Qin Shi Huang

First emperor of China

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April 2025
Kingdom
Sixth season of Kingdom anime announced, scheduled for October 2025.
February 2025
Kingdom
Viz Media licenses Kingdom manga for English publication in North America.
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.
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.
November 2024
The War of Greedy Witches
Yen Press plans to begin English publication of the manga.
June 2024
The War of Greedy Witches
Yen Press announces licensing of the series for English publication.
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.
January 14 2024
Kingdom
Fifth season of Kingdom anime begins airing, delayed by one week due to Noto earthquake coverage.
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.
2023
Kingdom
Volumes 67–69 were among the best-selling manga volumes of the year.
July 2023
The War of Greedy Witches
The manga reached over 1 million copies in circulation, marking a significant milestone in its commercial success.
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.
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.
November 2022 Leader Pass expansion began, releasing additional content until March 2023.
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.
July 15 2022
Kingdom
Second Kingdom live-action film premiered, generating ¥5.16 billion in Japanese box office.
April 10 2022
Kingdom
Fourth season of Kingdom anime begins airing, with the original cast returning.
2021
Kingdom
In TV Asahi's Manga Sōsenkyo poll with 150,000 votes, Kingdom ranked thirteenth among top manga series.
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.
June 18 2021
The War of Greedy Witches
First volume of the manga is released by Coamix.
April 5 2021
Kingdom
Third season of Kingdom anime restarts broadcasting from its first episode after COVID-19 delay.
2020
Kingdom
Kingdom was the second best-selling manga series, selling over 8.2 million copies.
October 24 2020
The War of Greedy Witches
The manga 'The War of Greedy Witches' begins publication in Coamix's Monthly Comic Zenon magazine.
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
Kingdom
Second Kingdom live-action film green-lit, with Shinsuke Sato returning as director and the core cast reprising their roles.
April 26 2020
Kingdom
Anime production committee announces postponement of episode 5 and onwards due to COVID-19 pandemic.
April 6 2020
Kingdom
Third season of Kingdom anime premieres, directed by Kenichi Imaizumi, with music by Hiroyuki Sawano and Kohta Yamamoto.
2019
Great Wall of China
A daily visitor limit of 65,000 was instated for the Badaling Great Wall section to manage tourism.
2019
Kingdom
Kingdom topped the 'Book of the Year' list from Media Factory's Da Vinci magazine and was the third best-selling manga, selling over 7.6 million copies.
2019 Research reveals that the previously believed chromium dioxide protective coating on weapons was actually contamination from nearby lacquer, challenging earlier preservation theories.
November 8 2019
Kingdom
Third season of Kingdom anime is officially announced, featuring a new production team and covering the Coalition Invasion arc.
April 19 2019
Kingdom
First live-action Kingdom film released, starring Kento Yamazaki and directed by Shinsuke Sato, generating ¥5.73 billion in Japanese box office and $50.57 million worldwide.
February 2019 Second expansion, Civilization VI: Gathering Storm, was released, introducing new gameplay elements.
2018
Great Wall of China
The Badaling Great Wall section saw nearly 10 million visitors.
April 2018
Kingdom
Yasuhira Hara (manga author) revealed that a full-length live-action film adaptation was green-lit, with Hara participating in script meetings.
February 2018 First major expansion, Civilization VI: Rise and Fall, was released, adding new gameplay features and mechanics.
February 22 2018
Kingdom
A free-to-play mobile game was released, though the full title is cut off in the provided text.
February 9 2018 'China's First Emperor and the Terracotta Warriors' exhibition at the World Museum in Liverpool, running until 28 October 2018.
2017
Kingdom
Kingdom won the first annual Tsutaya Comic Awards' All-Time Best Section and was the third best-selling manga, selling over 6.1 million copies.
2017 Civilization: A New Dawn board game was published by Fantasy Flight Games.
June 2017 The rebooted Mummy film was released, which failed critically and financially, effectively ending the Dark Universe.

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