Akane-banashi, Vol. 16
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Akane-banashi, Vol. 16
Akane takes on the world of rakugo to avenge her father!
Akane-banashi, Vol. 16 by Yuki Suenaga tells the story of Akane, who is determined to take on the world of rakugo to avenge her father.
Shinta Arakawa wants nothing more than to pass his shin’uchi exam—the test that would make him a top-rank headliner and master storyteller in the traditional Japanese art of rakugo. Akane Osaki, his daughter and biggest fan, spies on him while he practises and learns his routines for herself. When rakugo master Issho Arakawa expels everyone after the exam with no explanation, a fire is lit inside Akane. From that day forth, she has had one goal—to avenge her father and prove his art was worthy of the title of shin’uchi.
As youngsters, Issho and Shiguma are trapped in poverty, doing odd jobs, getting in fights, and behaving utterly unlike the professional rakugoka they will one day become. When the previous Shiguma, Kiroku Kashiwaya, charms them with his art, they join his rakugo school, and he influences them to work hard and better themselves. But one day, everything changes…
In recounting this story to Akane, Urara reveals the secret behind the birth of the Arakawa School. Will it change Akane’s perception on becoming Issho’s apprentice?
This volume also includes the one-shot “Tatarashido,” a story about stand-up comedy from fun-loving high schoolers!
Series: Akane-banashi
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781974763351
Publisher: Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 18 June 2026
Country: United States
Imprint: Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc
Contributors:
- By Takamasa Moue
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 127.0mm
Height: 191.0mm
Weight: 132g
Pages: 200
About the Author
Yuki Suenaga previously published the one-shot “Tatarashido” in 2021 in Weekly Shonen Jump. Akane-banashi is their first serialized title. It began its run in Weekly Shonen Jump in February 2022 and won third place in the print manga category at the eighth Next Manga Awards in 2022.
Takamasa Moue started his manga career in 2015 by participating in Shonen Jump’s Golden Future Cup contest with the one-shot “Galaxy Gangs.” His first serialization, Ole ★ Golazo, ran in Weekly Shonen Jump in 2016. In 2017, he published a short serialization in Jump GIGA called K.K. in the City of Fog, which ran for three chapters. In 2021, he teamed up with Yuki Suenaga to create the one-shot “Tatarashido.” In February 2022, the two worked together to publish what would be his second serialization, Akane-banashi.
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