Fans are talking about Akane-banashi #2 — here's what they had to say.
The sheer voice-acting flex in the rakugo segments is blowing everyone away, and nobody saw that double-Kuwata Keisuke music attack coming.
Fans are talking about Akane-banashi #2 — here's what they had to say.
The sheer voice-acting flex in the rakugo segments is blowing everyone away, and nobody saw that double-Kuwata Keisuke music attack coming.
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absolute rookie vibes lmao
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lowkey a stalker ngl
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straight into the dogeza folder
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his tee literally says "sokotsu" lmaoooo classic
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what kind of weird flirting is this wtf
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that guy who yelled about expulsion doesn't seem like a total villain tho, wonder what's his deal
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what a wholesome company tbh
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trading dreams for stability, but the soul is freezing. peak reality right there...
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these few cuts totally set up the plot and context, absolute godtier direction
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sure having a dad with a "real job" sounds nice on paper, but akane lived for her old man's rakugo man...
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holding onto a childhood dream since elementary school is wild dedication
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look how much they've grown...
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the last episode left us hanging so hard, so glad pops is alive... but in another way, his career totally died didn't it
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already doing thekouza?!
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akane choosing the hardest path possible is insane, respect the grind
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didn't even snap back when people gave her the "wait really?" look, such a good kid
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guriko-niisan is an angel fr. actually, all the senior bros in this sect are too nice.
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love that subtle eye contact directing right before stepping onto the stage, happened in ep 1 too
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wait how does a ponytail instantly dye the tips wtf... ok i shouldn't question anime logic
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wait you can do akouza before even becoming an apprentice? well kids' rakugo is a thing i guess...
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akane is stiff as hell lmao. rare nervous akane content
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bro is totally flying solo lol
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akane's voice is so good (i'm saying it twice cuz it's that important)
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"Manju Kowai", the classic of all classics
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ponytail akane is elite ngl
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this ain't amateur stuff "wait why does this feel so nostalgic... shinchang?"
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akane's delivery gives me strong "Wave, Listen to Me!" vibes lol
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the hand that listens is the hand that strikes (wait no)
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highway bus got him highway busted lmao
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getting more laughs than joshiraku rn
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kikuhiko totally bombed his first stage back then tho... 😮
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i'll gladly take this kind of exhaustion
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that breath tho *whew*
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this random person barging in is the scariest part ngl
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seen her in other rakugo shows before, but nagase anna's delivery is actually cracked
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manju kowai time!!
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WHAT!? she made nitsumai in just 2 years?? (wa)
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honestly didn't know nagase anna until she bagged that kaguya-hime lead, but she's grinding roles at lightspeed. doing this kind of storytelling at 21? absolute prodigy born sooner or later
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i can see it... i can literally see the manjuu
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oh damn, they actually mix in shamisen and live instruments for this?
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so being seductive means she's good at trap acting? (pause)
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god bless this show for explaining the rakugo lore so smooth even brainlet otaku like me get it
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...the gap between that enka-level haunting beauty and being tone-deaf is insane wtf...?!
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shiono akihisa's first time voice acting?? his va game and rakugo are both ridiculously good
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if an even better performer drops later, everyone's gonna forget the warmup acts tho lol
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nagase anna seriously deserves best lead va award this year fr
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"women aren't made for rakugo." is that why? men playing seductive women creates that crazy gap that makes the art pop more.
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first time as a va for shiono, but tokusatsu actors never miss. voice sounds a bit out of place since it's fresh, but the storytelling hit hard. then again i'm a noob so wtf do i know
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yeah no shit she doesn't wanna apprentice under the guy who fired her old man.
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"i was copying them in bulk so i ran late" bro actually meant it literally when he said bulk lol
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even the actual pros are doing mob casting lol
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the ED sounds straight up like kuwata keisuke too (cuz it is kuwata keisuke)
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wait kuwata doing the ED too?? bro is actually trying to become the final boss of anime songs...
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MANJU KOWAI!!
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ep 2 was so insanely good......... the direction for a rakugo anime is top tier, and the vas' storytelling just sucks you right in,,, absolute peak!!
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know zero about real rakugo so idk how to feel, but the rakugo parts definitely slap. pr... probably
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storyboard: yuu harima, direction: kofumi yamane, animation director: xenotoon... wait, another mega rookie staff?? ED storyboard: ayumu watanabe, ED direction: yuu harima, ED key anim: yasunari nitta
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totally clashing with "Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian" but since alya is on mbs the schedule is scuffed, might just watch akane-banashi mondays on at-x instead
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kuwata actually keeping up with anime trends to drop new tracks, what a legend
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that guy's rakugo has actual colors to it
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wtf is this akane-banashi ending theme, some random kuwata song just started playing out of nowhere
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kuwata keisuke never did anime ops before and now he drops 2 tracks in one season?? wild!!
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that quick shooting game cameo in the op, backgrounds lowkey look like xevious lol
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craving chestnut manjuu at this hour because of the ending... is this part of the training too?
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shiguma-shisho hanging out with young gals in broad daylight, good for him lol. akane's first stage went smooth, though kaisei-niisan completely stole the show. the rivalry starting up makes it so much spicier
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her acting tone-deaf is actually god-tier
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wait? the ending is kuwata too 😀 and voiced by akane-chan herself!
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watching akane-banashi after listening to papa's radio show, and wait, dad is voiced by lelouch?? man vas are just built different speaking that smooth
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akane's first stage "manju kowai"! her scared face was hilarious, and her eating air manjuu had me rolling! 😆✨ nailed it! 👍 lost to kaisei tho. hope she takes the W next time. hyped for next week's senior brother arc! 😃🎶
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so good! akane—wait, nagase anna's rakugo is insanely clean! all that prep time really paid off. especially the eating scenes, made me actually salivate for a drink ngl. source material is already amazing, but stellar va work elevates it to a whole new level
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manju kowai is the very first rakugo story i ever learned, so much nostalgia. never thought i'd see akane perform it in anime form!!
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anime akane-banashi is so good. vas must have a nightmare doing rakugo, but hearing it straight into your ears anime-style just proves they're absolute pros.
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ending theme "Akane On My Mind ~Manju Kowai" just dropped out of nowhere and caught me off guard 👀‼️ such a fresh and pop-tastic bop ♪
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watching purely for your oshi, only to completely forget they're a va and get sucked into the actual character and story—that's true bliss! gonna wear out my tver player
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was good, but the ED completely stole the show... so glad i recorded it...
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<IMAnimation> akane-banashi #2 "First Stage" done. did they only record the specific parts used in the anime for the dub? if they recorded the whole thing, i wanna listen to it raw without visuals!
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true, before the broadcast they only leaked the OP, nobody knew what the ED was. what a nice surprise. dropping the manju kowai reference fits episode 2 to a T.
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it's good, but the direction feels way too heavy-handed. i just wanna sit back and soak in the vas' rakugo performance, so heavy-handed animation and directing feel like they're getting in the way, kinda annoying.
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nice touch explaining the featured rakugo piece in the episode. speaking of famous ones, "Manju Kowai" is probably the GOAT. Doraemon's chestnut manjuu episode was totally inspired by this lore