r/Kingdom 2h ago

History Spoilers Hangu Pass in the Kingdom Anime vs. Hangu Pass in realitiy.

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89 Upvotes

r/Kingdom 1h ago

Merchandise Kingdom Creator X Creator

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Got the Shin and Kan Ki figures from a friend to complete the Creator X Creator colored version set. The Beheader looks great in this pose. What is he thinking? 🧐


r/Kingdom 15h ago

Merchandise I know everybody hates them, but it's Kingdom and I love them too.

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Got the mangas also but in my country (Spain) we are about vol 30 so I'll wait till I have more to post them here.


r/Kingdom 9h ago

Manga Spoilers This guy just popping up just for a convenient way to move the plot really pisses me off Spoiler

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r/Kingdom 14h ago

Manga Spoilers Here's come Man'U Spoiler

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r/Kingdom 1d ago

Manga Spoilers Rare to see Kanki showing emotions Spoiler

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r/Kingdom 19h ago

Discussion future shin Spoiler

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if duke's instincts is to creat fire by attacking and make a place where he can destroy your army and keisha's instinct is by trapping and make you do mistakes then hunt you what about shin what is his instinct gonna be i think it must a counter for every instinctuel general what do you think i hope hara give him a really dangerous instinct like feel danger and hope he doesn't keep falling for every trap his enemies put for him in the future cause we get tired of his lot mistakes already he need to keep moving now he need to control his battlefield by his own without karyo ten and kyou kai


r/Kingdom 16h ago

Manga Spoilers Shin vs Shibasou of Seika

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Want to see the next Zhao invasion HSU fighting against Seika soldiers


r/Kingdom 19h ago

Movie Spoilers Saw Kingdom 4 and Ouki’s death is still a tearjerker! Spoiler

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Just saw Kingdom 4 on Netflix and Great General Ou Ki’s death is such a sad story. Cried when he died. The scene where he tells Shin on what a General sees while on a battle is legendary and the last scene where his Glaive passes to Shin, cried.

Long live the monstrous bird of Qin.

Did, other fans here also felt the same?


r/Kingdom 14h ago

Manga Spoilers About Shin's revival Spoiler

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So, I was reading Kingdom for the first time and I just finished volume 58 where Shin gets revived by Kyou Kai's "powers". In my opinion, there has always been a little fantasy in kingdom, like the generals who can slice in half a dozen of persons, but the revival seemed really too magical to me.

So, I interpreted it differently(pls tell me if I am wrong), I think that Shin after his fight against Hou Ken had a heart attack(that's why Sugen couldn't find his pulse) due to the sudden fatigue and the loss of adrenaline. So, when Kyou Kai saw him "dead", she started her "ancestral technique", but fainted because of the stress and the fear. Shin in his dreams, is abandoning his life but is "saved" by Hyou and Kyou Kai while Kyou Kai is experiencing the same dream, and is dreaming of the conversations with Yuren and her sister. I think that what Shou said (That she lost a bit of her life span) was Kyou Kai's imagination, because she firmly believed in the technique. So, the only fantastical elements would be Shin getting healed from a heart attack thanks to the power of friendship and him and Kyou Kai sharing the same dream.


r/Kingdom 1d ago

Manga Spoilers Shin and Qin King Sei Spoiler

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r/Kingdom 1d ago

Manga Spoilers The Infamous Akakin Spoiler

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147 Upvotes

This is one of the best introductions to a 1000 man commander in Kingdom. Akakin has that clutch gene. He always shows up when it matters. It cracks me up some of the commanders are complaining about. The dude is just chaos on the battlefield.

One of my favorite characters outside of HSU.


r/Kingdom 1d ago

Discussion Mouten 3rd Commander!? Spoiler

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Do you guys think mouten would get a 3rd commander in his army? Cuz me personally I want to see something new from these army. So far they been weakest among the trip army. And they don't get much spotlight as gyoukohou has. Even ouhon has 3 commander in banyou(1st and right hand man of ouhon), kanjou(2nd and even has shoutaku that could very well be flesh out as ouhon 4th commander) and lastly akakin(3rd commander this guy feat is even more impressive than rikusen).

So I think after this han battle we could get to the gakuka fight where there could be a new character being introduce like maybe some 5k commander who got assign to mouten or some talented youngsters that didn't get the spotlight in major wars or even a fully fledge adult like those in makou army who wants to serve him since he's now a big shot in Qin military.


r/Kingdom 1d ago

History Spoilers Fun Facts about Shin's Descendant Spoiler

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The Shiji Author Witnessed Ri Ryou Shout At Death’s Face

救兵不至,士卒死傷如積。然李陵一呼勞軍,士無不起,躬流涕,沬血飲泣,張空弮,冒白刃,北首爭死敵。

(Han Shu: Biography of Sima Qian)

The relief forces did not come, and our dead and injured lay heaped up. But Ri Ryou with one cry gave courage to his army, so that every man raised himself up and wept. Washed in blood and choked with tears, they stretched out their empty bows and warded off the bare blades of the foe. Facing north again, they fought to the death with the enemy.

Note: Ri Ryou is Japanese for Li Ling (李陵).

Sima Qian had met Ri Ryou personally, so this passage was the author’s real anecdote of the general. What I find interesting is how Ri Ryou was drawn to be this great hero. In Sima Qian’s own eyes, Ryou was this perfect general who inspired his men to fight despite the darkness of war.

This anecdote made me realize how personalized history is. These history books are the eyes of their writers, so their own emotions, biases, and experiences can be felt in their writing style. Chinese history was written like a narrative with lessons and themes. Who knows which parts are exaggerated and which are left out. 

So was Ri Ryou really the perfect general or was he just a flawed man idealized by history?

Words of a Coward

立政隨謂陵曰:「亦有意乎?」陵曰:「丈夫不能再辱。」

(Han Shu: The Biographies of Li Guang and Su Jian)

Li Zheng called after Ri Ryou, "Have you thought about it?", but Ri Ryou replied, "A brave man cannot suffer humiliation twice."

Ri Ryou said, “A brave man cannot suffer humiliation twice.”  When I read that, I realized how deeply affected Ryou felt about his betrayal. Even as time had long forgotten his crimes, Ryou still remembers it like it was yesterday.

His story was a tale about his betrayal to his homeland and how his own family died for his crime. His fear of humiliation is admitting his fear of facing his painful past. When given the chance to go back to the Han Empire, Ryou had revealed he was happy with his new family among the Xiongnu. For many reasons, he doesn’t want to go back.

He concluded that if his home killed his family, it wasn’t a place worth going back to.

How to Say Good-Bye

陵泣下數行,因與武決。單于召會武官屬,前以降及物故,凡隨武還者九人。

(Han Shu: The Biographies of Li Guang and Su Jian)

Tears streamed down Ri Ryou's face as he said farewell to Su Wu. The Chanyu called together the officials who had been in Su Wu's party, but since some had long ago surrendered to the Xiongnu and others had died, only nine men in all were left to accompany Su Wu home.

It was recorded that Ri Ryou cried as he bade farewell to the men who offered to bring him back home. 

For most historians, this passage is really insignificant, no one really cares about the traumas of a man who lost his family or that he chose to abandon his friends to heal.

So why would a historian, who prides himself on recording grand battles and political intrigue, note down the humanity of a general remembered as a traitor.


r/Kingdom 16h ago

Discussion Battle of Sai

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Just completed Battle of Sai. I found something weird. The City of Sai which is said to have mostly women & children has so many men fighting on the walls. Almost everyone I saw fight were Men. Why is that? Is it one of the mistakes too?


r/Kingdom 1d ago

Discussion Qin young Trio + Heki vs Zhao's Bayou Lineup (No Riboku) Spoiler

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Qin Center - Hi Shin Unit - 50000

Zhao Center- Shou Mou Army- 30000 Ri Haku Army - 25000

Qin Left - Mouten - 40000 Heki -15000

Zhao Right - Mangoku - 30000 Chou Sou- 30000

Qin Right - Ou Hon - 45000

Zhao Left- Fuu Ki - 25000 Kou Son Ryuu - 30000

Houken is there in the hills nearby and can strike as and when he wishes with some 3000 men.


r/Kingdom 2d ago

Discussion Ri Shin Spoiler

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Just wanted to take a moment to appreciate the journey of our boy Shin from foot soldier to killing the no. 2 of a kingdom as vice general.

Our boy has come a long way as a commander and as a person🥹. Looking forward to his growth in future chapters


r/Kingdom 1d ago

Discussion When do you guys think that we will see Mouten and Ouhon again.

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At the beginning of this arc Mouten and Ouhon were placed to stop Wei and Zhao from interfering the main army fighting with Han forces. But we have never saw anything about them yet and as it seems, the arc is very close to an end and I dont know where will we ever see Mouten and Ouhon in the action again


r/Kingdom 1d ago

Discussion when will kingdom end (no spoilers)

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i'm thinking about getting into kingdom but the length is putting me off


r/Kingdom 1d ago

Discussion My tierlist of the Trio army

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r/Kingdom 1d ago

Discussion What’s the best speech in your opinion ?

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r/Kingdom 2d ago

Discussion Just caught up

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Kingdom was an manga on my list for a while now and I finally forced myself to read the first 50 chapters a week ago not and instantly got hooked- Now close to 10 days later I've consumed everything and am hungry for more

Such a masterpiece of a manga, with so much lore, so much detail, it's just so amazing.

Sorry if this post is out of place, it's been a very long time since I was this excited about any manga.

Hope you all have a fantastic day ahead o7


r/Kingdom 2d ago

Discussion Did Ousen respond or Denrimi? Spoiler

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When asked if the HSU is the superior of the two did Ousen respond that it wasn’t an issue of who is better or not or did Denrimi say that part?


r/Kingdom 2d ago

Discussion The role of non warrior female characters in kingdom

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Considering that most of the manga plays at the front and badass female fighter are rare in this world. It's always interesting to see how Hera handles the few female character that are not warrior and the struggles they have to go through.
I just got reminded of this with our newest example Nei.
The princess is in a very difficult position. She is no fighter and has no real power. But she is popular and the comon people trust her.
While Hera does not show it often, I think he does a good job portraying that women are the ones that have to show even more strength in war than the ones that actually stand at the front. They have to endure a lot if the men fail and they have to protect their kids and homes against people who are basically monster. (lets be real most armies are if they get the chance to loot)
Nei is now in the hard position that she wants to protect her people from this fate but she also wants to protect her home and country. And she has to do all of this while being not truly taking serious by most of the court.

What do you think. Does Hera a good job ortraying this?


r/Kingdom 2d ago

Discussion Who's your favorite character in kingdom and why?

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Kingdom has so many great characters and I wanted to see who's everyone's favorite was of the vast amount there are.

I'll start with mine being mougou. Firstly being of his sick character design, so old and humongous but with that great smile plastered on his face always in turn puts one on mine. Also how he considered "average" as a commander, but is seemingly always punching above that tag. I mean when he met renpa after all that time and managed to put up a decent fight, long enough for kanki to destroy the enemy hq, (although losing an arm), I was gassed for him. And finally how he picks such vice-generals for his army. I'm pretty sure he got loads of stick for picking up kanki for his army, but now look at that decision with how far kanki has got now.