Have you ever stumbled upon a manga which you've seen several times in the "hot manga" or "latests updates" sections of manga hosting websites such as Mangafox and Mangahere? Well I have! And 9 out of 10 times I have been very satisfied with the manga! I'm a reader which is easily fooled by the manga's cover picture or it's description and this is the reason why I'm writing this post to inform you about Kingdom, an amazing ... Wait! What am I saying! Kingdom is an excellent manga that I would recommend to anyone!
Now, what is Kingdom about? Kingdom is a manga focused on the Chinese warring state period and follows Shin, a mere servant climbing the ranks from foot soldier to becoming a "Great General of the Heavens" whose name will be sung throughout all of China. Shin's journey begins when his closest friend who was also like a brother to him, Hyou, is scouted to work in the King's palace as a servant. Later in the chapters Hyou is killed and Shin listens to his dying words and set off to a nearby village inhabited by bandits. Shin annihilated everyone who dared to cross his path and when he reached the rendezvous place met the King of Qin, who coincidentally looks the same as Hyou and thus Shin embarks in a journey to protect the King of Qin which is a stepping stone to the path of Shin's dream: to become a Great General of the Heavens.
When adventure, action and history are fused together, a great manga comes out of it! Kingdom is one of the few manga that actually draws you into the heat of the battle and I'm sure that its worth giving it a try. If you are a fan of badass moments and strong main characters, then Kingdom is the right manga for you because Shin is totally wicked! There is also the mountain tribe warriors which I consider as my favourite characters because of their toughness during fights and how they keep on fighting and fighting even after being pierced by many arrows, there are so many strong characters that even the horses are total badass! Although there are many amazing warriors in Kingdom, number one place is accredited to the Generals. They just go berserk on the battlefield and decimate the opposing army by swinging their gigantic glaive as they ride their mighty steed.
The only letdown is the lack of romance, sorry to ruin your expectations but there will be no princess rescuing and then princess x main character because Shin is a total blockhead! But don't worry! Because to make up for the lack of romance there are is a fair amount of comedy and the bonus manga are also great!
Overall, Kingdom is an excellent manga and is a one of a kind manga packed with action and focused on Chinese historical warfare from the warring states period. I recommend this manga to everyone so do give it a try!
My personal rating is a fantastic 9.6/10
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