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GreatGoodWatch score78
GreatGoodWatch scoreSummary
As a child, Akane witnesses a shocking event during her father's career-defining show. Now in high school, she vows to reach the art's highest rank.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Skip it if
- You want dark or edgy material
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 78GoodWatch 78
IMDb7.8
Reach
Streams in 115 countries
+105First aired
2026
April 4, 2026
Still running
Genres
AnimationDramaLanguage
Japanese
Original language
Made in
- Japan
Rated
- TV-PGUnited States
Yes: it's rated TV-PG in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBinge-FriendlyComfort Watch
and 101 more107 people
- Anna NagaseAkane Osaki (voice)12 episodes
Seiichiro YamashitaGuriko Arakawa (voice)9 episodes
Soshiro HoriStudio Three Theater Manager (voice)9 episodes- Chiaki KobayashiKoguma Arakawa (voice)8 episodes
Masaki TerasomaShiguma Arakawa (voice)8 episodes
Akio OtsukaIssho Arakawa (voice)8 episodes
Mariya IseMachiko Iwashimizu (voice)8 episodes
Ryota IwasakiKimihisa Kashio (voice)8 episodes- Akihisa ShionoKaisei Arakawa (voice)6 episodes
Shizuka ItohMasaki Osaki (voice)6 episodes- Takuya EguchiKarashi Nerimaya (voice)5 episodes
- Rie TakahashiHikaru Koragi (voice)5 episodes
- Jun FukuyamaShinta Arakawa (Tohru Osaki) (voice)5 episodes
Hiroaki HirataIkken Arakawa (voice)5 episodes
Kazuki UraShohei (voice)5 episodes
Marie OoiKaraku Cup Participant (voice)5 episodes- Nobunaga ShimazakiMaikeru Arakawa (voice)4 episodes
- Yohei AzakamiKyoji Arakawa (voice)4 episodes
Aino ShimadaSae Komi (voice)4 episodes
Yu WakabayashiMadoka (voice)4 episodes
Suzuka HaraFemale Voice Actor (voice)4 episodes
Kosuke EchigoyaHakushu Kashiwaya (voice)3 episodes
Kouji TakedaMamoru Mikuriya (voice)3 episodes
Yumiko KonatsuSaki Yoshino (voice)3 episodes
Directing · 8
- Tsuyoshi Yamane Director, Assistant Director
- Mie Oishi Director, Storyboard Artist, Key Animation, Animation Director
- Shizue Kaneko Director, Storyboard Artist, Animation Director, Supervising Animation Director
- Kenta Mimuro Director, Storyboard Artist
- Yusuke Nakagama Director
- Wang Chihsia Director, Storyboard Artist, Key Animation
Writing · 1
- Michihiro Tsuchiya Writer, Series Composition
Production · 27
- Tatsuro Hayashi Executive Producer
- Masami Niwa Executive Producer
- Yuko Matsui Executive Producer
- Kei Mizutani Executive Producer
- Hiroshi Yanai Executive Producer
- Kazuki Endo Producer
Camera · 1
- Yuuta Nakamura Director of Photography, Compositing Artist
Editing · 5
- Kiyoshi Hirose Editor
- Kiyomi Yamada Assistant Editor
- Nobuhiro Nagayoshi Online Editor
- Yuki Arai Online Editor
- Takayuki Miyai Online Editor
Sound · 4
- Akio Izutsu Original Music Composer
- Yui Ando Sound Effects
- Shunsuke Hongo Foley Artist
- Nao Murakoshi Sound Mixer
Art · 4
- Hiroko Tanabe Art Direction, Background Designer
- Mami Deguchi Title Designer
- Maiko Ikeda Art Direction
- Hideaki Uehara Storyboard Artist
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Ryoko Nakano Assistant Costume Designer, Director, Storyboard Artist
- Noriko Shimazawa Costume Design, Animation Director, Key Animation
Other crew · 240
- Yuu Harima Assistant Director, Director, Storyboard Artist
- Miwa Sasaki Other, Director, Storyboard Artist
- Yasunari Nitta Character Designer, Opening/Ending Animation, Supervising Animation Director
- Ryonosuke Kuroki Opening/Ending Animation, Key Animation
- Takumi Sakurada Other, Background Designer
- Shizuka Sato Opening/Ending Animation, Key Animation, Animation Director
Akane-banashi episodes
2 seasons · 12 episodes
Episodes
- S1 E1 Ano Hi, 8.4
- S1 E2 Hatsu Kôza, 7.9
- S1 E3 Anideshi, 7.7
- S1 E4 Yorokobi no Saki, 7.8
- S1 E5 Susumu Michi, 8.0
- S1 E6 Terakoya, 7.8
- S1 E7 Karaku Hai, 8.2
- S1 E8 Needs, 7.7
- S1 E9 Hyôgensha, 7.8
- S1 E10 Jugemu, 9.1
- S1 E11 Kotae, 7.8
- S1 E12 Sotsugyô, 8.2
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