{"rewrite":{"id":"r_64a47d210cf09922d1efce36","clusterId":"c_28231e45429f109be054cf98","slug":"red-river-anime-reveals-second-cours-theme-songs-and-nana-mizuki-as-ursula","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Red River Anime Reveals Second Cours Theme Songs and Nana Mizuki as Ursula","summary":"The Red River anime revealed the theme song artists and a new cast member for its second cours. Nana Mizuki performs the new opening theme \"Akatsuki no Hoshi\" and voices Ursula, a false goddess impersonating Ishtar. Ryu Matsuyama performs the new ending theme \"flow feat. Yūko Andō.\" The anime premiered in NTV's AnichU block on July 7 at 25:35, effectively July 8 at 1:35 a.m., and streams on Crunchyroll as it airs in Japan.","whyItMatters":"The second cours of the Red River anime gets its theme song artists, with Nana Mizuki doubling as the opening singer and the voice of Ursula, a false goddess impersonating Ishtar.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eKōsuke Kobayashi directs the Red River anime at Tatsunoko Production, with Yoriko Tomita overseeing series scripts and Kenji Fujisaki designing characters. Yoshihisa Hirano composes the music. The second cours brings Nana Mizuki to the opening theme \u0026#34;Akatsuki no Hoshi\u0026#34; and to the cast as Ursula, a false goddess impersonating Ishtar. Ryu Matsuyama performs the new ending theme \u0026#34;flow feat. Yūko Andō.\u0026#34; The series premiered in NTV\u0026#39;s AnichU block on July 7 at 25:35, effectively July 8 at 1:35 a.m., and on BS NTV on July 8. Crunchyroll streams the anime as it airs in Japan. Viz Media released all 28 volumes of the manga in English between 2004 and 2010.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Nana Mizuki sings the new opening theme for the Red River anime's second cours and joins the cast as Ursula, a false goddess impersonating Ishtar. Ryu Matsuyama performs the new ending theme. The series streams on Crunchyroll.","twitterPost":"Nana Mizuki performs the new opening theme for the Red River anime's second cours and voices Ursula, a false goddess impersonating Ishtar. Ryu Matsuyama performs the new ending theme. The series streams on Crunchyroll.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"The Red River anime's second cours has its theme song artists. Nana Mizuki performs the new opening theme \"Akatsuki no Hoshi\" and voices Ursula, a false goddess impersonating Ishtar. Ryu Matsuyama performs the new ending theme \"flow feat. Yūko Andō.\" The series premiered in NTV's AnichU block on July 7 and streams on Crunchyroll.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-01/red-river-anime-reveals-new-cast-member-theme-song-artists/.241190\",\"title\":\"Red River Anime Reveals New Cast Member, Theme Song Artists\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4834,"outputTokens":6802,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1788305970,"createdAt":"2026-09-01T23:28:18.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-01T23:32:22.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-01T23:32:22.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_28231e45429f109be054cf98","canonicalTitle":"News\nRed River Anime Reveals New Cast Member, Theme Song Artists","representativeArticleId":"a_96afaee0351d13891fb445a3","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Red River\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Nana Mizuki\",\"Ryu Matsuyama\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-01T13:54:25.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-01T13:54:25.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-01T23:32:23.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-01/red-river-anime-reveals-new-cast-member-theme-song-artists/.241190","title":"News\nRed River Anime Reveals New Cast Member, Theme Song Artists"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Red River"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Nana Mizuki","Ryu Matsuyama"],"type":"announcement","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}