Kingdom (manga)

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キングダム (Kingudamu)
Kingdom
Cover of the first volume, released in Japan by Shueisha on May 19, 2006.
Genre	Action, Historical, Drama
Manga
Written by	Yasuhisa Hara
Published by	Shueisha
Demographic	Seinen
Magazine	Weekly Young Jump
Original run	2006 – ongoing
Volumes	33
Anime television series
Directed by	Jun Kamiya
Studio	Pierrot
Licensed by	^NA Funimation Entertainment
Network	NHK BS Premium
Original run	June 4, 2012 – February 25, 2013
Episodes	38
Anime television series
Season 2
Directed by	Akira Iwanaga
Studio	Pierrot
Network	NHK BS Premium
Original run	June 8, 2013 – ongoing
Episodes	39

Kingdom (キングダム, Kingudamu) is a manga series written and illustrated by Yasuhisa Hara. The manga primarily focuses upon the war orphan Shin and his comrades as he attempts to become the greatest general of all time and unify China. The series was adapted into a thirty-eight episode anime series by studio Pierrot from June 4, 2012 to February 25, 2013. A second season has been announced, to be aired in June 2013.^[1]

Characters

Main Characters

Xin (信, Shin): Voiced by: Masakazu Morita; The protagonist of the story. A war orphan who aims to become the "World's Greatest General".

Ying Zheng (贏政, Ei Sei): Voiced by: Jun Fukuyama; The young king of Qin who bears a striking resemblance to Piao. Later becomes the infamous Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor to unite China with an iron fist.
Piao (漂, Hyō): Voiced by: Jun Fukuyama; 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.
Changwenjun (昌文君, Shōbunkun): A loyal supporter of Zheng.
Bì (壁, Heki): Voiced by: Kōji Yusa; Chang Wen Jun's subordinate.
Qiang Hui (羌瘣, Kyō Kai): Voiced by: Yōko Hikasa; 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".

State of Qin

King Zhao of Qin (昭王, Shō Ō): The great-grandfather of Zheng.
King Zhuangxiang of Qin (荘襄王, Sōjō Ō): The father of Zheng.

Chengjiao Faction

Chengjiao (成蟜, Seikyō): Voiced by: Kōki Miyata; 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".(Not a member of the rebelious faction but a hitman) 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.(Once Again, he is more of a hitman than a member of the faction) Uses a blowgun with poisonous darts and an adze.

Lü Buwei Faction

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): Voiced by: Junichi Suwabe; 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. He later served Ying Zheng as his chancellor of Qin.
Cai Ze (蔡沢, Sai Taku): One of the "Four Pillars" of Lü Buwei who was the chancellor of Qin during the reign of King Zhao. Cai Ze is chief of diplomats from Qin to State of Yan.
Meng Yi (蒙毅, Mō Ki): The son of Meng Wu; younger brother of Meng Tian.

Queen Dowager Faction

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.

The Six Great Generals

Bai Qi (白起, Haku Ki)
Wang He (王齕, Ō Kotsu)
Hu Shang (胡傷, Ko Shō)
Sima Cuo (司馬錯, Shiba Saku)
Liao (摎, Kyō)
Wang Qi (王騎, Ō Ki): Voiced by: Rikiya Koyama

References

↑ "Comic Natalie (Japanese)". Retrieved January 1, 2013.

External links

Official website (Japanese)
Kingdom (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia

v t e Works of Pierrot

Television series	The Wonderful Adventures of Nils (1980–1981) Miss Machiko (1981–1983) Urusei Yatsura (1981–1986) The Mysterious Cities of Gold (1982–1983) Mrs. Pepper Pot (1983–1984) Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel (1983–1984) Chikkun Takkun (1984) Persia, the Magic Fairy (1984–1985) Bismark (1984–1985) Magical Emi, the Magic Star (1985–1986) Ninja Senshi Tobikage (1985–1986) Pastel Yumi, the Magic Idol (1986) Anmitsu Hime: From Amakara Castle (1986–1987) Ganbare, Kickers! (1986–1987) Kimagure Orange Road (1987–1988) Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs (1987–1988) Norakuro-kun (1987–1988) Osomatsu-kun (1988–1989) The Burning Wild Man (1988) Magical Hat (1989–1990) Heisei Tensai Bakabon (1990–1991) Musashi, the Samurai Lord (1990–1991) Tasuke, the Samurai Cop (1990–1991) Little Ghosts, There, Here, and Where (1991–1992) Chokkaku, the Stubborn Samurai Boy (1991) Marude Dameo (1991–1992) YuYu Hakusho (1992–1994) Tottemo! Luckyman (1994–1995) Ninku (1995–1996) Fushigi Yûgi (1995–1996) Midori no Makibaō (1996–1997) First Human Gon (1996–1997) Baby and Me (1996–1997) Hyper Police (1997) Clamp School Detectives (1997) Flame of Recca (1997–1998) Takoyaki Mantoman (1998–1999) Fancy Lala (1998) Neo Ranga (1998–1999) Dokkiri Doctor (1998–1999) Yoiko (1998–1999) Microman, The Little Giant (1999) Power Stone (1999) I'm Gonna Be An Angel! (1999) Great Teacher Onizuka (1999) Rerere no Tensai Bakabon (1999–2000) The Super Milk Chan Show (2000) Saiyuki (2000–2001) Ceres, Celestial Legend (2000) Ghost Stories (2000) Super Gals! Kotobuki Ran (2001–2002) Hikaru no Go (2001–2003) Kogepan (2001) Tokyo Underground (2002) Tokyo Mew Mew (2002–2003) The Twelve Kingdoms (2002–2003) PiNMeN (2002) Naruto (2002–2007) E's Otherwise (2003) Detective School Q (2003–2004) Saiyuki ReLoad (2003–2004) Saiyuki ReLoad GunLock (2004) Midori Days (2004) Bleach (2004–2012) Emma - A Victorian Romance (2005) Sugar Sugar Rune (2005–2006) Naruto Shippuden (2007–) Blue Dragon (2007–2008) Blue Dragon Tenkai no Shichiryū (2008–2009) Hanasakeru Seishōnen (2009–2010) Tegami Bachi (2009–2010) Yumeiro Patissiere (2009–2010) Tegami Bachi Reverse (2010–2011) Yumeiro Patissiere SP Professional (2010) Beelzebub (2011–2012) Level E (2011) Naruto: Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals (2012–2013) Shirokuma Cafe (2012–2013) Kingdom (2012–2013) Kingdom: Season 2 (2013–) Gaist Crusher (2013–)

OVAs	Dallos (1983) Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel: Eien no Once More (1984) Area 88 (1985–1986) Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel: Lovely Serenade (1985) Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel: Long Goodbye (1985) Cosmo Police Justy (1985) Fire Tripper (1985) Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel Song Special 2: Curtain Call (1986) Baribari Legend (1986) Maris the Chojo (1986) Magical Emi, the Magic Star: Finale! Finale! (1986) Magical Emi, the Magic Star: Semishigure (1986) Laughing Target (1987) Lily C.A.T. (1987) Persia, the Magic Fairy: Merry-go-Round (1987) Salamander (1988–1989) Kimagure Orange Road (1989–1991) The Burning Wild Man (1989) Baoh (1989) The Abashiri Family (1991) Here Is Greenwood (1991–1993) Eternal Filena (1992–1993) Kyō Kara Ore Wa!! (1993–1996) Eizō Hakusho (1994) Key the Metal Idol (1994) Eizō Hakusho II (1995–1996) My Dear Marie (1996) Sonic the Hedgehog (1996) Fushigi Yûgi 1 (1996) Fushigi Yûgi 2 (1997–1998) Eight Clouds Rising (1997) Harbor Light Story Fashion Lala Yori (1998) Tokimeki Memorial (1999) Microman vs. Gorgon (1999) Gensomaden Saiyuki: Requiem (2001) Fushigi Yûgi Eikoden (2001–2002) Gensomaden Saiyuki: Kibou no Zaika (2002) From I"s (2002–2003) Naruto: Find the Four-Leaf Red Clover! (2002) Naruto: Mission: Protect the Waterfall Village! (2003) Naruto: Hidden Leaf Village Grand Sports Festival (2004) I"s Pure (2005–2006) Naruto: Finally a Clash! Jonin vs. Genin!! Indiscriminately Championships Battle Royal!! (2005) Saiyuki Reload: Burial (2007) Naruto: The Cross Roads (2009) Yumeiro Patissiere: Mune Kyun Tropical Island! (2010) Beelzebub (2010) Gensomaden Saiyuki: Kibou no Zaika (2011)

Films	Urusei Yatsura: Only You (1983) Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer (1984) Kimagure Orange Road: Shonen Jump Special (1985) Kimagure Orange Road: I Want to Return to That Day (1988) Osomatsu-kun: Suika no Hoshi Kara Konnichiwa Plaisance! (1989) Like the Clouds, Like the Wind (1990) Yu Yu Hakusho: The Movie (1993) Yu Yu Hakusho the Movie: Poltergeist Report (1994) Ninku: Knife no Bohyo (1994) Ninku: The Movie (1995) Shin Kimagure Orange Road: Summer's Beginning (1996) Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow (2004) Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel (2005) Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom (2006) Bleach: Memories of Nobody (2006) Naruto Shippuden the Movie (2007) Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion (2007) Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Bonds (2008) Bleach: Fade to Black (2008) Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Will of Fire (2009) Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Lost Tower (2010) Bleach: Hell Verse (2010) Legend of the Millennium Dragon (2011) Naruto the Movie: Blood Prison (2011) Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie (2012)

Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize

Grand Prize

1990s	Fujiko Fujio for Doraemon (1997) Jiro Taniguchi and Natsuo Sekikawa for the trilogy Bocchan No Jidai (1998) Naoki Urasawa for Monster (1999)

2000s	Daijiro Morohoshi for Saiyū Yōenden (2000) Reiko Okano and Baku Yumemakura for Onmyōji (2001) Takehiko Inoue for Vagabond (2002) Fumiko Takano for The Yellow Book: A Friend Named Jacques Thibault (2003) Kyoko Okazaki for Helter Skelter (2004) Naoki Urasawa for Pluto (2005) Hideo Azuma for Disappearance Diary (2006) Ryoko Yamagishi for Terpsichora (2007) Masayuki Ishikawa for Moyashimon (2008) Fumi Yoshinaga for Ōoku: The Inner Chambers and Yoshihiro Tatsumi for A Drifting Life (2009)

2010s	Yoshihiro Yamada for Hyouge Mono (2010) Motoka Murakami for Jin (2011) Hitoshi Iwaaki for Historie (2012) Yasuhisa Hara for Kingdom (2013)

Special
Award

1990s	Toshio Naiki (1997) Shotaro Ishinomori (1998) Fusanosuke Natsume (1999)

2000s	Frederik L. Schodt (2000) Akira Maruyuma (2001) Shigeru Mizuki (2003) Tarō Minamoto (2004) Kawasaki City Museum (2005) Kousei Ono (2006) International Institute for Children's Literature, Osaka Prefecture (2008)

2010s	Yoshihiro Yonezawa (2010) Weekly Shōnen Jump (2012)

Award for
Excellence

Moto Hagio for A Cruel God Reigns (1997)
Yūji Aoki for Naniwa Kin'yūdō (1998)
Akira Sasō for Shindō (1999)
Minetarō Mochizuki for Dragon Head (2000)
Kotobuki Shiriagari for Yajikita in Deep (2001)
Kentaro Miura for Berserk (2002)

Creative
Award

Yumi Hotta and Takeshi Obata for Hikaru no Go (2003)
Takashi Morimoto for Naniwadora ihon (2004)
Fumiyo Kōno for Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms (2005)
Asa Higuchi for Big Windup! (2006)
Nobuhisa Nozoe, Kazuhisa Iwata and Kyojin Ōnishi for Shinsei Kigeki (2007)
Toranosuke Shimada for Träumerei (2008)

New Artist
Prize

Suehiro Maruo for Panorama-tō Kitan (2009)
Haruko Ichikawa for Mushi to Uta (2010)
Hiromu Arakawa for Fullmetal Alchemist (2011)
Yu Itō for Shut Hell (2012)
Miki Yamamoto for Sunny Sunny Ann! (2013)

Short Story
Award

Hisaichi Ishii for Gendai Shisō no Sōnanshātachi (2003)
Risu Akizuki for OL Shinkaron (2004)
Rieko Saibara for Jōkyō Monogatari and Mainichi Kaasan (2005)
Risa Itō for One Woman, Two Cats, Oi Piitan!! , Onna no Mado (2006)
Hiromi Morishita for Ōsaka Hamlet (2007)
Yumiko Ōshima for Cher Gou-Gou...mon petit chat, mon petit ami (2008)
Hikaru Nakamura for Saint Young Men (2009)
Mari Yamazaki for Thermae Romae (2010)
Keisuke Yamashina for C-kyū Salaryman Kōza, Papa wa Nanda ka Wakaranai (2011)
Roswell Hosoki for Sake no Hosomichi (2012)
Yoshiie Gōda for Love of Machine (2013)

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