TV anime "Kingdom" reveals episode 4 "Battle of Hakodani Sekan" synopsis and scene cuts! After the broadcast, there will be "Kingdom News" by the announcer!

The synopsis and advance scene cuts for the fourth episode of the TV anime "Kingdom," the third series of which airs every Sunday from 24:10 on NHK Sogo, have been released.
(On Sunday, April 25, the episode will be aired from 24:15, 5 minutes later than the previous one.

This is a TV animation of the manga "Kingdom" by Yasuhisa Hara, which is serialized in "Weekly Young Jump" (published by Shueisha). The first TV anime series 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," resumed broadcasting from the first episode on April 4, 2021 (Sunday), although the broadcasting of the fifth and later episodes had been postponed.

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The synopsis and advance scene cuts for episode 4, which will air on April 25 (Sun.), have been released. In addition, "Kingdom News" will start airing after the anime airs.
The TV anime on April 25 (Sun.) will be broadcast from 24:15, 5 minutes later than usual.

Synopsis and scene cutscenes
Episode 4 "Kankoku Kankou Boueisen (Battle of Kankokan)
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The Battle of Hankogokan began with the order to start the war. The flying squadron assigned to General Jiaogong, led by its leader Shin, defeats the Zhao forces one after another with the "Jiaogong soldiers" under the direct command of the general.
However, the movement of the army of King Jiagong, which was supposed to be riding high, suddenly stops. In fact, the army of the Duke of Wei was somehow entangled in a trap set by his deputy general, Keisha, in whom the general of the Zhao army, Li Moku, placed his complete trust.
The army is now trapped, but then someone appears to save them from their predicament.

Script by Suzuyuki Kaneko, storyboard by Mitsuru Soma, direction by Yasuhiro Shimoji, animation by Hanjin, chief animation director by Hiroshi Tomioka

Ryuji Miyamoto delivers the stirring war situation of the anime "Kingdom! Kingdom News" broadcast begins!

Former NHK announcer Ryuji Miyamoto delivers the latest news and information on the stirring battle situation in the Goyogun Arc!
Program name: "Kingdom News
Broadcast schedule: Scheduled to air irregularly after the main TV anime broadcast ends

Broadcast media:
(1) TV anime "Kingdom" official YouTube channel
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2) TV anime "Kingdom" official twitter (@kingdom_animePR )

Work information
TV animation "Kingdom

<Broadcast information>
NHK Sogo: Every week (Sun.) 24:10~ from April 4, 2021
Broadcasting 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 rival, Lu Fwei.

In the meantime, 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, to invade 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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