When low-born servant boys Piao and Xin set out to become the world’s greatest war generals, they quickly find themselves caught up in a violent struggle between two noblemen plotting to overthrow the King. After Piao is killed protecting the rightful ruler of the kingdom of Qin, Xin sets out on a campaign for revenge that leads him straight into the fire of war.

Now, with a target on his back and an army of enemies standing in his way, it will be up to a boy with no name and a young king without a throne to return order to their war-torn country in this historical action-drama based on the Tezuka Award-winning manga, Kingdom.

(Source: Funimation)

Note: The first episode aired with a runtime of 50 minutes as opposed to the standard 25 minute runtime.

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Studios

• Funimation
• Studio Pierrot
• Sogo Vision
• NHK

Staff

• Moriyasu Taniguchi — Key Animation (eps 5, 11, 14, 19, 25, 28, 30)
• Atsuo Tobe — Animation Director (eps 1, 11, 38), Character Design, Key Animation (ED1, ED2, ED3), Storyboard (eps 35, 36)
• Mitsutoshi Satou — Episode Director (eps 2, 5, 8, 13, 17, 21, 33, 37), Storyboard (ep 33)
• Naruhisa Arakawa — Script, Series Composition
• Junichi Higashi — Art Director
• Jun Kamiya — Director
• Hajime Takakuwa — Sound Director
• Shuu Watanabe — Episode Director (ep 23)
• Noriko Ootake — Character Design
• Takeyuki Takahashi — Concept Design
• Nothing's Carved in Stone — Theme Song Performance (OP)