Written and illustrated by the manga on the cover of the fifty-ninth compilation volume Yasuhisa Hara, kingdomIt turned out that the work had more than 68 million copies in circulation.

For her part, Hara began to publish the Kingdom Manga in the magazine Weekly young jump from the publisher Shueisha The publisher released the fifty-eighth compilation volume on June 19 and will publish the fifty-ninth volume on September 18.

The work inspired an anime adaptation released in 2012, followed by a second season in 2013. Eventually, the third season premiered on April 5, but announced the indefinite suspension of new episodes from the fifth due to the spread of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Japan. So far there has been no indication of a resumption or restart date for the broadcast.

Kingdom synopsis

During the time of the "Warring States" in ancient China (421-221 BC) Shin and Hyou were war orphans in the Kingdom of Qin. You dream of proving yourself on the battlefield one day.

However, one day Hyou is brought to the palace by a minister. Hyou ends up on the losing side of a power struggle and barely manages to return to his village alive. For his part, Shin meets a boy very similar to Hyou, named Ei Sei, who is initially the King of Qin and who will become Emperor Shi Huangdi in the future.

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