The official anime website for the TV adaptation of Chie Shinohara’s manga Red River (Japanese title: Sora wa Akai Kawa no Hotori) has unveiled new key visuals, announced seven additional voice cast members, and officially confirmed the broadcast premiere date.
Premiere Date and Broadcast Slots
The anime will begin airing in the “AnichU” block on NTV on July 7 at 25:35 (which is 1:35 AM on July 8 in actual clock time), and will also broadcast on BS NTV on July 8.
New Voice Cast
- Tomohiro Ono as Kikkuri, a Hittite prince’s attendant
- Shiki Aoki as Hadi, daughter of the Hatti royal family, a Hittite princess’s attendant, and Riwo’s elder sister
- Natsumi Kawaida as Riwo and Mizato Matsuoka as Chala, Hadi’s younger twin sister
- Haruki Ishiya as Kash, commander of the Hittite Empire’s chariot corps
- Junya Enoki as Rusafa, commander of the Hittite Empire’s archer corps
- Shinichiro Kamio as Mittannamu, commander of the Hittite Empire’s infantry corps
Previously Announced Cast
- Mirei Tachibana — Yuri, the female lead
- Wataru Kato — Kail Mursili (later known as Mursili II)
- Aya Uchida — Queen Nakia of the Hittite Empire
- Shoya Chiba — Sannanza Hattusili, the fourth prince
- Tomoaki Maeno — Ilbani, advisor to Prince Kail
- Koji Yusa — Urhi, Nakia’s attendant
- Kosuke Toriumi — Prince Mattiwaza, the dark prince of the Mitanni Kingdom
Production Team
The anime is produced by Tatsunoko Production and directed by Kosuke Kobayashi (Waccha PriMagi!, Alice or Alice). Series composition is handled by Yoriko Tomita (The Elusive Samurai, My Dress-Up Darling), character design by Kenji Fujisaki (YU-NO, Blood Lad), music by Yoshihisa Hirano, and sound direction by Hiroto Morizita. Audio production is managed by Team Kawadon.
The opening theme is titled “Akatsuki no Sora” (Sky at Dawn) and is performed by Hiroki Nanami. Historical supervision is provided by Anatolian ancient history scholars from a Japanese university, namely Kimiyoshi Matsumura and Daisuke Yoshida.
About the Source Manga
Shinohara serialized this manga in Shogakukan’s Shojo Comic (Sho-Comi) magazine from 1995 to 2002, spanning a total of 28 volumes. The story follows Yuri, a modern Japanese girl who is pulled into a spring and transported back in time to an ancient Middle Eastern village, where she is captured and brought to the palace of a queen to be used as a sacrifice.
In the United States, Viz Media began publishing the English edition in 2004 and most recently re-released it in an Omnibus 3-in-1 format starting in October 2024, with the seventh volume set for release on April 21 of this year. The manga was also adapted into a stage production by the renowned Takarazuka Revue in 2018.
Source: ann_jp
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