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天は赤い河のほとり [Sora wa Akai Kawa no Hotori] #17
Red River, Vol. 17
While Kail is away from Hattusa, his commander Rusafa is accused of attacking a noblewoman, and, on Nakia's suggestion, is subjected to a brutal test of innocence. News then comes from Ugarit, a nation allied to the Hittites, that Kail's brother is missing. Yuri goes to investigate and finds that the king of Ugarit has received a letter from Nakia that's turned him against Kail. As for the people of Ugarit, they're convinced they're about to be slaughtered--not by their conquest-hungry neighbors the Egyptians, but by the Hittites!
189 pages, Paperback
First published June 25, 1999
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About the author
Chie Shinohara
272 books255 followersChie Shinohara (篠原千絵) is an award winning Japanese manga artist best-known for Red River, known in Japan as Sora wa Akai Kawa no Hotori: Anatolia Story. She has twice received the Shogakukan Manga Award for shōjo, in 1987 for Yami no Purple Eye and in 2001 for Red River.
Aside from her comics work, she has also written several prose novels. She has published the six volume Big Draw Daughter Hatsu light novel series, as well as five gaiden (or side-story) novels related to her Red River series. All of these were illustrated by Shinohara herself.
Works
Akatsuki no Lion - 2003
Ao no Fūin (Blue Seal) - 1992–94
Houmonsha wa Mayonaka ni (Midnight Visitor) - 1984
Kioku no Ashiato (Footprint of Memories) - 2005
Kiri no Mori Hotel - 2007
Kootta Natsu no Hi (Frozen Summer Day) - 1995
Mizu ni Sumu Hana (Romance of Darkness) - 2004
Mokugekisha ni Sayounara (Farewell to the Eyewitness) - 1985
Nanika ga yami de mite iru (Something Watching in the Dark) - 1986
Ryouko no Shinreijikenbo (A Record of Ryoko's Psychic Events) - 1988–91
Sanninme ga Kieta (A Third Person Disappeared) - 1992
Soshite Gokai no Suzu ga naru (Then Five Bells Rang) - 1994
Sora wa Akai Kawa no Hotori: Anatolia Story (Red River) - 1995–2002
Tokidamari no Hime - 2008-09
Touboukyuukou (Runaway Express)
Umi no Yami, Tsuki no Kage (Moon Shadow on a Dark Sea) - 1986–91
Yami no Purple Eye (Purple Eye of Darkness) - 1984–87
Yume no Shizuku, Kin no Torikago - 2010-present
Aside from her comics work, she has also written several prose novels. She has published the six volume Big Draw Daughter Hatsu light novel series, as well as five gaiden (or side-story) novels related to her Red River series. All of these were illustrated by Shinohara herself.
Works
Akatsuki no Lion - 2003
Ao no Fūin (Blue Seal) - 1992–94
Houmonsha wa Mayonaka ni (Midnight Visitor) - 1984
Kioku no Ashiato (Footprint of Memories) - 2005
Kiri no Mori Hotel - 2007
Kootta Natsu no Hi (Frozen Summer Day) - 1995
Mizu ni Sumu Hana (Romance of Darkness) - 2004
Mokugekisha ni Sayounara (Farewell to the Eyewitness) - 1985
Nanika ga yami de mite iru (Something Watching in the Dark) - 1986
Ryouko no Shinreijikenbo (A Record of Ryoko's Psychic Events) - 1988–91
Sanninme ga Kieta (A Third Person Disappeared) - 1992
Soshite Gokai no Suzu ga naru (Then Five Bells Rang) - 1994
Sora wa Akai Kawa no Hotori: Anatolia Story (Red River) - 1995–2002
Tokidamari no Hime - 2008-09
Touboukyuukou (Runaway Express)
Umi no Yami, Tsuki no Kage (Moon Shadow on a Dark Sea) - 1986–91
Yami no Purple Eye (Purple Eye of Darkness) - 1984–87
Yume no Shizuku, Kin no Torikago - 2010-present
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April 1, 2014
Oh for the love of Holy Ishtar...Welcome to Book 17! Now as some of you may have noticed I have a certain impatience with certain characters and they're name may or may not be Nakia. She may or may not be the stupidest woman in creation (though I do feel bad for her and Urhi to a small small extent). Let me recap a converse she had with her brother in Vol 16:
Nakia: Brother! I KILLED THEM ALL.
Brother: OMG WHAT?!?!?!
Nakia: Also I killed Queen Hinti!
Brother: OMG WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS HATEFUL BLASPHEMOUS THING?!
Nakia: Babylonia betrayed me! Left me to rot! I had nothing and no one but my ambition!
Brother: OMG YOU ARE--
Nakia: Oh ps totally killed our niece, our bro has enough he won't really care.
Brother: No but--
Nakia: And you know since I find family expendable...
Brother: I WILL TELL NO ONE OF THIS HORROR.
So that :waves hand: happened right? This book she decides to REALLY heat things up by getting Rusafa (poor suffering Rusafa) accused on assaulting a senator's daughter in the street. Oiy vey..
I don't think she understands Karma very well...not to worry Yuri figures out a way to help Rusafa and Kail all but tells the Queen she pulls another stunt and its her head on a pike.
Nakia: Brother! I KILLED THEM ALL.
Brother: OMG WHAT?!?!?!
Nakia: Also I killed Queen Hinti!
Brother: OMG WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS HATEFUL BLASPHEMOUS THING?!
Nakia: Babylonia betrayed me! Left me to rot! I had nothing and no one but my ambition!
Brother: OMG YOU ARE--
Nakia: Oh ps totally killed our niece, our bro has enough he won't really care.
Brother: No but--
Nakia: And you know since I find family expendable...
Brother: I WILL TELL NO ONE OF THIS HORROR.
So that :waves hand: happened right? This book she decides to REALLY heat things up by getting Rusafa (poor suffering Rusafa) accused on assaulting a senator's daughter in the street. Oiy vey..
I don't think she understands Karma very well...not to worry Yuri figures out a way to help Rusafa and Kail all but tells the Queen she pulls another stunt and its her head on a pike.
December 5, 2022
The only reason why I'm still reading is because I'm almost done reading.
August 24, 2020
Nakia this, Nakia that . . . For a single character to cause so much drama, they sure haven't fleshed out her motivations in the past 17 volumes. All we know is that she wants to put her son on the throne for whatever reason, but that wouldn't even secure her a higher position. She's already the highest position for a woman in the land, Tawannana, second only to the king. And the wife of the king does not automatically take that position, as the last king (who was killed by Nakia a few volumes ago) had a wife and never was there any talk of her becoming Tawannana in place of Nakia. So why does Nakia do so much? What really is the goal? Like, demonic possession would make more sense than this. And really, it's holding the whole series back.
January 1, 2021
OK beginning. Like when Rufusa returned to everyone's shock, especially Nakia's. Also liked (from) when Yuri begins her campaign against Egypt & finding out what happened to Prince Mali Piyasili. Loved it when Yuri used Shemshek to solve the snake problem.
December 17, 2022
I liked this volume so far.
What resonated with me personally was the scene, where the sisters forced Rufasa to man up and formulate his own opinion as a vice commander instead of being a yes-sayer to Yuri.
What resonated with me personally was the scene, where the sisters forced Rufasa to man up and formulate his own opinion as a vice commander instead of being a yes-sayer to Yuri.
June 5, 2017
see full review @ Katie's Corner
April 13, 2020
4.5 stars
July 26, 2020
Conflict in the harem and Kail is forced to stand by watching Yuri bullied. She must rise up to take action so the women will respect her.
April 8, 2018
Anatolia Story vol. 1 - 28
Overall Rating: 2..../10
I re-read from teenager to grown up. Not the best idea...
This may be my third re-read of this series. I am pretty sure I read it twice in the first two years of it's release. I was young, I loved it. It was romantic. But after reading it this year (maybe +15 years later....), I was wrong. I just saw wrong turns, within wrong turns. Maybe as an adult, you see things differently.
If you,ve read a manga or book during your early years and end up reading them much later in life, you may end up like me- loving a series in the past and ruining it as the adult in you laughs for once enjoying them... :(
Do I recommend this:
Unless you are under the age of 20 honestly...
Overall Rating: 2..../10
I re-read from teenager to grown up. Not the best idea...
This may be my third re-read of this series. I am pretty sure I read it twice in the first two years of it's release. I was young, I loved it. It was romantic. But after reading it this year (maybe +15 years later....), I was wrong. I just saw wrong turns, within wrong turns. Maybe as an adult, you see things differently.
If you,ve read a manga or book during your early years and end up reading them much later in life, you may end up like me- loving a series in the past and ruining it as the adult in you laughs for once enjoying them... :(
Do I recommend this:
Unless you are under the age of 20 honestly...
January 8, 2015
Su questo volumetto ci sarebbe dovuto essere Lusafa in copertina. Dopotutto questa è la sua storia. Cucciolo, quante ne deve patire. Prima perché l'Acqua Nera l'aveva preso di mira per i suoi sentimenti verso Yuri. Adesso perché lo mettono alla prova con una di quelle assurde torture riservate, ad esempio, alle streghe. Della serie, le mettiamo un sacco di pietre sulla pancia. Se muore, ci dispiace, ma abbiamo la prova che non fosse una strega. Se non muore, allora è stregoneria e va uccisa prima che faccia del male. Qua, stesso ragionamento. Povero Lusafa!
Nel frattempo la storia si muove, i nemici cominciano a spostarsi e la guerra contro l'Egitto si fa sempre più vicina. E Yuri deve partire con l'esercito.
Nel frattempo la storia si muove, i nemici cominciano a spostarsi e la guerra contro l'Egitto si fa sempre più vicina. E Yuri deve partire con l'esercito.
March 21, 2019
Yuri is starting to truly grow up... which is one of the things that stayed with me from my first read, I just hadn't remembered it taking so long.
And Nakia is still around. This series doesn't actually need a villain to precipitate events (tho someone in comments somewhere points out that Nakia and Urhi actually have more human failings than our heroes, which is a fair call) - I would be totally on board with simply watching Yuri, Kail and company navigate ancient Middle Eastern life.
Which is one of the reasons I'd really love to see Shinohara-sensei's series about Hurrem/Roxelana translated - the historical Hurrem was a powerhouse all on her own so I'd love to see what she does with that story. (I get the feeling Viz has moved away from these kinds of series though :-( )
And Nakia is still around. This series doesn't actually need a villain to precipitate events (tho someone in comments somewhere points out that Nakia and Urhi actually have more human failings than our heroes, which is a fair call) - I would be totally on board with simply watching Yuri, Kail and company navigate ancient Middle Eastern life.
Which is one of the reasons I'd really love to see Shinohara-sensei's series about Hurrem/Roxelana translated - the historical Hurrem was a powerhouse all on her own so I'd love to see what she does with that story. (I get the feeling Viz has moved away from these kinds of series though :-( )
February 9, 2015
What first drew me to this series was the romantic historical aspect. I loved how a modern day girl gets pulled back into the past. I don't know what it is about those stories that attract me so much, maybe it is the difficulty for the girl of fitting in and having to rely on the guy so much to be able to get along in the world.
I would really recommend this series to fans of Inuyasha, it has a lot of the same concepts.
I would really recommend this series to fans of Inuyasha, it has a lot of the same concepts.
April 9, 2008
I love this series and my review is on vol. 1 as to why I love it so!
February 19, 2016
Overall series review, 4 Stars.
I started Red River a few years ago but finally got round to finishing it this year.
I started Red River a few years ago but finally got round to finishing it this year.
July 25, 2014
Love this series. Must read for fans of Inuyasha and From Far Away.
April 10, 2015
I found this series on a mere coincidence but it quickly became one of my all time favourites. I read the entire series in 1.5-2 days. It was truly wonderful and a joy to experience.
December 2, 2009
Wonderful story, beautiful artwork, and great characters.
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