Red Blue
Japanese manga series
Red Blue (Japanese: レッドブルー, Hepburn: 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 aired from December 2024 to February 2025.
Characters
Aoba Suzuki (鈴木青葉, Suzuki Aoba)
Portrayed by: Keito Kimura
Kenshin Akazawa (赤沢拳心, Akazawa Kenshin)
Portrayed by: Taiga Tsubaki
Sannosuke Iwase (岩瀬三之助, Iwase Sannosuke)
Portrayed by: Makoto Hasegawa
Kanenari Tokiwa (時和金成, Tokiwa Kanenari)
Portrayed by: Gaku Sano
Wataru Amachi (雨地渉, Amachi Wataru)
Portrayed by: Show Kasamatsu
Kota Tamamatsu (玉松光太, Tamamatsu Kōta)
Portrayed by: Eiku Yamashita
Yuga Hazuru (羽鶴結雅, Hazuru Yuga)
Portrayed by: Naru Okubo
Ganmaru Nueji (鵺路雁丸, Nueji Ganmaru)
Portrayed by: Kaisei Takechi
Amu Hiiragi (柊愛矛, Hīragi Amu)
Portrayed by: Takato Okura
Mamoru Hachiya (鉢屋守, Hachiya Mamoru)
Portrayed by: Kazuma Sumi
Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by Atsushi Namikiri, Red Blue began serialization in Shogakukan's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday on January 12, 2022. Its chapters have been compiled into nineteen tankōbon volumes as of September 2026.
Volumes
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
In July 2023, a collaboration with mixed martial arts organization GRACHAN was announced.
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