A Japanese girl finds herself in an age not her own in the anime adaptation of Chie Shinohara’s Red River shōjo manga series. Final Weapon has everything you need to know about Red River, including the weekly schedule, release dates and timing for new episodes, and much more about the new anime.
The story of Red River focuses on Japanese teenager Yuri, who awakens in the Hittite Empire of the 14th century BCE. In a deadly struggle for the throne, she joins Prince Kail to fend off assassins, royal conspiracies, and war. Now with the title of the goddess Ishtar, Yuri must choose between her old life and an uncertain future in an age she doesn’t belong in.
Red River Release Dates, Exact Premiere Time and Schedule
New episodes of Red River will release on Tuesdays at 10:40 a.m. PT / 1:40 p.m. ET on Crunchyroll. Episodes will be released with English subs. Red River will feature at least 12 episodes in total.
Here are the release dates and schedule for Red River (subject to change):
- Episode 1 – July 7 – OUT NOW
- Episode 2 – July 14 – OUT NOW
- Episode 3 – July 21 – OUT NOW
- Episode 4 – July 28
- Episode 5 – August 4
- Episode 6 – August 11
- Episode 7 – August 18
- Episode 8 – August 25
- Episode 9 – September 1
- Episode 10 – September 8
- Episode 11 – September 15
- Episode 12 – September 22
- Episode 13 – September 29
New episodes of Red River will premiere at the following times (subject to change):
- Pacific Daylight Time: 10:40 a.m. PDT
- Mountain Daylight Time: 11:40 a.m. MDT
- Central Daylight Time: 12:40 p.m. CDT
- Eastern Daylight Time: 1:40 p.m. EDT
- Greenwich Mean Time: 5:40 p.m. GMT
OP/ED, Cast and Staff
Hiroki Nanami performs the anime’s opening theme song “Akatsuki no Sora” (Dawn Sky). Miisha Shimizu performs the ending theme song, “Reunion.”
The cast of the Red River anime include:
- Mirai Tachibana as Yuri
- Wataru Katō as Kail Muršili (later King Muršili II)
- Hiroki Nanami as Satoshi Himuro and narrator
- Aya Uchida as Queen Nakia
- Shōya Chiba as Zannanza Hattušili
- Tomoaki Maeno as Ilbani
- Kōji Yusa as Urhi
- Kōsuke Toriumi as Prince Mattiwaza
- Tomohiro Ōno as Kikkuri
- Shiki Aoki as Hadi
- Natsumi Kawaida as Ryui
- Misato Matsuoka as Shala
- Haruki Ishiya as Kash
- Junya Enoki as Rusafa
- Shinichirō Kamio as Mittannamuwa
- Minami Takayama as Yuri’s mother
- Kazuhiko Inoue as Yuri’s father
Kōsuke Kobayashi directs the anime at Tatsunoko Production. Yoriko Tomita oversees the series scripts, and Kenji Fujisaki is the character designer. Historical researchers for the anime include Kimiyoshi Matsumura and Daisuke Yoshida, who are members of the Japanese Institute of Anatolian Archaeology for the Middle Eastern Culture Center in Japan. Yoshihisa Hirano is composing the music, while Hiroto Morishita is the sound director. Team Kawadon is credited for sound production.
Where Can I Watch I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day?
Crunchyroll is streaming the Red River anime in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, CIS and Indian Subcontinent. In Japan, the anime is airing on NTV’s “AnichU” programming block.
What is Red River About?
Shinohara first serialized the manga from 1995 to 2002 in Shogakukan’s Shōjo Comic (Sho-Comi) magazine. VIZ Media released the manga in English in 2024, and 28 volumes were published.
Here’s an overview of the manga’s first volume, via VIZ Media:
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.
