Red Blue (レッドブルー, Reddo Burū) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Atsushi Namikiri. It began serialization in Shogakukan's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday in January 2022. A live-action television drama adaptation has been announced.

Red Blue
First tankōbon volume cover
レッドブルー
(Reddo Burū)
GenreSports[1]
Manga
Written byAtsushi Namikiri
Published byShogakukan
ImprintShōnen Sunday Comics
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Sunday
DemographicShōnen
Original runJanuary 12, 2022 – present
Volumes10
Television drama

Media

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Manga

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Written and illustrated by Atsushi Namikiri, Red Blue began serialization in Shogakukan's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday on January 12, 2022.[1] Its chapters have been compiled into ten tankōbon volumes as of June 2024.[2]

No. Release date ISBN
1 April 18, 2022[3]978-4-0985-1123-5
2 June 17, 2022[4]978-4-0985-1124-2
3 September 15, 2022[5]978-4-0985-1264-5
4 December 16, 2022[6]978-4-0985-1479-3
5 March 16, 2023[7]978-4-0985-1773-2
6 June 16, 2023[8]978-4-0985-2125-8
7 September 15, 2023[9]978-4-0985-2843-1
8 December 18, 2023[10]978-4-0985-3050-2
9 March 18, 2024[11]978-4-0985-3180-6
10 June 18, 2024[2]978-4-0985-3378-7
11 September 18, 2024[12]978-4-0985-3574-3

Drama

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A live-action television drama adaptation was announced in the 43/2024 issue of Weekly Shōnen Sunday published on September 18, 2024.[13]

Other

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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.[14][15]

Reception

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The series' seventh volume featured a recommendation from mixed martial artist Kyoji Horiguchi.[16]

See also

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  • Switch, another manga series by the same author

References

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  1. ^ a b 日陰者が総合格闘技に挑む、「switch」波切敦の新連載がサンデーで開幕. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 12, 2022. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
  2. ^ a b レッドブルー 10 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
  3. ^ レッドブルー 1 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
  4. ^ レッドブルー 2 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
  5. ^ レッドブルー 3 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
  6. ^ レッドブルー 4 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
  7. ^ レッドブルー 5 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
  8. ^ レッドブルー 6 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
  9. ^ レッドブルー 7 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
  10. ^ レッドブルー 8 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
  11. ^ レッドブルー 9 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
  12. ^ レッドブルー 11 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
  13. ^ レッドブルー:「サンデー」総合格闘技マンガが実写ドラマ化 日陰者がMMA甲子園に参戦!. Mantan Web (in Japanese). Mainichi Shimbun. September 18, 2024. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
  14. ^ 「レッドブルー」の作中で描かれた、総合格闘技大会「MMA甲子園」が開催決定. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 14, 2023. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
  15. ^ 【試合結果】2024年2月11日 第1回 MMA甲子園 全国大会. MMA Koshien (in Japanese). February 12, 2024. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
  16. ^ 週刊少年サンデー連載中のMMA漫画「レッドブルー」7巻の帯に堀口恭司が推薦コメント. Boutreview (in Japanese). MuscleBrain's. September 15, 2023. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
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