Red River
Sora wa Akai Kawa no Hotori / Red River / Anatolia StorySummary
Yuri, a pretty Japanese girl, is ecstatic after passing her college entrance exam and having her first kiss with her childhood friend-turned boyfriend. However, her luck soon changes. She starts to notice that water becomes agitated whenever she goes near it. One night, hands appear out of a puddle on the street and drag her into the water! Transported to an ancient village in the Middle East, she is then captured by armed troops and taken to the Queen's palace for a human sacrifice.
(Source: VIZ Media)
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Details
- Format
- TV series
- Number of Episodes
- 24
- Episode length
- 23 min
- Estimated total length
- ≈ 9 h 12 min (24 × 23 min)
- Season
- Summer 2026
- Start date
- July 8, 2026
- Status
- Airing
- Source
- Manga
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Studios
- Tatsunoko Production
- Romaji title
- Sora wa Akai Kawa no Hotori
- English title
- Red River
- Native title
- 天は赤い河のほとり
- Other titles
- Red River · Anatolia Story
Characters 21
Main characters
- Kail Mursiliカイル・ムルシリMain
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- Male
The third prince of the Hittite empire, son of King Suppililiuma and the second Tawananna, Queen Hinti. At the beginning of the series, he finds Yuri running frantically from guards, and gives her the gift of understanding and speaking their language by way of a kiss. He finds Yuri to be quite unlike any woman he has ever met, and promises to help her find…
- Yuri Suzuki鈴木夕梨Main
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- Age
- 15
- Gender
- Female
The main character of the story. Only fifteen at the start of the series, Yuri is confident and willing to take up any charitable cause. As she possesses knowledge far greater than any woman of the time (such as recognition of iron and knowledge of 20th century medical practices and hygiene), and often seems to find herself in situations that "prove" she is…
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- Il Baniイル・バーニSupporting
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- Male
He is Kail's advisor and foster brother. Stoic and smart, he always has answers to anything. At first he does not like Yuri at all, but in time he realizes her potential and wishes for her to remain in their world.
- MattiwazaマッティワザSupporting
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- Male
- NakiaナキアSupporting
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- Female
Once a Babylonian Princess, who, after war, was sold to the Hittite King Suppiluliuma I to ensure peace between the two Kingdoms and to repair their nation. Nakia was incredibly upset by this and vowed that Babylonian blood would flow through the veins of future Hittite Kings. (Source: Wikia)
- Zannanza Hattušiliザナンザ・ハットゥシリSupporting
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- Male
- UrhiウルヒSupporting
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- Male
- ShalaシャラSupporting
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- Female
- KashカッシュSupporting
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- Gender
- Male
The leader of the Hittite chariots, and a guard of Prince Kail. He falls in love with Ursula not long after she comes to live in the palace. Following her execution, he wears a braided band made from her hair around his head.
- RusafaルサファSupporting
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- Gender
- Male
The leader of the Hittite archers, he is very loyal to Yuri and Kail. His personality is free-spirited and easy going. He on one occasion was caught in Nakia's scheme and kidnapped Yuri. Though he is in love with Yuri he also very loyal to Yuri and Kail and would never act on his desires.
- HadiハディSupporting
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- Gender
- Female
One of Yuri's handmaiden and the eldest daughter of chief of Alinna and the Hatti people. She is intelligent and a very skilled fighter. Hadi tries to get Yuri to be more traditionally feminine but these efforts have mixed results. She and sister were once manipulated by Urhi into trying to kill Yuri. After Yuri pardoned them, they became her handmaidens…
- KikkuriキックリSupporting
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- Gender
- Male
Prince Kail's servant, who goes everywhere with him. Though quite cautious and timid by nature, he is not above conspiring with Yuri's handmaids and working behind Kail's back in order to encourage him to "settle down" with Yuri. In an omake chapter at the end of the story, he writes a horse care manual that is in modern day times discovered in the ruins of…
- MittannamuwaミッタンナムワSupporting
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- Male
- RyuiリュイSupporting
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- Female
- Yuri no Chichi夕梨の父Supporting
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- Male
- Yuri no Haha夕梨の母Supporting
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- Female
- Satoshi Himuro氷室聡Supporting
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- Male
- Juda Haspasrupiジュダ・ハスパスルピSupporting
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- Gender
- Male
- Usel Ramsesウセル・ラムセスSupporting
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- Gender
- Male
A military officer from a lower-ranking noble family. In the manga, he is easily distinguished by his heterochromatic eyes (the left one is sepia, the right one is golden) and blonde hair. He has a lot of sisters, most chiefly among them Nefert. His name is sometimes romanized as Usr Ramses. Ramses initially encounters Yuri while on patrol near the…
- UrsulaウルスラSupporting
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- Gender
- Female
Ursula was hired by Nakia to posed as Ishtar. She did it so she could gain wealth. After she is found out she is taken in as one Yuri's handmaiden, Ursala and Kash fell in love and become in engaged. But when Yuri is implicated for the murder of the king, Ursula sacrifices herself so that Yuri can be exonerated and Ursula is hanged. Before she is hanged she…
- NarratorナレーターBackground
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Staff and studios
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Key staff
- Kousuke KobayashiDirector
- Chie ShinoharaOriginal creator
- Yoriko TomitaSeries composition
- Kenji FujisakiCharacter design
- Yoshihisa HiranoMusic
- Hiroto MorishitaSound director
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- Daisuke YoshidaHistorical Research
- Kimiyoshi MatsumuraHistorical Research
- Nana MizukiTheme Song Performance (OP2)
- Ryu MatsuyamaTheme Song Performance (ED2)
- Yuuko AndouTheme Song Performance (ED2)
- Hiroki NanamiTheme Song Performance (OP1)
- Miisha ShimizuTheme Song Performance (ED1)