is a Japanese

manga are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long history in earlier Japanese art. The term is used in Japan to refer to both comics ...

series written and illustrated by Atsushi Namikiri. It began serialization in

Shogakukan is a Japanese publisher of comics, magazines, light novels, dictionaries, literature, non-fiction, home media, and other media in Japan. Shogakukan founded Shueisha, which also founded Hakusensha. These are three separate companies, but ...

's manga magazine ''

Weekly Shōnen Sunday is a weekly manga magazine published in Japan by Shogakukan since March 1959. Contrary to its title, ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' issues are released on Wednesdays. ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' has sold over 1.8billion copies since 1986, making it ...

'' in January 2022. A live-action television drama adaptation aired from December 2024 to February 2025.

Characters

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Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Atsushi Namikiri, ''Red Blue'' began serialization in

's manga magazine ''

'' on January 12, 2022. Its chapters have been compiled into thirteen volumes as of March 2025.

Volumes

Drama

A live-action television drama adaptation was announced in the 43/2024 issue of ''

'' published on September 18, 2024. The drama is produced by C&I Entertainment and directed by Takayuki Hayashi and

Takeshi Furusawa is a Japanese film director and screenwriter. Career Furusawa began making 8mm films in college, and won the scriptwriting award for his film ''home sweet movie'' at the 1997 Pia Film Festival. He enrolled at the Film School of Tokyo in 1997. ...

, with scripts written by Shuho Takase, Hikaru Kimura, and Keita Meguro, action direction by Keiya Tabuchi and MMA supervision by

Yushin Okami is a Japanese mixed martial artist. A professional competitor since 2002, Okami has competed for the UFC, PRIDE, Pancrase, M-1 Global, World Series of Fighting, DEEP, Professional Fighters League, and ONE Championship. He is regarded as one o ...

. It aired on

MBS MBS may refer for: People * Mohammed Ben Sulayem (born 1961), president of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile * Mohammed bin Salman (born 1985), crown prince and prime minister of Saudi Arabia * Mohan Bikram Singh (born 1935), Nepales ...

and TBS' "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. 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.

Reception

The series' seventh volume featured a recommendation from mixed martial artist

Kyoji Horiguchi is a Japanese mixed martial artist currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He most recently competed in Rizin FF in the Flyweight division, where he was a former RIZIN Flyweight Champion and former RIZIN Bantamweight Championsh ...

. It was nominated for the 70th

Shogakukan Manga Award The is one of Japan's major manga are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long history in earlier Japanese art. The term is ...

in 2024.

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