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天は赤い河のほとり [Sora wa Akai Kawa no Hotori] #7
Red River, Vol. 7
Over 15 million copies sold in Japan! R to L (Japanese Style).
Prince Kail, a young warrior and sorcerer, and Yuri, a modern-day teen, were thrown together when Queen Nakia drew Yuri across time and space into the ancient Hittite Empire. When it is the season of the North Star, Prince Kail has the power to send Yuri home. But the evil queen's plan to murder them both--and their growing feelings for one another--keep getting in the way!
Nakia's evil sister, Nadia, schemes to help Kail's archenemy, the Prince of Darkness! As the North Star blazes in the sky, Kail and his forces struggle to reach Mittani in time to rescue Yuri from becoming one of the dark prince's courtesans. Will they arrive in time to send Yuri back to modern-day Japan?
186 pages, Paperback
First published November 26, 1996
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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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December 8, 2014
Say WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!!!??!!!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!?!??!?!?!?!?!
SO MUCH HEARTBREAK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Holy crud I need to start the 8th volume immediately!!!!
SO MUCH HEARTBREAK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Holy crud I need to start the 8th volume immediately!!!!
March 27, 2014
I thought the last book had been missing something--Yuri wasn't assaulted! Not once! No wait I totally lied the Prince of Darkness began his assault at the end of Book 6 and then followed through into book 7. Phew. I thought that Shinohara was losing her touch!
Welcome back to another round of Yuri is manhandled and then makes her enemy concede she is so much more awesome then he could ever hope to be. At this point the Prince of Darkness should have probably just been like "I put Yuri in danger...oh fuck she's going to win" because that's the cycle of things for him.
Meanwhile IlbaniI love you is basically like "YURI CAN NEVER LEAVE" and is actually PROACTIVE about making that happen (by making Urhi the bad guy). Of course now that he's on Team Yuri the universe is rather not - or at least not Egypt or Nakia. Nefertiti (who despite what this series tries to convince me will never be tarnished in my memory of historical women figures to idolize) decides they need a Hittite Prince to marry her daughter (or I think its her daughter - King Tut's wife. I get a bit confused by which familial term is best to use in Egypt at times) for peace and blah blah blah. Chariot Race!!
We meet Prince Juda--Nakia's son--and he is the just the cutest, sweetest most innocent thing EVER. He's so sweet he (with only slight guilt) runs off to tell Kail about his mother's evil schemes every chance he can AND thwarts at least one personally. Seriously, Juda is awesome sauce.
Oh and Zannizanni is...well...:sobs:
(ps Kail is 22--which I will ignore because OMG ICK FACTOR between him and Yuri who is, at best, 16 now).
Welcome back to another round of Yuri is manhandled and then makes her enemy concede she is so much more awesome then he could ever hope to be. At this point the Prince of Darkness should have probably just been like "I put Yuri in danger...oh fuck she's going to win" because that's the cycle of things for him.
Meanwhile Ilbani
We meet Prince Juda--Nakia's son--and he is the just the cutest, sweetest most innocent thing EVER. He's so sweet he (with only slight guilt) runs off to tell Kail about his mother's evil schemes every chance he can AND thwarts at least one personally. Seriously, Juda is awesome sauce.
Oh and Zannizanni is...well...:sobs:
(ps Kail is 22--which I will ignore because OMG ICK FACTOR between him and Yuri who is, at best, 16 now).
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 26, 2013
I love the political repercussions to the previous arc. It's definitely proof of the series' utilization of history, and it just generally makes me happy.
Now if only I didn't have to deal with cliffhangers!
4.5-5/5
Now if only I didn't have to deal with cliffhangers!
4.5-5/5
December 2, 2009
Wonderful story, beautiful artwork, and great characters.
August 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.
September 8, 2015
Such a cliffhanger at the end! Again!
April 12, 2024
Another decent volume!
The plot line with the widowed Queen of Egypt and Prince Zanannza is really interesting though it seems that it’s going to be cut short, and I’m a little upset about the potential death at the end of this volume.
As horrible as it sounds, it was a little satisfying to see Yuri be injured, because previously she’s been so ridiculously lucky in dangerous situations and managed to avoid any kind of harm. So to see that she is in fact susceptible to danger, is a relief. And I’m curious to see how that scene wraps up in the next volume.
I think I’m mostly unsympathetic to Yuri, because of how little details we’ve gotten about her situation. I’d love to hear about the little challenges that she faced while adjusting to such a different way of life than she enjoyed in modern day Japan. The pacing is really fast so I haven’t had much time to bond with her.
The plot line with the widowed Queen of Egypt and Prince Zanannza is really interesting though it seems that it’s going to be cut short, and I’m a little upset about the potential death at the end of this volume.
As horrible as it sounds, it was a little satisfying to see Yuri be injured, because previously she’s been so ridiculously lucky in dangerous situations and managed to avoid any kind of harm. So to see that she is in fact susceptible to danger, is a relief. And I’m curious to see how that scene wraps up in the next volume.
I think I’m mostly unsympathetic to Yuri, because of how little details we’ve gotten about her situation. I’d love to hear about the little challenges that she faced while adjusting to such a different way of life than she enjoyed in modern day Japan. The pacing is really fast so I haven’t had much time to bond with her.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 20, 2021
Lo que esperaba el reencuentro para poder seguir shippeando fuerte, mas guerras y mas intrigas para poder restaurar la paz y que Yuuri vuelva a su hogar, aunque siempre tengan un obstáculo para ambos problemas, la Reina Nakia siempre esta dando vueltas ya sea como villana principal o secundaria y eso genera que siga pendiente de cada pagina. Con respecto al villano principal de este tomo me gusto mucho lo que hicieron él y como se fueron resolviendo algunas dudas.
February 10, 2021
Okey. Este tomo estuvo un poco mas emocionante. Lo admito. Lo que pense que sería obvio no lo fue y siento que al fin la historia me sorprendió en algo.
Aaaaaaunque, en los comentarios lei un mega spoiler y como que me arruinó un poco la emoción. Maldición. ahora si, con un poco más de entusiasmo, a seguir leyendo.
Aaaaaaunque, en los comentarios lei un mega spoiler y como que me arruinó un poco la emoción. Maldición. ahora si, con un poco más de entusiasmo, a seguir leyendo.
June 5, 2017
see full review @ Katie's Corner
August 21, 2017
Good volume.
April 12, 2020
4.5 stars
January 1, 2021
OK. Only Prince Juda scenes with Yuri & the attack on Prince Zannanza were the good parts of this volume.
August 14, 2022
Prince Zannanza's death will always hurt
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 15, 2024
it's giving...tris in allegiant vibes
December 5, 2022
Hear me out... what if we took some of the characters you enjoyed... and we killed them off? O.O
December 21, 2025
It feels a bit redundant to be reviewing individual volumes of a manga, but this one left off on a crazy cliffhanger, and I am so hooked
September 20, 2017
It seems to me that all everyone tries to do to Yuri is have sex with her or kill her. O.O
And yet again Queen Nakia through Urhi shows what a bitch she is. If she can't have Yuri's blood to make the spell then she is going to do her best to make sure she can't get home! All of Kail and Yuri's hard work down the drain because of one burnt bridge. :(
lol. It seems that fate is constantly interrupting Yuri's and Kail's lovey dovey moements!!! :P
JUDA HAS A WIFE AND TWO(!!!) CONCUBINES!!!! What does he do with them, play cards? He's like 12!!! :O
Of course Queen Nakia has to keep sinking lower in her bid to get her son on the throne. Now she has killed one of Kail's closest brothers and she has only begun.
Poor prince Zannaza he never found someone to love him and never got to be the King of Egypt. :(
STUPID, EVIL BITCH!!! I can't wait till Queen Nakia is dead!!! -.- *cries*
And yet again Queen Nakia through Urhi shows what a bitch she is. If she can't have Yuri's blood to make the spell then she is going to do her best to make sure she can't get home! All of Kail and Yuri's hard work down the drain because of one burnt bridge. :(
lol. It seems that fate is constantly interrupting Yuri's and Kail's lovey dovey moements!!! :P
JUDA HAS A WIFE AND TWO(!!!) CONCUBINES!!!! What does he do with them, play cards? He's like 12!!! :O
Of course Queen Nakia has to keep sinking lower in her bid to get her son on the throne. Now she has killed one of Kail's closest brothers and she has only begun.
Poor prince Zannaza he never found someone to love him and never got to be the King of Egypt. :(
STUPID, EVIL BITCH!!! I can't wait till Queen Nakia is dead!!! -.- *cries*
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
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...
August 12, 2019
Mi ero sbagliata. Ecco un altro vicino con cui fare i conti: l'Egitto. L'imperatore Tutankhamon è morto e la regina Nefertiti cerca di dare in sposa la vedova ad un principe degli ittiti per cementare la pace. E bisogna decidere quale dei numerosi figli dell'imperatore ci andrà.
Soliti tramacci della regina che vorrebbe che il figlio diventasse imperatore. Peccato che il piccolo Giuda - quattrdici anni, una moglie e due concubine - non sia affatto interessato al trono. Ma alla regina non interessa.
In questo numero si assiste alla dipartita del secondo grande personaggio della storia, dopo il piccolo Tito. Anche questo, povero, muore in un modo orribile. E anche dopo che mi ero affezionata a lui che a dimostrato un grande spirito di sacrificio.
Soliti tramacci della regina che vorrebbe che il figlio diventasse imperatore. Peccato che il piccolo Giuda - quattrdici anni, una moglie e due concubine - non sia affatto interessato al trono. Ma alla regina non interessa.
In questo numero si assiste alla dipartita del secondo grande personaggio della storia, dopo il piccolo Tito. Anche questo, povero, muore in un modo orribile. E anche dopo che mi ero affezionata a lui che a dimostrato un grande spirito di sacrificio.
April 9, 2008
I love this series and my review is on vol. 1 as to why I love it so!
February 11, 2012
Yuri misses her chance to go home and an unexpected proposal from Egypt poses a threat to Yuri and Kail's relationship.
March 1, 2012
really good.
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