Manga like Red River
Also known as Sora wa Akai Kawa no Hotori, Anatolia Story, Heaven by the Red River
20 manga for fans of Red River, ranked by what people who loved it went on to love and by what they share with it, like Blackmail, Indigenous Cultures, Desert. Connect your AniList or MyAnimeList account to get picks for your whole taste instead.
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Basara
Recommended by 25 Red River fans on AniList. Both have Desert, Kingdom Management, Class Struggle.
Basara is a post-apocalyptic fantasy adventure series and one of the most popular shoujo manga of the 90s in Japan.
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Marmalade Boy
Both have Love Triangle.
Miki’s life was pretty ordinary until the day her parents told her they were swapping spouses with another couple!
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From Far Away
Recommended by 40 Red River fans on AniList. Both have Politics, Swordplay, Isekai.
On her way home from school one day, Noriko is unexpectedly plunged into a strange and extraordinary fantasy world.
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Captivated, By You
Hayashi’s frank, guileless demeanor quietly draws the attention of classmates and strangers as he counts all the stairs in school, photographs street signs, and dries sweet potatoes on the classroom…
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A Bride's Story
Recommended by 6 Red River fans on AniList. Both have Indigenous Cultures, Desert, Marriage.
A Bride’s Story tells the tale of a beautiful young bride in nineteenth-century Asia. At the age of twenty, Amir is sent to a neighboring town to be wed.
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Yona of the Dawn
Recommended by 32 Red River fans on AniList. Both have Kingdom Management, Royal Affairs, Politics.
A red-haired princess loses her family and her kingdom—now she must rise and fight for her throne!
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Imadoki!
Both have Drama.
For Tanpopo Yamazaki, life at the elitist Meio Academy seems way out of her league.
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Shugo Chara!
Both have Age Gap, Love Triangle, Magic.
Everybody at Seiyo Elementary thinks that stylish and super cool Amu has it all: But nobody knows the real Amu, a shy girl who wishes she had the courage to truly be herself.
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Firefly Wedding
Both have Marriage, Assassins, Historical.
On the surface, Satoko has it all—she’s beautiful, the daughter of a nobleman, and at a prime age for marriage. Unfortunately, she is also quite ill and only has a short time left to live.
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Please Save My Earth
Both have Drama.
Life's hard when you're shy, harder still when you move from your quiet hometown to the bustle of a big city and a new high school.
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Boys Over Flowers
Both have Love Triangle.
Tsukushi Makino is accepted into the prestigious, Eitoku Academy. Life changes dramatically for Tsukushi when her friend falls on Tsukasa Domyoji.
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Full Moon
Both have Love Triangle, Magic.
Young Mitsuki loves singing and dreams of becoming a pop star. Unfortunately, a malignant tumor in her throat prevents her from pursuing her passion.
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Cardcaptor Sakura
Both have Love Triangle, Magic.
Fourth grader Sakura Kinomoto finds a strange book in her father's library -- a book made by the wizard Clow to store dangerous spirits sealed within a set of magical cards.
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Magic Knight Rayearth
Both have Swordplay, Isekai, Magic.
Hikaru, Umi, and Fuu, girls from separate schools, find themselves linked together as they fall through the floor during a field trip to the Tokyo Tower.
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Tokyo Babylon
Both have Age Gap, Magic.
It's 1991, the last days of Japan's bubble economy, and money and elegance run through the streets.
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Nina the Starry Bride
Both have Kingdom Management, Royal Affairs, Politics.
Nina had a rough start to life, stealing to survive—and eventually being sold into slavery by her own brother.
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Aishiteruze Baby★★
Both have Drama.
Kippei Katakura is a 17-year-old playboy who spends his time chasing girls, careless of their feelings.
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Clover
Both have Drama.
Kazuhiko is a young, but already deeply wounded black ops agent of a baroque, retro-tech future - pulled out of retirement to escort Sue, a mysterious waif, to a destination she alone knows.
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Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You
Both have Drama.
Sawako Kuronuma is the perfect heroine...for a horror movie. With striking similarities to a haunting movie character--jet-black hair, sinister smile and silent demeanor--she's mistakenly called…
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The Rose of Versailles
Both have Kingdom Management, Class Struggle, Royal Affairs.
Oscar François de Jarjeyes is a young noblewoman raised as a son by her father. As commander of Marie Antoinette's palace guard, Oscar is brought face-to-face with the luxury of King Louis XVI’s…
Anime for fans of Red River
About Red River
- Action
- Adventure
- Drama
- Historical
- Foreign
- Female Protagonist
- Shoujo
(Source: VIZ Media)
Notes:
- Winner of the 46th Shogakukan Manga Award in the shoujo category.
- Includes three extra chapters.