The popular rakugo manga “Akane-banashi,” written by Yuki Suenaga and illustrated by Takamasa Moue, is officially getting an anime adaptation. The announcement was made alongside the release of a new ...

For hundreds of years, Japanese performers have practiced a comedic storytelling art known as rakugo (落語). Traditionally staged in intimate yose theaters, rakugo transforms verbal storytelling into a ...

Akane-banashi has officially announced that a new TV anime series is now in the works, and will be airing some time next year. The first trio of characters have been revealed for the new series, and ...

When it comes to shonen anime and manga, most are firmly in the "battle shonen" category, but that's not the case with a recent hit that breaks several conventions while putting a Japanese art form ...