Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity)
Vintage:
June 4, 2012
Status:
Still Airing
Summary:
Based off the manga "Kingdom"
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.
I have to mention this first, the animations at times is really bad. They go between a digital rendition to actual drawing and the digital looks cheap, like something from a free online video game but the story so far is compelling and the mishmash of Chinese history and fiction is entertaining.
The character development has been good and I am interested to see where the story goes from the cliff hanger.