Source: Cheese! October issue, Chie Shinohara’s X/Twitter account
The October issue of Shogakukan’s Cheese! magazine announced on Monday that manga creator Chie Shinohara will launch a new mangatitled Itsukinomiya Genshitan (The Records of Itsukinomiya Visions) in the magazine’s next issue on September 24.
The “historical mystery epic” manga is set in Ise Province during Japan’s Asuka period (538-710 CE), and centers on animperial princess. The princess serves the gods at Ise Grand Shrine, as is the custom forunmarried 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 classicRed 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, andreleased 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-femaleTakarazuka Revue troupe in 2018. The manga is also inspiring an ongoing television animethat debuted on July 7. Crunchyroll is streaming the anime as it airs in Japan.