The spring 2020 anime series Kingdom is the third season of the property which debuted on April 5th, 2020 in Japan. The show previously found itself a simulcast partner with Funimation bringing out new episodes but, like many other shows, everything ended up in the air thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. The series is one that took the longest time to get rescheduled for a number of reasons but at the end of 2020 it was set for April 2021 as part of the spring season.
Now, the official site has updated with confirmation of an April 4th, 2021 debut for it on NHK general. It’ll be starting from the beginning of the third season as opposed to picking up where it left off. Additionally, a new key visual was released that you can see below.
This season changed up the staffing side as it features Kenichi Imaizumi directing based on the scripts by Noboru Takagi. Hisashi Abe is on board for the character designs with animation production by Studio Signpost.
They join Yuya Uchida as Shun Shin Kun, Miou Tanaka as Kan Mei, and Atsuko Tanaka as Ka Rin. Additional casting includes Daisuke Namikawa as Go Hou Mei (Wu Feng Ming), Tatsuhisa Suzuki as Kou Yoku (Xiang Yi), and Yūto Uemura as Haku Rei (Bai Li).
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TVアニメ「#キングダム」
2021年4月4日（日）24:10～NHK総合にて放送開始決定！＊第1話から放送となります。
＊放送予定は変更になる場合があります。そして、信と嬴政が”合従軍”最大の大戦に立ち向かう新ビジュアルも公開致しました！https://t.co/oWFJx3iGVi
（1/2） pic.twitter.com/I3ffYT2sq8— TVアニメ「キングダム」第3シリーズ (@kingdom_animePR) February 12, 2021
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Plot Concept: When low-born servant boys, Piao and Xin, set out to become the world’s greatest war generals they quickly find themselves caught up in a violent struggle between two noblemen plotting to overthrow the King. After Piao is killed protecting the rightful ruler of the kingdom of Qin, Xin sets out on a campaign for revenge that leads him straight into the fire of war. Now, with a target on his back and an army of enemies standing in his way, it will be up to a boy with no name and a young king without a throne to return order to their war-torn country in this historical action-drama based on the Tezuka Award-winning manga.
[Source: ANN]
