The New York Public Library has announced its Best Books for Adults, Teens, and Kids for 2023. The main focus is on the brand-new Teen List, four manga titles were included in the lineup.
One of the titles that was featured in the Best Book Lineup was Yuki Suenaga and Takamasa Moue’s Akane-banashi, a title that has been getting a lot of praise for its unique story and its amazing protagonist not only from fans but also from manga creators such as Hideaki Anno. The three other titles that were included Uoyama’s Love Is In Sight, Kuzushiro’s The Moon on a Rainy Night, and Mokumokuren’s The Summer Hikaru Died. The Best Book List consists of fifty titles that range from Graphic novels and Manga titles.
Akane takes on the world of rakugo to avenge her father!
Shinta 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.
Akane unintentionally stirs up a scandal when she’s discovered taking informal lessons from her father’s former teacher, Shiguma Arakawa. And she’s about to make even bigger waves because she is about to begin her first steps in climbing the ranks of a rakugo performer from zenza opening act to shin’uchi headliner is exchanging her secret lessons for formal training. But she’ll still have to finish high school and navigate her relationship with Shiguma’s existing apprentices, all while learning that becoming a stellar rakugoka takes much more than just being good at performing!
Source: The New York Public Library
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