{"product_id":"akane-banashi-vol-5-9781974743346","title":"Akane-Banashi, Vol. 5","description":"\u003cb\u003eAkane takes on the world of rakugo to avenge her father!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShinta Arakawa wants nothing more than to pass his shin'uchi exam--the test that would make him a top-rank headliner and master storyteller in the traditional Japanese art of rakugo. Akane Osaki, his daughter and biggest fan, spies on him while he practices and learns his routines for herself. When rakugo master Issho Arakawa expels everyone after the exam with no explanation, a fire is lit inside Akane. From that day forth, she has had one goal--to avenge her father and prove his art was worthy of the title of shin'uchi. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs a prominent rookie with a target on her back, Akane takes an opening slot with the goal of clapping back against the veteran futatsume, Rien Konjakuan, who insulted her. While her crisp rakugo performance wows the crowd, Karashi finds something about it worrying... Then, a shocking truth is discovered about Akane's repertoire, leaving her at a huge disadvantage as a zenza. How will Akane overcome this next big hurdle in her training?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYuki Suenaga previously published the one-shot \"Tatarashido\" in 2021 in \u003ci\u003eWeekly Shonen Jump\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eAkane-banashi\u003c\/i\u003e is their first serialized title. It began its run in \u003ci\u003eWeekly Shonen Jump\u003c\/i\u003e in February 2022 and won third place in the print manga category at the eighth Next Manga Awards in 2022. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTakamasa Moue started his manga career in 2015 by participating in \u003ci\u003eShonen Jump\u003c\/i\u003e's Golden Future Cup contest with the one-shot \"Galaxy Gangs.\" His first serialization, \u003ci\u003eOle ★ Golazo\u003c\/i\u003e, ran in \u003ci\u003eWeekly Shonen Jump\u003c\/i\u003e in 2016. In 2017, he published a short serialization in \u003ci\u003eJump GIGA\u003c\/i\u003e called \u003ci\u003eK.K. in the City of Fog\u003c\/i\u003e, which ran for three chapters. In 2021, he teamed up with Yuki Suenaga to create the one-shot \"Tatarashido.\" In February 2022, the two worked together to publish what would be his second serialization, \u003ci\u003eAkane-banashi\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Viz Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50594018165010,"sku":"9781974743346","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8a854e1f-4e76-4613-9910-022108c59c7b.jpg?v=1732125436","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/akane-banashi-vol-5-9781974743346","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}