Kingdom is an anime adaptation of a manga series of the same title written and illustrated by Yasuhisa Hara. A second season was announced on January 23, 2013,[1] and aired from June 8, 2013 to March 1, 2014. The season featured returning staff Minako Seki and Naruhisa Arakawa, the first season's composer and writer, respectively. Akira Iwanaga replaced Jun Kamiya as director, Izumi Nakazawa served as series producer, and the character designs were handled by Itsuko Takeda, Kumiko Tokunaga, and Makoto Shimojima. On December 16, 2020, Funimation announced that the second season of the series would receive an English dub.[2]
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| Season 2 | |
 Cover of the nineteenth DVD volume released by Avex Pictures. | |
| No. of episodes | 39 |
| Release | |
| Original network | NHK BS Premium, NHK General TV |
| Original release | June 8, 2013 – March 1, 2014 |
| Season chronology | |
The opening theme is "Glory Days" by D-Date while the ending themes are "21" by The Sketchbook, "EXIT" by The Sketchbook, and "Soko ni Kimi ga Aru" by The Sketchbook
Episodes
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | 1 | "New Era" Transliteration: "Shin Jidai" (Japanese: 新時代) | Akira Iwanaga | Naruhisa Arakawa | June 8, 2013 |
| 40 | 2 | "A Quiet Battlefield" Transliteration: "Shizukanaru Senjō" (Japanese: 静かなる戦場) | Toshinori Fukushima | Masahiko Shiraishi | June 15, 2013 |
| 41 | 3 | "A Tumultuous Banquet" Transliteration: "Arashi no Shukuen" (Japanese: 嵐の祝宴) | Mitsutaka Noshitani | Masaki Wachi | June 22, 2013 |
| 42 | 4 | "Kings and Ants" Transliteration: "Ō to Ari" (Japanese: 王と蟻) | Mitsutoshi Satō | Tsuyoshi Tamai | June 29, 2013 |
| 43 | 5 | "A Third Force" Transliteration: "Dai San Seiryoku" (Japanese: 第三勢力) | Kazunobu Fuseki | Katsura Murayama | July 6, 2013 |
| 44 | 6 | "Beautiful Venom" Transliteration: "Utsukushiki Mōdoku" (Japanese: 美しき猛毒) | Tōru Ishida | Naruhisa Arakawa | July 13, 2013 |
| 45 | 7 | "A Cursed Prince" Transliteration: "Norowareta Ōji" (Japanese: 呪われた王子) | Daisuke Tsukushi | Masahiko Shiraishi | July 20, 2013 |
| 46 | 8 | "Zheng and Zi Xia" Transliteration: "Sei to Shika" (Japanese: 政と紫夏) | Naoki Horiuchi | Masaki Wachi | July 27, 2013 |
| 47 | 9 | "Binding Wish" Transliteration: "Tsunagu Negai" (Japanese: つなぐ願い) | Mitsutaka Noshitani | Tsuyoshi Tamai | August 3, 2013 |
| 48 | 10 | "Broken Love" Transliteration: "Kudaketa Ai" (Japanese: 砕けた愛) | Kazunobu Fuseki | Katsura Murayama | August 10, 2013 |
| 49 | 11 | "Assemblage" Transliteration: "Soroibumi" (Japanese: 揃い踏み) | Mitsutoshi Satō | Naruhisa Arakawa | August 17, 2013 |
| 50 | 12 | "Siege of Gaolang Castle" Transliteration: "Kōrō-jō Kōryaku" (Japanese: 高狼城攻略) | Norihiko Nagahama | Masahiko Shiraishi | August 24, 2013 |
| 51 | 13 | "My Way of Fighting" Transliteration: "Ore no Yarikata" (Japanese: 俺の戦り方) | Seimei Kidokoro | Masaki Wachi | August 31, 2013 |
| 52 | 14 | "The Man, Lian Po" Transliteration: "Sono Otoko, Renba" (Japanese: その男、廉頗) | Yūsuke Onoda | Tsuyoshi Tamai | September 7, 2013 |
| 53 | 15 | "Air of a Military Commander" Transliteration: "Bushō no Kūki" (Japanese: 武将の空気) | Hiromichi Matano | Katsura Murayama | September 14, 2013 |
| 54 | 16 | "Midnight Great General" Transliteration: "Mayonaka no Taishōgun" (Japanese: 真夜中の大将軍) | Daisuke Tsukushi | Masahiko Shiraishi | September 21, 2013 |
| 55 | 17 | "The Night before the Start of War" Transliteration: "Kaisen Zen'ya" (Japanese: 開戦前夜) | Kazunobu Fuseki | Tsuyoshi Tamai | September 28, 2013 |
| 56 | 18 | "Clash!" Transliteration: "Gekitotsu!" (Japanese: 激突！) | Mitsutaka Noshitani | Katsura Murayama | October 6, 2013 |
| 57 | 19 | "Xuan Feng's Scheme" Transliteration: "Genpō no Kisaku" (Japanese: 玄峰の奇策) | Norihiko Nagahama | Masaki Wachi | October 13, 2013 |
| 58 | 20 | "The Feixin Unit's Counterattack" Transliteration: "Hishintai Gyakushū" (Japanese: 飛信隊逆襲) | Kanji Abe | Masaki Wachi | October 20, 2013 |
| 59 | 21 | "The Thief vs. The Strategist" Transliteration: "Tōzoku Tai Gunryakuka" (Japanese: 盗賊対軍略家) | Mitsutoshi Satō | Masahiko Shiraishi | October 27, 2013 |
| 60 | 22 | "Meng Tian's Proposal" Transliteration: "Mōten no Teian" (Japanese: 蒙恬の提案) | Hiromichi Matano | Katsura Murayama | November 3, 2013 |
| 61 | 23 | "United Front of Three Units" Transliteration: "Santai Kyōtō" (Japanese: 三隊共闘) | Yūsuke Onoda | Tsuyoshi Tamai | November 10, 2013 |
| 62 | 24 | "A Wall That Must be Overcome" Transliteration: "Koeru beki Kabe" (Japanese: 越えるべき壁) | Kiyoshi Murayama | Masahiko Shiraishi | November 17, 2013 |
| 63 | 25 | "Double Bluff" Transliteration: "Ura no Ura" (Japanese: 裏の裏) | Mitsutoshi Satō | Katsura Murayama | November 24, 2013 |
| 64 | 26 | "The Caliber of a General" Transliteration: "Shō no Utsuwa" (Japanese: 将の器) | Mitsutaka Noshitani | Masaki Wachi | December 1, 2013 |
| 65 | 27 | "The Hour of Conclusion" Transliteration: "Ketchaku no Toki" (Japanese: 決着の刻) | Norihiko Nagahama | Masahiko Shiraishi | December 8, 2013 |
| 66 | 28 | "The Final Plan" Transliteration: "Saigo no Saku" (Japanese: 最後の策) | Norihiko Nagahama | Masaki Wachi | December 15, 2013 |
| 67 | 29 | "A Single Moment" Transliteration: "Isshun" (Japanese: 一瞬) | Yūsuke Onoda | Katsura Murayama | December 22, 2013 |
| 68 | 30 | "Precious Comrades" Transliteration: "Daiji na Nakama" (Japanese: 大事な仲間) | Mitsutoshi Satō | Tsuyoshi Tamai | December 29, 2013 |
| 69 | 31 | "Meng Ao, Standing Firm" Transliteration: "Mōgō, hikazu" (Japanese: 蒙驁、退かず) | Kiyoshi Murayama | Masahiko Shiraishi | January 5, 2014 |
| 70 | 32 | "Unfading Era" Transliteration: "Iroasenu Jidai" (Japanese: 色あせぬ時代) | Yoshinori Odaka | Masaki Wachi | January 12, 2014 |
| 71 | 33 | "Victory... And..." Transliteration: "Shōri… Soshite" (Japanese: 勝利…そして) | Hiroaki Nishimura | Naruhisa Arakawa | January 19, 2014 |
| 72 | 34 | "The Strategist Arrives" Transliteration: "Gunshi no Tōchaku" (Japanese: 軍師の到着) | Mitsutaka Noshitani | Tsuyoshi Tamai | January 26, 2014 |
| 73 | 35 | "Trial and Resolve" Transliteration: "Shiren to Kakugo" (Japanese: 試練と覚悟) | Norihiko Nagahama | Naruhisa Arakawa | February 2, 2014 |
| 74 | 36 | "Outwit" Transliteration: "Ue o Iku" (Japanese: 上を行く) | Tōru Ishida | Naruhisa Arakawa | February 9, 2014 |
| 75 | 37 | "Distant Thunder" Transliteration: "Enrai" (Japanese: 遠雷) | Yoshinori Odaka | Masaki Wachi | February 16, 2014 |
| 76 | 38 | "Stage of Strategy" Transliteration: "Bōryaku no Butai" (Japanese: 謀略の舞台) | Mitsutoshi Satō | Katsura Murayama | February 23, 2014 |
| 77 | 39 | "A New Legend" Transliteration: "Aratanaru Densetsu" (Japanese: 新たなる伝説) | Toshinori Fukushima | Masahiko Shiraishi | March 1, 2014 |
References
edit- ^ "アニメ「キングダム」第2シリーズ制作決定!6月より開始" (in Japanese). Comic Natalie. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
- ^ "Funimation Lists Kingdom Season 2, C3 Anime Home Video Releases". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ^ "キングダム". Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on August 17, 2016. Retrieved May 10, 2021.