The synopsis and scene cuts of the 5th series of the winter anime “Kingdom”, episode 1 “The Monsters Depart” have been released!

The synopsis and scene cuts of the 5th series of the TV anime “Kingdom”, scheduled to start broadcasting on January 6, 2024, episode 1 “The Monsters Depart” have been released.

Kingdom'' (Author: Yasuhisa Hara) is a Chinese warring period taiga romance that depicts Shin (CV. Seiichi Morita), a young boy who aims to become a great general of the world, and the future First Emperor, Yu Zheng (CV. Jun Fukuyama). The third season of the TV animeJoint Forces Edition” by new staff will start airing from April 2021, and the fourth season will start airing from April 2022. In November 2023, the total number of original comics will exceed 100 million copies. The story is set in China during the Spring and Autumn Warring States period, and follows Shin (CV. Seiichi Morita), a boy who aims to become a great general of the world, and Eisei (CV. Jun Fukuyama), a young king who will later become the First Emperor. This is a Chinese Sengoku Taiga Romance that depicts the successes of the warring states, and the TV anime will air the [Joint Forces Edition], which is said to be the biggest battle in history, in the third series that aired from April 2021. The subsequent 4th series, which aired from April 2022, depicts the story from Nari-no-hen'' toKakan-no-gi,” marking the conclusion of the [domestic unification arc]. The 5th series, supervised by Yasuhisa Hara, is scheduled to begin broadcasting on Saturday, January 6, 2024, at 24:00.

This time, the synopsis and scene cuts of the first episode, The Monsters Depart,'' from the 5th series of the TV animeKingdom,” which is scheduled to begin broadcasting on January 6, 2024, have been released.

[Advanced scene cut & synopsis]

■Episode 1 “The monsters go to battle”
<Synopsis>
BC, China’s Qin Dynasty. Shin, the captain of the “Hishintai” who aims to become “the great general of the world,” achieved numerous military exploits and became a “5,000-man general,” just one step away from becoming a “shogun.” In order to further their military exploits, the Feishin Corps, led by Shin, challenges the capture of “Black Sheep Hill” in the State of Zhao under the command of the commander-in-chief, Huan Ki.
However, the Hishin Corps is confused by the battlefield surrounded by a sea of trees, and the close aides of the Zhao army’s vice general, Norito, are secretly targeting them.
The curtain opens on the turbulent battle to capture Black Sheep Hill! !

<Staff>

Screenplay: Noboru Takagi / Storyboard: Kenichi Imaizumi / Director: Kenichi Imaizumi Animation director: Miyuki Nakamura, Yurie Goto, Tomoko Kitagawa, Nozomi Shimazaki, Kensuke Ishikawa, Tomoyuki Kitamura, Yoshiaki Tsubata, Mariko Aoki, Juso, Kazuya Saito, Chinatsu Ishida, Kai Saito Chief animation director: Tsune Abe/Rinshin

[Work information]
■TV anime “Kingdom Series 5”
<Broadcast information>
Scheduled to start broadcasting on NHK General from 24:00 on January 6, 2024

<Staff>
Original work and supervision: Yasuhisa Hara (serialized in Shueisha’s “Weekly Young Jump”)
Director: Kenichi Imaizumi
Series composition: Noboru Takagi
Character design: Hisashi Abe
Art director: Junichi Higashi
Color design: Miyuki Abe
Director of Photography: Hiroki Takano
3DCG production: Dandelion Animation Studio
Edit: Keisuke Yanagi
Music: Hiroyuki Sawano/KOHTA YAMAMOTO
Music production: Avex Pictures
Sound director: Kazuzo Hamano
Sound production: Jinnan Studio
Animation production: Pierrot/Studio Signpost

<Cast>
Credit: Seiichi Morita
Masaaki: Jun Fukuyama
River Ryodiao: Rie Kugimiya
Qiang: Yoko Hikasa
Fuchi: Susumu Akagi
Obira: Kosuke Toriumi
Champion: Kentaro Ito
Black cherry blossoms: Haruka Nagamine
Raito: Kenji Nomura
Mathematics: Mototeru Sakuma
Naki: Katsuyuki Konishi
Ring ball: Taku Yashiro
Zenou: Ren Gakudai
other

<Synopsis>
BC, the Qin state in western China.
When he was a boy, Shin, a former servant who aspired to become the “great general of the world” with his late best friend Hyo, was involved in a coup d’état to seize the throne of the Qin King, and became the 31st Qin King, Yu. I had a fateful encounter with Eisei.

Shin, who was on the battlefield as a captain of the “Hishintai” belonging to the Qin army, worked with Yu Zheng to aim for “unification of China,” something no one had ever achieved, and to defeat the general of his generation, Meng Tian. He steadily rose through the ranks while working hard with friends such as Ten and Ohhon.
On the other hand, Yu Zheng, who took the throne as King of Qin at a young age, also slowly accumulated power within the imperial court, and finally regained real power in the country from his rival, Lyo Fuwei. With this, the country finally embarked on its long-cherished desire to unify China in earnest.
The Qin army aims to capture Black Sheep Hill in the state of Zhao in order to use it as a new base for the unification of China.
The Hishin troop led by Shin also joins the battle, but the commander of the Qin army in this battle is Kanki, who is known as a “genius of battle” and is willing to use ruthless methods to win.
On the other hand, the commander in chief of the Zhao army is Keisha, who is trusted by Ri Boku, a rare genius tactician, and has the nickname “Silent Hunter”. Under the command of the terrifying commander-in-chief, the battle for the key point, Black Sheep Hill, begins!

<WEB>
Official website: https://kingdom-anime.com/
Official X (old Twitter): https://twitter.com/kingdom_animePR