Red Blue
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- Shōnen Sunday Comics
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- Japanese
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• Ja Kanji — レッドブルー • Ja Romaji — Reddo Burū • Genre — Sports
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• Type — manga • Author — Atsushi Namikiri • Publisher — Shogakukan • Imprint — Shōnen Sunday Comics • Magazine — Weekly Shōnen Sunday • First — January 12, 2022 • Volumes — 19
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• Type — drama • Director — * Takayuki Hayashi • Takeshi Furusawa • Writer — * Shuho Takase • Hikaru Kimura • Keita Meguro • Studio — C&I Entertainment • Network — MBS, TBS • First — December 18, 2024 • Last — February 12, 2025 • Episodes — 8
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• Portal — yes Red Blue is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Atsushi Namikiri. It began serialization in Shogakukan's manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday in January 2022. A live-action television drama adaptation aired from December 2024 to February 2025.
Characters
Characters
• Aoba Suzuki • Keito Kimura • Kenshin Akazawa • Taiga Tsubaki • Sannosuke Iwase • Makoto Hasegawa • Kanenari Tokiwa • Gaku Sano • Wataru Amachi • Show Kasamatsu • Kota Tamamatsu • Eiku Yamashita • Yuga Hazuru • Naru Okubo • Ganmaru Nueji • Kaisei Takechi • Amu Hiiragi • Takato Okura • Mamoru Hachiya • Kazuma Sumi
Manga
Manga
Written and illustrated by Atsushi Namikiri, Red Blue began serialization in Shogakukan's manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday on January 12, 2022. Its chapters have been compiled into nineteen tankōbon volumes as of September 2026.
Drama
Drama
A live-action television drama adaptation was announced in the 43/2024 issue of Weekly Shōnen Sunday published on September 18, 2024. The drama is produced by C&I Entertainment and directed by Takayuki Hayashi and Takeshi Furusawa, with scripts written by Shuho Takase, Hikaru Kimura, and Keita Meguro, action direction by Keiya Tabuchi, and MMA supervision by Yushin Okami. It aired on MBS and TBS's "Dramaism" programming block from December 18, 2024 to February 12, 2025. The theme song, "My Pride", is performed by Ma55ive the Rampage.
Other
Other
In July 2023, a collaboration with mixed martial arts organization GRACHAN was announced. The series sponsored a high school tournament called "MMA Koshien" organized by GRACHAN. The tournament itself was initially depicted in the series. Regional qualifiers took place from September to December 2023, while the national tournament took place in February 2024.
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Red Blue is associated with Japan.
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Reception
The series' seventh volume featured a recommendation from mixed martial artist Kyoji Horiguchi. It was nominated for the 70th Shogakukan Manga Award in 2024.
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- 21.Mainichi Shimbun. Mantan Web. September 18, 2024.
- 22.Cayanan, Joanna. Atsushi Namikiri's Red Blue MMA Manga Gets Live-Action Series Adaptation. Anime News Network. September 18, 2024.
- 23.Natasha, Inc. Comic Natalie. November 12, 2024.
- 24.Pineda, Rafael Antonio. Live-Action Red Blue Series Reveals Cast, Staff, December 17 Debut. Anime News Network. November 11, 2024.
- 25.Loo, Egan. MA55IVE THE RAMPAGE Performs Live-Action Red Blue Show's Theme Song. Anime News Network. November 26, 2024.
- 26.Natasha, Inc. Comic Natalie. July 14, 2023.
- 27.MMA Koshien. February 12, 2024.
- 28.MuscleBrain's. Boutreview. September 15, 2023.
- 29.Hodgkins, Crystalyn. 12 Works Including The Apothecary Diaries, Kagurabachi Nominated for 70th Shogakukan Manga Awards. Anime News Network. December 5, 2024.
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