The anime adaptation of the rakugo manga series Akane-banashi just introduced another talented storyteller. And this particular casting announcement will catch the attention of Super Sentai fans! Akihisa Shiono will voice Kaisei Arakawa, another of Issho Arakawa's students who specializes in realistic female voices. Fans may recognize Shiono as Kyoryu Green from 2013's Kyoryuger . Other notable roles include Daichi in the live-action adaptation of Mob Psycho 100 and Kantaro Okuyama in the live-action Golden Kamuy TV series and upcoming film. RELATED: Akane-banashi Anime Reveals April 2026 Broadcast, More Cast in New Trailer Akane-banashi Anime Trailer Key visual RELATED: Akane-banashi Anime Adaptation Officially Announced for 2026 Ayumu Watanabe ( Summer Time Rendering ) directs the Akane-banashi anime at studio ZEXCS, with series composition by Michihiro Tsuchiya ( Saint Cecilia & Pastor Lawrence scriptwriter), character designs by Kii Tanaka ( Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead ) and music by Akio Izutsu ( Akuma Kun ). Kikuhiko Hayashiya is also on board as rakugo supervisor. Additional staff credits include: Assistant Director: Yu Harima Sub Character Designer: Yasunari Nitta Chief Animation Directors: Kii Tanaka, Yasunari Nitta, Hisashi Kagawa Costume Designer: Noriko Shimazawa Prop Designer: Yoshinori Iwanaga Art Designer: Shuhei Tada Art: Takumi Sakurada Color Designer: Saori Goda Director of Photography: Yuta Nakamura Editor: Kiyoshi Hirose Sound Director: Noriyoshi Konuma The original manga by Yuki Suenaga (story) and Takamasa Moue (art) began in February 2022 with 19 volumes released in Japan to date. VIZ Media releases an English-language version of the manga, and describes the story: Akane unintentionally stirs up a scandal when she’s discovered taking informal lessons from her father’s former teacher, Shiguma Arakawa. And she’s about to make even bigger waves because she is about to begin her first steps in climbing the ranks of a rakugo performer from zenza opening act to shin’uchi headliner is exchanging her secret lessons for formal training. But she’ll still have to finish high school and navigate her relationship with Shiguma’s existing apprentices, all while learning that becoming a stellar rakugoka takes much more than just being good at performing! Source : Akane-banashi official X (formerly Twitter) account
