Akane's Rakugo journey intensifies as she adapts to her audience, while Kyoji impresses with his serious style.

Katsura Sunshine’s Rakugo has run Off-Broadway for over five years, presenting the 400-year-old Japanese art of comic storytelling. Entering its sixth year at New World Stages, the production is ...

Akane-banashi might not have yet gained the same momentum as Witch Hat Atelier or Re:Zero Season 4, but it remains among the ...

Akane-Banashi Episode 5 has been anticipated in the fandom because of how this week's installment focused on the female lead ...

Another weekly anime is headed to Netflix this Spring, with Akane-Banashi debuting on the streaming platform on May 17, 2026.

Edanoshin Katsura, 23, is shaking up the world of rakugo, a highly stylized form of Japanese comedy. As the founder of Z Rakugo, a Shibuya-based collective redefining rakugo for Gen Z, he’s pulling ...

Katsura Sunshine talks about Rakugo and how he became the first Western Master bringing the comic Japanese artform to London... Rakugo is the 400-year-old Japanese tradition of comic storytelling.

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As a practitioner of the traditional Japanese art of “rakugo” comic storytelling, Ramune goes out of her way to make people laugh. That she does so in three languages might be a first in Japan. A ...

In Tokyo’s bustling Shinjuku district, twice a day each day—at 11:00 AM and 5:00 PM—long queues form in front of a wooden building festooned with large, colorful flags. This is a traditional Japanese ...