His and Xin's goals became unified when Xin declares that he would be Ying Zheng's "sword" in the unification of China. Although king, Ying Zheng has not been crowned, so his power is limited. There are enemies that lay beyond the Qin state (Zhao, Wie, 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. He states that he will unify all of China but has only a few years to do so. Ying Zheng ( 嬴政, Ei Sei) Voiced by: Jun Fukuyama (Japanese) Micah Solusod (English) Ying Zheng is the 31st king of the State of Qin. Following the invasion of the Wei State, he is made leader of a 1,000-man unit. He develops great respect for Ying Zheng and their paths become interlocked. Appointing Qiang Lei (Kyou Kai) and Yuan (En) as his lieutenants, Xin joins Wang Qi in his attack on the State of Zhao. Xin enlists in the State of Qin army, and after demonstrating his determination and abilities, General Wang Qi (Ou Ki) appoints him as the leader of a special 100-man Fei Xin Unit (Hi Shin Unit). After Piao died in episode 1, Xin decides to help the King of Qin, Ying Zheng (Ei Sei), escape his enemies with the help of He Liao Diao. Xin's behavior is predominantly impulsive, however, he inspires his comrades and those around him. He relentlessly pursues his goal of becoming the "Greatest General in the World", also helping King Zheng of Qin achieve his dream of unification to end the incessant warfare once and for all.Ĭharacters Li Xin ( 李信, Ri Shin) Voiced by: Masakazu Morita (Japanese) Cole Howard (English) Xin (Shin in the Japanese version) is an orphan boy who grew up as a servant with his best friend Piao. Successful in this endeavor, Xin starts his military life as a Qin soldier and then commander on the battlefields of the warring states of China. Though initially furious at Ying Zheng for causing Piao's death, Xin decides to seize the opportunity and aids Ying Zheng in ousting his younger half-brother Cheng Jiao and reclaiming the Qin throne. Xin learns that Piao served as a body double for Ying Zheng and was mortally wounded in a power struggle for the throne. There, Xin meets a boy nearly identical to Piao, Ying Zheng the current King of Qin. A few months later, Piao returns to the village on the verge of death, urging Xin to travel to another village. One day, Piao is taken to the palace for an unknown purpose by a minister and Xin is left behind. However, they dream to become the "Great Generals of the Heavens" and train daily. 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 kanji borrowing from Chinese characters, and some Chinese names have no equivalent characters in kanji.īorn 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. Several of the characters are based on historical figures. 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 states and unifying China. In 2013, the manga won the Grand Prize of the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.
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The anime has been licensed for English-language release by Funimation.Īs of February 2022, the Kingdom manga had over 87 million copies, making it one of the best-selling manga series of all time. A live-action film was released in April 2019 a sequel film is set to premiere in 2022. A fourth season will premiere in April 2022. A third season by Studio Signpost and Pierrot aired for 26 episodes from April 2020 to October 2021. A second season aired for 39 episodes from June 2013 to March 2014. The first season of 38 episodes aired from June 2012 to February 2013. The series was adapted into a three-season anime television series by studio Pierrot. Kingdom provides a fictionalized account of the Warring States period primarily through the experiences of the war orphan Xin and his comrades as he fights to become the greatest general under the heavens, and in doing so, unifying China for the first time in 500 years. It has been serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump since January 2006, with its chapters collected in sixty-four tankōbon volumes as of February 2022. Kingdom ( Japanese: キングダム, Hepburn: Kingudamu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yasuhisa Hara.
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