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Manga like Akane-banashi
Also known as Akane Banashi. Picked from what people who loved Akane-banashi went on to love and from what they share with it, like Rakugo, Acting, Found Family. Show
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Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju
Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu
Recommended by 99 Akane-banashi fans on AniList. Both have Rakugo, Acting, Work.
This multi-generational epic dives deep into rakugo, a rich form of Japanese storytelling theater. Small-time crook Yotaro has never forgotten the rakugo tale "The God of Death," which the master Yurakutei Yakumo performed for Yotaro during his time in prison. After his release,…
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About Akane-banashi
(Source: MANGA Plus)
Notes:
- Ranked 3rd in the 8th Next Manga Awards print manga category in 2022.
- Ranked 4th in the Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2023 guidebook for male readers.
- Ranked 3rd in the Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics of 2023.
- Ranked 2nd in the 16th Manga Taisho in 2023.
- Nominated for the 47th Kodansha Manga Award in the shounen category in 2023.
- Included in the New York Public Library's 2023 Best Books for Teens.
- Included in YALSA's 2024 Great Graphic Novels for Teens.