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Red River’s Chie Shinohara Launches New Historical Manga on September 24 – News
Itsukinomiya Genshitan “historical mystery” follows princess at Ise Shrine during Japan’s Asuka period
The October issue of Shogakukan‘s Cheese! magazine announced on Monday that manga creator Chie Shinohara will launch a new manga titled Itsukinomiya Genshitan (The Records of Itsukinomiya Visions) in the magazine’s next issue on September 24.
新シリーズ「斎宮幻視譚(いつきのみやげんしたん)」がスタートします。
創刊30周年記念の小学館月刊誌「Cheese!」で描かせていただくことになりました。
掲載は9月24日ころ発売の10月号から。待望(わたしがw)の日本史(っぽい)モノです。
天河アニメ同様によろしくお願いいたしますpic.twitter.com/rvLeW1o1mu — 篠原千絵 (@Marashantia) August 23, 2026
The “historical mystery epic” manga is set in Ise Province during Japan’s Asuka period (538-710 CE), and centers on an imperial princess. The princess serves the gods at Ise Grand Shrine, as is the custom for unmarried princesses at the time. The story begins when someone visits her, which will lead to a great turn in the pages of history.
Shinohara serialized her classic Red River (Sora wa Akai Kawa no Hotori) shōjo manga in Shogakukan‘s Shōjo Comic (Sho-Comi) magazine from 1995 to 2002. Viz Media started releasing the manga in English in 2004, and released all 28 volumes between 2004 to 2010. The company then started re-releasing the manga in 3-in-1 omnibus editions in October 2024, and released the seventh omnibus volume on April 21.
The Red River manga inspired a stage play by the famed all-female Takarazuka Revue troupe in 2018. The manga is also inspiring an ongoing television anime that debuted on July 7. Crunchyroll is streaming the anime as it airs in Japan.
Sources: Cheese! October issue, Chie Shinohara‘s X/Twitter account
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