All Episodes of Akane-banashi

Season 1

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  8.0/101 votes

  Jugemu

  Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 6/6/2026

  Akane's performance of "Jugemu" takes a subdued approach, providing a pleasant respite for the spectators caught up in the excitement of the contest.

  Director: Wang Chihsia

  Writer: Michihiro Tsuchiya

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  8.0/101 votes

  Answer

  Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 6/13/2026

  Following Akane's bold question, the shrewd Issho makes the reporters leave the room, then reveals the truth about the expulsion incident.

  Director: Sora Fujino

  Writer: Michihiro Tsuchiya

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  7.8/104 votes

  First Performance

  Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/11/2026

  Hearing that Master Shiguma is secretly meeting with a young girl, Futatsume Guriko investigates and finds him teaching Akane at a karaoke parlor.

  Director: Tsuyoshi Yamane

  Writer: Michihiro Tsuchiya

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  7.7/102 votes

  Senior Apprentices

  Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/19/2026

  Akane joins Shiguma's school as an apprentice. The earnest Kyoji Arakawa is tasked with guiding her, but she finds herself stuck doing menial chores.

  Director: Kenta Mimuro

  Writer: Michihiro Tsuchiya

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  7.7/103 votes

  Karaku Cup

  Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/16/2026

  At the Karaku Cup preliminaries, all eyes are on defending champion Karashi and rising voice actor Hikaru Koragi, but Kaisei picks Akane to win.

  Director: Ryoko Nakano

  Writer: Michihiro Tsuchiya

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  7.5/104 votes

  That Day

  Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/4/2026

  Young girl Akane Osaki falls in love with rakugo comic storytelling through watching her father perform. One day, a shocking event derails his career.

  Director: Yuu Harima

  Writer: Michihiro Tsuchiya

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  7.5/102 votes

  Beyond Joy

  Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/25/2026

  Akane performs at a nursing home, displaying all she has learned. Kyoji goes next, determined to show her his skill as her elder fellow apprentice.

  Director: Yusuke Nakagama

  Writer: Michihiro Tsuchiya

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  7.5/102 votes

  Her Path Forward

  Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/2/2026

  Akane gets career counseling from her teacher Iwashimizu, known as the Ice Lady, who refuses to acknowledge Akane's dream of becoming a Rakugoka.

  Director: Miwa Sasaki

  Writer: Michihiro Tsuchiya

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  7.0/103 votes

  Terakoya

  Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/9/2026

  After learning that Issho will judge the annual student Rakugo championship, Akane gains Shiguma's permission to compete — but on one condition.

  Director: Hayato Sakai

  Writer: Michihiro Tsuchiya

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  7.0/101 votes

  Performer

  Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 5/30/2026

  At the Karaku Cup finals, Hikaru Koragi performs a sentimental story to prove she is more than just a pretty face. Next, Akane takes the stage.

  Director: Mie Oishi

  Writer: Michihiro Tsuchiya

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  5.5/102 votes

  What They Want

  Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/23/2026

  As the Karaku Cup finals begin, Karashi wins over the crowd with his bold adapted Rakugo, but head judge Issho's verdict remains to be seen.

  Director: Yuu Harima, Shizue Kaneko

  Writer: Michihiro Tsuchiya

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  N/A/100 votes

  Graduation

  Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 6/20/2026

  After winning the Karaku Cup, Akane suddenly finds herself in the spotlight at school. But unconvinced that her performance was good enough to blow Issho away, she has mixed feelings about it all. And now, graduation day is approaching. Motivated by Akane’s success, her friends have started to pursue their own dreams. Meanwhile, Shiguma racks his brain, trying to come up with a stage name for Akane, who’ll officially become his apprentice once she graduates. And as her thoughts turn to her father, Shinta, Akane ponders the meaning of her own given name.

  Director: Yuu Harima, Miwa Sasaki

  Writer: Michihiro Tsuchiya