THE LIBRARY

Kingdom is Yasuhisa Hara's long running historical manga about an orphan named Shin who dreams of becoming a great general in ancient China.

Yasuhisa Hara is the manga artist behind Kingdom. His path ran from a salaryman job and an award winning one shot to a 100 million copy series.

Kingdom has run weekly in Weekly Young Jump since 2006. This page explains the magazine, the chapter rhythm and how the tankobon follow.

From Shin's first battle to the invasion of Zhao, Kingdom is built from named campaigns. This guide maps the major arcs and what each one changes.

Shin starts as a penniless orphan and builds the Hi Shin Unit around him. This page follows his ranks, his unit and his famous glaive.

Kingdom's China is split into seven warring states. This page profiles Qin, Zhao, Chu, Wei, Han, Yan and Qi and what each brings to the war.

Five states attack Qin at once and the manga becomes a multi front epic. This page explains the Coalition Invasion arc and why readers rank it so highly.

The Western Zhao Invasion is the longest operation in Kingdom. This page explains the plan, the battles of Shukai Plains and the supply war behind them.

More than 80 Japanese volumes with painted covers make Kingdom a shelf series. This guide covers the tankobon, their covers and special editions.

Every Kingdom volume cover is a portrait of command. This gallery page reads the cover program across the series, from Shin's first cover to the great generals.

The Kingdom anime ran five seasons and changed studios and style along the way. This guide covers Studio Pierrot, Signpost and why season one looks different.

Four live action Kingdom films made the manga a Japanese box office fixture. This page covers the cast, what each film adapts and how they performed.

Kingdom's art swings from single duels to armies of thousands. This page looks at Hara's battle drawing, his cover painting and the official art exhibition.

Kingdom is built on Sima Qian's Shiji, written two thousand years ago. This page explains the source, the real generals and where Hara invents.

Kingdom passed 100 million copies and won the Tezuka Prize. This page tracks its sales climb, its honors and its place in Young Jump history.

For most of its life Kingdom had no official English edition. This page explains why, what existed instead and what changed with the official release.

Kingdom collecting rewards breadth over rarity. This guide covers Japanese first printings, the exhibition art book, guidebooks and live action film material.

Kingdom has passed 80 volumes and the unification is still ahead. This page measures the series and maps how much recorded history remains.

Kingdom follows the Shiji closely and invents freely inside its gaps. This page sorts recorded fact, reasonable invention and deliberate change.

Kingdom's game history is modest and Japan focused, while its merchandise runs wide. This page covers the games, figures and the goods culture around the films.