Who is Yuki Suenaga, creator of Akane-banashi?

Who is Yuki Suenaga

The series follows Akane Osaki on her path to becoming a master of rakugo — Japan's traditional art of comic storytelling — to vindicate her father. Praised for making a purely verbal art form thrilling on the page, it has become one of the most critically celebrated series in current Jump, with an anime adaptation announced.

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Akane-banashi

Akane dives into rakugo, the art of storytelling with just voice and gestures, following in her father's footsteps.

21volumes

226chapters so far

14times it opened the magazine

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Akane-banashi debuted in Weekly Shōnen Jump No. 11 · 2022, on sale February 14, 2022. That same issue also carried One Piece, My Hero Academia and Black Clover. It is still running: the latest chapter, number 226, came out in No. 47 · 2026 (October 19, 2026). In the 2026 TOC ranking (its average position in the table of contents) it is 5th of 20 running series, averaging 5.3 over the last 8 issues.

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