Kingdom

This can only be expressed as a poor mans Vinland Saga. Despite being one of the few products on this website that contains a score above 9.00, it is pretty bad. I have heard years of its praise, and It disappointed, quite a bit.

Story 1/10
A boy and a trap spar everyday until the trap is sent to the royal palace. Then when the trap dies as a body double, the other boy he gains super saiyan 4 and bodies a so called royal assassin. As the assassin wheezes his last breath, he says “No U”, and an army appears. Then another trap, in the form of a bird appears, letting him through a “secret passage”. Then the boy weasels himself as a general, and then after a timeskip, he and 4 randoms mess up fodder characters killing so many randoms, you start to realise its a seinen.

The story then does this setup about 500 times.

A kingdom gets upset. After some horrible political debates, that would never happen in real life they want to go to war. The good guys always have the advantage until the bad guys get a plan. The plan is then hyped for 5 chapters as a enemy general just sits there, muttering to himself that the plan is happening all according to plan. Then the plan does absolutely nothing. While plan of course does nothing, and the Generals just attack cannon fodder, until the bad guys retreat. This repeats for over 600 chapters, just with random civilisations that appear out of nowhere each time.

Art 1/10
Now if you are going to copy Vinland Saga, at least do the art right. The characters and the art style hurts my eyes. The main character doesn’t even look human, have you seen him. His eyes look like a tiger, and the CG in the anime makes him look more realistic. With thin arms and legs that somehow don’t snap when facing wind pressure, the boy carries the strength of a titan in those arms.


The other character designs are just copied and pasted, just changing one feature. Every character looks like a demon, or a version of a trap. The fights are dull and boring, and the protagonist one shots any person who he see’s. I prefer the CG in the anime rather than the poorly drawn pictures in this manga.

Character 1/10
Boy these characters were amazing lets go through them. The protagonist was an edgier version of Eren Yayger. With no particular character, or sense, this genuis, seems to get more powerboosts than Ichigo. Using the power of the dragon balls, invested in him, he kills hundreds of randoms, knowing only the word mad.

Then we have the other character. Everyone else. That’s right, everyone else is essentially the same character, with no uniqueness, and following the tropes to a tee, they are there too make the main character feel strong.


Enjoyment 1/10
Reading all 600 chapters was torture. I read it in one sitting, and began to question the meaning of life. Absolutely Horrible

Overall 1/10
Needless to say, you should never read this in your life

to be honest I didnt really into a War, Historical or related manga, this was the first one I ever tried and well, a GOOD starter as I can say, to be still reading them in 400s chapters I'm still dig with this manga.
BUT, still, since I'm not really used with War manga, I didnt really quite enjoyed war chapter, it usually took about 1 to 3 volumes to end up the War arc, when the stuff that bugging me that is when they explain some stuff about strategies and tactics, its not really like I hate them but, since its my starter, this Manga is bit hard for me to getting in, but I'm going to used with it anyway. oh btw they didnt push you to getting your head flooded with all tactical war stuff at beginning arcs, its in the middle arcs when the MC gets into a medium scale war so its okay anyway for a first timer like me to read it up lol.

oh the one thing that really get me stuck is the Character Progression. seeing the MC (Xin) as a stubborn brat became a hot headed fine young man, there is no time skip in the manga! time is just went flow like the water and thats why I love to see this thing going!

the story is not quite bad anyway, there is some tearjerking arc, that really gets my tear fall off haha(almost) and since the author improvised the story and add some plot/characters that is not even really depicting the real events, somehow it becomes more interesting to read, in my opinion. but if you prefer 'purity' of a historical manga, I bet you didnt really like this one.

oh didnt mention the Art, since its my starter so I really dont know if Kingdom art meets good score in historical/war manga, but its quite fascinating for me anyway, I mean, those bloods, those troops fighting and stuff, and the terrain too, I think thats awesome.

Kingdom is a series that people like to hype up these days and indeed has a great premise of ancient Chinese warfare that harkens back to wide spanning stories such as Romance of the Three Kingdoms. However, its poor presentation and repetitive nature causes it to be about as impressive as a second-rate Shonen.

Now, it certainly isn't an absolutely terrible series (though it being rated a 5 and not a 1 should make that obvious). It seems to have some semblance of war strategies and some of the supporting characters do develop as the story goes on to some extent.

The main complaint of the series' execution lies intertwined with both its plot and characters, or more specifically, its main character. Xin is a terrible protagonist as not only is his personality and motivation a typical hotheaded youth wanting to be the best in the likes of Naruto, but the plot armour provided to him is insane for a series that attempts to pass itself off as a historical piece. Not only does Xin outperform and defeat skilled assassins without much real experience, but doesn't even do it through actual tactics and instead just by shouting and overcoming his opponent through willpower as in any run of the mill Shonen. This practically betrays any engaging premise the series could hold as the attempts at strategies and the support characters' roles are made meaningless when the climax of several major battles focus on a kid overcoming challenges by himself without any thought put into it.
It also doesn't help that many of the support characters seem overly interested in Xin's actions or potential without much reason to do so, such as Wang Yi practically entrusting his legacy to him for typical passing the torch reasons within coming of age stories or the young girl having romantic feelings for someone so dense it took them over a hundred chapters to realise they were female.
Now, I can't fully say if the quality has improved since I dropped this work almost 300 chapters in, but if a series takes that long to become more than a typical Shonen in more than explicit content, there's no real reason to view it in any worthwhile light. Yes, some series take a while to get good, but over 300 chapters in is more than pushing the limit.

To get to the point, Kingdom gives too much of a focus to its protagonist and his Naruto-esque lack of logic to the point it heavily damages the series' overall quality. Overall, this series that is supposedly praised for its genius is one with such a lack of logic revolving around the centrepiece that it could be insulting to my intelligence.
If wanting a good manga about Ancient Chinese warfare with genius strategies and very little plot armour, read Sangokushi or most Romance of the Three Kingdoms adaptions in general (particularly the 2010 live action series Three Kingdoms) or if wanting a period drama with memorable and well written characters, watch Rose of Versailles.

Overall ranking - 5/10 mediocrity

So this my first review for my new account. Please don't hate me
*Please read the plot first so you would now what I'm spouting here :3*

So the story revolves around this guy called Li Xin.This guy has an incredible (impossible) amount of strength and courage (typical in every shounen).

The strategy on how to portray the ancient wars in China is awesome and all but as usual, exaggeration to some war stuff was added. Samples:
1) A 5 foot 2 kid with a sword defeated/or on par with a 7 footer giant using a large spear enough to barbecue an elephant (don't give me that David and Goliath crap =.=)
2) Attacking a Phalanx formation head on by the protagonists/antagonists on a war horse. In our world however, the horse and the horsemen would be impaled to death immediately.
3) The girl from the assassin clan is toooooo fast
4) Girls being raped by a giant! (Gaimou from Wei)
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But everything is awesome. The story, the lines and the wit. This a must watch for those who needs blood and gore aside from shounen power!

This Manga is a must watch for anyone who is into motivational, war and power manga. This is my number 1 manga ever. This one manga surpasses all others.

What it has:
-Failures, the main character fails and recovers.
-Inspiring people, generals that inspire you to follow their path and to be at their level.
-War, the entire manga is about war and only ceases war on the battlefield to move to the war in the government, a battle among governing powers for who gains control.
-Women, although not many the few that exist are very relevant to the entire story.
-Strategy, this series has some major battle strategies and shows the importance of the strategies within an army.
-Real life struggle. The struggle of becoming like the role models we worship is one that everyone goes through in life.
-Team work. There is no teamwork like the one in kingdom, everyone has a major role and usually thousands of warriors are involved in each battle.


What it doesn't have:
-No superpowers, a historical manga with some level of realism.
-No focus on love stories, while love is a factor throughout the manga it does not focus on any specific love stories with the main character. The love story has not yet being fully developed but there are certain hints throughout.
-No western-hero like good guys. In the manga the main characters have set out to conquer all of china so while they feel their cause is just, it is not necessarily a good one from all points of view.
-Perfect historical accuracy. While it is heavily based on the history of china it is still a fictional story that has its own events that were not part of history. Many of the characters do not correspond to the historical characters.

Kingdom - Heavenly King takes place in the context of 500 years of war - the spring of the war of the country. The ancient table opened the site so far, thousands of thousands of years have passed ... The era of the sages has ended and now is the era of heroes, when the position of the people and the gods closer together. In western China in 245 BC in Qin, in a small village there were 2 young teenagers called Tin and Phiêu, who were orphaned by war and had to live as slaves in the Ly dynasty. But not so that the two boys succumbed, they always tried to practice martial arts with the expectation that they would both honor the whole of China, become the general of the champion army - "War has robbed going to our things, we will get back from the war. ” But then, like the grim fate still pursuing them, one of them had to leave forever to leave a mysterious mission with a map to the west of Hac Ty Thon - The convergence place of all homicide, robbery of the whole country, a land nobody cares about, and no one dares to set foot in.

What is this mysterious mission? What will happen next? We invite you to watch the comic series of Kingdom - the Noble King with Mangak. The work won the 17th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2013 and attracted millions of readers worldwide. This is an extremely attractive comic book and ensures you will be drawn into the story right from the first chapter. Let's enjoy it ^^

To start it off, I have no problem saying Kingdom is one of the greatest manga out right now. With all the incredible writing, breath-taking action, and page turning intensity, you'd think this manga would be more popular. But alas with poor anime adaptions and a lack of a proper English release, I guess this series is destined to remain underground, which is unfortunate because that means so many people are missing out on how truly fantastic this series is.

To give a cliffnotes version of what this story is about. We have an orphan boy named Shin who has a dream of becoming the greatest general in China. So he goes through many a battlefield with his ragtag group of friends, raking up achievements and getting closer and closer to his dreams of unifying China and becoming the greatest general ever.

Seems simplistic, right? Something you've seen or read a million times? Well you'd be wrong. While the basic premise might be something you're familiar with, the power of any story is in it's execution and what really makes a series unique is how it develops its characters and themes throughout the course of its narrative which Kingdom does brilliantly. This series is set in the Warring States Period of China with is characters and setting based around real history. And while it's basic story beats follow the actual historical timeline, this series is more of a dramatic retelling than a realistic account, something that actually benefits this story greatly(which I'll explain later). So the story follows Shin and his best friend Sei, the current king, as they attempt to do the unthinkable and finally unite China and end the 500 years of warfare that's plagued its land.

[STORY]

~The Warfare~

Now this story is essentially told through the multiple large scale battles that were key for the state of Qin's unification conquests of China. Somthing which coincides with the dreams of its main cast. This is definitely the selling point of the series as the war battles are some of the most intense and nail biting I've ever seen done in an entertainment medium. Usually when you watch war battles in movies or even other anime, it boils down to essentially each side giving their dramatic speech about glory and honor before they finally charge each other in a mindless blaze of glory as we watch the main characters cut down swathes of enemies in heroic fashion.

While there's nothing wrong with that and can be quite entertaining if done correctly, it never truly sat right with me. It seemed like they were missing a key and important element in warfare that nearly never gets represented in other narratives, which is STRATEGY and TACTICS. While many might bore you in the lead up to the battle with superficial Scrubs type dialogue filled with meaningless "strategic" mumble jumbo that doesn't really mean anything or is even followed up on during the battle itself; Kingdom is the one series that really incorporates strategic and tactical warfare and manages to weave it into its narrative that feels equally fun and engaging in a way that glues you to the page, eagerly exited for what happens next.

The way Kingdom shows warfare in its narrative is very unique and is something that really sets this series apart and makes it special. Each major story arc is based around a large scale campaign which, from beginning to end is a strategic chess match between both opposing generals. A campaign in Kingdom can cover many aspects of warfare from siege battles, guerilla warfare, and just straight up pitch battles where each side faces off against each other on an open plain.

For a series which relies on the success and excitement of each battle, it pulls it off really well. Each campaign arc feels freshly unique, exciting, and tense while developing the characters and theme of the manga throughout. One thing that keeps each battle different and unique is it's emphasis on how much the battle relies on each sides general. In this series a general isn't just some random guy who motivates his troops and gives basic orders. Each general in the series has very unique characteristics and styles of warfare that never feels the same as any other.

Each general approaches a battle differently which is one of the many things that keeps the reader on his toes, never knowing what's gonna happen next. If you read/watched Hunter x Hunter, then you'll absolutely love this aspect of Kingdom. Because just like that series, this mangaka knows how to capture the tactical nuance that involves two extremely intelligent individuals with different approaches to battle trying to figure each other out. While Kingdom doesn't have crazy abilities or interesting super powers, the author does an amazing job at capturing the different approaches each general brings to the battlefield.

If you're still having trouble imagining the sheer amount of epicness that goes on during a Kingdom arc; Imagine the grand scale of One Piece's Marineford arc or a Lord of the Rings Battle sequence, the strategic planning and tactical nuance that goes on in the Hunter x Hunter narrative, and the sheer epicness of the hand to hand combat and warfare carnage of a 300 battle scene.

Yes, that's Kingdom.


~Themes~

Now, what truly sets a series apart from any other is how the series carries out and executes its main themes. It's one thing that Kingdom also excels at. One of the main themes of the series is yes, the generic follow your dreams trope we've seen in many series before it. However like I said before and I'll emphasize now, it's not necessarily the IDEAS that make a story special but the EXECUTION that sets it apart.

With the main character, Kingdom sets up an underdog story about a poor orphan servant named Shin who has big dreams and is willing to put everything on the line for it. Every underdog story needs two main things to truly work; One - you need to feel like they're an underdog and Two - their eventual triumph needs to be worked for and feel believable. These are two aspects that Kingdom definitely hits out of the park.

Shin aims to be a general and not just any general, the greatest general ever. Throughout the series we see many highly intelligent and amazing generals that make Shin look like a grain of sand in the ocean, however throughout each of his campaigns he continually proves to the characters and the reader alike why his dream is not just a dream and something that he is going to make work in a way that is realistic but also manages to surprise and amaze us every time.

However, in that journey of chasing his dreams, manifests another major theme in the manga; what it means to be a general, a man who leads armies, who strikes fear into his enemies but also inspires his allies. Like I mentioned before, each general is different and approaches warfare from their own unique way but one thing that all generals share in common is how important they are on the battlefield and to the soldiers they are in charge of. It takes a lot to get to the point of general, like managing to survive through harsh battlefields, developing trust and comraderie with your men, and shouldering the burden of all those who were lost during your path to glory.

Shin learns all of these lessons through each of his campaigns, strengthing his character as he loses comrades on the way and strives to protect the comrades he still has. Each arc not only adds to the character development but also strengthens the themes of the narrative and makes Shin's dream of becoming general all the more impactful and important to the reader.

The last major theme, shows itself in Shin's best friend and sort of co-main character Sei. He is the current king of Qin(the nation that Shin and co represent) and dreams to end the 500 years of warfare that have plagued China's lands through military conquest. What makes this themes execution amazing is that while at first we are met with the good merits of the dream, ending warfare and bringing peace to the land.

However as you go further in the series the dream gets challenged by the author and the characters alike as they question what that dream truly entails. We soon realize that Sei's dream isn't as virtuous as you may initially think. It involves destroying every other state through a few short years of horrendous warfare in sacrifice for a hopeful centuries of no war in the future. Sei is met with opposition to this idea by kings and officials of other nations whose lives and countries are at stack because of this idea and even members of Qin's court who are horrified by all the death and violence that are going to come when this vision becomes enforced.

This brings nuance and depth to something that very well could've been a black and white, shonen styled dream. It's things like this that make Kingdom the mature and dynamic series that it is.


~World Building~

Another aspect of storytelling that Kingdom nails out of the park is how it crafts it's worlds and how it represents the political and military situations between each state in China. As stated before, the strength of the generals in this series are extremely important to not only the battles but how they represent the military might of their state. It allows you to really understand the strengths of the different states that are vying for supremacy in China.

Just like how One Piece sets up important characters and power groups that represent the different power structures that help hype up future engagements, Kingdom does this as well. It establishes the important and powerful generals and states early on so that when we get to those engagements there's already a level of hype and attachment involved, creating that excitement that Kingdom consistently generates.


[CHARACTERS]


~Main Cast~

With its great level of depth in its warfare and thematic storytelling it also has some pretty damn cool characters. At first glance it's main character Shin may seem like a standard shounen protagonist type with the whole dumbass with big dreams and a heart of gold troupe that we've seen so many times, however, the harsh choices he's forced to make mature realities he faces in this Seinen manga, allows him to be so much more than that. This series has heroic and exciting war battles but it never shies away from the true reality and darkness of warfare. With the nature of this series it really forces a level of maturity and intrigue that you don't really see in the main characters of many shonen series. Many times Shin is forced to develop and mature as he loses comrades, narrowly escapes death, or faces the harsh reality of the murder and rape that follows citizens of conquered cities. He comes a long way from his childish self and it's a journey that's really worth seeing.

I just realized that this review has gone on for way too long, so I'm just gonna wrap it up by saying that the main supporting cast is also fantastic with a lot of depth that complements Shin well. They get enough attention to get you to care but not enough to take away from the story and the generals of the series are some of the most exciting and unique character types that really keep this manga exciting and worth watching.

This is easily my favorite manga and I recommend anyone to give it a chance. Easily the most underrated manga out right now.

Kingdom is one of the best mangas that not many people in the West talk about. I'm really just going to discuss key points I think people should know if they want to get into it:

Get past the first arc! There is quite a loud minority that skip out on it, reasonably so (the art, some cliches, etc) but I love it and encourage people to read it. As many first arcs, it is an introductory to the future of this well thought out manga. You will seriously indulge in all the physical conflicts of the manga and those moments of just theorizing and drama. If anything, the first few volumes is a basis to understanding why some things are the way they are. So yes, please read the first arc, you don't have to read it again if you don't want to!

Many people seem confuse this to a shounen, though it is seinen. I consider it seinen because of the approach it takes to certain issues, considering the manga is based on real historical events recorded in the Shiji. Overall, even though the sex isn't super graphic or expletives aren't common for instance, we are still looking into the eyes of coming-of-age warriors and how they are consuming the changes of their country; as well as the eyes of old wartorn men and women who have seen it all. I can't discuss much on this issue because I don't read shounen as often, but I think it is a manga an adult would appreciate a lot.

Another factor are the women in the manga. Now, I won't go into details, but there are quite a variety a reader will approach as they read through all the arcs. They are all badass in their own ways, even if some are more susceptible or powerful than others. Most moments, though scarce, of sexual activity is quite needed for progress or understanding. Along with this, there is very little romance for our main characters, although hints here and there that emerge (it's sort of to be expected after all). It's well executed. The pacing is awesome when it comes to dynamic.

The issues I would say a person will encounter are the characters at times or the length of an arc. You will definitely see character development, so I wouldn't worry about the pacing as much as getting through some annoyances as much as possible. You will have to be considerate of how lengthy this manga will have to be to capture the entire essence of the Warring States period and our characters. However it is quite manageable, at least for me. Also, you might find yourself asking questions often of "why this" or "how that," but Hara does cover up most holes or gives good or decent excuses for plot devices (some perhaps more questionable than others, heh). Given how this manga is and the state of many good manga today, people usually do have high expectations though. I recommend reading this with average expectations at first, but they may excel at some point.

Lastly, you may cry. The manga doesn't hold back on deaths. You may find yourself asking, "Who will die next?" The speeches too, goddammit!

Anyway. It's either that you wait until chapter 1000 to read this manga because you will oftentimes want to binge right through it; or, start reading it now and join the waiting club.

Overall, I give the story a 10, the art a 10-- it gets much better over time honestly, characters a 9, and enjoyment 11;. Overall, 10.

So, this is the first review for me so some things may not sound as good as the ones you've seen!

The community for the Kingdom manga isn't that big at all and I hope it can expand with a bit more hype!

Story: 9/10

As you've probably read the synopsis for the Kingdom manga already, you've realized it sounds simple and not as enticing, but you're completely wrong! Kingdom completely expands then blows away those expectations you had for the manga in general. The story consists of multiple Chinese based wars and a shifts in internal politics and in which each war plays an important role for the progression of the story which is critical in this manga. This manga also brings no irrelevant factors in anything such as "Power ups" or "Shonen like features", this is a near realistic manga that relies on real old war tactics in order to succeed,but the author mixes those tactics with a new kind of complex offensive tactics that will highly surprise you! Though there may be a bit of supernatural features, it actually makes complete sense in the plot and even creates conflicts once those "supernatural beings" appear. As you know already it's a war-based manga set in the Warring States Period,and as in war there will be great casualties on one side or both. Major will happen and I won't explain it here due to spoilers.

Characters: 9/10

The characters in Kingdom are amazing! Most characters and mainly the main characters in Kingdom and especially the big name generals past or present have very good character development and has their own goal for the future no matter what opposition is in there way. Also, it doesn't matter who it is in the 7 states of China, by the time you're updated, you're going too love either at least more then one general, main characters, commanders, diplomatic's, nobles, supernatural beings or outside oppositions. Multiple characters in Kingdom have there own sort of personality that doesn't fully bloom unless they're in the mist of battle no matter if it's strength, strategy or character development or internal conflicts itself, but at the end of the war itself, it feels like they've grown more. Also, each state of China has very diverse generals and men that are under them no matter who it is, they bring up difficult melee battles or strategic battles that are fairly interesting! Also, the author bases most characters from Kingdom from actual famous Chinese generals from the 7 States Warring Period dynasty of Chinese's history, but adds a little "flavor" to a wide variety of characters that change there way of thinking during wars and proceed boundaries outside the box.

Art: 10/10

The art in Kingdom has actually one of the best art I've seen. It's completely clean and detailed which is highly essential for a manga like this. Once you start reading and continuously start to get addicted, you'll notice the art becomes very detailed which I highly guarantee you you'll be shocked at how much time and effort Yasu puts into this manga. The art for the individual decisive battles is also what makes Kingdom so diverse and gives it to be an amazing manga!

Enjoyment: 10/10

I fully enjoy this manga to the point that it actually gets me hyped for the next chapters which only a certain amount of manga's can do to me right now. Kingdom brings a very interesting way of enjoyment through what the characters do themselves and bring excitement to the story before they begin huge battles with the voices of what the generals, commanders and the king of Qin which raises everybody's morale's astonishingly high!

Overall: 9/10

Overall, Kingdom is a phenomenal manga that needs actually needs to get way more hype! This manga brings almost every variety of elements a manga can do and smoothly impress us beyond boundaries. I've also been updated on Kingdom for a good amount of time and I rarely see any bad criticism to this manga which is pretty rare considering everybody has different sorts of tastes. Now that you're done reading this review, GO READ KINGDOM NOW BRO!

EDIT: Made some edits on this review.

"There is no instance of a nation benefitting from prolonged warfare." -Sun Tzu

This manga is a historical military manga. Although it follows major events quite closely there are instances of undeniable supernatural activity an example being Kyou Kai's invincible breathing technique that is somehow able to do anything you could possibly think of. It is a manga that follows the journey of Li Xin or Ri Shin, as is later translated, in his attempt together with the king of Qin to unite China during the time of the warring states.

Story: 39 / 43%
The story is way more that what most synopsis can lead the viewer to believe. This manga does not shy away from conflict, death, idiocy, and lunacy. It has heavy topics which is why it is a seinen manga. In terms of historical manga I would say this manga is second only to Vagabond in terms of story and story-telling. It is not a manga that is simply about a boy becoming the "greatest general under the heavens". It is a manga were specific and detailed events are shown as well as how key battles and wars were won. Tactics, strategy, and superb intelligence is all shown in this manga. I learned more about actual battle tactics from this manga that reading Sun Tzu's the Art of War and Miyamoto Musashi's Book of Five Rings. All in all it is a manga that will teach you a lot historically about China and strategy while still keeping an incredible story-telling with compelling characters and marvelous scenes.

There being supernatural activity detracts from what I believe would be an otherwise perfect story. You do not need supernatural activity to create plot armor when the author should be able to follow events quite closely and have no reason for making an unnecessary event. In the later chapters during Shin's very close battle with a particularly... menacing general he is saved rather miraculously. And although it was an awesome series of events and adds to the depth of the introduced characters, I feel that the supernatural activity does not add anything and rather subtracts quality from the story. That isn't to say that the supernatural events detracts from the characters as it is the other way around. It is just the story that is affected by this, hence the lower points.

Characters: 29 / 33%
The characters are pretty stereotypical. I can't be caught lying here. Our main character, Shin, is a hotheaded and brash person but carries a heart of gold that holds an extreme amount of determination. Shin is fiercely loyal to his friends shown numerous times his willingness to sacrifice himself for his friends. He is basically a Naruto. But similar to Naruto we see Shin grow throughout the series which is uncommon for a lot of stories.

We then have the dandere of the cast. She has a quiet personality, saying little unless she is giving advice. Others who have seen her inhuman talent with the sword have called her a monster as she cuts down her opponents with ease. She has grown warmer towards her comrades in the mid to later chapters (around the 360s chapters). She is seen as a potential love interest for Shin, but is never really acted upon.

Lastly we have Ei Sei, the king of Qin. At the beginning of the story, Ei Sei seemed level headed but somewhat cold. When Shin collapsed from exhaustion, Ei Sei carried him without complaint even though he said before that he would treat Shin as a sword and not a person. Sei and Shin become each other's support and in a way, become rivals. As they journey towards their dreams, they're constantly trying to keep up with each other. After either of them achieve something, they always come together on the roof of the Royal Palace to congratulate and encourage each other to keep moving forward. Shin eventually becomes one of Sei's closest friends. And as their dreams merge, Sei hopes to one day unite all of China with Shin as his sword.

All in all I think the most original character is Ei Sei.

Art: 21% / 23%
The art in this whole manga is consistent and by no means overrated. I believe this manga is second only to Vagabond as I've said before and I keep my word as it is true in the art too. While I am being unfair comparing both mangas it is useful for me to keep track of the rating using Vagabond as a scale for these two. It's realism is extremely well made but there are times when i note inconsistencies. There are times it seems there is a lot of effort made and others where there was a mediocre or a less than best effort. I see this most in large army battles where sometimes everything is beautifully detailed and other times it lacks in comparison.

Overall: 89% / 100% or 8.9/10 rounded to 9/10

Me recuerda aquel libro de "El arte de la Guerra" de: sun Izu, es tambien controvertida respecto a su datacion, y afirmaba que el arte de la guerra no era si no una invencion de sofistas tramposos de la epoca de los reinos combatientes. Les recomiendo, a mi me ha gustado y pienso leer mas acerca de sus estrategias en las nuevas variables.

-La energia: en lo que sun tsu queria mostrar en terminos generales, mandar muchas personas es como mandar unas pocas, Aqui un ejemplo de la unidad FeiXIN creada en esta obra se que lo haya leido entendera de lo que hablo.

I like Kingdom very much
This has to be a longer review
Shin is strong
I don't like Ouhon
His dad is also an asshole
Moubu strong too
Kyoukai best girl, not enough girls, Ten is no match for her
10/10
Oh dear... Review needs to be longer
Only serious reviews huh?
Well this is serious!
Ok im just gonna copy pasta the synopsis of Kingdom's story (btw I did not like the first arc)
Born during the Warring States period of ancient China, Xin and Piao are war-orphans working as servants in a poor village in the kingdom of Qin. However, they dream to become the "Great Generals of the Heavens" and train daily. One day, Piao is taken to the palace for an unknown purpose by a minister and Xin is left behind. A few months later, Piao returns to the village on the verge of death, urging Xin to travel to another village. There, Xin meets a boy nearly identical to Piao, Ying Zheng the current King of Qin. Xin learns that Piao served as a body double for Ying Zheng and was mortally wounded in a power struggle for the throne. Though initially furious at Ying Zheng for causing Piao's death, Xin decides to seize the opportunity and aids Ying Zheng in ousting his younger half-brother Cheng Jiao and reclaiming the Qin throne. Successful in this endeavor, Xin starts his military life as a Qin soldier and then commander on the battlefields of the warring states of China. He relentlessly pursues his goal of becoming the "Greatest General in the World", also helping King Zheng of Qin achieve his dream of unification to end the incessant warfare once and for all.

Kingdom is a very long manga series (its on chapter 432 and I think it will 700 chapters sense the manga took the time to acknowledge chapter 350) that takes place at the end of the warring states period of Chinese history. China is divided into 7 constantly warring Kingdoms with you following the story of the Kingdom of Qin. You follow numerous character's thought out a very a period of many years (so far at least 9 have past) most importantly a rising star of the army named Shin and the king of Qin El Sei. Without wishing to spoil anything, the story is epic but also personal. This is just as true of the large military engages as it of the political intrigue. It's about the struggles of the individuals in the larger war torn context. It's complex and really exciting. I've spent many nights now reading Kingdom for hours always wanting to know what it going to happen next. So it's a real page turner. It's also got great larger then life character's. The hero's and their enemies alike are all well developed and easy to understand and sympathize with. It's sad when they die. It's exciting to watch them grow. The writing is also really impressive. Not only the grand overarching narrative, but the tactics in the battles are intricate, realistic, and interesting. This is how warfare was conducted in warring states China. You have calvary, archers, and infantry. You control their positioning and send them to attack the other enemy. Thousands and thousands of people die in all big clashes and often time they are sacrificed in the name of the larger tactical plan. You take advantage of hidden detachments, the ability to improve your troops moral, and the terrain such as devising forts or taking advantage of the high ground. To top it all off, Kingdom gives the impression of being based on actual Chinese history. When a big plot point occurs, a text box will appear saying what sentence on paragraph this was based on from ancient Chinese historical texted. Anyway, reading Kingdom up to now has been wonderful. I can't wait for the rest to be released. 10/10.

READ IT!!! READ IT NOWWW!!!!

I usually dont have a specific Favourite anime or Manga, but for the first time i liked a manga so much that yes its my favourite manga!!

Dont waver out thinking its just one of those boring Historical Manga, Kingdom can make you fall in love with the genre itself!!

It has Drama, History, Humour, War, LOTS and LOTSSS of action !!!
Its still pains me when i see that Kingdom is still oblivious to so many people and also those who know about it dont think its good enough to give it a try...

So yeah read it and i gaurantee you ....that this will go to your Favourite Manga list for sure!!!