天は赤い河のほとり
Red River
⚡ Polarizing🚪 Often abandoned
After a mysterious hand drags her beneath a puddle, modern Japanese teenager Yuri awakens in the Hittite Empire of the 14th century BCE. Thrust into a deadly struggle for the throne, she joins Prince Kail to battle assassins, outwit royal conspiracies, and survive a world at war. As her exploits earn her renown as the goddess Ishtar, Yuri must choose between her old life and an uncertain future. (Source: Crunchyroll)
Names
| Original | 天は赤い河のほとり (japanese) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Sora wa Akai Kawa no Hotori |
| English | Red River |
| Chinese | 天是红河岸 (simplified · via bangumi) |
| Also known as | Anatolia Story |
Facts
| Format | TV series · 24 ep · 23 min · 9h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2026-07-08 (Summer 2026) |
| Status | RELEASING |
| Studio | Tatsunoko Production |
| Source | Manga |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Demographic | Shoujo |
| Genres | ActionAdventureDramaFantasyRomance |
| Themes | ShoujoFemale ProtagonistHistoricalPoliticsIsekaiRoyal AffairsSwordplayKingdom ManagementMagic |
| Streaming | Crunchyroll |
Reception
| Community score | 6.29 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 7.14 / 10 |
| Composite | 40.6 |
| On lists | 10,055 |
| Favourited | 96 (1.0%) |
| Completion | 0.4% |
| Drop rate | 19.1% |
| In backlog | 47.0% |
| Score spread σ | 2.40 |
Score distribution
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Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | Tatsunoko Production | E | 47 of 54 |
| Broadcast season | Summer 2026 | E | 58 of 61 |
| Year | 2026 | E | 188 of 203 |
| Demographic | Shoujo | E | 276 of 297 |
| Era | Mid 2020s | E | 445 of 487 |
| Length | Two-cour | E | 656 of 699 |
| Genre | Adventure | E | 1,410 of 1,534 |
| Season (all years) | Summer | E | 1,452 of 1,662 |
| Genre | Romance | E | 1,514 of 1,687 |
| Genre | Drama | E | 1,773 of 1,917 |
| Genre | Fantasy | E | 1,912 of 2,142 |
| Genre | Action | E | 2,450 of 2,765 |
| Source material | Manga | E | 2,757 of 3,025 |
| Format | TV series | E | 2,882 of 3,322 |
| Origin | Japan | E | 6,254 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Kousuke Kobayashi, Hiroto Morishita |
|---|---|
| Series composition | Yoriko Tomita |
| Character design | Kenji Fujisaki |
| Music | Yoshihisa Hirano |
| Original creator | Chie Shinohara |
AniList id 207809 · MAL id 63489 · Bangumi 627648 · record updated 2026-08-27