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Historical context
The story of Kingdom is a fictional adaptation of the Chinese history period known as the Warring States period, which ended in 221 BC when Ying Zheng, king of Qin, succeeded in conquering the other statesand unifying China. Several of the characters are based on historical figures. Many characters will take the names of people in history and other times they will have completely different names; oftentimes, this is the result of Japanese kanjiborrowing from Chinese characters, and some Chine...
Plot
Born during the Warring States period of ancient China, Xin and Piao are war orphans working as servants in a poor village in the kingdom of Qin. However, they dream of becoming the "Great Generals of the Heavens" and train daily. One day, Piao is taken to the palace for an unknown purpose by a minister and Xin is left behind. A few months later, Piao returns to the village on the verge of death, urging Xin to travel to another village. There, Xin meets a boy nearly identical to Piao, Ying Zh...
1. Voiced by: Masakazu Morita (Japanese); Cole Howard(seasons 1–2), Stephen Fu (season 3–present) (English) 2. Xin (Shin in the Japanese version) is an orphan boy who grew up as a servant with his best friend Piao. Xin's behavior is predominantly impulsive, however, he inspires his comrades and those around him. After Piao's death, Xin decides to help the King of Qin, Ying Zheng, escape his enemies with the help of He Liao Diao. Xin enlists in the State of Qin army, and after demonstrating hi...
1. Voiced by: Jun Fukuyama (Japanese); Micah Solusod(seasons 1–2), Brian Doe-Chua (season 3–present) (English) 2. Ying Zheng is the 31st king of the State of Qin. He states that he will unify all of China but has only a few years to do so. There are enemies that lay beyond the Qin state (Zhao, Wei, Chu, and other nations) and internal problems with his political rivals, minister Lu Buwei, who plans to take over the throne, and the Queen Dowager. Although king, Ying Zheng has not been crowned,...
Li Piao(李漂, Ri Hyō)
1. Voiced by: Jun Fukuyama(Japanese); Micah Solusod (seasons 1–2), Brian Doe-Chua (season 3–present) (English) 2. Xin's childhood best friend and fellow war orphan, Piao also aims to become a general renowned throughout all of China. His appearance is identical to King Ying Zheng and he is offered a position in the Qinpalace as Zheng's body double. He accepts the position, only to die fighting at the hands of an assassin hired by the Cheng Jiao Faction. Piao is a fictional character created b...
Manga
Written and illustrated by Yasuhisa Hara, Kingdom has been serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump since January 26, 2006. Shueisha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on May 19, 2006. In 2015, Hara stated that he has planned to extend the series up to 100 volumes. As of February 19, 2024, 71 tankōbonvolumes have been released. Before Kingdom, Hara published four prototype one-shot chapters: "Kongo"(金剛) (November...
Anime
An anime television series was adapted by studio Pierrot. Two seasons of seventy-seven episodes were produced. The first season which consisted of thirty-eight episodes aired from June 4, 2012, to February 25, 2013, on NHK BS Premium. The first season was directed by Jun Kamiya, written by Naruhisa Arakawa, featured music composed by Minako Seki, and was produced by Izumi Nakazawa. The series' characters were designed by Atsuo Tobe, Noriko Otake, and Masatoshi Hakanda. A second season aired t...
Films
On April 17, 2016, a special short movie was posted online by Shueisha. It is a live-action promotional short film for the series, made for the manga's 10th anniversary. It was filmed in Hengdian World Studiosin China. In April 2018, Kingdom's author, Yasuhira Hara, revealed that a full-length live-action film of the series had been green-lit. The author stated he took part in script meetings, praising the 'satisfying' screenplay, the 'unprecedented' budget, and everyone in the 'ultra-grand'...
Sales
By April 2017, the Kingdom manga had over 30 million copies in circulation; it had over 38 million copies in circulation by December 2018; over 47 million copies in circulation by November 2019; By December 2020, the manga had over 70 million copies in circulation and its 60th volume was the series' first volume with a first run of 1 million copies. The manga had over 84 million copies in circulation by December 2021; over 87 million copies in circulation by February 2022; over 90 million cop...
Awards and accolades
Kingdom was the grand prize winner for the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2013 with one judge commenting, "I can't remember the last time I read nearly 30 volumes (of a manga title) in a row feeling this excited." Kingdom won the first annual Tsutaya Comic Awards' All-Time Best Section in 2017. Kingdom has ranked on the "Book of the Year" list from Media Factory's Da Vinci magazine, where professional book reviewers, bookstore employees, and Da Vinci readers participate; it ranked 46th in 201...
Kingdom official manga website at Weekly Young Jump (in Japanese)Kingdom official anime website at Pierrot (in Japanese)Kingdom (3rd season) official anime website at Pierrot (in Japanese)Kingdom official anime website at NHK (in Japanese)Kingdom is the story of a young boy named Xin who grew into a great general and all the trials and bloodshed that lead him there. About In China, hundreds and hundreds of years ago, the story follows young Shin on his way to the fulfillment of his dream of becoming a Grand General.
Genre (s): Action, Drama, Historical, Mature. Author (s): HARA Yasuhisa. Artist (s): HARA Yasuhisa. Status (s): Ongoing Kingdom 799 will coming soon. Rank: 42th. Type: Manga. Summary: Millions of years have passed since the times of legends, when the worlds of man and gods were still the same.
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Kingdom (キングダム Kingudamu) is a Japanese seinen manga series written and illustrated by Yasuhisa Hara (泰久原). The manga provides a fictionalized account of the Warring States period primarily through the experiences of the war orphan Xin (Shin) and his comrades as he fights to become the greatest general under the heavens.
Apr 19, 2024 · Artist (s): HARA Yasuhisa. Status: Ongoin. Rank: 42th. Start Reading. Bookmark Subscribe Share Comments. Alternative Name: キングダム;王者天下. Genre (s): Action Drama Historical Mature. Demographic: Seinen. Summary: Millions of years have passed since the times of legends, when the worlds of man and gods were still the same.
