Kingdom: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

In the Warring States Period of ancient China (475-221 BCE), Shin and Hyou are war-orphans in the kingdom of Qin. They dream of one day proving themselves on the battlefield. One day, however, Hyou is taken to the palace by a minister. Winding up on the losing side of a power-struggle, Hyou manages to return to the village, barely alive. Shin then meets a boy who closely resembles Hyou, Ei Sei. For now he is the king of Qin; later he will become the emperor Shi Huangdi.

Series details

• Title: Kingdom
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Anime, Fantasy
• Premiere date: 2012-06-04
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: NHK
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.2/10
• TVMaze ID: 13853
• IMDb ID: tt2404499
• TVDB ID: 259635

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2012-06-04; final listed air date 2013-02-25; episode order: 38.
• Season 2: premiered 2013-06-08; final listed air date 2014-03-02; episode order: 39.
• Season 3: premiered 2020-04-06; final listed air date 2021-10-18.
• Season 4: premiered 2022-04-10; final listed air date 2022-10-02; episode order: 26.
• Season 5: premiered 2024-01-14; final listed air date 2024-03-31.
• Season 6: premiered 2025-10-04; final listed air date 2025-12-27.

Source and licence

Adapted from Kingdom on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.