紅
Kurenai
He's only a teenager, but Kurenai Shinkurou is already both a master of an arcane martial art and an experienced professional mediator with a long track record of resolving disputes. Not bad for someone who's just sixteen and still in school, but everyone has their limits and Kurenai may have met his when his boss and role model, Benika, responds to his request for a more challenging assignment by giving him the task of protecting young Murasaki Kuhoin. Never mind that she's only seven, the fact that the people Kurenai's supposed to protect her from are her own very rich and extremely powerful family is guaranteed to take this job into the danger zone. Now the heat is on and Kurenai's scrambling to put out as many fires as he can, even as the secrets surrounding his young charge bring everything else to a flashpoint. (Source: Sentai Filmworks)
Names
| Original | 紅 (han) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Kure-nai |
| English | Kurenai |
Facts
| Format | TV series · 12 ep · 25 min · 5h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2008-04-04 → 2008-06-20 (Spring 2008) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | Brain's Base |
| Source | Light novel |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Genres | ActionComedyDrama |
| Themes | Martial ArtsMale ProtagonistFugitiveFound FamilyMafiaPrimarily Female Cast |
Reception
| Community score | 7.04 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 7.16 / 10 |
| Composite | 49.1 |
| On lists | 17,582 |
| Favourited | 94 (0.5%) |
| Completion | 82.7% |
| Drop rate | 5.9% |
| In backlog | 48.2% |
| Score spread σ | 1.61 |
Score distribution
Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadcast season | Spring 2008 | C | 25 of 61 |
| Studio | Brain's Base | C | 41 of 87 |
| Year | 2008 | C | 107 of 231 |
| Source material | Light novel | D | 485 of 927 |
| Era | Late 2000s | C | 517 of 1,149 |
| Season (all years) | Spring | D | 949 of 1,868 |
| Genre | Drama | D | 1,241 of 1,917 |
| Length | Single-cour | C | 1,324 of 2,668 |
| Genre | Action | D | 1,544 of 2,765 |
| Genre | Comedy | C | 1,708 of 3,488 |
| Format | TV series | D | 1,779 of 3,322 |
| Origin | Japan | C | 3,516 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Kou Matsuo, Mitsue Yamazaki |
|---|---|
| Series composition | Kou Matsuo |
| Character design | Kumi Ishii |
| Original creator | Kentarou Katayama |
Franchise — 紅
Related
| Relation | Year | Title |
|---|---|---|
| side story | 2010 | Kure-nai OVA |
AniList id 3358 · MAL id 3358 · record updated 2026-08-26


