A Special Collaboration Between TV Anime "Akane-banashi" and Video Streaming Service "Pia Rakugo Zanmai" Begins!
Pia Rakugo Zanmai, a subscription service with over 3,000 rakugo videos, has launched a collaboration with the anime "Akane-banashi." Real rakugo performances featured in the anime will be released for free weekly.
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A special collaboration project has launched between Pia Corporation's "Pia Rakugo Zanmai," a flat-rate video streaming service offering unlimited viewing of over 3,000 rakugo performances, and the highly anticipated TV anime "Akane-banashi" starting its broadcast this spring! Real performance videos of rakugo stories featured in the TV anime will be available for free for a limited time on a special collaboration website.
The TV anime "Akane-banashi" broadcasts every Saturday at 11:30 PM on the 24-station TV Asahi network "IMAnimation" block, BS Asahi, and others. The anime features a variety of rakugo stories woven by colorful characters, including the protagonist, Akane Osaki. Enjoy the charm of these stories through lively performance videos by modern storytellers.
On the special collaboration website, out of the more than 3,000 titles available on Pia Rakugo Zanmai, performance videos of "Daiku Shirabe" (by Ryushi Shunputei and Entaro Tachibanaya) and "Shibahama" (by Karoku Yanagiya)—which appeared in the first broadcast on Saturday, April 4—were released for free starting at noon on Monday, April 6.
Going forward, videos of featured stories will be released at noon on the Monday following each TV anime broadcast.
After watching the TV anime, be sure to check out the special collaboration website!
### TV Anime "Akane-banashi"
**Popular manga finally gets an anime adaptation**
**A coming-of-age story of a girl aiming for the top in rakugo**
The popular rakugo manga serialized in "Weekly Shonen Jump" gets a TV anime adaptation. Broadcasting every Saturday from April 4.
The protagonist, Akane Osaki, who grew up admiring her rakugo storyteller father, was inspired by a shocking event that took place on the stage where her father was vying for promotion to Shin'uchi (master)...
The TV anime "Akane-banashi" broadcasts every Saturday at 11:30 PM on the 24-station TV Asahi network "IMAnimation" block, BS Asahi, and others. The anime features a variety of rakugo stories woven by colorful characters, including the protagonist, Akane Osaki. Enjoy the charm of these stories through lively performance videos by modern storytellers.
On the special collaboration website, out of the more than 3,000 titles available on Pia Rakugo Zanmai, performance videos of "Daiku Shirabe" (by Ryushi Shunputei and Entaro Tachibanaya) and "Shibahama" (by Karoku Yanagiya)—which appeared in the first broadcast on Saturday, April 4—were released for free starting at noon on Monday, April 6.
Going forward, videos of featured stories will be released at noon on the Monday following each TV anime broadcast.
After watching the TV anime, be sure to check out the special collaboration website!
### TV Anime "Akane-banashi"
**Popular manga finally gets an anime adaptation**
**A coming-of-age story of a girl aiming for the top in rakugo**
The popular rakugo manga serialized in "Weekly Shonen Jump" gets a TV anime adaptation. Broadcasting every Saturday from April 4.
The protagonist, Akane Osaki, who grew up admiring her rakugo storyteller father, was inspired by a shocking event that took place on the stage where her father was vying for promotion to Shin'uchi (master)...