Kingdom (manga)

Kingdom (キングダム, Kingudamu^?) is a Japanese manga series by Yasuhisa Hara. It will be adapted into an anime series in 2012.^[1]^[2]

Characters

Xin (信, Shin^?): Voiced by: Masakazu Morita; The hero of the story. A war orphan who aims to become the "World's Greatest General".
Piao (漂, Hyō^?): Xin's best friend. He too aims to become a renowned general throughout the world. Ends up working in the Qin palace as Zheng's body double, but dies at the hands of an assassin hired by the Cheng Jiao Faction.
He Liao Diao (河了貂, Karyō Ten^?): Voiced by: Rie Kugimiya; The last descendant of a Mountain Tribe.
Ying Zheng (贏政, Eisei^?): Voiced by: Jun Fukuyama; The young king of Qin who bears a striking resemblance to Piao. Later becomes Qin Shi Huang.
Changwenjun (昌文君, Shōbunkun^?): A loyal supporter of Zheng.
Bì (壁, Heki^?): Chang Wen Jun's subordinate.
Qiang Lei (羌瘣, Kyō Kai^?): The heir of the legendary assassin clan "Chi You" who is out to get revenge on the one who killed her sister, "Xiang". Fights with a sword named "Lu Seui".

Chengjiao (成蟜, Seikyō^?): The half-brother of Zheng.
Jie Shi (竭氏, Ketsu Shi^?): The Left Chancellor of Qin;supporter of Chengjiao.
Si Shi (肆氏, Shi Shi^?): The strategist of Jié Shì.
Lankai (ランカイ, Rankai^?): A giantic ape-like creature raised by Chengjiao.
Xu Wan (徐完, Jo Kan^?): A member of the assassin clan "Zhuxiong". The one who killed Piao after mistaking him as Zheng. Later gets finished off by Xin.
Muta (ムタ, Muta^?): A warrior of the Bessa Tribe of Nanyue. Uses a blowgun with poisonous darts and an adze.

Lü Buwei (呂不韋, Ryo Fui^?): A merchant who ranked up as Qin's Right Chancellor after helping King Zhuangxiang to gain the throne.
Changpingjun (昌平君, Shōheikun^?): A prince of Chu who is one of the "Four Pillars" of Lü Buwei.
Meng Wu (蒙武, Mō Bu^?): One of the "Four Pillars" of Lü Buwei; father of Tian and Yi.
Li Si (李斯, Ri Shi^?): One of the "Four Pillars" of Lü Buwei.
Cai Ou (蔡沢, Sai Taku^?): One of the "Four Pillars" of Lü Buwei who was the chancellor of Qin during the reign of King Zhao.
Meng Yi (蒙毅, Mō Ki^?): The son of Meng Wu; younger brother of Meng Tian.

Queen Dowager of Qin (秦国太后, Shinkokutaikō^?): The Queen Dowager of Qin; Zheng's mother.
Xiang (向, Kō^?): A palace maid who is from a poor merchant family in the countryside. Genuinely devoted to Zheng.
Yang (陽, Yō^?): A palace maid who is Xiang's best friend.