LC: Red River 18

天は赤い河のほとり [Sora wa Akai Kawa no Hotori] #18

by Chie Shinohara

Begitu Yuri bertemu Pangeran Mali Piyasili, tentara Mesir yang dipimpin Ramses menuju Ugarit. Demi mengulur waktu sampai pasukan Hittite siap menghadapi Mesir, Yuri pun menyusun strategi. Namun, saat menjalankan strategi itu, Yuri tertangkap basah oleh Ramses! Ramses yang berambisi memiliki Yuri, bertekad membawanya ke Mesir! Bagaimana nasib Yuri!?


Editor's Note
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Genres: Manga, Romance, Historical Fiction, Graphic Novels, Fantasy, Historical, Shojo

208 pages, Paperback

First published September 25, 1999

About the author

Chie 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

Reviews

[Lexie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Welcome to volume 18! Why yes that's meant to be USER RAMSES on the cover. Why yes he could be a spitting image of Kail but with two different colored eyes and a different necklace. Why no I don't think he was that Bishie...then again I don't think Kail was either? So whatever.

This was actually a very amusing volume. So yeah Yuri gets captured by Ramses and its not a terribly good idea on her part, but we get the very amusing conversation of Ramses' trying to explain what happens when a man and woman love each other...Yuri's face when he matter of factly states he will be the BEST DAD EVER to whatever gender of child she has cracked me up..

To no one's real surprise Kail comes and rescues Yuri and then we get the REALLY amusing scene of Kail freaking out over how to take care of Yuri...practically every page XD

[Librarian Jessie (BibliophileRoses) · Rating 1 out of 5]

Ope 0 stars. The MC can now star on every teen pregnancy show that aired in the early 2000s. Yep, that's right the pregnancy trope is here.

[Lauren · Rating 5 out of 5]

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.

[Miss Ryoko · Rating 4 out of 5]

I knew this was coming... really, I did. I knew at some point Yuri would get pregnant. And even while I knew this was inevitable and was preparing myself for it, I still was agitated by it. Not nearly as much as I was in Black Bird though, so I guess that's good news. And even though I always hate this turn of events in books, the drama it should create should be entertaining, so we'll see what happens.

[Holly · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful story, beautiful artwork, and great characters.

[Destiny · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this series. Must read for fans of Inuyasha and From Far Away.

[Alexis · Rating 5 out of 5]

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.

[Luna's Little Library · Rating 4 out of 5]

Overall series review, 4 Stars.
I started Red River a few years ago but finally got round to finishing it this year.

[Katie (Katie's Corner Blog) · Rating 5 out of 5]

see full review @ Katie's Corner

[Bailey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Awww! Watching Yuri and Kail as parents to be is the sweetest sight! Too bad sweet usually turns sour for these two. Also, not really a gripe, but am I the only one who wants a bit more of them just figuring out how to be together (since they waited so long to actually get together)? I know it's war time, but I wouldn't mind a slice of life volume in between all the separation. It is nice seeing Yuri grow from Kail's insecure tag along to powerful war strategist.

[Abbie · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was only a matter of time before the pregnancy plot. I've been expecting it since they first started sleeping together a few volumes ago, so it wasn't a huge shock to me. Should be interesting to see how this plays out, though I know it's probably going to be nothing but Nakia interference as usual.

[nidah05 (SleepDreamWrite) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good volume.

[Hisgirl85 · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 stars

[Vivien · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good first half, ok after Kail rescued Yuri & returned to Ugarit.

[BeckyisBookish · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just adore this series

[Random · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pretty nice volume. Also liked the prostitutes, they were very likeable and helping and how this book handeld the topic of prostitution and sex work

[Soobie is expired · Rating 3 out of 5]

OK, Ramses è decisamente più affascinante in bianco e nero piuttosto che sulla copertina di questo volumetto.

A parte, le mie solite considerazioni di carattere estetico. Di questo numero mi è piaciuto parecchio il gruppetto di prostitute che si son messe a mettere i bastoni tra le ruote all'esercito egizio in attesa che arrivino le truppe di supporto di Kail. Certo, alcune lo fanno perché sono costrette dalla povertà o dalla propria condizione di schiava, ma altre ammettono di farlo di propria spontanea volontà e di adorare anche il lavoro.

Insomma, a 'sti adolescenti bisogna fare un po' di sana educazione sessuale. In modo che sappiano che se si gioca con gli apparati riproduttori ci potrebbero essere sorprese dopo nove mesi, soprattutto... Yuri, caspita, non ci vuole tanto. :-)

Comico il fatto che lei lo scopra quando Ramses le sta mettendo le mani addosso per l'ennesima volta. Lui cerca di spogliarla e lei ha un attacco di nausea. L'espressione che fa lui quando lei capisce di essere incinta è impagabile.

Che poi, la notizia avrebbe dovuto rimanere segreta ma nel giro di tre secondi tutta la città sapeva...

Vedremo come va avanti.

[scarlettraces · Rating 5 out of 5]

Who doesn't love Ramses. No seriously.

I see from my original star ratings (up from a steady 4 to 5) that this was the point I admitted my addiction to the series. Was it Ramses-related? Who knows?

[Corissa. · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is down a star from the other sinmply because I didnt like one of the plot outcomes..boo..but for some reason knew that is exactly what would happen.

[Shannon · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a fun series, but I think I'm over the over-the-top soap opera story. The graphics are lovely (of course!) but that's not enough to keep me reading anymore.

[Brianna · Rating 4 out of 5]

pretty good.

[Dominique "Eerie" Sobieska · Rating 2 out of 5]

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...