Kingdom

📺 Kingdom (キングダム)

Also known as: Kingdom
🆎 Type: anime
🆔 MAL ID: 12031
🆔 AL ID: 12031
📡 Status: finished
⏳ Airing Started: 2012-6-4
⌛️ Airing Ended: 2013-2-25
🔢 Episodes: 38
💯 Score: 73
📊 Popularity: 25981
🌐 Premiered: summer
⌛ Duration: 25
🎭 Genres: Action, Drama
🎙️ Studios: Studio Pierrot

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キングダム

Synopsis:

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)

Main Characters:

Liao Diao He

河了貂

Character ID: 65407

About Character and Role:

The last descendant of a Mountain Tribe, assisting Zheng Ying and Xin. She becomes an expert in blowing poisonous needles from the hollow bamboo stem which she acquires from the 2nd assasin who is defeated by Xin sent to kill all 3 of them. Bi later finds out in episode 14 that Diao is a girl after she gets injured on the chest and he removes her armor ann the grass on it to stop her bleeding.

Zheng Ying

嬴政

Character ID: 64109

About Character and Role:

The young king of Qin who bears a striking resemblance to Piao. Later becomes Qin Shi Huang.

Xin Li

李信

Character ID: 64573

About Character and Role:

The hero of the story. A war orphan who aims to become the "World's Greatest General". He later meets Zheng Ying, the future first king that would rule all of China.

Lei Qiang

羌瘣

Character ID: 65445

About Character and Role:

A member of a legendary assassin clan called "Chi You" that is exceptional in combat and uses the notorious Dance of Death. She fights with a sword named "Lu Seui".

More Info:

Studios:

• Studio Pierrot

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