Warring States period
Period of Chinese history
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| April 2025 |
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Sixth season of Kingdom anime announced, scheduled for October 2025.
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| February 2025 |
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Viz Media licenses Kingdom manga for English publication in North America.
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| 2024 | Kingdom 4: Return of the Great General was released as the third sequel. |
| 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 | 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 | 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 |
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Kingdom manga reaches over 110 million copies in circulation, becoming one of the best-selling manga series of all time.
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| July 12 2024 | Release of the fourth Kingdom film in Japan. |
| March 31 2024 |
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Fifth season of Kingdom anime concludes after thirteen episodes.
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| January 14 2024 |
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Fifth season of Kingdom anime begins airing, delayed by one week due to Noto earthquake coverage.
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| 2023 | Kingdom 3: The Flame of Destiny was released as a sequel to Kingdom 2. |
| 2023 |
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Volumes 67–69 were among the best-selling manga volumes of the year.
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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 |
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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. |
| October 2 2022 |
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Fourth season of Kingdom anime concludes after twenty-six episodes.
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| July 15 2022 |
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Second Kingdom live-action film premiered, generating ¥5.16 billion in Japanese box office.
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| April 10 2022 |
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Fourth season of Kingdom anime begins airing, with the original cast returning.
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| 2021 |
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In TV Asahi's Manga Sōsenkyo poll with 150,000 votes, Kingdom ranked thirteenth among top manga series.
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| October 18 2021 |
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Third season of Kingdom anime concludes, having aired twenty-six episodes using traditional 2D animation.
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| April 5 2021 |
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Third season of Kingdom anime restarts broadcasting from its first episode after COVID-19 delay.
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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 |
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Kingdom was the second best-selling manga series, selling over 8.2 million copies.
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| 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 |
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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 |
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Anime production committee announces postponement of episode 5 and onwards due to COVID-19 pandemic.
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| April 6 2020 |
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Third season of Kingdom anime premieres, directed by Kenichi Imaizumi, with music by Hiroyuki Sawano and Kohta Yamamoto.
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| 2019 | Kingdom film series begins with the first movie, setting the stage for the sequel Kingdom 2: Far and Away |
| 2019 | Funimation screened the film in North America during the third quarter of the year. |
| 2019 | Shinsuke Sato won Best Director at the 44th Hochi Film Award for the film Kingdom. |
| 2019 | Ryo Yoshizawa won the Supporting Actor Award at the 62nd Blue Ribbon Awards. |
| 2019 |
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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.
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| November 8 2019 |
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Third season of Kingdom anime is officially announced, featuring a new production team and covering the Coalition Invasion arc.
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| April 19 2019 | The film was released nationwide in theaters. |
| April 19 2019 | Kingdom was released nationwide in Japan, marking the first full-length film adaptation of the manga series. |
| April 19 2019 |
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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.
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| March 2019 | An English-subtitled trailer was screened at SXSW 2019, with lead actor Kento Yamazaki meeting the vice president of Sony Pictures International. |
| January 16 2019 | Sony Pictures released the official trailer for the film. |
| April 2018 | Production of the film took place in Japan and China. |
| April 2018 |
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Yasuhira Hara (manga author) revealed that a full-length live-action film adaptation was green-lit, with Hara participating in script meetings.
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| April 18 2018 | Hara tweeted a movie-ized cover illustration promoting the manga's adaptation to a film. |
| February 22 2018 |
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A free-to-play mobile game was released, though the full title is cut off in the provided text.
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| 2017 |
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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.
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| 2016 | Kento Yamazaki starred in a 3-minute short film of the same name, which was a precursor to the full-length Kingdom film. |
| 2016 |
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Kingdom became the third best-selling manga, selling over 6.5 million copies.
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| October 24 2016 |
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A free-to-play mobile game called 'Kingdom: Seven Flags' was launched in Japan.
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| April 17 2016 |
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Shueisha released a special short live-action promotional film for the Kingdom manga's 10th anniversary, filmed in Hengdian World Studios in China.
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