__Occupation:__ Rakugoka 
__Height:__ 190 cm (6'3")

He is the two-time champion of the Karaku Cup.

He usually has a confident attitude which makes him feel superior to others. He has a cocky attitude due to being the current champion.

During his years at university, he became interested in rakugo, which made him enter a rakugo club to learn, but when he observed that the stories they told were boring and did not excite people, he developed his own style. He participated and won the Karaku Cup two years in a row being the current champion, thanks to that he has received offers from major companies.



Rakugo--the ultimate form of storytelling, where everything in a story is expressed with just your body and words. Shinta and his daughter Akane have been seduced by this wonderful form of classical entertainment. Having observed her father strive to pass the shin'uchi rakugo test, Akane will take her own steps into this unique world!
 
(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.

"With only your voice and body—master the art." 

Akane Ousaki, captivated since childhood by the magical performances of her father, Shinta Arakawa, witnesses a shocking incident during his decisive performance for promotion to shin’uchi (master rank). 

Six years later, now a high school student, she sets her sights on becoming a shin’uchi herself—pushing forward in the highly competitive world of rakugo. 
A passionate and authentic rakugo drama begins now!
 
(Source: TV Asahi, edited)

**Height:** 187 cm

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Part of the trio Trignal with fellow seiyuu [Ryouhei Kimura](https://anilist.co/staff/96762) and [Tsubasa Yonaga](https://anilist.co/staff/95556). He hosts a radio show for the Kiramune label (currently Trignal no Kira☆Kira Beat R).
He studied rakugo in preparation for his role as [Karashi](https://anilist.co/character/283885/Karashi-Nerimaya) in [Akane-banashi](https://anilist.co/anime/196935/Akanebanashi/).

__Non-Anime Roles:__
- Kurt Vander - The Legend of Heroes Series (VG)
- Shoki Ikenami - Persona 5: The Phantom X (VG)

The year is 20XX... A time when every household owns cute maid robots known as OrderMaids. Average grade-schooler Bondo dreams of having his very own robot. But what he got was... Unable to compute!!! Life is gonna get a whole lot weirder when Roboco, the most powerful clumsy maid ever created, shows up at his door!
 
(Source: MANGA Plus)

The second season of Akane-banashi. 

After graduating from high school and officially becoming an apprentice of Shiguma Arakawa, Akane begins her journey as a professional Rakugoka under the name Akane Arakawa. 

(Source: TV Asahi via Anime News Network)

Karashi Nerimaya