Akane Osaki

Akane Osaki is a passionate and determined young woman who wants to prove that her father's Rakugo skills were great. She deeply admires her father and inherited her tenacity from her mother. Her name matches her color motif, reflecting her passionate nature. Although she didn't train until childhood, she officially became an earlier-than-normal student for the field. Akane is a skilled but naive Rakugoka with a natural talent for portraying various characters, but she lacks formal training. Her portrayal of the Oiran in "Fetching Tea" is intentionally terrible, eliciting big laughs from the audience. Word spreads among the Rakugo community about Akane as a brash and talented newcomer to the scene, causing some backlash as she is seen as someone who doesn't respect Rakugo etiquette and hierarchy. Overall, Akane is a determined, skilled, and dedicated person with a lot of potential in the Rakugo world. Akane is usually unconcerned about her studies preferring to use that time to improve her skills, she is determined to achieve her goals. It has been shown that she is very kind to the people around her, taking affection for them despite only having known them for a short time.