Nana Mizuki joins the cast of the second cour of the TV anime Red River, based on Chie Shinohara’s manga, as Ursula. She will also perform the new opening theme, “Akatsuki no Hoshi”. The ending theme, “flow feat. Yuko Ando,” will be performed by Ryu Matsuyama featuring Yuko Ando.
The second cour will begin on September 29, bringing the series to a total of 24 episodes. The anime is now available to stream on Crunchyroll.
Main Visual:
ADDITIONAL CAST:
Nana Mizuki as Ursula (false Ishtar)
CAST:
Mirai Tachibana as Yuri
Wataru Kato as Kail
Hiroki Nanami as Narrator/ Himuro
Aya Uchida as Nakia
Shoya Chiba as Zannanza Hattusili
Tomoaki Maenon as Ilbani
Koji Yusa as Urhi
Kohsuke Toriumi as Mattiwaza
Tomohiro Ono as Kikkuri
Shiki Aoki as Hadi
Natsumi Kawaida as Ryui
Misato Matsuoka as Shala
Haruki Ishiya as Kash
Junya Enoki as Rusafa
Shinichiro Kamio as Mittannamuwa
STAFF:
Series Composition: Yoriko Tomita
Character Design: Kenji Fujisaki
Historical Supervision: Kimiyoshi Matsumura, Daisuke Yoshida
Animation Production: Tatsunoko Production
The original manga was serialized in Shojo Comics (Shogakukan) from 1995 to 2002. Including digital editions, the series has surpassed 20 million copies in circulation. It won the 46th Shogakukan Manga Award in the girls’ category and was later adapted into a stage musical by the Takarazuka Revue in 2018.
VIZ Media publishes the original manga in English and describes the story as follows:
Yuri, a teen of the 21st century, has been transported to ancient Anatolia as part of a scheme by the evil Nakia, Queen of the Hittites. Only the intervention of Nakia’s stepson, Prince Kail, saved Yuri from the Queen’s bloodthirsty intentions. As an unintended consequence, the people of the kingdoms of Anatolia have embraced Yuri as the incarnation of the great war-goddess Ishtar.
Source: @tenkawa_anime
© Chie Shinohara/Shogakukan/Red River Production Committee
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