Kingdom Anime’s Fifth Series Unveils Main Visual and Announces Returning and New Cast Members

The official website for the anime adaptation of Yasuhisa Hara’s Kingdom manga has unveiled the main visual for the upcoming fifth series, along with details on returning and new cast members.

Returning and new cast members for the Zhao Military include:

1. Toshiyuki Morikawa as Ri Boku/Li Mu
2. Daisuke Hirakawa as Kei Sha/Qing She
3. Kōji Ishii as Ki Sui/Ji Hui

The highly anticipated fifth series is scheduled to premiere on the NHK General channel on January 6 at 24:00 JST (effectively, January 7 at 12:00 midnight JST).

The Kingdom anime adaptation, based on Yasuhisa Hara’s historical manga, debuted its first series in 2012, followed by a second series in 2013. Funimation streamed both series in North America and released them on DVD in 2016. The third series premiered in April 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it went on hiatus after four episodes and resumed airing in April 2021. The fourth series premiered in April 2022. Crunchyroll streamed the anime as it aired.

Yasuhisa Hara’s manga, which began serialization in Shueisha’s Weekly Young Jump magazine in 2006, follows the journey of Xin, a slave boy with dreams of becoming a great general for the state of Qin. The story revolves around Xin’s efforts to assist Ying Zheng, the young Qin king, in unifying China, and his quest to become a superior army commander capable of defeating the Seven Warring States. The manga has achieved record-setting success since its launch.