Kingdom | |
キングダム (Kingudamu) | |
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Genre | |
Manga | |
Written by | Yasuhisa Hara |
Published by | Shueisha |
Imprint | Young Jump Comics |
Magazine | Weekly Young Jump |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | January 26, 2006 – present |
Volumes | 72 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by |
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Produced by |
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Written by |
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Music by |
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Studio |
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Licensed by |
Crunchyroll
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Original network | NHK BS Premium, NHK General TV |
Original run | June 4, 2012 – March 31, 2024 |
Episodes | 142 |
Live-action film | |
Kingdom | |
Directed by | Shinsuke Sato |
Produced by |
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Written by |
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Music by | Yutaka Yamada |
Studio | |
Released | April 19, 2019 |
Runtime | 134 minutes |
Live-action film | |
Kingdom II: To Far Lands | |
Directed by | Shinsuke Sato |
Produced by |
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Written by |
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Music by | Yutaka Yamada |
Studio | Credeus |
Released | July 15, 2022 |
Runtime | 134 minutes |
Live-action film | |
Kingdom III: Flame of Destiny | |
Directed by | Shinsuke Sato |
Produced by |
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Written by |
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Music by | Yutaka Yamada |
Studio | Credeus |
Released | July 28, 2023 |
Runtime | 129 minutes |
Kingdom ( Japanese: キングダム, Hepburn: Kingudamu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yasuhisa Hara. It has been serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump since January 2006, with its chapters collected in 72 tankōbon volumes as of May 2024. 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.
The series was adapted into a five-season anime television series by studio Pierrot. The first 38-episode season aired from June 2012 to February 2013; a second 39-episode season aired from June 2013 to March 2014; a third 26-episode season by Studio Signpost and Pierrot aired from April 2020 to October 2021; a fourth 26-episode season aired from April to October 2022; a fifth 13-episode season aired from January to March 2024. A live-action film was released in April 2019; a sequel film premiered in July 2022; a third film premiered in July 2023. The anime has been licensed for English-language release by Crunchyroll.
By November 2023, the Kingdom manga had over 100 million copies in circulation, making it one of the best-selling manga series of all time. In 2013, the manga won the Grand Prize of the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.
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.
Several of the characters are based on historical figures. 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.
Born 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. However, they dream of becoming the "Great Generals of the Heavens" and train daily. One day, Piao is taken to the palace for an unknown purpose by a minister and Xin is left behind. A few months later, Piao returns to the village on the verge of death, urging Xin to travel to another village. There, Xin meets a boy nearly identical to Piao, Ying Zheng the current King of Qin. Xin learns that Piao served as a bodydouble for Ying Zheng and was mortally wounded in a power struggle for the throne. 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. 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. 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.
Written and illustrated by Yasuhisa Hara, Kingdom has been serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump since January 26, 2006. [10] Shueisha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on May 19, 2006. [11] In 2015, Hara stated that he has planned to extend the series up to 100 volumes. [12] As of May 17, 2024, 72 tankōbon volumes have been released. [13]
Before Kingdom, Hara published four prototype one-shot chapters: "Kongo" (金剛) (November 18, 2003); [d] "Uma Shuhei San-hyaku" (馬酒兵三百, "Horse and Liquor for 300 Soldiers") (January 15, 2004); [e] "Li Mu" (李牧) (April 1, 2004); [f] and "Meng Wu and Chu Zi" (蒙武と楚子, Mō Bu to So Shi") (December 2, 2004). [g] The four chapters were later collected in Kingdom Omnibus (キングダム総集編, Kingudamu Sōshūhen), a two-volume edition, released on June 5 and June 26, 2012, respectively. [19] [20]
An anime television series was adapted by studio Pierrot. Two seasons of seventy-seven episodes were produced. The first season which consisted of thirty-eight episodes aired from June 4, 2012, to February 25, 2013, on NHK BS Premium. The first season was directed by Jun Kamiya, written by Naruhisa Arakawa, featured music composed by Minako Seki, and was produced by Izumi Nakazawa. The series' characters were designed by Atsuo Tobe, Noriko Otake, and Masatoshi Hakanda.
A second season aired thirty-nine episodes from June 8, 2013, to March 1, 2014. [21] [22] The season featured returning staff Minako Seki and Naruhisa Arakawa, the first season's composer and writer, respectively. Akira Iwanaga replaced Jun Kamiya as director, Izumi Nakazawa served as series producer, and the character designs were handled by Itsuko Takeda, Kumiko Tokunaga, and Makoto Shimojima. The anime has been licensed for English language release by Funimation outside of Asia. [23] [24] Following Sony's acquisition of Crunchyroll, the series was moved to Crunchyroll. [25]
On November 8, 2019, a third season of the series was announced, and that the series would feature an entirely new production team, and that the season would cover the manga's Coalition Invasion arc. [26] The series' third season has Kenichi Imaizumi directing at Pierrot and Pierrot's subsidiary company Studio Signpost, with scripts by Noboru Takagi and character designs by Hisashi Abe. [27] Hiroyuki Sawano and Kohta Yamamoto composed the music. [28] The season premiered on April 6, 2020. [29] On April 26, 2020, the anime production committee announced that episode 5 and onwards of the third series would be postponed by the COVID-19 pandemic. [30] The third season restarted broadcasting from its first episode on April 5, 2021, [31] [32] and finished on October 18 of the same year, airing twenty-six episodes. [33] Unlike with the series' first two seasons, the third season of Kingdom was made using traditional 2D animation, rather than CGI animation. Composers Sawano and Yamamoto were brought onto the project as a personal request from Yasuhisa Hara himself. [34] Director Imaizumi, in meetings with the composers, opted to not use traditional Chinese instruments despite the series' setting, and they instead decided on using modern instrumentations. [34]
At the end of the third season's final episode, a fourth season was announced. It aired for twenty-six episodes from April 10 to October 2, 2022. [35] [36] The cast returned to reprise their roles. [37]
A fifth season was announced at the end of the fourth season. [38] It was originally planned to premiere on January 7, 2024, [39] but the premiere was delayed by a week due to the channel coverage of the Noto earthquake, [40] eventually airing for thirteen episodes from January 14 to March 31 of the same year. [40] [41]
On April 17, 2016, a special short movie was posted online by Shueisha. It is a live-action promotional short film for the series, made for the manga's 10th anniversary. It was filmed in Hengdian World Studios in China. [42]
In April 2018, Kingdom's author, Yasuhira Hara, revealed that a full-length live-action film of the series had been green-lit. The author stated he took part in script meetings, praising the 'satisfying' screenplay, the 'unprecedented' budget, and everyone in the 'ultra-grand' casts, starring Kento Yamazaki and directed by Shinsuke Sato. [43] The film was released on April 19, 2019. [44] [45] [46] In total, it generated ¥5.73 billion in box office revenue within Japan and $50.57 million worldwide. [47] [48]
A second film, Kingdom 2: Far and Away (キングダム2 遥かなる大地へ, Kingudamu 2 Harukanaru Daichi e), was announced to be green-lit on May 28, 2020, with Shinsuke Sato returning as director, and the core cast returning to reprise their roles. [49] The film premiered on July 15, 2022. [50] [51] It generated ¥5.16 billion in box office revenue within Japan. [52] [53]
A third film was announced, with Shinsuke Sato and much of the cast returning. Titled Kingdom 3: The Flame of Destiny (キングダム 運命の炎, Kingudamu Unmei no Hōno), it was released on July 28, 2023. [54]
A fourth sequel Kingdom 4: The Return of the Great General (キングダム 大将軍の帰還, Kingudamu Daishōgun no Kikan) is scheduled to be released on July 12, 2024. [55]
A PlayStation Portable beat 'em up styled video game was released on November 25, 2010, entitled Kingdom Ikki Tousen No Tsurugi. [56] The game was released only in Japan.
A free-to-play mobile game called Kingdom: Seven Flags was released on October 24, 2016, in Japan. [57]
A free-to-play mobile game called Kingdom Ran -Tenkatōitsu e no Michi- (キングダム 乱 -天下統一への道-, "Kingdom War -Road to Unification-"), was released on February 22, 2018. [58] [59]
By April 2017, the Kingdom manga had over 30 million copies in circulation; [60] it had over 38 million copies in circulation by December 2018; [61] over 47 million copies in circulation by November 2019; [62] By December 2020, the manga had over 70 million copies in circulation and its 60th volume was the series' first volume with a first run of 1 million copies. [63] The manga had over 84 million copies in circulation by December 2021; [64] over 87 million copies in circulation by February 2022; [65] over 90 million copies in circulation by June 2022; [66] over 92 million copies in circulation by September 2022; [67] over 95 million copies in circulation by January 2023; [68] over 97 million copies in circulation by April 2023; [69] over 99 million copies in circulation by July 2023; [70] and over 100 million copies in circulation by November 2023 (including digital versions). [71]
Kingdom was the fifth best-selling manga of 2015, with over 8.5 million copies sold. [72] It was the third best-selling manga of 2016, with over 6.5 million copies sold. [73] It was the third best-selling manga of 2017, with over 6.1 million copies sold. [74] It was the sixth best-selling manga of 2018, with over 4.9 million copies sold. [75] Kingdom was the third best selling manga in 2019, with over 7.6 million copies sold. [76] Kingdom was the second best-selling manga series in 2020, with over 8.2 million copies sold. [77] It was the ninth best selling manga in 2021, with over 4.6 million copies sold. [78] Volumes 67–69 were among the best-selling manga volumes of 2023. [79] Volume 70 was Shueisha's fourth highest first print run manga volume of 2023–2024 (period from April 2023–March 2024), with 950,000 copies printed. [80]
Kingdom was the grand prize winner for the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2013 with one judge commenting, "I can't remember the last time I read nearly 30 volumes (of a manga title) in a row feeling this excited." [81] Kingdom won the first annual Tsutaya Comic Awards' All-Time Best Section in 2017. [82] Kingdom has ranked on the "Book of the Year" list from Media Factory's Da Vinci magazine, where professional book reviewers, bookstore employees, and Da Vinci readers participate; it ranked 46th in 2015; [83] 26th in 2016; [84] seventh in 2018; [85] it topped the list in 2019; [86] it ranked eleventh in 2020; [87] fifteenth in 2021; [88] sixteenth in 2022; [89] and eighteenth in 2023. [90] On TV Asahi's Manga Sōsenkyo 2021 poll, in which 150,000 people voted for their top 100 manga series, Kingdom ranked thirteenth. [91]
The manga earned a Guinness World Record on December 12, 2012, for Manga written by the most people. The record was due to its "Social Kingdom" campaign in which fans and other artists were given the task of redrawing the entire 26th volume. Participants included manga creators Eiichiro Oda ( One Piece), Masashi Kishimoto ( Naruto), Hirohiko Araki ( JoJo's Bizarre Adventure), Takehiko Inoue ( Slam Dunk), Hiroshi Motomiya ( Salary Man Kintaro), as well as voice actors and fans. [92] The Social Kingdom campaign was one of the Entertainment Division's Jury Recommended Works at the 16th Japan Media Arts Festival in 2012. [93]
Yasuhisa Hara's 2006 historical Chinese epic manga Kingdom has been getting a lot of press lately.
The new season will premiere on NHK General on April 5 at 24:15 (effectively, April 6 at 12:15 a.m.)
[...] the fourth anime series will premiere on NHK General on April 9 at 24:00 (effectively April 10 at 12:00 a.m.).
Kingdom | |
キングダム (Kingudamu) | |
---|---|
Genre | |
Manga | |
Written by | Yasuhisa Hara |
Published by | Shueisha |
Imprint | Young Jump Comics |
Magazine | Weekly Young Jump |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | January 26, 2006 – present |
Volumes | 72 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by |
|
Produced by |
|
Written by |
|
Music by |
|
Studio |
|
Licensed by |
Crunchyroll
|
Original network | NHK BS Premium, NHK General TV |
Original run | June 4, 2012 – March 31, 2024 |
Episodes | 142 |
Live-action film | |
Kingdom | |
Directed by | Shinsuke Sato |
Produced by |
|
Written by |
|
Music by | Yutaka Yamada |
Studio | |
Released | April 19, 2019 |
Runtime | 134 minutes |
Live-action film | |
Kingdom II: To Far Lands | |
Directed by | Shinsuke Sato |
Produced by |
|
Written by |
|
Music by | Yutaka Yamada |
Studio | Credeus |
Released | July 15, 2022 |
Runtime | 134 minutes |
Live-action film | |
Kingdom III: Flame of Destiny | |
Directed by | Shinsuke Sato |
Produced by |
|
Written by |
|
Music by | Yutaka Yamada |
Studio | Credeus |
Released | July 28, 2023 |
Runtime | 129 minutes |
Kingdom ( Japanese: キングダム, Hepburn: Kingudamu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yasuhisa Hara. It has been serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump since January 2006, with its chapters collected in 72 tankōbon volumes as of May 2024. 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.
The series was adapted into a five-season anime television series by studio Pierrot. The first 38-episode season aired from June 2012 to February 2013; a second 39-episode season aired from June 2013 to March 2014; a third 26-episode season by Studio Signpost and Pierrot aired from April 2020 to October 2021; a fourth 26-episode season aired from April to October 2022; a fifth 13-episode season aired from January to March 2024. A live-action film was released in April 2019; a sequel film premiered in July 2022; a third film premiered in July 2023. The anime has been licensed for English-language release by Crunchyroll.
By November 2023, the Kingdom manga had over 100 million copies in circulation, making it one of the best-selling manga series of all time. In 2013, the manga won the Grand Prize of the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.
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.
Several of the characters are based on historical figures. 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.
Born 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. However, they dream of becoming the "Great Generals of the Heavens" and train daily. One day, Piao is taken to the palace for an unknown purpose by a minister and Xin is left behind. A few months later, Piao returns to the village on the verge of death, urging Xin to travel to another village. There, Xin meets a boy nearly identical to Piao, Ying Zheng the current King of Qin. Xin learns that Piao served as a bodydouble for Ying Zheng and was mortally wounded in a power struggle for the throne. 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. 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. 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.
Written and illustrated by Yasuhisa Hara, Kingdom has been serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump since January 26, 2006. [10] Shueisha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on May 19, 2006. [11] In 2015, Hara stated that he has planned to extend the series up to 100 volumes. [12] As of May 17, 2024, 72 tankōbon volumes have been released. [13]
Before Kingdom, Hara published four prototype one-shot chapters: "Kongo" (金剛) (November 18, 2003); [d] "Uma Shuhei San-hyaku" (馬酒兵三百, "Horse and Liquor for 300 Soldiers") (January 15, 2004); [e] "Li Mu" (李牧) (April 1, 2004); [f] and "Meng Wu and Chu Zi" (蒙武と楚子, Mō Bu to So Shi") (December 2, 2004). [g] The four chapters were later collected in Kingdom Omnibus (キングダム総集編, Kingudamu Sōshūhen), a two-volume edition, released on June 5 and June 26, 2012, respectively. [19] [20]
An anime television series was adapted by studio Pierrot. Two seasons of seventy-seven episodes were produced. The first season which consisted of thirty-eight episodes aired from June 4, 2012, to February 25, 2013, on NHK BS Premium. The first season was directed by Jun Kamiya, written by Naruhisa Arakawa, featured music composed by Minako Seki, and was produced by Izumi Nakazawa. The series' characters were designed by Atsuo Tobe, Noriko Otake, and Masatoshi Hakanda.
A second season aired thirty-nine episodes from June 8, 2013, to March 1, 2014. [21] [22] The season featured returning staff Minako Seki and Naruhisa Arakawa, the first season's composer and writer, respectively. Akira Iwanaga replaced Jun Kamiya as director, Izumi Nakazawa served as series producer, and the character designs were handled by Itsuko Takeda, Kumiko Tokunaga, and Makoto Shimojima. The anime has been licensed for English language release by Funimation outside of Asia. [23] [24] Following Sony's acquisition of Crunchyroll, the series was moved to Crunchyroll. [25]
On November 8, 2019, a third season of the series was announced, and that the series would feature an entirely new production team, and that the season would cover the manga's Coalition Invasion arc. [26] The series' third season has Kenichi Imaizumi directing at Pierrot and Pierrot's subsidiary company Studio Signpost, with scripts by Noboru Takagi and character designs by Hisashi Abe. [27] Hiroyuki Sawano and Kohta Yamamoto composed the music. [28] The season premiered on April 6, 2020. [29] On April 26, 2020, the anime production committee announced that episode 5 and onwards of the third series would be postponed by the COVID-19 pandemic. [30] The third season restarted broadcasting from its first episode on April 5, 2021, [31] [32] and finished on October 18 of the same year, airing twenty-six episodes. [33] Unlike with the series' first two seasons, the third season of Kingdom was made using traditional 2D animation, rather than CGI animation. Composers Sawano and Yamamoto were brought onto the project as a personal request from Yasuhisa Hara himself. [34] Director Imaizumi, in meetings with the composers, opted to not use traditional Chinese instruments despite the series' setting, and they instead decided on using modern instrumentations. [34]
At the end of the third season's final episode, a fourth season was announced. It aired for twenty-six episodes from April 10 to October 2, 2022. [35] [36] The cast returned to reprise their roles. [37]
A fifth season was announced at the end of the fourth season. [38] It was originally planned to premiere on January 7, 2024, [39] but the premiere was delayed by a week due to the channel coverage of the Noto earthquake, [40] eventually airing for thirteen episodes from January 14 to March 31 of the same year. [40] [41]
On April 17, 2016, a special short movie was posted online by Shueisha. It is a live-action promotional short film for the series, made for the manga's 10th anniversary. It was filmed in Hengdian World Studios in China. [42]
In April 2018, Kingdom's author, Yasuhira Hara, revealed that a full-length live-action film of the series had been green-lit. The author stated he took part in script meetings, praising the 'satisfying' screenplay, the 'unprecedented' budget, and everyone in the 'ultra-grand' casts, starring Kento Yamazaki and directed by Shinsuke Sato. [43] The film was released on April 19, 2019. [44] [45] [46] In total, it generated ¥5.73 billion in box office revenue within Japan and $50.57 million worldwide. [47] [48]
A second film, Kingdom 2: Far and Away (キングダム2 遥かなる大地へ, Kingudamu 2 Harukanaru Daichi e), was announced to be green-lit on May 28, 2020, with Shinsuke Sato returning as director, and the core cast returning to reprise their roles. [49] The film premiered on July 15, 2022. [50] [51] It generated ¥5.16 billion in box office revenue within Japan. [52] [53]
A third film was announced, with Shinsuke Sato and much of the cast returning. Titled Kingdom 3: The Flame of Destiny (キングダム 運命の炎, Kingudamu Unmei no Hōno), it was released on July 28, 2023. [54]
A fourth sequel Kingdom 4: The Return of the Great General (キングダム 大将軍の帰還, Kingudamu Daishōgun no Kikan) is scheduled to be released on July 12, 2024. [55]
A PlayStation Portable beat 'em up styled video game was released on November 25, 2010, entitled Kingdom Ikki Tousen No Tsurugi. [56] The game was released only in Japan.
A free-to-play mobile game called Kingdom: Seven Flags was released on October 24, 2016, in Japan. [57]
A free-to-play mobile game called Kingdom Ran -Tenkatōitsu e no Michi- (キングダム 乱 -天下統一への道-, "Kingdom War -Road to Unification-"), was released on February 22, 2018. [58] [59]
By April 2017, the Kingdom manga had over 30 million copies in circulation; [60] it had over 38 million copies in circulation by December 2018; [61] over 47 million copies in circulation by November 2019; [62] By December 2020, the manga had over 70 million copies in circulation and its 60th volume was the series' first volume with a first run of 1 million copies. [63] The manga had over 84 million copies in circulation by December 2021; [64] over 87 million copies in circulation by February 2022; [65] over 90 million copies in circulation by June 2022; [66] over 92 million copies in circulation by September 2022; [67] over 95 million copies in circulation by January 2023; [68] over 97 million copies in circulation by April 2023; [69] over 99 million copies in circulation by July 2023; [70] and over 100 million copies in circulation by November 2023 (including digital versions). [71]
Kingdom was the fifth best-selling manga of 2015, with over 8.5 million copies sold. [72] It was the third best-selling manga of 2016, with over 6.5 million copies sold. [73] It was the third best-selling manga of 2017, with over 6.1 million copies sold. [74] It was the sixth best-selling manga of 2018, with over 4.9 million copies sold. [75] Kingdom was the third best selling manga in 2019, with over 7.6 million copies sold. [76] Kingdom was the second best-selling manga series in 2020, with over 8.2 million copies sold. [77] It was the ninth best selling manga in 2021, with over 4.6 million copies sold. [78] Volumes 67–69 were among the best-selling manga volumes of 2023. [79] Volume 70 was Shueisha's fourth highest first print run manga volume of 2023–2024 (period from April 2023–March 2024), with 950,000 copies printed. [80]
Kingdom was the grand prize winner for the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2013 with one judge commenting, "I can't remember the last time I read nearly 30 volumes (of a manga title) in a row feeling this excited." [81] Kingdom won the first annual Tsutaya Comic Awards' All-Time Best Section in 2017. [82] Kingdom has ranked on the "Book of the Year" list from Media Factory's Da Vinci magazine, where professional book reviewers, bookstore employees, and Da Vinci readers participate; it ranked 46th in 2015; [83] 26th in 2016; [84] seventh in 2018; [85] it topped the list in 2019; [86] it ranked eleventh in 2020; [87] fifteenth in 2021; [88] sixteenth in 2022; [89] and eighteenth in 2023. [90] On TV Asahi's Manga Sōsenkyo 2021 poll, in which 150,000 people voted for their top 100 manga series, Kingdom ranked thirteenth. [91]
The manga earned a Guinness World Record on December 12, 2012, for Manga written by the most people. The record was due to its "Social Kingdom" campaign in which fans and other artists were given the task of redrawing the entire 26th volume. Participants included manga creators Eiichiro Oda ( One Piece), Masashi Kishimoto ( Naruto), Hirohiko Araki ( JoJo's Bizarre Adventure), Takehiko Inoue ( Slam Dunk), Hiroshi Motomiya ( Salary Man Kintaro), as well as voice actors and fans. [92] The Social Kingdom campaign was one of the Entertainment Division's Jury Recommended Works at the 16th Japan Media Arts Festival in 2012. [93]
Yasuhisa Hara's 2006 historical Chinese epic manga Kingdom has been getting a lot of press lately.
The new season will premiere on NHK General on April 5 at 24:15 (effectively, April 6 at 12:15 a.m.)
[...] the fourth anime series will premiere on NHK General on April 9 at 24:00 (effectively April 10 at 12:00 a.m.).