Red Blue
Red Blue is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Atsushi Namikiri. It began serialization in Shogakukan's manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday in January 2022. A live-action television drama adaptation aired from December 2024 to February 2025.Characters
;Aoba Suzuki
;Kenshin Akazawa
;Sannosuke Iwase
;Kanenari Tokiwa
;Wataru Amachi
;Kota Tamamatsu
;Yuga Hazuru
;Ganmaru Nueji
;Amu Hiiragi
;Mamoru HachiyaMedia
Manga
Written and illustrated by Atsushi Namikiri, Red Blue began serialization in Shogakukan's manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday on January 12, 2022. Its chapters have been compiled into fifteen volumes as of September 2025.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' "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. It was nominated for the 70th Shogakukan Manga Award in 2024.