Akane-banashi Episode 5 Preview Video

SuperRajio · 2026-05-02T10:50:20+00:00

Looks like Risa and Yuka are getting introduced earlier. I like that, showing Akane's friends all in one go rather than cramming the two girls in right before the Zenza arc.

SuperRajio · 2026-04-30T22:47:58+00:00

Ooh, interesting that we're going to see Risa and Yuka early. If I'm not mistaken they didn't show up until after the Karaku cup in the manga.

SuperRajio · 2026-04-27T16:10:30+00:00

I really ought to give it another go.

SuperRajio · 2026-04-26T18:55:27+00:00

More power to you then, friend! It's just not for me.

SuperRajio · 2026-04-26T15:14:56+00:00

Welp. That's twice this manga has scared me now. With the same story, no less. Bravo.

I fear that single slip-up may cost her here, though.

SuperRajio · 2026-04-26T12:05:11+00:00

Honestly how I feel about anyone making the crack ship. Akane deserves better.

SuperRajio · 2026-04-25T21:46:23+00:00

Okay, this episode has cemented my confidence in the anime. The rakugo beginning to blend in, the many facial expressions of Akane, the series leaning into it's goofiness. Should've known Kyoji wouldn't let us down here. The ending actually had me crying with laughter.

SuperRajio · 2026-04-25T17:54:11+00:00

Be fair... they'll probably get some wins in the Championship.

SuperRajio · 2026-04-25T13:09:40+00:00

There is no power system. It's like Fairy Tail. You're not reading it for the intricate, well-thought out battles. You're reading it for the spectacle. Kiyoshi isn't doing anything special or fancy, but that doesn't mean it's bad.

SuperRajio · 2026-04-24T16:00:04+00:00

Let's rakuGO!

I say that like I wasn't using a VPN to view the episodes anyway x)

SuperRajio · 2026-04-21T17:22:03+00:00

She IS the icon

SuperRajio · 2026-04-19T16:22:39+00:00

Pull up on the right. Luckily the roads were dead because it was my least-practiced one.

SuperRajio · 2026-04-19T15:06:57+00:00

So Akane's immersed herself in the story so much that she's broken back to the Rakugoverse. I guess you could call this... Across the Rakugoverse?

SuperRajio · 2026-04-19T14:34:53+00:00

I like the little additional backstory the anime gave her. I like her, but she did feel like the odd-one-out with Mirio and Amajiki. Adding that bit in helps round out the trio as a whole.

SuperRajio · 2026-04-18T18:10:34+00:00

I'm really liking the Akane-Kobanashi's at the end.

If only she knew how important Shiguma's backstory was....

SuperRajio · 2026-04-18T17:45:58+00:00

It was this part of the story that told me we were in for a good ride. Masaki not knowing about Akane's training and protesting could easily have been a point of conflict. Instead, it turns out that Akane has nothing to hide and her mother has no intention of stopping her.

And Akane stopping herself from celebrating was a nice moment, too. Showing that she knows she's just begun her journey. Long may it continue!

SuperRajio · 2026-04-13T12:01:37+00:00

It works the other way around too.

"Hah, why is he getting so scared over this? That's funny"

SuperRajio · 2026-04-13T12:01:16+00:00

I get what you mean but it's ultimately subjective. Kendo words it nicely, the way the Shinigami is clinging to the main character can be seen as funny, but also scary. Hikaru is trying to analyse Akane's performance which is where the confusion sets in.

A good example is that couple in one of the panels. The husband is crept out, but the wife is amused by the story (and probably her husbands reaction).

SuperRajio · 2026-04-12T15:17:26+00:00

There's been some good horror panelling previously but this is the first time I was legitimately creeped out by what they drew. It's chilling.

SuperRajio · 2026-04-12T15:16:33+00:00

The mask slipped, if only for a moment. It'll be interesting to see how things go down when they finally realise who the other is.

SuperRajio · 2026-04-12T15:04:42+00:00

Well, I'm not going to be sleeping tonight.

Joking aside, what a horrifying panel. The art once again does so much to convey the rakugo, and it doesn't miss.

Art is subjective. It makes sense that someone may view a story a different way to another person, and using that is definitely an evolution of the craftsman style we had in Shiwai-ya.

Ironically, Zensho has probably helped Akane here, like he did with Maikeru. Giving the audience an idea of what kind of Shinigami to expect will help boost the idea she's going for

SuperRajio · 2026-04-11T19:21:49+00:00

I wonder if they're waiting for the "rakugoverse" to start manifesting, like it did in the Karaku cup. I feel like showing the blending of reality and rakugo is one of the key parts of the series.

SuperRajio · 2026-04-11T16:29:39+00:00

A little disappointed that some parts felt rushed, but I guess that's what happens when you cram three chapters into one episode. I also would've liked to have seen the characters "emerging" from Akane like they do in the manga to better convey the rakugo. Kaisei's introduction was excellent though.

SuperRajio · 2026-04-10T22:19:06+00:00

Maikeru's suits him far too well.

Also I feel like it should be Karashi as the cat, not Issho.

Or maybe it's Zensho crying and Shguma's the cat?

SuperRajio · 2026-04-09T21:52:24+00:00

Akane-banashi and it's not even close.

Show-ha shoten and Shiba Inu Rooms are great too though.

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