Akane is a pen name shared by several creators in this coverage, most prominently the Puchimas! manga author, whose series ends in Dengeki Maoh on December 25. The name also appears on Akane-banashi merchandise, Gridman Universe figures, and Kodansha's apology to Cells at Work! creator Akane Shimizu.
Akane is not one person in this coverage. The stories use the name for at least four separate creators: the author of the Puchimas! manga, the Akane-banashi character property, the Gridman Universe character Akane Shinjo, and Cells at Work! creator Akane Shimizu. Any dossier on Akane has to separate them.
The most recent story concerns the Puchimas! manga. Dengeki Maoh announced that Akane's Puchimas! -Petit Idolm@ster- ends in the magazine on December 25, with the 16th and final volume due at the end of February 2027. The four-panel series launched in 2008 and follows the 765Pro idols and the Puchidoru creatures. Five volumes bundled anime DVDs, and the manga inspired two net anime seasons.
The Akane-banashi anime ran through its first season in 2026, adapting the manga by writer Yuki Suenaga and illustrator Takamasa Moue. The finale gives Akane Osaki the stage name Arakawa Akane. A second season is set for January 2027, with Studio ZEXCS returning and Ayumu Watanabe directing. Merchandise followed the series, including a Kujibikido lottery with new art of Akane, Hikaru, and Karashi, and a Good Smile Company Mini Memory figure of Akane's first rakugo performance.
Elsewhere, Akane Shimizu's account of editorial mistreatment at Kodansha during Cells at Work! serialization drew a public apology from Monthly Shonen Sirius editor-in-chief Takashi Yamaguchi on July 3. Akane Torikai's Bad Babies Don't Cry ended in Morning. Akane Shinjo appears in Gridman Universe figures and a Shinjuku popup.
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Kadokawa's Dengeki Maoh magazine announced that Akane's Puchimas! -Petit Idolm@ster- manga ends in the magazine on December 25, with the 16th and final volume due at the end of February 2027. The four-panel series launched in 2008 and follows the 765Pro idols and the Puchidoru creatures. Five volumes bundled anime DVDs, and the manga inspired two net anime seasons.