KINGDOM 5th season
The fifth series of the TV anime "Kingdom" will begin broadcasting on January 6, 2024.
"Kingdom" is a Chinese Warring States period taiga romance based on the manga by Yasuhisa Hara, currently being serialized in "Weekly Young Jump." Set in China during the Spring and Autumn Warring States period, the film depicts the exploits of Shin (CV. Seiichi Morita), a young boy who aspires to become a great general of the world, and the young king Yuzheng (CV. Jun Fukuyama), who later becomes the First Emperor. It won the Manga Award at the 17th Osamu Tezuka Cultural Award in 2013, and was made into the first live-action film in 2019, which became a huge hit with box office revenue of 5.7 billion yen. In November 2023, the total number of original comics exceeded 100 million copies.
In the third series of the TV anime, which was broadcast from April 2021, the "Joint Forces Edition", which is said to be the biggest battle in history, was visualized. Subsequently, the fourth series, which aired from April 2022, depicted everything from the "Seirin Incident'' to the "Kakan no Gi,'' and with this, the "domestic unification arc'' was completed.
The music for the teaser PV for the 5th series that was recently released is by Hiroyuki Sawano/KOHTA YAMAMOTO, continuing from the 4th series. This marks the first time that the main footage of the 5th series has been unveiled. In the fifth series, a battle takes place at Black Sheep Hill, the natural fortress of the Zhao state, which is a stepping stone for the unification of China by the Qin state.
The story is sure to draw attention to how the tough outlaws led by the "Kanki,'' who received the orders of the general in this battle, and the "Hishintai,'' who fight together as an active force, will play an active role.