Qin Shi Huang
First emperor of China
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| 2025 |
Horrible Histories
Launched Horrible Science spin-off series, following the previous 2015 CITV series.
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| April 2025 |
Kingdom
Sixth season of Kingdom anime announced, scheduled for October 2025.
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| February 2025 |
Kingdom
Viz Media licenses Kingdom manga for English publication in North America.
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| 2024 |
Horrible Histories
Marked 15 years on air, with 11 series, multiple specials and spin-offs, a feature film, and two sold-out BBC Proms.
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| 2024 | Kingdom 4: Return of the Great General was released as the third sequel. |
| 2024 | Kento Yamazaki won the Best from the East Award at the 23rd New York Asian Film Festival. |
| 2024 |
Kento Yamazaki won the Elle Men Award at the Elle Cinema Awards for his performance in Kingdom 4: Return of the Great General.
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The winners of the "ELLE CINEMA AWARDS 2024" have been decided! Yamazaki Kento, along with Kawai Yumi, Hagiwara Riku, Sakurada Hiyori, Nimura Sawa, and director Yamanaka Yoko, will be on stage! The winner of the "ELLE CINEMA AWARDS" has been decided to be "The Sorrowful Ones"! Yamazaki Kento talks about the joy of winning the award for "Kingdom: Return of the General" - Daily Entertainment Clip
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| 2024 | Takao Osawa won Best Supporting Actor at the 48th Japan Academy Film Prize. |
| 2024 | The film was nominated for Best Film at the 48th Japan Academy Film Prize. |
| 2024 | Kingdom 4: Return of the Great General, a Japanese historical war film directed by Shinsuke Sato, was released. The film is an adaptation of the manga by Yasuhisa Hara and serves as a sequel to Kingdom 3: The Flame of Destiny (2023). |
| December 2024 |
Kingdom
Kingdom manga reaches over 110 million copies in circulation, becoming one of the best-selling manga series of all time.
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| November 2024 |
The War of Greedy Witches
Yen Press plans to begin English publication of the manga.
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| October 24 2024 |
Horrible Histories
Announced to receive a BAFTA Special Award in recognition of its extraordinary cultural and social impact.
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| July 12 2024 | Release of the fourth Kingdom film in Japan. |
| June 2024 |
The War of Greedy Witches
Yen Press announces licensing of the series for English publication.
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| May 11 2024 | Stephen Sommers told The Hollywood Reporter he would be interested in a new installment if it was 'something really special'. |
| March 31 2024 |
Kingdom
Fifth season of Kingdom anime concludes after thirteen episodes.
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| January 14 2024 |
Kingdom
Fifth season of Kingdom anime begins airing, delayed by one week due to Noto earthquake coverage.
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| 2023 |
Horrible Histories
Won Best TV Sketch Show at the Comedy.co.uk awards for the third time.
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| 2023 | Kingdom 3: The Flame of Destiny was released as a sequel to Kingdom 2. |
| 2023 |
Great Wall of China
A section of the wall in Shanxi province was severely damaged by construction workers who widened an existing gap to create a shortcut for an excavator, causing 'irreversible damage' according to local police.
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| 2023 |
Kingdom
Volumes 67–69 were among the best-selling manga volumes of the year.
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| July 2023 |
The War of Greedy Witches
The manga reached over 1 million copies in circulation, marking a significant milestone in its commercial success.
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| July 28 2023 | Release of the third Kingdom film, with the director and much of the cast returning from previous installments. |
| July 28 2023 |
Kingdom
Third Kingdom live-action film released, generating ¥5.6 billion in Japanese box office, with Shinsuke Sato and most of the original cast returning.
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| 2022 | Japanese historical war film 'Kingdom 2: Far and Away' directed by Shinsuke Sato was released, based on the manga by Yasuhisa Hara and serving as a sequel to the 2019 Kingdom film. |
| 2022 | A study was conducted comparing the facial features of terracotta warriors with contemporary Chinese populations, finding statistically no significant difference, particularly among northern and western Chinese populations. |
| December 2022 |
The War of Greedy Witches
Digital English publication of the manga begins on Coamix and Imagineer's MangaHot app.
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| November 2022 | Leader Pass expansion began, releasing additional content until March 2023. |
| October 2022 |
Horrible Histories
A special episode celebrating the BBC's 100th anniversary was broadcast.
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| October 12 2022 | Brendan Fraser publicly expressed openness to revisiting the franchise, stating he would be interested if the right concept was developed. |
| October 2 2022 |
Kingdom
Fourth season of Kingdom anime concludes after twenty-six episodes.
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| July 15 2022 |
Kingdom
Second Kingdom live-action film premiered, generating ¥5.16 billion in Japanese box office.
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| April 10 2022 |
Kingdom
Fourth season of Kingdom anime begins airing, with the original cast returning.
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| 2021 |
Horrible Histories
Won Best TV Sketch Show at the Comedy.co.uk awards for the second consecutive year.
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| 2021 |
Kingdom
In TV Asahi's Manga Sōsenkyo poll with 150,000 votes, Kingdom ranked thirteenth among top manga series.
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| 2021 | Morphological studies revealed a strong resemblance between the terracotta warrior statues and modern local inhabitants, suggesting the figures were modeled on actual soldiers. |
| October 18 2021 |
Kingdom
Third season of Kingdom anime concludes, having aired twenty-six episodes using traditional 2D animation.
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| June 18 2021 |
The War of Greedy Witches
First volume of the manga is released by Coamix.
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| April 5 2021 |
Kingdom
Third season of Kingdom anime restarts broadcasting from its first episode after COVID-19 delay.
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| 2020 |
Horrible Histories
Won Best TV Sketch Show at the Comedy.co.uk awards.
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| 2020 | At the 43rd Japan Academy Film Prize, the film received multiple nominations and wins: Best Cinematography (Tarō Kawazu), Best Supporting Actor (Ryo Yoshizawa), Best Supporting Actress (Masami Nagasawa), Best Lighting Direction, and Best Art Direction (Iwao Saitō). |
| 2020 | Kingdom won the Excellence Award at the VFX-Japan Awards 2020. |
| 2020 |
Kingdom
Kingdom was the second best-selling manga series, selling over 8.2 million copies.
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| October 24 2020 |
The War of Greedy Witches
The manga 'The War of Greedy Witches' begins publication in Coamix's Monthly Comic Zenon magazine.
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| May 2020 | Firaxis announced the 'New Frontier Pass' for Civilization VI, a season pass consisting of six downloadable content packs to be released every two months from May 2020 to March 2021, adding nine new leaders, eight new civilizations, gameplay modes, and additional features. |
| May 28 2020 | Announcement of a sequel film to Kingdom, with Shinsuke Sato returning as director and key cast members Kento Yamazaki, Ryō Yoshizawa, and Kanna Hashimoto confirmed to return. |
| May 28 2020 |
Kingdom
Second Kingdom live-action film green-lit, with Shinsuke Sato returning as director and the core cast reprising their roles.
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| April 26 2020 |
Kingdom
Anime production committee announces postponement of episode 5 and onwards due to COVID-19 pandemic.
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