TV anime "Kingdom" to start airing on April 4, episode 1 scene cuts revealed! New game application "Kingdom DASH! Pre-registration starts on April 5!

The third series of the TV anime "Kingdom" will finally begin airing on April 4, 2021 (Sun.) from 24:10, and the synopsis and advance cut of the first episode "The Approaching Combined Forces" have been released.

This work is a TV animation of the manga "Kingdom" by Yasuhisa Hara, which is serialized in "Weekly Young Jump" (published by Shueisha). The first series of the TV anime was broadcast on NHK BS Premium from June 2012 to February 2013, and the second series from June 2013 to March 2014. The second series was broadcast from June 2013 to March 2014.

The third series, which depicts the largest scale battle in the history of "Kingdom," will be broadcast from the first episode on April 4, 2021 (Sunday) at 24:10 on NHK General from the fifth episode onward, which had been postponed.

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The synopsis and advance cut of the first episode "The Approaching Combined Forces" has been released for the start of the broadcast.

In addition, pre-registration for the new game application "Kingdom DASH! a new game application, will start from April 5 (Mon.), after the first episode of the anime airs. In conjunction with the start of pre-registration, a PV introducing the characters of "Kingdom DASH! character introduction PV will be released on the teaser site.

Synopsis & advance cut

<Synopsis
Qin Dynasty, China, B.C. Shin, who was born as a servant, aspires to be a "great general under the heaven" and has become a "general of a thousand" with a thousand men under his command. He had been spending all his time in battle with his military strategist, Kawarakiten, in the Hishintai, which he led. He was also reunited with Rokuomi and Kan'o, the former military commanders of the late general Wang Ki, who had been exploring the situation in various regions on their own.
It was a harbinger of a great "storm" that would bring an unprecedented crisis to Qin Dynasty.

New game application "Kingdom DASH! Pre-registration is now open!

Pre-registration on the App Store after April 5 (Mon.)
　Launch App Store
　2. From the App Store search window, search for "Kingdom DASH! in the App Store search window. 3.
　3. Tap "Get" on the "Kingdom DASH! 3. Tap "Get" on the "Kingdom DASH!

Pre-register on Google Play
　Launch Google Play on or after April 5 (Mon.)
　2. Search for "Kingdom DASH! in the search window of Google Play. 3.
　3. Tap "Pre-register" on the "Kingdom DASH! page and tap "Pre-register".

Pre-register from the teaser site
　1. Access the teaser site on or after April 5 (Mon.)
　2. Go to the store page from the Apple and Google links on the teaser site.
　3. Tap "Get" or "Pre-register" on each page.

The scheduled release date listed in the platform is tentative. The correct release date will be announced at a later date.
In addition, a PV introducing the characters of Kingdom DASH! character introduction PV is now available on the teaser site.

Game Information
Kingdom DASH!
Compatible OS: iOS/Android
Start of distribution: Spring 2021 (scheduled)
Price: Free (with in-game purchases)

Work information
TV animation "Kingdom

＜Broadcast Information＞
NHK General: April 4, 2021 (Sun.) 24:10～
Broadcast from the first episode

<Synopsis
In B.C., in the western part of China's Qin Dynasty, there was a young general, Shin, who was aiming to become a "great general under heaven" as he dreamed of with his late best friend.

Once upon a time, Nobu was involved in a coup d'état in the royal capital and fate brought him into contact with the current King of Qin, Eisei Yeisei, who fulfilled his own dream and helped him achieve the unification of China. He is destined to fulfill his own dream and join forces with the King to achieve his goal of "unifying China. Overcoming the death of his mentor Ouqi, who died in battle, Shinobu steadily climbs the ladder to his dream while engaging in friendly competition with other captains of his generation, such as Mouten and Ouhen. Meanwhile, Nobu is also working hard to achieve his grand goal. Meanwhile, with a grand goal in mind, Masashi also focuses his efforts on expanding his power within the court in order to regain control of the country from his counterpart Lu Fwiwei.

Meanwhile, the Qin Dynasty succeeded in capturing Sanyang, one of the most important military bases in China, bringing it one step closer to the unification of China. However, the genius military strategist Li Moku of the Zhao Kingdom, feeling threatened by this move that could change the power structure of the Seven Kingdoms, launches a combined invasion of the six kingdoms of Chuxing, Zhao, Wei, Yan, Han, and Qi, with Chuxing's Prime Minister, Shunsheng, as general-in-chief, and launches an invasion of Qin Dynasty! Qin Dynasty!
In this unprecedented crisis, the State of Qin rallies all the military power it possesses to intercept the combined armies!

＜Staff
Original Story/Supervisor：Yasuhisa Hara (serialized in Shueisha's "Weekly Young Jump")
Director : Kenichi Imaizumi
Series Composition： Noboru Takagi
Character Design : Hisashi Abe
Art Director：Yusuke Mizuno
Color Designer: Miyuki Abe
Director of Photography: Daichi Nogami
3DCG Production: Dandelion Animation Studio
Editing: Keisuke Yanagi
Music: Hiroyuki Sawano/KOHTA YAMAMOTO
Music Production: Avex Pictures
Sound Director: Kisuke Koizumi
Sound Production: Jinnan Studio
Animation Production: PIERO / Studio Signpost

Opening theme: "TOMORROW" / BiSH (avex trax)
Ending theme: "Deep inside" / waterweed (maximum10)

<Cast
Nobu: Seiichi Morita
Hasei: Jun Fukuyama
Koryoten: Kugimiya Rie
Lu Fwei: Tetsuaki Genda
Shohei-kun: Junichi Suwabe
Changwen: Yutaka Nakano
Kammuki: Kentaro Ito
Mongbu: Kusunoki Daisuke
Zhang Tang: Urayama Xun
Teng: Akio Kato
Hwanggong: Shiro Saito
Wangsun: Keno Horiuchi
Mongol: Kazuaki Ito
Wang Pun: Yoshimasa Hosoya
Mongchang: Hiroshi Nojima

Li Moku: Tomoyuki Morikawa
Chunsingkun: Yuya Uchida
Sweatmyung: Mio Tanaka
Ordo: Hiroyuki Kinoshita
Wu Fengming: Daisuke Namikawa
Sei Houmei: Kosuke Toriumi
Keisha: Daisuke Hirakawa
Hao Lin: Atsuko Tanaka
Hou Tsubasa: Tatsuo Suzuki
Hakurei: Yusho Kamimura
and others

(C) Yasuhisa Hara/Shueisha, Kingdom Production Committee
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