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Red River, Vol. 1 (Red River #1)

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Youri, a pretty Japanese girl who just passed a college 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 out of a puddle on the street and drag her into the water. She emerges from the water to find that...more

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Published June 23rd 2004 by VIZ Media LLC (first published May 25th 1995)

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Nov 24, 2012 Stargirl (Shoujo and YA Banter/Vocaloid Fanatic) rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: all-time-favorites, shoujo-manga, historical-fiction, so-in-love, badass-females-series-i-love, everyone-should-read-epic-series, books-series-that-changed-my-life, all-the-stars-in-the-world-epic, hall-of-fame-oscar-deserving, favorites, will-bury-with-me-when-i-die, favorite-series-books-of-all-time

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Yuri Suzuki is a normal highschooler. She has a mom, dad, and sisters. After finding out her long time friend, Himoru likes her and wants to go out with her, he kisses her. Everything seems to be going okay for her- until she is dragged into a puddle by an unknown force while on a date with Himoru. She then appears in Ancient Turkey. The queen wants her blood so she can use it to kill all of the others in line for the title of Prince, and make her son the next one.

The genre may...more

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Aug 25, 2008 Chennijen rated it 3 of 5 stars Recommends it for: readers of shoujo manga with a historical bent

Whoa. I had no idea that the recent wave of manga-translating extended as far as this series! Craziness...
I read this in Chinese when I was in...high school? And it's not bad, for a shoujo romance-type. (I originally picked it up because the artwork looked a little like Saitou Chiho's...I was a fan of hers, back when she used to write PG stories.) It falls nicely into the niche of stories where young girls are magically whisked to some random place/time in history (in this case, it's ancient Ana...more

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Feb 17, 2013 M rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: manga, romance-challenge, shoujo-manga, historical-fiction

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Oct 08, 2012 Alysse rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: adventure, drama, fantasy, fiction, history, manga, romance

Red River, also known as Anatolia Story, is a tale about a girl. Yuri lived pretty normally for a Japanese girl right before the start of the 20th century. But strange things started to happen when she was near water.

In the grand Hittite Empire, who, despite it's power as great as even Egypt near its height, is often forgotten as history passes. But within this empire, as with many before and after, a queen wishes to gain power. Her son is the youngest of those in line for the throne, and the ki...more Red River, also known as Anatolia Story, is a tale about a girl. Yuri lived pretty normally for a Japanese girl right before the start of the 20th century. But strange things started to happen when she was near water.

In the grand Hittite Empire, who, despite it's power as great as even Egypt near its height, is often forgotten as history passes. But within this empire, as with many before and after, a queen wishes to gain power. Her son is the youngest of those in line for the throne, and the king is aging. This queen decides to also use her power as a priestess to summon someone whose blood can be sacrificed to place her son on the throne. With her powers over water, she drags a girl from right before the 20th century, placing her in the middle of Ancient Anatolia.

Yuri must now attempt to escape the clutches of the current queen, but to do so she gets caught up in the history of an Ancient Empire and those civilizations surrounding it. Due to her exotic appearance and knowledge of things beyond her time, as well as an unrefined and dormant charisma, this girl gets mistaken for many things, even the goddess Ishtar. Now under the servitude of another prince, how shall she fare in a forgotten, bygone place, whose most powerful woman desires her running blood?

An interesting story with a unique setting that was the first thing to grab my attention. As a history student, really anything involving Anatolia piques my interest from the sheer fact that it's such a rare backdrop for much of anything. These were powerful civilizations, and using the Hittites, a group that was truly forgotten until recent uncovering, was really what forced my inner historian to start reading up on this. (The people who sacked Babylon. The people who's power rivaled Egypt. The civilization who had iron during the height of the Bronze Age. They're in the Bible and people didn't even know of it's existence until recently!) So of course, this proves to be a setting you don't normally see. Also the character of Yuri, from what I have seen with the series thus far, has proven herself to be quite a strong character. She might start off as a damsel in distress, but later on she really evolves into something powerful, and she may have even had influence form the real life queen Puduhepa.(less)

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Apr 29, 2012 Kimmie rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: reviewed-books, manga-series

This manga was a lovely little find to uncover, one I believe I found by accident and out of boredom for an afternoon. However it is also a series that I enjoyed reading very much.

The story follows that of a young girl who is sent to another world - or back in time, actually - and who's main purpose for most of the first half of the story is to get back home to her own time. She manages to meet the Prince of that country and stays with him during her time, but soon discovers that perhaps her pl...more

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Feb 19, 2012 Beth Martin rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-in-2012

Truth: it actually took me an entire weekend to streamline this glorious, wondrous crack into my system. I started mid afternoon on Friday, and ended late night Sunday. It consumed the majority of my waking hours. Addiction was indeed a fierce, unrelenting thing. Even so, this is a massive undertaking of 90 chapters of manga, most chapters averaging around 120 or so pages. Be warned.

Truth: I am writing this review to include tankoban issues 1-28, e.g. the entire series, since I read it all onlin...more Truth: it actually took me an entire weekend to streamline this glorious, wondrous crack into my system. I started mid afternoon on Friday, and ended late night Sunday. It consumed the majority of my waking hours. Addiction was indeed a fierce, unrelenting thing. Even so, this is a massive undertaking of 90 chapters of manga, most chapters averaging around 120 or so pages. Be warned.

Truth: I am writing this review to include tankoban issues 1-28, e.g. the entire series, since I read it all online in one swift go and have no idea which chapters are in which tankoban, nor do I have the energy to find out just so I can write a shitton of separate reviews. Therefore, this entire review could be deemed as spoilers . Be warned.

So, Yuri is a normal girl from Japan circa the 1990s. She has a loving family, a possible new boyfriend, and has gotten into her high school (or college, depending on translation) of choice. E.g., life is pretty awesome for her. Then water starts acting weird around her and before you know it, she's been dragged (literally) back in time to the Hittite Empire of old. What follows are the trials and tribulations of Yuri as she falls in love, plays political intrigues, is hailed as a goddess, leads rebellions, fights wars, and is kidnapped probably more than she should be, all while trying to get home. (Fun shit.)

Unfortunately I believe a lot of people read the first few chapters of this and feel it is just like every other "girl gets transported to another world/dimension/time and is hailed as an angel/goddess/savior while being the center of a love triangle/quadrangle/fuckiteveryoneangle" manga in the world. That would be because it imitates that formula for a while before coming into it's own.

Here's what it's own is: A historical epic involving political intrigue and massive battles. A girl struggling to cope with the world she has been presented with and rising to the occasion. A boy becoming a man who will bring peace to the world if it kills him. Pain and heartache and cruelty juxtaposed with beauty and triumph and love.

The thing about Red River is that it's everything that things like Fuugishi Yuugi and From Far Away could have been. It doesn't shy away from the hard and the brutal and the nasty. It's still a sanitized version of the brutality of those times in that it does not always show the depths of it, but it is never "Disneyfied." People die in horrible ways, people are twisted by their circumstances, people make unimaginable sacrifices, and people are traumatized by the tides of empires. It's not pretty. It's not "nice." It's fucking awful and I loved it. Red River does not shy away because it knows that pain is part of the glory.

You have to make an investment in Red River. You have to sit down and tell yourself that you're going to give it a fair chance, going to read through for a while and see what this gets you. If you do, chances are you'll be sucked in. You'll hurt, you'll triumph, and you'll love the way the story matures into it's own along with it's heroine, becoming every bit the beautiful, fierce series it was meant to be.(less)

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Aug 21, 2012 Heini rated it 4 of 5 stars

Sarjassa on 27 osaa, mutta en viitsinyt laittaa luetuksi kuin vain tämän ensimmäisen. Lisäksi luin tätä Anatolia Story nimellä, tiedä sitten miksi nimi oli vaihdettu. Joka tapauksessa, pidin tarinasta. Nuori japanilainen tyttö vedetään vasten tahtoaan ajassa taaksepäin muinaisen Turkin alueelle aikaan, jolloin mm Babylonia oli olemassa. Heti alussa tyttö joutuu pakenemaan sotilaita ja törmää prinssiin, joka pelastaa hänet. Loppu tarina onkin sitten näiden kahden suhteen etenemisen seurantaa, ilk...more

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Jun 10, 2012 Bianca rated it 4 of 5 stars

*Originally reviewed on Pages Of Forbidden Love

Finally, after saying I am going to try to read some manga for months I have finally picked one up. I had no idea where to start or even what I would like but my cousin gave me a huge list of the manga she likes to read but I tried to put a couple on hold and there were hundreds of people ahead of me (who would have known). Instead of waiting forever I just decided to see what my library had (which wasn’t much) and found this one. Okay so I wasn’t t...more *Originally reviewed on Pages Of Forbidden Love

Finally, after saying I am going to try to read some manga for months I have finally picked one up. I had no idea where to start or even what I would like but my cousin gave me a huge list of the manga she likes to read but I tried to put a couple on hold and there were hundreds of people ahead of me (who would have known). Instead of waiting forever I just decided to see what my library had (which wasn’t much) and found this one. Okay so I wasn’t totally loving the cover but it was the only one I could see that actually began with volume one so I decided to go ahead and read the back. It sounded interesting so I checked it out and read it the same day.

Yuri is on top of the world. She is doing great in school and her longtime friend has final kissed her. It seems like everything is going wonderfully and that nothing could go wrong but then water starts to act funny around her. When it tries to grab her she does all she can to stay away from it. She even refuses to go out because of the rain. When her boyfriend begins to question her feelings and asks her out on a date she can’t refuse even though there is snow outside. Things are going well and then in the middle of a conversation hands come out of the water and grab Yuri taking her to the past where a queen wants her blood in order to make her son heir to the kingdom.

I’m not always interested in books that take place in the past but the fact that she was from a more present date and sucked into the past made things more interesting. Plus, she was brought to the past through magic to be sacrificed which made for one messed up adventure. I do wish I could have seen what was also going on in the present but it wasn’t too big of a deal. I was just curious since Yuri disappeared with no warning.

I don’t have too much of an opinion about the characters yet. I don’t love anyone yet but I do not dislike any of them either. Well except for the queen since she is evil but I like how she comes across so far. Nakia is a greedy queen who already has a lot of power but wants even more. Her plan is to use Yuri to get that power. There wasn’t much that Yuri could do but be captured and saved. She was in a place she didn’t know and only wanted to go home. The queen captured her and Prince Kail came to her rescue. She did try to do some things on her own so she wasn’t completely helpless but she did them at the worst times without much thought. I am hoping for more out of her in the future and I would like to know exactly why it was her that was chosen to be sacrificed. Now, I feel like Prince Kail has a lot of potential but I still don’t know if I can really like him yet. He was pretty cute saving her and all but he also thinks he can have whatever he wants and whoever he wants when he wants them. At one part I thought he was going to go way too far but thankfully he didn’t. I look forward to getting to know all the characters better.

Overall, I quite enjoyed this and I am glad it was my first manga. It was interesting and I liked the drawing (even though i don’t have much to compare it to). I am glad I finally gave some manga a try. I can’t wait to read more.(less)

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Dec 14, 2011 Feby rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy, non-indonesian, good, manga-graphicnovel-comic, owned-ebook, romance

typical heroine.
but I love the hero. =D

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edit setelah selesai baca sampai vol.28:

Sebenarnya... nilaiku untuk komik ini cuma 2,5. Tapi berhubung bintang GR purnama semua, jadi dibulatkan deh ke atas.
Alasanku, karena banyak banget ya inkonsistensi di cerita ini. Misal:

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Nakia ingin penggal kepala Yuri untuk ambil darahnya --> tapi di tengah2 cerita, tau2 si nenek sihir malah bikin konspirasi kirim Yuri ke medan perang. Gimane cara ambil darahnye??

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Yuri ga bisa...more

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Fera Boleh aku coba jelasin? Menurut pendapatku lho, ya setelah baca semua ceritanya :)

1. Yuri terjun ke medan perang setelah dia diagung-agungkan sebagai...more
Dec 27, 2011 04:21am

Feby good point.
1 dan 2, menandakan si nenek sihir ini galau to the max XD

3. Biarpun ada Kail dan pendeta buta, tetapi mereka ga mungkin mukulin satu2 dewa...more
Dec 27, 2011 04:45am

Apr 20, 2011 Julia rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: manga, action-adventure, ancient-historical-fiction, fantasy-paranormal, romance

This follows the story of a young teenager of 1995, Yuri Suzuki.
When water starts to move on its own around her, she begins to fear rainy days, swimming pools, and anything else pertaining to water. But one snowy day, she gives in and goes to the movies with her boyfriend. After the movie, the snow had begun to melt, and she's dragged through a pool of melted snow and finds herself in an oceanlike amount of water.
Struggling free of what's gripping her, she pops up out of the water -- only to fin...more

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Apr 13, 2010 Vanna added it

Shelves: never-finished

I'm reading this series right now. It's not as good as Basara was, but then again what manga is? I still love it though. Historical manga is really interesting, especially since I've never even heard of the Hittie Empire before I read this. It's cool how Shinohara incorporated the culture and history into such a story.

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Apr 25, 2013 Kereesa rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Shojo Fans/Fans of Inuyasha

Recommended to Kereesa by: Jay, through Nic

Shelves: own, own-manga, own-softcovers, 2013, cuddle-plus, fangirling, fantasy-all-others, favorites, friendship, grrl-power, historical, lives-up-to-the-hype, manga, manga-english, manga-shojo, romance, time-travel, young-adult

When I first started Red River, I thought it was going to be like another certain time traveling manga/anime series I follow.

Inuyasha?

But Red River ended up being very different from Inuyasha, and focused more on both historical accuracy and the romance angle between Yuri and Kail. Its setting is also in the Hittite Empire, a place I know NOTHING about, and I respect the dedication done throughout the series, so far, to keeping it mostly accurate to that time.

(That being said, I don't know much...more

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Oct 29, 2010 CJ - Secret Charm rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: shojo, manga, wishlist

A pretty good premise for a time travel manga. Crazy queen needs sacrifice, asks Gods, Gods tell her there's a girl from the 20th century (1995) and the crazy queen can manipulate water and whilst on a date, Yuuri (the modern gal) is sucked into a puddle.

Poor girl is confused but what bugged me a bit was she seemed a bit too much of a crybaby. I don't know, if a handsome guy started making out with me to save my life (and didn't act like a jerk about it) I'd be a little more grateful than runnin...more

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Sep 30, 2009 Jasmin rated it 5 of 5 stars

My first foray into manga... and jebus am I hooked. I started reading it after I got home from work at 11 pm last night, kept reading until 6 am, "napped" for two hours, got ready for work while continuing to read. I am on the 16th volume. Exactly the type of escapism I was looking for: historical-fantasty-romantic-adventure fiction. Granted if you're really squeamish about violence and sex or dislike female leads getting rescued, may not be the book for you. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Prince Kail...more

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Feb 20, 2013 Elizabeth rated it 5 of 5 stars

This is a great historical fantasy series. While there are elements of magic in the story, most of the focus is on the characters and their relationships with one another. Set in the late Bronze Age, both the setting and the characters are fascinating and immediately drew me in. The characters are all well developed with even side characters getting enough detail to make them interesting without detracting from the main story. The series is a long one with 28 volumes, but it is complete. While i...more

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Aug 08, 2012 Mika Shinigami rated it 5 of 5 stars

Just to let you know, I'm reviewing this as all 28 volumes :P

Now, on with the basic desciption. Suzuki Yuri is magically transported to Hattusa, the capital of the Hittite Empire ( Ancient Turkey ). She was summoned by the Queen/Tawananna who wished to use her as a human sacrifice to complete a ritual to ensure that her son, Juda Haspasrupri, would get the throne. Yuri is saved by Kail Mursili II, third prince in line to the throne as she is being chased by the Queen's guards. He gives her a kis...more Just to let you know, I'm reviewing this as all 28 volumes :P

Now, on with the basic desciption. Suzuki Yuri is magically transported to Hattusa, the capital of the Hittite Empire ( Ancient Turkey ). She was summoned by the Queen/Tawananna who wished to use her as a human sacrifice to complete a ritual to ensure that her son, Juda Haspasrupri, would get the throne. Yuri is saved by Kail Mursili II, third prince in line to the throne as she is being chased by the Queen's guards. He gives her a kiss which gives her the gift of understanding and speaking the language. He claims that he has taken Yuri as his concubine and as such, is no longer pure and she cannot be used as a sacrifice. The story follows Yuri and Kail as they attempt to overthrow Queen Nakia along with their loyal friends and supporters. What will Yuri choose? Stay with Kail, the man she is helplessly falling for, or will she return to her own century when the time comes?

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I must say, other than Kail and Yuri, Ilbani was my favourite character. When I first read the manga, I thought he would turn out to be evil or something the way he wanted Kail to let Yuri go as soon as possible but I realised that this came from his underlying loyalty to Kail and the Hittite Empire as a whole. When he realised that Yuri was an indispensable woman who would lead the Empire to glory, he tried to convince Kail to make her stay. Now, that's not my point ; my actual point is...ILBANI IS SO FREAKING HOTT. And, he can SING. He's wise and really handsome. What woman would not want such a husband? ヽ(°◇° )ノI know Kail is really REALLY hot ( WHAT WITH ALL THE FANSERVICE AND KYAAA ) but..Ilbani has more appeal to me since Yuri has already stolen Kail.

Now, moving on to the other characters. I shall start with Hadi, Ryui and Shala. Although they initially wanted to kill Yuri for "killing their brother", when they were given the chance to serve her faithfully, they did. I'm happy that the twins both shared Kikkuri LOL. Haha, I loved that part when Yuri couldn't guess who the father of Ryui's twins were. And when Kash, Rusafa and Mettannamuwa were talking about it, they were like "So it must be" and one of their fingers pointed at a mini Kikkuri who went "Achoo". Haha, love Kikkuri blushing and the looks on Mettannamuwa's and Kash's faces. Hadi is such an awesome and mature elder sister...

I was so sad when Zannanza died, I would have made him part of my Seraglio... //shot. Anyway, his love for Yuri saved her, when he took the arrow/spear to his heart. Aslan is a really strong horse, truly worthy of Ishtar ( THE WOMAN YOU KNOW AS YURI ). Rusafa, too, saved Yuri in the last few chapters and this really broke Yuri's heart. I was crying like hell when Yuri had her miscarriage and she saw her baby leaving her. And then there were all her friends; Mali, Zannanza and Urusula. Mali kept his promise, to keep her from entering the afterlife. Losing her baby must have been such a horror and Ramses fell for her too, around that time. Urusula's hanging was so unfair, and I can't imagine how Kash must have felt. He only took off the braid of her hair the day her hanging was justified. I love how all the characters developed as the story went along. How Yuri grew stronger and how Kail came to accept the fact that Yuri was strong on her own but she needed him by her side as much as he needed her by his side. This reminds me of that time when he fell sick after hearing the news that she had "died".

As you should have guessed by now from my ramblings, I LUURV this manga and have so far found nothing that has made me as thrilled as I felt when reading this apart from Tsuki no Shippo, Papillon~Hana to Chou, Hatenkou Yuugi and Yami no Pappuru ( which is also by Chie Shinohara ).

To sum up everything I've said : I love how Shinohara-san developed the love between Kail and Yuri, as well how well she developed and fleshed out the other characters. It never got boring for me, knowing that there was something else to discover, another mystery and adventure to have along with the characters. This manga will, be, for a long time to come, my favourite manga of all time.

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May 29, 2012 Lauren rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: manga

Quite possibly the most amazing manga ever. My only problem with it is that the lead character Yuri somehow is able to do everything amazingly well, like she has had military/ dance/ strategy/ etc training her whole life.
But that aside, HOT HOT HOT!! Only manga I ever read that long that never had me working to stay interested. You. can. not. stop. reading.
I think the coolest thing about this manga is the real history the author has incoorperated, by the end you are actually wishing and hoping...more

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Sep 04, 2012 Blu rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: manga, shoujo

"Come il Sole prima o poi tramonta, non c'è impero che non muoia.
Ma io non voglio vedere il tramonto dell'Impero Ittita, nè quello dell'Egitto.
Io conosco solo il Sole che sorge!"

Secondo me, questa è l'opera più interessante e matura di Chie Shinohara.
Amore, Avventura, Romanticismo, Fantasia, Magia, Riferimenti storici... in questo manga c'è tutto! La storia poi è bellissima e piena di colpi di scena. Da leggere! ;)

28 volumi.

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Jul 01, 2012 MonsterReader rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: amazing-storyline, amazing-male-lead, mangas-i-need-to-have-to-live, best-authors, awesome-heroines, broke-my-heart, corny-and-cheesy, crush-on-the-author, favorite-manga-series, i-loved-it, i-saw-that-coming, inlove-with-male-lead, love-triangle, made-me-smile, made-me-cry, must-reread, page-turner, sawoon-worthy-male-lead, totally-awesome, will-never-forget, wow-amazing

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Prepare yourself for a long(extremely long) review. So sit back and enjoy. But I will warn you, they'll be a lot of spoilers and some ranting.

I first discovered this book about two and half years ago. Before I begin my long story, I will remind you that I am a otaku, in all senses of that word. If I could read mangas all day and still go to school, and actually get paid to work, then I would do it. No questions asked. I would even go as far as to say, that I must at least read one page...more

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Oct 29, 2012 Arushi rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: manga

The fact is, that even years after reading it, I remember this manga quite well. That says quite a bit about how good it was.

This is a love story at its core, but it is also a coming of age story, a story about a king finding a true queen and then not letting her go, about a girl adapting her life to the life of the man she loves and the sacrifices she makes for him, made all the more important because he never asks for them. It is a story about two people who come together across time and form...more

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Jul 23, 2012 Jealani rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorites, hiyahhh-d

2words...EPIC CLASSIC...one of those series you just cant miss reading. if you do your missing out on life. Yes some of the mangas have been tagged parental advisory but dont let it stop you man unless our like 12...not trying to get anyone in trouble, but its just such a good love story in every shape and form that you just have to read to understand why im so excited about this series. cant even give anything away with this manga just read it to understand man just read it!!!!! :[D

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Mar 22, 2011 Johanness rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: shinohara-chie

I've finished reading every single release. I plan to re-read it again, it was so in-depth and it was form reading this that I actually noticed that I like Historic-fiction. Loved this manga. One of the best I eve read, 90+ Chapters, it took me a few months to complete it cause I could only read it from the net, since they weren't selling it where I could buy it, I so plan to buy the series when I can. I love the part where the Egyptian guard totally steals her. >xD

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Feb 07, 2010 Nicole rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: manga, shojo, historical_fiction, fantasy

Meh. I was mildly interested in the plot/characters, but enough to actively pursue this series. Basically, a Japanese girl/student (Yuri) is mysteriously whisked to an ancient village in the Middle East through a puddle of water...by a queen/witch intent on sacrificing her in order to perform dark magic that will help her son claim the throne. Yuri connects with one of the heirs to the thrown, who takes a liking to her and strives to protect her from his step-mother (the queen). The plot had pot...more

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Nov 03, 2010 Lindsey rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: manga

Really liking this series so far! I'm such a sucker for this kind of story... it's a little more raunchy than the stuff I've read before, although this is not necessarily a bad thing...(winkwink).

I am definitely liking Kail, SUCH a playa with a little bit of a cheeky attitude! I like Yuuri so far too, she has personality and isn't afraid to stand up for herself.

All in all, great start to the series, and I can't wait to read the next vol!

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Oct 30, 2010 Shakif rated it 1 of 5 stars

I didn't like this book. I thought it was rather boring. I only read it because a friend if mine told me to read it. It is basically about a girl who magically went to ancient Egypt and is stuck there with a evil witch who is on her back to kill her. And the prince is the one who saves her but the real question is will she make it back to her world. I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone.

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Apr 05, 2013 Lindsey rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: manga

I seriously can't understand why so many people are giving this book a 5. The main character was rather dimwitted and overall unlikable, the plot put me to sleep, and the art wasn't anything special. I can kind of see where this book might have had some potential, but it just came off as bland. I can't believe there is 27 more books! Maybe it gets better further along?

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Mar 24, 2009 Lord rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: manga, fantasy

The first volume of this historical/fantasy manga offers quite a shallow and naive story about the girl that "jumped through time". Not nearly as good as Basara and comparable to Fushigi Yuugi, this manga haven't impressed me so far. I mean, c'mon, the girl understands the ancient language suddenly after a kiss from a prince? Meh...

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Sep 14, 2012 Alyssa rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: manga, time-travel-romance, best-heroines

If there is ever something I could read over, and over, and over, and over, -- and well, you get the point -- this would be it. This is one of the best shoujo mangas, with one of the most kickass heroines and awesome love interests. Even if there is a love triangle, it's still awesome. I will always hold this one in my heart.

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Jul 29, 2012 Denise rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-2012

About 10 years ago, I read an article about this series in a Manga & Anime magazine and had been wanting to read it ever since. The first volume definitely didn't disappoint - so far, this promises to be a great historical adventure, fantasy & romance story that I'll definitely continue reading.

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Jul 18, 2011 Patrice rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: graphic-novel, historical-fiction, paranormal-fiction, romance, series

I'm still not used to the art style and I haven't really connected with any of the characters yet, but they have the potential to be better, so I'll keep going with the series. The premise while interesting, but unless something changes, probably won't last very long. I'm curious to see how the author will extend the plot line.

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Chie Shinohara (篠原千絵 Shinohara Chie, born February 15) is an award winning Japanese manga artist best-known for Red River, known in Japan as Sora wa Akai Kawa no Hotori: Anatolia Story. She has twice received the Shogakukan Manga Award for shōjo, in 1987 for Yami no Purple Eye and in 2001 for Red River.
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