The anime adaptation of Akane Banashi can have its world premiere in New York and Boston this April. The abroad occasions had been introduced by way of the sequence’ official X account.
The world premiere screening will happen at Japan Society in New York on April 1 at 8:00 p.m. EST. The occasion will characteristic the primary episode of the anime together with uncommon behind-the-scenes footage. Canadian-born rakugo performer Katsura Sunshine is scheduled to ship a reside efficiency as a part of this system.
Ticket gross sales for the New York premiere will start on March 2 by the Japan Society web site. Admission is priced at USD22 for members and USD28 for non-members.
A second particular screening will probably be held in Boston on April 4 at 7:00 p.m. EST throughout Anime Boston. The occasion may even embrace a efficiency and speak session by Katsura Sunshine.
“My mates, the tremendous well-liked Rakugo manga is turning into an anime! Be part of me on the World Premiere in New York and the Particular Screening in Boston to be among the many first to expertise what’s going to be a smash hit anime,” Katsura Sunshine commented.
In contrast to the ticketed New York occasion, the Boston screening will probably be open to Anime Boston attendees. Entry will probably be topic to panel room capability and availability, in accordance with the announcement.
The anime is being directed by Ayumu Watanabe at studio ZEXCS, with Yuu Harima serving as assistant director. Skilled rakugo performer Kikuhiko Hayashiya is supervising the challenge’s portrayal of rakugo performances.
Kii Tanaka is in control of character designs and serves as chief animation director. Michihiro Tsuchiya is dealing with the sequence script, whereas Akio Izutsu will compose the music.
Creator Yuki Suenaga had beforehand revealed that the anime’s first episode would possibly even surpass the manga in impression.
Solid of the anime contains:
- Anna Nagase as Akane Osaki
- Takuya Eguchi as Karashi Nerimaya
- Rie Takahashi as Hikaru Koragi
- Jun Fukuyama as Shinta Arakawa
- Nobunaga Shimazaki as Maikeru Arakawa
- Chiaki Kobayashi as Koguma Arakawa
- Yohei Azakami as Kyoji Arakawa
- Seiichiro Yamashita as Guriko Arakawa
- Akihisa Shiono as Kaisei Arakawa
- Masaki Terasoma as Shiguma Arakawa
- Akio Otsuka as Issho Arakawa
Akane-banashi, written by Yuki Suenaga and illustrated by Takamasa Moue, has been serialized in Shueisha’s shonen manga journal Weekly Shonen Leap since February 2022, with the chapters collected into 20 tankobon volumes as of January 2026.
Viz Media has licensed the sequence for English launch in North America.
