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Red River, Volume 1
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Red River: Book 1

Red River, Volume 1 (edit title/settings)

by Chie Shinohara (Author) (edit contributors)

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Yuri, a pretty 15 year old Japanese girl who just passed her high school entrance exam, is ecstatic after her first kiss with her handsome childhood friend-turned-boyfriend, Himuro. Meanwhile, she starts to notice that water becomes agitated whenever she goes near it! One night, hands appear... read more

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Yuuri is a typical middle school student. However, one day she is pulled into a puddle right in the middle of an enjoyable date. Yuuri wakes up to find herself in the ancient Hittite empire and finds out that the Powerful priestess-queen of the empire had summoned her across time in order to... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

Yuuri is a typical middle school student. However, one day she is pulled into a puddle right in the middle of an enjoyable date. Yuuri wakes up to find herself in the ancient Hittite empire and finds out that the Powerful priestess-queen of the empire had summoned her across time in order to sacrifice her in a dark ritual. Yuuri was saved from this perilous situation by Prince Kail and hidden in his palace as a 'concubine'.

Yuuri learns that in order to return home she needs to satisfy three conditions: she must be wearing her original clothes, the seven springs of Hattusa must be full and she needs Kail's magical aid. Since her modern clothes were stuck in the Queen's palace Yuuri and her new friend Tito sneaks into the place at night only to find that it's a trap. Tito sacrifices himself to save Yuuri and she ends up safe in Kail's arms. But can they save Tito?

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  • Yuuri Suzuki: An ordinary 15 year old Japanese middle school student. She's the middle one in a family of three sisters. Yuuri is just beginning a romance with her childhood friend Himuro when an extraordinary event catapults her into a world far different from her own. Kind, loyal and strong-willed Yuuri quickly captures hearts with her strength in standing up for the right even though there are also those who would wish her harm...
  • Prince Kail Mursili: the third Hittite prince. Though a confirmed womanizer, Kail is also a powerful priest and the only one who can match Queen Nakia in magical powers.
  • Queen Nakia: the Queen of the Hitties during Suppiluliumas I's reign and a powerful priestess. An ambitious and amoral woman.
  • Suppiluliumas: King of the Hittite empire in the 14th century B.C (approx. 1380-1340 BC). He has six sons in the manga. His youngest son was born to Queen Nakia, a powerful and ambitious priestess and the main antagonist of the story
  • Arnuwanda: the eldest son of Suppiluliumas I and the Crown Prince of the Hittites.
  • Tito: Prince Kail's favorite kitchen slave. He reminds Yuuri of her younger sister Eimi
  • Kikkuri: Prince Kail's right hand man
  • Zuwa: Leader of the Kashga Clan of the North, a psychopath who enjoys wearing clothes made of the skins of his victims
  • Urhi Shalma: Attendant to Queen Nakia and her right hand man...a mysterious cowled figure
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Setting & Locations edit see section history

  • Modern Day Japan
  • Hattusa: the capital of the Hittite Empire in the late Bronze Age. It was located near modern Boğazkale, Turkey, within the great loop of the Kızıl River.

First Sentence edit see section history

February 1995, Japan...that was when I got my first kiss.

Glossary edit see section history

  • Teshub: the Hittite god of sky and storm. His name is derived from the Hittite word root *tarh, meaning to defeat or to conquer. Teshub is typically depicted as holding a triple thunderbolt and a weapon, usually a double-headed ax or mace. In Hittite mythology, Teshub is paired with Arinna, the sun goddess and one of his greatest acts was said to be the slaying of the dragon Illuyanka.
  • Katashiro: A physical object used as emblem of the presence of a spirit in rites of worship. The term also refers to an object representing the human figure (hitogata or nademono), used in rites of purification (misogi or harae) to represent the subject of the rite, in which case the subject rubs the object on his body or blows breath upon it, thus transferring transgressions and pollutions (tsumi and kegare) to the object, which is later cast into a river or another body of water. Katashiro were also used when casting spells or curses. Most katashiro seen today are made of paper, but in the past they were also made of gold, silver, iron, wood, rice straw or miscanthus reeds.

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 1 of 28 in Red River. (standard series)

Followed by Red River, Volume 2.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Chie Shinohara (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: Japanese
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ISBN: 159116429X
Page Count: 200

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Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Young Adults

Red river is basically a Shojo manga ( manga marketed to a female audience roughly between the ages of 10-18). But it may be unsuitable for younger teens

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