Winter Anime "Kingdom" Series 5, Episode 1 "Bakemono-tachi no Sentai" Synopsis and scene cuts are now available! The story depicts the "Battle of Black Sheep Hill" against the Kingdom of Cho.

The fifth series of the TV anime "Kingdom," scheduled to start airing on January 6, 2024, has revealed its first episode, "Bakemono-tachi no Sedai" (The Rise of the Bakemono), with a synopsis and scene cuts.

Kingdom" (authored by Yasuhisa Hara) is a Chinese Warring States epic romance about a boy, Nobu (CV: Seiichi Morita), who aims to become a great general under the heaven, and the future First Emperor, Isei (CV: Jun Fukuyama). In November 2023, the total number of copies of the original comics exceeded 100 million. The story is set in China during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods and is a Chinese Warring States epic romance about a boy named Nobu (CV: Seiichi Morita), who aspires to become a great general, and a young king named Eisei (CV: Jun Fukuyama), who later becomes the First Emperor of Japan. The third series of the TV anime aired from April 2021, and was called the greatest battle in history. The fourth series, which aired from April 2022, depicted the events from the "Seiken Incident" to the "Kakunin Ceremony," and the "Domestic Unification Arc" reached its conclusion. The fifth series, under the supervision of Yasuhisa Hara, the original writer, is scheduled to start airing on January 6, 2024 (Saturday) at 24:00.

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The first episode "Bakemono-tachi no Sedai" of the fifth series of the TV anime "Kingdom" scheduled to start airing on January 6, 2024, has been released with a synopsis and scene cuts.

The following are the preceding scene cuts and synopsis of the episode.

Episode 1 "Bakemonotachi no Sentengen" (The Rise of Bakemonotachi)
<Synopsis> "Qin Dynasty, China.
Qin Dynasty, China, B.C. Nobu, the leader of the "Flying squad", who aims to become a "general under heaven", has achieved many military feats and becomes a "5,000 generals", one step closer to becoming a "general". He is now one step closer to the rank of "Shogun. For further military success, the Flying squadron led by Nobu challenges the "Black Sheep Hill" in Zhao Kingdom under the command of the general, Hwan-ki.
However, the entourage of Comet Ki, the vice general of the Zhao army, secretly targeted the group, which was bewildered by the battlefield surrounded by a sea of trees.
The curtain opens on the tumultuous battle for Black Sheep Hill!

<Staff
Screenplay : Noboru Takagi / Storyboard : Kenichi Imaizumi / Director
Animation Supervisor：Mayuki Nakamura, Yurie Goto, Tomoko Kitagawa, Nozomu Shimazaki, Kensuke Ishikawa, Tomoyuki Kitamura, Yoshiaki Tsubata, Mariko Aoki, Juzo, Kazuya Saito, Chinatsu Ishida, Kai Saito
Chief Animation Director: Hisashi Abe, Rinshin

Production Information
TV animation " Kingdom 5th series
<Broadcast Information
Broadcasting is scheduled to begin on January 6, 2024 from 24:00 on NHK Sogo.

＜Staff
Original story and supervisor: Yasuhisa Hara (serialized in Shueisha's "Weekly Young Jump")
Director : Kenichi Imaizumi
Series Composition: Noboru Takagi
Character Design : Hisashi Abe
Art Director：Junichi Higashi
Color Designer: Miyuki Abe
Director of Photography: Hiroki Takano
3DCG Production: Dandelion Animation Studio
Editing: Keisuke Yanagi
Music: Hiroyuki Sawano / KOHTA YAMAMOTO
Music Production: Avex Pictures
Sound Director: Kazuzo Hamano
Sound Production: Jinnan Studio
Animation Production: PIERO / STUDIO SIGN POST

<Cast
Makoto: Seiichi Morita
Hasei: Jun Fukuyama
Kawarakiten: Kugimiya Rie
Qiang Qiang: Yoko Hikasa
Fuchi: Susumu Akagi
Ohei: Kosuke Toriumi
KANKI: Kentaro Ito
Kurozakura: Haruka Nagamine
Raido: Kenji Nomura
Maron: Motoki Sakuma
Naki: Katsuyuki Konishi
Rintama: Taku Yashiro
Zenou: Hasugaku Dai
etc.

＜Synopsis
Qin Dynasty in western China, B.C.
As a young boy, Shin, a former servant who aspired to be a "general under heaven" as he dreamed of with his late best friend Drifting, was involved in a coup d'etat for the throne of the Qin Dynasty, and fate led him to meet the 31st King of Qin, Eisei Yeisei.

As the leader of the "Hishintai," the Qin Army's "Flying Squadron," he and Yeisei aim to unify China, a goal that no one has ever achieved, and steadily rise through the ranks while engaging in friendly competition with generals of the same generation, such as Meng Ten and Wang Peng.
Meanwhile, Yomei, who took the throne of King Qin at a young age, also slowly built up his power within the court and eventually regained control of the country from his rival Lu Fwei. With this, he finally embarked on his long-cherished plan to unify China in earnest.
The Qin army aims to capture Black Sheep Hill in Zhao Province to make it a new base for the unification of China.
The Qin army's commander-in-chief in this battle is Kanki, who is known as a "battle genius" and is willing to use any means necessary to win the war.
In contrast, the general of the Zhao army is Keisha, who is trusted by the rare military genius Li Moku and is known as the "silent hunter." Under the command of these two generals, both of whom have an unfathomable fearlessness, an offensive and defense battle over the key point, Heokuyogoka, begins!

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(c)Yasuhisa Hara/Shueisha, Kingdom Production Committee