"serve" Ishtar, not that she has been sent as a concubine. Media Manga The manga series was written and illustrated by Chie Shinohara. Its chapters were serialized in the bimonthly manga anthology Shōjo Comic from January 5, 1995 to June 5, 2002. They were then collected and published in 28 tankōbon volumes by Shogakukan, and later republished in 16 bunkobon volumes. Viz Media announced on February 13, 2004 that they had acquired the series for an English-language release in North America, with volume 1 scheduled for a second-quarter release. Viz released volume 1 on June 23, 2004, and volume 28 was released on January 12, 2010. Red River is also published in Vietnam by Tre Publishing House, in Germany by Egmont Manga & Anime, and in Italy by Star Comics. Drama CDs The series was adapted as a series of 8 drama CDs released in two "seasons" between 1997 and 2003. The cast for said drama CD series is as follows: Yuri Ishtar: Minami Takayama Kail Mursili: Kazuhiko Inoue Queen Nakia: Yuriko Yamaguchi, later Misa Watanabe Urhi Shalma: Katsumi Toriumi, later Takahiro Sakurai Prince Mattiwaza: Kenyuu Horiuchi Juda Haspasrupi: Ikue Ohtani Tito: Hiro Yuuki Ilbani: Haruki Sayama Hadi: Ai Orikasa Ryuhi: Chiemi Chiba, later Machiko Toyoshima Shala: Yukiko Fujikawa Ramses: Toshihiko Seki, later Takehito Koyasu Kikkuri: Tomokazu Seki Ursula: Yuko Nagashima Kash: Koji Yusa, later Hideo Ishikawa Zannanza: Hikaru Midorikawa Guzel: Miyuki Ishizuka Books An art book for Red River was released on February 24, 1999 () and a fan-book on July 26, 2002 (). Two novels based on the manga have been released, written and illustrated by Shinohara: Volume 1 was published on May 24, 2007 () Volume 2 was published on August 31, 2007 () Reception Red River won the Shogakukan Manga Award for the shōjo category in 2001. As of May 2006, the manga had over 16 million copies in circulation. As of March 2019, the manga had over 20 million copies in circulation. References External links Viz Media official website 1995 manga Chie Shinohara Shogakukan manga Shōjo manga Supernatural anime and manga Viz Media manga Winners of the Shogakukan Manga Award for shōjo manga Inanna Anime and manga about time travel Hittite Empire