Red River Anime Begins Its Journey with Creditless Opening Video
Published July 11, 2026 · Kara Dennison

The time travel drama is now streaming on Crunchyroll
Anime story
Yuri's journey to the past begins this summer in Red River , the anime adaptation of Chie Shinohara's classic shojo manga. The series is now streaming right here on Crunchyroll, and a creditless version of the opening is also available to watch. Check it out, featuring the show's opening narration and theme song "Akatsuki no Sora" by Hiroki Nanami: Red River Creditless Opening Video The "Akatsuki no Sora" single, which also features Nanami's new song "DAHLIA," is available to stream and download on Spotify, YouTube music and other services. Chie Shinohara's Red River manga was serialized in Shogakukan's Shojo Comic magazine from January 1995 to June 2002. Its chapters were collected into 28 published tankobon volumes, and it was reported in 2019 that the series had over 20 million copies in circulation. Kosuke Kobayashi ( The Master of Ragnarök & Blesser of Einherjar ) directs the anime adaptation at studio Tatsunoko Production, with series composition by Yoriko Tomita ( The Elusive Samurai ), character designs by Kenji Fujisaki ( Blood Lad ) and music by Yoshihisa Hirano ( Ouran High School Host Club , Hunter x Hunter ).
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