"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!
Akane-banashi is currently airing and will have 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: あかね噺, Akane-banashi
Genres: The Arts , Drama , Coming Of Age
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Top 5 Anime Like Akane-banashi [2026 List]
- 5. The Glassworker
- 4. Akane-banashi
- 3. Look Back
- 2. Yoru no Kurage wa Oyogenai
- 1. Ie Naki Ko
5. The Glassworker
'The Glassworker' is a hand-drawn animated film about a young girl and boy who discover that life is beautiful but fragile, like glass.
The Glassworker has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: The Glassworker
4. Akane-banashi
"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!
Akane-banashi is currently airing and will have 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: あかね噺, Akane-banashi
3. Look Back
Popular, outgoing Fujino is celebrated by her classmates for her funny comics in the class newspaper. One day, her teacher asks her to share the space with Kyomoto, a truant recluse whose beautiful artwork sparks a competitive fervor in Fujino. What starts as jealousy transforms when Fujino realizes their shared passion for drawing.
Look Back has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: ルックバック, LOOK BACK
2. Yoru no Kurage wa Oyogenai
"I want to find what I enjoy."
Shibuya, a district overflowing with identity.
A girl trying to find herself drifts through Shibuya in the dead of night until a special encounter changes everything.
For the first time, the creative activities of unknown young girls will begin—
Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: 夜のクラゲは泳げない, YoruKura
1. Ie Naki Ko
Remi is a boy living happily with his mother in the French countryside. But everything changes when his estranged father comes home and, in desperate need of money, reveals that Remi is adopted, and sells him. Heartbroken, Remi ends up with Vitalis, a traveling musician, and his troupe of animal entertainers. Together, they travel the country in search for Remi's real parents, along the way learning the harsh lessons of life. A deeply moving story about friendship, loss and the pursuit of happiness.
Ie Naki Ko has finished airing and it has 51 Episodes. It is also Known as: 家なき子, Remi, the Nobody's Boy, Rémi
