Alternative Titles
English: Kingdom
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Japanese: キングダム
Information
Episodes: 38
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Jun 4, 2012 to Feb 25, 2013
Broadcast: Mondays at 19:00 (JST)
Producers: NHK
Source: Manga
Demographic: Seinen
Duration: 25 min. per ep.
Rating: R – 17+ (violence & profanity)
Statistics
Score: 8.001 (scored by 49,109 users)
Ranked: #5542
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Popularity: #1122
Members: 155,583
Favorites: 1,147
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China’s Warring States period, a raging dragon that would raze the land for 500 years, saw many kingdoms rise and fall, making way for the next generation of kings and generals to fight for supremacy. Eventually, seven powerful states emerged from the endless cycle of warfare.
In the kingdom of Qin, Li Xin, a war-orphaned slave, trains vigorously with fellow slave and best friend, Piao, who shares his proud dream of one day becoming a Great General of the Heavens. However, the two are suddenly forced to part ways when Piao is recruited to work in the royal palace by a retainer of the King.
After a fierce coup d’état unfolds, Piao returns to Xin, half dead, with a mission that will lead him to a meeting with China’s young King, Ying Zheng, who bears a striking resemblance to Piao. Kingdom follows Xin as he takes his first steps into the great blood-soaked pages of China’s history. He must carve his own path to glory on his long quest to become a Great General of the historic Seven Warring States.
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On December 12, 2012 the manga won a Guinness World Record for manga written by the most people. The record was made possible due to its “Social Kingdom” Campaign where artists, fans, and voice actors redrew the entire 26th volume. Each of them picked 1 frame and redrew it and the top 100 would be given a special edition of the manga. Eiichiro Oda (One Piece), Masashi Kimimoto (Naruto), Hirohiko Araki (JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken) and many others were among the participants. |
Characters & Voice Actors
“Pride” by Nothing’s Carved In Stone
#1: “Voice of Soul” by Takumi Ishida (eps 1-19)
#2: “Destiny Sky” by Yuki Wakai (eps 20-30)
#3: “Never Ending” by Dasoku (eps 31-38)
Feb 25, 2013
38 of 38 episodes seen
“War educates the senses, calls into action the will, perfects the physical constitution, brings men into such swift and close collision in critical moments that man measures man.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1882.
Yasuhisa Hara’s Manga takes place in the warring state period of China, as the country is divided into seven smaller nations, each trying to conquer the other. It follows a young war orphan named Xin from the Country Qin, who one day on his way returning to his village with his best friend witnesses a battle between two armies, inspired by the spectacle before him, he vows to one day become one of read more
Dec 22, 2015
38 of 38 episodes seen
First 14 episodes = 4/10
14–20 = 5/10
20+ = 6/10
Average=5/10
In episodes 20–38, a few episodes deserved 7-8 scores, noticeably the penultimate episode.
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Comments on plot and characters
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Comments for episodes 1-20:
The plot is garbage. It just relies on cheap cliff hangers and plot twist to keep the audience watching every single episode.
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The characters are bad. They are superficial, so little is known about them which obscures any possible affections for them. Their dialogue is also atrocious.
The protagonist is illogically over-powered, and he incessantly spews cringe-evoking dialogue.
The humour is forced and inserted wherever possible.
The execution is subpar.
It is difficult to take this show seriously when its logic is read more
Oct 5, 2013
38 of 38 episodes seen
Have you ever wandered why Dynasty Warriors was not an anime? Well, Kingdom is pretty damn similar. Kingdom is an anime that amazingly and almost perfectly portrays strategic war in medieval China.
Story: 10/10.
At first, I was a bit sceptical about the idea of an anime based on medieval Chinese war. I thought that there would be a lack of a protagonist, that the whole anime would revolve solely around the strategy involved in medieval warfare. However, I was amazed with the layout and structure of the story, and how it caught my interest from the first episode. Kingdom’s protagonist, Xin, is a young, but vastly read more
Sep 15, 2015
38 of 38 episodes seen
The Art and Animation in this Anime can make anybody think twice about watching it, i even dropped it half way through the first episode. But when you actually sit down and just watch the Anime it’s a whole new level.
The MC, Story and Character development is Amazing, they way it builds up, the fighting, Character Relations you can’t get enough of it. It makes up for the terrible Animation and makes you just want to watch more.
The MC overall is someone most people want in a Protagonist. Strong & Ruthless, He doesn’t care about his own well being and relies on brute strength but read more
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