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Ending song "Hōkō" by Sora Tomonari also previewed




On Thursday, the official website for the anime adaptation of Yasuhisa Hara's Kingdom manga released additional cast members and a new trailer video for the sixth series. The trailer showcases the ending theme song "Hōkō" (Roar) by Sora Tomonari.

The new group of actors who have been chosen to portray military leaders in the upcoming production are listed in order from top left to bottom right in the provided image. Their names are readings in Japanese.

- Taito Ban as Shun Sui Ju
- Hideaki Tezuka as Ba Nan Ji
- Hiroki Tōchi as Chou Ga Ryū
- Kyōsuke Mano as Gyou'un
- Kento Fujinuma as Danto


On October 5th at noon JST, the anime will be available for streaming on three different platforms: Lemino, Netflix, and Anime Times on Prime Video. In Japan, it will start streaming on other services on October 10th.

The anime will start airing on NHK General on October 5th at midnight JST (which is actually October 4th at 10 pm JST).

Previously announced new cast include:

- Shō Komura as Sojin
- Daichi Hayashi as Sotan
- Yuu Hayashi as Kanto
- Kōji Takeda as Ako
- Dai Matsumoto as Mako
- Shinnosuke Tachibana as Akakin
- Yoshino Nanjō as Kitari
- Masaaki Mizunaka as Katari


The returning staff at studios Pierrot and St.Signpost are director Kenichi Imaizumi, scriptwriter Noboru Takagi, and character designer Hisashi Abe. Composers Hiroyuki Sawano and Kohta Yamamoto are also returning. Ikimono-gakari will perform the opening theme song "Ikite, Sansan" (Live, Brilliantly).

The upcoming series features a conflict between Qin and Zhao, with Xin wielding Wang Yi's spear and joining the fight.

In January 2024, the fifth season of the series was released and consisted of 13 episodes. Crunchyroll made it available for streaming as it was being broadcasted.

The first television anime adaptation premiered in 2012, and a second series premiered in 2013. Funimation streamed both series in North America and released both anime series on DVD in 2016. The third anime series premiered in April 2020. The show went on hiatus after four episodes due to COVID-19, but then resumed airing in April 2021. The anime restarted its airing from the first episode. Funimation streamed the anime as it aired in Japan. The fourth series premiered on NHK General in April 2022. Crunchyroll streamed the anime as it aired.

Yasuhisa Hara's manga series revolves around the young slave boy Xin who aspires to become a renowned general for the Qin state. With his help, Ying Zheng, the young Qin king who shares his ambition to unify China, rises to power within the state. Throughout his journey, Xin strives to become a skilled military commander capable of leading his army to victory against the Seven Warring States.

In 2006, a new manga was introduced in Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump magazine that broke records. Viz Media will start publishing this manga in English from November onwards.

The manga has also inspired four live-action films. A fifth film will open in summer 2026.


Sources: Kingdom anime's website ( link ) , Comic Natalie ( link )