Akane-banashi #5: What Fans Are Saying: The Path Ahead

Fans are talking about Akane-banashi #5 — here's what they had to say.

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Akane-banashi starting!

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LETS FCKING GOOOOO

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that kappore part is so goddamn good lmao

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lowkey love the puffy face she makes in the op for a split second

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poor Kyoji getting done dirty like that 💀

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well, she *does* have friends, surprisingly

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wait, does that mean her grades were straight up failing till now...

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moms about to go absolutely ballistic

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wtf even is that job lol

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I mean the teacher's got a point, but Akane already thought this through and talked it out with her fam and master, so

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Left her on read wwww I mean fair, if you're gonna be a rakugoka college is kinda useless. Still, the teacher's prejudice against rakugo is wild tho...

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I mean yeah, as a homeroom teacher hearing your student wanna do rakugo must be... a lot lol

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that shoujo manga face tho 😂

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holy shit that was the fat kid?!

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attacking people using their weaknesses smh 😭

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thought her mental was completely shattered from the career talk and then she snaps right back to this energy 🪭

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stop going over to bother her wwww

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typical Iwasa behavior lol

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OHHH so that's why it's called "The Path Ahead". Makes sense now

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calling him Kenji? damn this kid's smooth

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u telling me she aint never read Night on the Galactic Railroad?? fr??

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this part is way too good

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okay but Akane's expressions this week are just too freakin cute

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typical nerd yapping non-stop the second they get to talk about their special interest 💀

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im not a monster!!

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crashed and burned instantly ngl

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and her bluff got exposed rip

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Shuei University?!

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A MONSTER LMAOOOOOOOOOO

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that emotional damage is unreal

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giggling and whispering to yourself all alone during class is wild behavior ngl

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her attitude during class is so atrocious lmao no wonder the teacher is like wtf are you on about

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not that she's totally against it, but she gotta guide her students so I totally get the teacher's struggle here

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Sensei... she actually cares about every single student and thinks hard about all their futures. Absolute respect ngl

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Is this a date!? ...and rejected instantly F

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LOOK AT HER!! LOOK AT OUR AKANE!! AND LOOK AT JUMBO WHO BELIEVES IN HER!!!!

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it's not like we're strangers or anything

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Jumbo dropping actual wisdom there ngl

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if you actually give a damn about your students, go see it for yourself!

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used to have a student who dreamed of becoming a comedian too ngl

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of course she's gonna try to stop Akane after having a former student crash and burn so hard, can't even blame her tbh

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Akane: "So actually we got a special guest today. Meet Jumbo my frenemy, and Iwasa my homeroom teacher. My bad, can I get two spotlights please?" Jumbo: "!?" Iwasa: "!?"

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did the vibe just crush her completely lol

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is that the Wall of Ice... no, the Ice Queen standing right in front of Anna Nagase's CV??

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TENSHIKI LET'S FCKING GOOOOOO 🔥

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Tenshiki is the main rakugo piece this time eh

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Wait, Akane bluffing about reading books right in front of her teacher earlier wasn't in the manga right? Such a genius original anime setup to hype up this "Tenshiki" bit!!

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Had a teacher just like Iwasa back in high school. Always arguing with students who wanted to go to vocational school instead of a 4-year uni lol

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fr tho, the voice actor's rakugo practice is paying off so hard it's insane

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when someone's a perfectionist having helpers is kinda annoying, but you gotta appreciate them still showing up to help out

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went in thinking "let's see how good this teacher's rakugo is after talking all that big game" and ended up getting completely mesmerized lol classic

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"OH YOU MEAN SAKAZUKI!"

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the sheer nerve of speaking in front of a crowd, especially with people you know there... insane respect

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Tenshiki is literally my favorite

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but fr tho, Edo period commoners were totally obsessed with farts weren't they (learned way too much about that last year lol)

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the animation on her movements while talking is nuts... this show is wild

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couldn't agree more... I still got a long way to go myself...

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"Aren't you ashamed of telling such a lie? I don't give a fart."

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Choice 1: Rak Choice 2: Ugo Choice 3: Master

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it's fine, Fujii Sota dropped out of high school too (okay bad comparison lol)

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good for you, Akane.

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lmao I love how she filled that out wwww

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oh damn, once you get through to her she's gonna go 120% all-in to support you...

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Student Rakugo Championship and the judge is literally Issho Arakawa wtf

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IT'S HERE!! THE KARAKU CUP!!

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Anna Nagase's Tenshiki is ridiculously convincing wtf. had to start clapping fr 👏👏

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wait this fated clash is happening WAY earlier than I thought...!?

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bro the final boss showing up way too early lmao

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love how the highlight just smoothly slides right out of her eyes in that cut. Bringing Master Issho Arakawa to a student contest is literally gonna extinct all future rakugokas tho 💀

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teacher doing all that research beforehand is an absolute G for real

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MANJU IS SCARYYYY

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It's called the Karaku Cup, but does master Sanshotei Karaku even exist in Akane's universe too lol

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woah did not see that coming, happening way sooner than expected fr

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pacing is so damn good, feels effortless yet hits every single beat. Such a crazy engaging and solid anime ngl

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tbh given how that went down, inviting him is just asking for bad vibes. Since we're early in the episode count she probably won't even score a win yet, is this gonna be a rage-inducing episode?

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Keisuke Kuwata apparently loves dirty jokes, but I bet "Suzufuri", "Otamagyu", and especially "Kinya-me" ain't ever gonna be the theme song lol

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Teacher got totally sucked into Tenshiki. Akane's a dreamer who knows how to make people smile! 😊💕✨ Her path is set as a rakugoka and she's walking the talk! And now she's invited to a rakugo tourney! But the head judge is Issho Arakawa! Oh lord that's terrifying! Super hyped for ep 6 Temple School! 😃🎶

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putting everything you got on the line to make a tough opponent finally crack a nod—another absolute banger of a 30 min that flew right by

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over in a blink... I say this every time, but the facial expressions and body language during the rakugo scenes have so much immersion, it really feels like they're conveying the whole vibe of rakugo, not just the lines. absolutely love it

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called it!! You can actually see Akane growing up ☺️

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Jumbo is voiced by Tomokazu Sugita– wait no, Tomokazu-san? Ah, Tomokazu Seki? No wait, Tomokazu-- wait, it's Hiroki Yasumoto? Ah, Fukushi Ochiai! (My brain is fried)

Watching Akane totally flip her uptight teacher's perspective using nothing but pure passion for rakugo is just too satisfying.

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