Kingdom (season 2)
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]
Kingdom | |
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Season 2 | |
Country of origin | Japan |
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
Episode list
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date [3] |
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39 | 1 | "New Era" Transcription: "Shin Jidai" (Japanese: 新時代) | June 8, 2013 |
40 | 2 | "A Quiet Battlefield" Transcription: "Shizukanaru Senjō" (Japanese: 静かなる戦場) | June 15, 2013 |
41 | 3 | "A Tumultuous Banquet" Transcription: "Arashi no Shukuen" (Japanese: 嵐の祝宴) | June 22, 2013 |
42 | 4 | "Kings and Ants" Transcription: "Ō to Ari" (Japanese: 王と蟻) | June 29, 2013 |
43 | 5 | "A Third Force" Transcription: "Dai San Seiryoku" (Japanese: 第三勢力) | July 6, 2013 |
44 | 6 | "Beautiful Venom" Transcription: "Utsukushiki Mōdoku" (Japanese: 美しき猛毒) | July 13, 2013 |
45 | 7 | "A Cursed Prince" Transcription: "Norowareta Ōji" (Japanese: 呪われた王子) | July 20, 2013 |
46 | 8 | "Zheng and Zi Xia" Transcription: "Sei to Murasaki Natsu" (Japanese: 政と紫夏) | July 27, 2013 |
47 | 9 | "Binding Wish" Transcription: "Tsunagu Negai" (Japanese: つなぐ 願い) | August 3, 2013 |
48 | 10 | "Broken Love" Transcription: "Kudaketa Ai" (Japanese: 砕けた愛) | August 10, 2013 |
49 | 11 | "Assemblage" Transcription: "Soroibumi" (Japanese: 揃い踏み) | August 17, 2013 |
50 | 12 | "Siege of Gaolang Castle" Transcription: "Kō Rōjō Kōryaku" (Japanese: 高狼城 攻略) | August 24, 2013 |
51 | 13 | "My Way of Fighting" Transcription: "Ore no Sen [Ya]ri Kata" (Japanese: 俺の戦[や]り方) | August 31, 2013 |
52 | 14 | "The Man Lian Po" Transcription: "Sono Otoko, Renba" (Japanese: その男、廉頗) | September 7, 2013 |
53 | 15 | "Air of a Military Commander" Transcription: "Bushō no Kūki" (Japanese: 武将の 空気) | September 14, 2013 |
54 | 16 | "Midnight Great General" Transcription: "Mayonaka no Taishōgun" (Japanese: 真夜中の 大将軍) | September 21, 2013 |
55 | 17 | "The Night before the Start of War" Transcription: "Kaisen Zen'ya" (Japanese: 開戦 前夜) | September 28, 2013 |
56 | 18 | "Clash!" Transcription: "Gekitotsu!" (Japanese: 激突!) | October 6, 2013 |
57 | 19 | "Xuan Feng's Scheme" Transcription: "Genpō no Kisaku" (Japanese: 玄峰の 奇策) | October 13, 2013 |
58 | 20 | "The Feixin Unit's Counterattack" Transcription: "Hishintai Gyakushū" (Japanese: 飛信隊 逆襲) | October 20, 2013 |
59 | 21 | "The Thief vs. The Strategist" Transcription: "Tōzoku Tai Gunryakuka" (Japanese: 盗賊 対 軍略家) | October 27, 2013 |
60 | 22 | "Meng Tian's Proposal" Transcription: "Mōten no Tsutsumi an" (Japanese: 蒙恬の 堤案) | November 3, 2013 |
61 | 23 | "United Front of Three Units" Transcription: "San Tai Kyōtō" (Japanese: 三隊 共闘) | November 10, 2013 |
62 | 24 | "A Wall That Must be Overcome" Transcription: "Koerubeki Kabe" (Japanese: 越える べき 壁) | November 17, 2013 |
63 | 25 | "Double Bluff" Transcription: "Ura no Ura" (Japanese: 裏の裏) | November 24, 2013 |
64 | 26 | "The Caliber of a General" Transcription: "Shō no Utsuwa" (Japanese: 将の器) | December 1, 2013 |
65 | 27 | "The Hour of Conclusion" Transcription: "Ketchaku no Koku [Toki]" (Japanese: 決着の刻[とき]) | December 8, 2013 |
66 | 28 | "The Final Plan" Transcription: "Saigo no Saku" (Japanese: 最後の 策) | December 15, 2013 |
67 | 29 | "A Single Moment" Transcription: "Isshun" (Japanese: 一瞬) | December 22, 2013 |
68 | 30 | "Precious Comrades" Transcription: "Daijina Nakama" (Japanese: 大事な仲間) | December 29, 2013 |
69 | 31 | "Meng Ao, Standing Firm" Transcription: "Kura Odoroki*, Dokazu" (Japanese: 蒙驚*、 退かず) | January 5, 2014 |
70 | 32 | "Unfading Era" Transcription: "Iroasenu Jidai" (Japanese: 色あせぬ 時代) | January 12, 2014 |
71 | 33 | "Victory... And..." Transcription: "Shōri… Soshite" (Japanese: 勝利… そして) | January 19, 2014 |
72 | 34 | "The Strategist Arrives" Transcription: "Gunshi no Tōchaku" (Japanese: 軍師の 到着) | January 26, 2014 |
73 | 35 | "Trial and Resolve" Transcription: "Shiren to Kakugo" (Japanese: 試練 と 覚悟) | February 2, 2014 |
74 | 36 | "Outwit" Transcription: "Ue o Iku" (Japanese: 上を行く) | February 9, 2014 |
75 | 37 | "Distant Thunder" Transcription: "Enrai" (Japanese: 遠雷) | February 16, 2014 |
76 | 38 | "Stage of Strategy" Transcription: "Bōryaku no Butai" (Japanese: 謀略の舞台) | February 23, 2014 |
77 | 39 | "A New Legend" Transcription: "Aratanaru Densetsu" (Japanese: 新たなる 伝説) | March 1, 2014 |
References
- "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.