History Manga / Kingdom

* BeautyEqualsGoodness: Mostly true, truly evil characters generally have [[{{Gonk}} ridiculously twisted appearances]]. Averted, however, with Wang Yi/O Ki, who only looks like another ugly villain.

* WhamEpisode: Episode 32. The Fei Xin Force is forced to retreat from a losing battle, ending in [[spoiler:Wei Dao's death]].

* ForgottenFallenFriend: Averted ''hard''. Xin understandably refuses to help Zheng at first since the body double plan killed his best friend.

Kingdom's anime (adapted from a manga running since 2006) aired starting from June 4th 2012. Its first season will last 38 episodes, [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-01-23/kingdom-2nd-anime-series-to-premiere-this-june and season 2 will be airing in June.]] Funimation is currently simulcasting the series [[http://www.funimation.com/kingdom/episodes here.]]

* TheTactician: Diao makes steps to become this near the end of season 1.

* BladeOnAStick: Wang Yi.

** the Qin army, after [[spoiler:Wang Yi is stabbed by Pang Nuan]]

* OneManArmy: Pang Nuan has no problem taking on hundreds of Qin soldiers alone.

* LongLostRelative: [[spoiler:King Zhao and Liao wordlessly realize they are father and daughter when they meet for the first time after Liao was taken away from the burning castle as a baby.]]

* BattleCouple: [[spoiler:Wang Yi and Liao]]
* BladeOnAStick: Wang Yi

* DualWielding: Ba Jiao
* FatBastard: Jie Shi

** Wang Yi after Pang Nuan kills Liao,

* [[spoiler:SamusIsAGirl: Duang He, Diao, Qiang Lei and one of the six great generals Liao.]]

* SmugSnake: Cheng Jiao and Jie Shi
* SmugSuper: Lu Buwei

* WhamEpisode: Episode 32. [[spoiler:Wei Dao dies.]]

* [[spoiler:SamusIsAGirl: Duang He, Diao, and Qiang Lei.]]

Kingdom's anime (adapted from a manga running since 2006) aired starting from June 4th 2012 and will last 38 episodes. Funimation is currently simulcasting the series [[http://www.funimation.com/kingdom/episodes here.]]

* HeyItsThatVoice: Xin is a more HotBlooded [[Manga/{{Bleach}} Ichigo]]

* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: The five-man squad that Xin is assigned to in his first campaign. This may also apply to the entire Fei Xin Force once he's promoted.

* VillainousBreakdown: Cheng Jiao and his court after Lan Kai is killed.

** MasakazuMorita as Xin
** JunFukuyama as Piao and Zheng
** RieKugimiya as Diao
** KoukiMiyata as Cheng Jiao
** KojiYusa as Bi
** RikiyaKoyama as Wang Yi
** YokoHikasa as Qiang Lei

* [[spoiler:SweetPollyOliver]]: Diao and Qiang Lei.
* TagalongKid: Diao.

* HeyItsThatVoice: Xin is a more HotBlooded [[{{Bleach}} Ichigo]]

** KojiYusa as Heki
** RikiyaKoyama as Wang Qi
** YokoHikasa as Quang Lei

* [[spoiler:SamusIsAGirl: Duang He and Diao.]]

* [[spoiler:SweetPollyOliver]]: Diao.

* BlowGun: The WeaponOfChoice of Muta and later Diao takes it.

** KoukiMiyata as Chengjiao

* SmugSnake: Chenjiao and Jie Shi

* VillainousBreakdown: Chengjiao and his court after Rankai is killed.

* BlowGun: The choice of weapon of Muta and later Diao.

* TagalongKid: Diao.

* [[spoiler:SamusIsAGirl]]/[[spoiler:SheIsTheKing]]: Duang He, king of the mountain folk.

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.

Kingdom is an anime airing from June 4th 2012 and will last 38 episodes.

Kingdom is an anime airing from June 4th 2012 and will last 38 episodes. It's also a very odd combination of badly done 3D animation and completely amazing plot. Unfortunately not many people are willing to overlook this animation. Still, worth a shot.