I love this anime, I am so excited!
time to rewatch huh
Peak x Peak