Akane-banashi
| Akane-banashi | |
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Akane and her father | |
| あかね噺 | |
|---|---|
| Genre | |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Yuki Suenaga |
| Illustrated by | Takamasa Moue |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | Jump Comics |
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Jump |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | February 14, 2022 – present |
| Volumes | 17 |
Akane-banashi (Japanese: あかね噺, "Akane's Story") is a Japanese manga series written by Yuki Suenaga and illustrated by Takamasa Moue. It follows teenager Akane Osaki as she aims to reach the highest rank in rakugo, partly to avenge her father, who was expelled from the profession six years earlier. The rakugo in the series is supervised by professional rakugoka Kikuhiko Hayashiya. Akane-banashi has been serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump since February 2022, with the chapters collected into 17 tankōbon volumes as of June 2025. Viz Media has licensed the series for English release in North America.
Akane-banashi has received a positive reception from reviewers and has been nominated for various awards.