The Kingdom Manga

After three years I caught up to Kingdom. Let's talk about it.
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[@3DGE.R4DiO]

The way kingdom builds hype is unmatched in manga

[@yeiji4315]

this. ive reread kingdom for the fifth time already. you sometimes see details you've never realized before

[@amityadav2457]

Good part is when u reread, the hype still never fades.

[@savaugee7322]

​@@yeiji4315fax reread 3 times

[@Deeppurple03]

Swrs

[@skunkgucc]

I’ll be reading this soon, I hope it’s good 🥲

[@drew8477]

as someone who has read 700+ chapters of Kingdom I can confirm. It's peak

[@suuaveal1775]

PEAK FICTION

[@PowerLord83]

@@suuaveal1775 Its not entirely fiction, just romanticized

[@skunkgucc]

I’ll be reading this soon but 700 is alittle crazy

[@Kurogane.]

read it until 10 chapter in one go, i promise you within 1 month you be at 700+😅

[@slug8914]

@@skunkgucc I’m sure you desire more than 700 chapters now huh😂😂 lol currently 798 out now.

[@PrinceYadav-jb9os]

Masked has a hidden talent for chinese and he should keep it hidden 🔥🔥🔥

[@viderevero1338]

Nah let boy cook. I could feel the social credits being generated.

[@kawkawa_fr]

@@viderevero1338*I CAN FEEL THE SOCIAL CREDITS COMING INSIDE OF ME* 😩😩

[@zingai4015]

nah he is just being a racist POS

[@MinhVo-ig7no]

The reason why Zhao is “long” is because it is long. Historically Zhao was the only state that manage to defeat Qin multiple times thanks to Riboku to the point that he managed to stalemate Qin. The other states including Chu were significantly weaken and Qin was too OP. So realistically the Zhao campaigns are most tiresome and stagnated for Qin soldiers.

[@user-gq4fy6fh7z]

Zhao's military reforms were very successful. The 胡服骑射 policy caused a large number of northern nomads to join the Zhao , and also caused the Zhao to expand northward to today's Inner Mongolia（Conquer Zhongshan Kingdom and nomadic tribes such as Linhu and Loufan）. Zhao's light cavalry can be said to be the most powerful among the 7 kingdom, Mounted archery tactics also changed the war traditions at that time, Putting chariots and heavy infantry under great threat

[@NerdChannelBrasil]

At this point at the time, Chu was probably the strongest alongside Qin but when Qin was to fight Chu they were already to strong.

[@MinhVo-ig7no]

@@NerdChannelBrasil Chu was just a very large state but it’s political system is deeply flawed at that point. They granted titles too easily so there were a bunch of nobles pop up outta nowhere, which caused the realm to be severely divided.

[@seandavisman1527]

Idk what anyone means saying this series is boring. If you have intellect and enjoy badass fights youre pretty much guaranteed to like it

[@redmangoose182]

How tf can anyone think Kingdom is boring baffles me.

[@inducement]

@@redmangoose182it gets wordy but it’s so good so idk

[@beastvicious8672]

I thought it was boring until Shin became a 100 man commander (100 chapters or so into the story). Then the series hooked me and never let go.

[@bravestant3921]

Thh the politics arcs are some of my favorite imo. I like seeing the inner workings of the Kingdom, and I like the internal strife become the various politicians.

[@fork6057]

People like that exist? Kingdom is pure hype and greatness

[@FredericoASousa]

I honestly think the most recent arc, with Kanki, was the best arc in the whole series, and the most emotional too, based on the finale alone, as somone that read everything in one go, instead of weekly. Also, I think the other yet unseen Great General of Chu, the one even Karin says is above her, is going to be hype

[@mikoajh2747]

Still gonna be a while till we get to chu just saying

[@traytyler9951]

@@mikoajh2747the only fear I have of kingdom is that it will never end/finish

[@jallen8731]

@@traytyler9951I agree, in one piece terms, I don’t see a land of wano turning point arc towards the final saga for awhile, I just see zhao then time skip they win or chu

[@brandonadrien3476]

767 is the best Kingdom chapter to be caught up on after how far the journey has come. Fr, you can shed a tear to it.

[@Anthonycha]

Kingdom is my favorite of all time. It needs more recognition in the west

[@vanillaboy4514]

IKR? I'm aware there is no official translation in English, but it still seems like there should be more people who have read it or know of it.

[@erff4361]

​@@vanillaboy4514apparently they have a French translation but not a English one. It's so annoying

[@Reralex]

​@@erff4361yup, I have 30 volumes in French and there's also a Spanish one

[@suuaveal1775]

@@erff4361it truly is annoying,

[@majin2351]

It doesn't even deserve an ounce of recognition for how bad it is

[@jadenbbbruh5227]

For the big threats in the future point: Shibashou is built up to be a monster and will likely be that next major test for shin, not just as a general but as a fighter too. For the other states, Wei has Gaimou which is strength and character (Shins already stronger than him but he’s still strong), Qi has the politics with Sei and Ouken, Chu has a stacked roster: Kouen, Renpa, Karin, Manu, the other Juko generals, Kouyoku and Hakurei, and I’m sure there’s some monsters we haven’t seen. There’s also a major history spoiler for Chu but let’s just say they aren’t lacking in threat level and will have a crazy roster of Great Generals. And there will be a big emotional aspect for Shin and Moubu in Chu but I won’t get into the spoilers. Just because Zhao is the biggest hurdle (Chu is stronger but Riboku is the best general among Qins enemies) doesn’t mean the conquest of other states won’t be interesting. For example the Hills arc was against Keisha and Kisui which isn’t exactly a top tier battle, but the moral aspect made it great. I’d look forward to Zhao, Chu, and Wei based on history. Not just in stakes and difficulty but in morals and character as well. Also for the Zhao dragging on thing Hara is staying pretty true to the historical timeline so nothing you can really do about that

[@user-xj5mr4yo4h]

Nice

[@mephistosinner2]

they should end the series with conquering zhao and than start a new series when Qin is the big bad and you see them as the invaders and watch some scrappy heroes try to survive as their kingdoms are consumed by Qin with our boy as the insane top boss general just like hoki was for them decades earlier.

[@marocat4749]

@@mephistosinner2 I meanribokuis basically the hero of an authors one shot,could work.

[@zerokid6454]

yeah seeing history I think when Qin finally go against Chu it will be the pinnacle of the manga

[@ivanvoronov3871]

Shibashou paid off you were so right

[@solidussmith]

Man, it feels weird as hell to think I have been reading Kingdom for like 10 years now...

[@amityadav2457]

Bro have been enjoying the hype before us 💀

[@zerokid6454]

lol it's 6 years for me, I was still a junior high school kid back then now I’m in uni.

[@Aa-dc2xu]

Meanwhile I only just binged this whole manga within the past 2 months 💀

[@themagickalmagickman]

I started reading when I was in 8th grade and I graduated college this year so 9 years. It’s been my favorite for so long

[@majin2351]

​@@amityadav2457what hype there's none

[@NinthShinigami]

I plan to someday read Kingdom. I would’ve soon, but when I decided between watching Gintama or reading Kingdom for my next long series to binge, I went with Gintama. Kingdom fans forgive me 🤷‍♂️ all this to say: with the constant never ending praise I hear for this series, I can’t wait to read Kingdom, *SOMEDAY*

[@noice4139]

Gintama is at least equally as good as kingdom, I wouldve gone for it as well

[@4ballssss]

What did you think of gintama? It's personally in my top 3 favorite animes.

[@latoya5026]

Me with both Gintama and kingdom😭

[@platinoob__2495]

Gintama is nothing like Kingdom, but yet so damn good. My #1 anime

[@NinthShinigami]

@@4ballssss only 25 eps in, but yee I love it so far, I’m not gonna score it just yet, but I’m really enjoying it

[@dagdamor1]

3:29 Love that acknowledgement of everyone's own personal struggles. Especially after even Ri Shi got his own development just now. I wasn't expecting the Kanpishi arc to go as hard as it did. And it seems like a detour now, but the decision that Ri Shi made at the end regarding Youka is going to have COLOSSAL implications going forward.

[@GoatLuffy_97]

Just recently caught up to the Kingdom manga after watching the anime (yeah, idk how I got past season one's cgi either). While Coalition Invasion is one of my top 10 arcs in animanga, it by no means points to a falling off afterwards. Western Zhao Invasion is amazing, pretty much every arc with Kanki as a focus is great, and there's plenty of smaller and more politically focused arcs that are thrilling reads too. Kingdom continues to impress me and I don't think there's been a single arc that wasn't at least bare minimum very good.

[@Deeppurple03]

Best manga I have read

[@temi472]

Idk what it is about kingdom. 4 years ago if anyone had asked if i would ever prefer any manga to one piece i would have said impossible. But kingdom has become my best manga of all time. It CONSTANTLY grips me, every aspect of the plot is interesting and there's not as much to remember as one piece. There's also a simplicity to the power scaling i surprisingly enjoy. The opposite of a world trigger for example(still the best fights jn all anime). Let me not get started on the characters. Tbh my hype level hasn't dropped since coalition arc, if anything it served as a spring board to raise my anticipation when we eventually have story lines within the individual nations. For example the mini chu arc was super interesting because of the coalition arc.

[@KeepingItReal721]

I’ve been waiting for this video for a long time. Glad to see it delivers on everything I hoped it would.

[@mahenkanakkahewage9805]

bro i literally just finished your first kingdom anime 3 years ago like a second ago and instantly this video loaded up , an im lovin ittttttttttt.

[@soullessslacker]

Kingdom is my favorite manga an a great anime. I enjoy it being talking about by the community. Keep up the good work Masked Man!

[@ayushmaanthakur9899]

Worth reading.. Go for it. It may be boring for first quite chapters but it will get good after sei became king

[@baderhh9928]

Kingdom is in my top 5 best manga and it pains me to see how nobody talks about it (it doesnt)

[@Starsinnawraith]

Started kingdom because of you actually and just caught up as well and man… masterclass of a series

[@XXX_528]

YESSSS I’ve been waiting for this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@nehemiahsalters1350]

Happy to hear someone cover one of my favorite manga

[@zuffin1864]

i think the recent chapters have been really refreshing, with spies & political developments that aren't boring and actually have character development also i think chu should be developed a bit more, looking forward to that

[@rawreviews4457]

14:58 So I caught up to kingdom the first time around 650 and have been reading weekly ever since I must say it’s never gotten Dull Imo it’s only ever intensified with all the plot spins, twists & thrillers I love the characters so deeply that wether it be a Massive plot developing War or a small story in the palace it’s all been magnificent to read for me

[@thespacedoctor8272]

The shamo vid finna go crazy

[@Snake19644]

I read this manga multiple times that's how much I love it. It is peak literally peak.

[@rawreviews4457]

15:05 the Zhao arc especially made me fall in love with characters that I didn’t necessarily connect with the first time It’s a great blend of new and old characters in every conflict

[@topcat59]

Great vid bro.😺

[@jsst1072]

Great video ! As for what you said at the end bout Riboku/Zhao & feeling the fatigue, I would say that’s totally natural. Kingdom is great being binged but it’s a pretty hard read for weekly. I would disagree bout the Zhao stuff being stretched out because technically the author is simply just following history but I also can’t blame people that are feeling the length. 100% you should stack up chapters for a few years then come back

[@VictorNightroad]

Nice Video , Kingdom is an epic journey !

[@91Lennard]

Kingdom is definitely a series to read in arcs, that's how I digest it and it has served me well. I take rest between arcs for sure because they really are long but really exciting nonetheless. I'm at the place where Riboku is still plotting and scheming but this time, he knows Kanki's "weakness."

[@ElevenElevenElevenEleven]

Could you give us your thoughts on the artwork of kingdom? Personally I think there’s literally one of the best of all time bar only a rare few like berk, vagabond, opm etc. Would be nice if you gave that some credit and also showed us some of your favourite of many incredible panels.

[@justinkeizer2386]

This by default is one of the best videos covering Kingdom on KZbin. We need more Kingdom content!!

[@clickonmyprofile380]

i am on chapter 215 .. i mean after hearing praises for the coalition invasion arc i cant wait to read it also this manga deserves more attention no one knows about this bruh

[@yougonahaveanoratime9726]

As someone who was up to date when the whole Zhao arc started, I can tell you, reading this every single chapter when they came out was quite the expiriance, now I want to convince some friends of mine who complained about Wanos lenght to read Kingdom and see just how they would react to the whole Zhao thing that has been going on in the manga

[@dorianpompa8409]

well at least its not a singular campaign. -the hills battle is unique to the series -WZI had extremely hype moments -kanki beheading 100k in banyou, thus making zhao vs qin even bigger rivals -kanki vs riboku being I outsmarted your outsmarting for 50ch. -the new ongoing hango arc with shibashou finnaly being introduced and he does not disappoint. not to mention the brief han politics arc, chu mini war, brief zhao inner conflict, brief kyoukai clan shit were a nice little diversity

[@PP-kx9ec]

Chu was said to be the next enemy and they're way bigger than Zhao so it should be fine

[@kylekgh]

Masked Man caught up to peak! Haven't actually watched the video but hope he actually appreciates the GOAT

[@lourdedevilson7739]

I personally never stopped reading since I discovered the first chapter,finally caught up around after coalition arc. Still reading it weekly since then haha

[@rawreviews4457]

KINGDOMMMMMMM GREATNESSSSS I’m literally currently on ma 3rd reread of this masterpiece

[@stolentoothbrush3492]

For how many of my favorites Riboku has killed, I still can't hate him. He's so cool.

[@skyblue6092]

the kindest antagonist i have ever known

[@KKris-h]

besides like maybe houken there’s no antagonist i hate

[@louqmaneelmehdi2289]

You said that Houken and Riboku and the state of ZHAO are the biggest obstacle for Shin and Sei to unite China but if you payed attention you will know that the state of CHU is there biggest hurdle for that goal as they have the most powerful generals in china with formidable great generals leading them like Karin and the strongest great general that has yet to appear the TIGER of CHU Kou En. so I am not affraid that shin will not have strong opponent to test him in the future.

[@kylekgh]

Glad someone else picked this up. Zhao are baby food compared to Chu. Chu literally make up the biggest state and have the most powerful generals. Every other state has had a key person like Riboku holding them up. Chu is a land of titans in comparison

[@argy7526]

at its peak chu historically had an army that ranged from hundreds of thousands of soldiers to the millions wich are crazy numbers even for today

[@MountAverage28]

bro Renpa alone is more dangerous then Zhao

[@maximusd26]

finally, welcome to the weekly waiting gang

[@gabrielhale3236]

Get this man to 400k

[@piyushdwivedi7195]

I don't even remember what chapter I left at. It was good though.

[@fork6057]

I remember a friend recommending Kingdom to me one day and I never looked back since. My favorite manga ever.

[@vanillaboy4514]

Tbf I loved all of Kingdom, but I feel like the Invasion of Gyou arc was nearly as good as the Coalition arc, for different reasons. The Coalition arc was great because of the insane situation that Qin was placed in, which led to hype, all of the different characters being used and all of the challenges Shin goes through. Gyou, on the other hand, felt like Qin was always barely scraping by, and it was really enjoyable to see how Ouken and Yotanwa managed to clutch.

[@I3ert91]

I felt intimidated going into this series blind, well into 600+ chapters. The country shutdown definitely gave me that much needed time to binge read. It's been such a rollercoaster of a series with the highs being high and the low moments still being up there.

[@MDrishad-td9xj]

One of My favourite manga and yes if you like wars like marineford we got you 10x, its sad that it so much underrated tho

[@murderman8578]

Zhao invasion being as long as it is makes sense since its a Military Campaign which takes a lot of Battles to occupy areas and take out generals and take over and strategies since Qin is taking a whole nation and not just independent battles

[@erik_hayes522]

With Kingdom I prefer waiting a few months and then read it or else I just forget what happens. Great manga and great characters indeed

[@vernusred4757]

As a Kingdom fan from 2020 I can say that following every new chapter can be little bit long. Especially when you see how much plot has moved in 3 months. From history point the next big threat to Qin is Chu since their state is very big. I hope that the author of manga Yasuhisa Hara will finish the story before he gets too old, I mean we're only in 233 b.c. and 12 years ahead which will be much longer in our time.

[@mikoajh2747]

Idk if u noticed but the years have been moving much faster recently. Zhao stuff is pretty much done and the other states apart from chu won’t take as long. Chu arc happens in 225-223 BCE

[@vernusred4757]

​@@mikoajh2747Yeah I know but Shin's for example campaign in Chu could be around 50-60 chapters long because it's a massive campaign like Western Zhao Invasion arc.

[@mikoajh2747]

@@vernusred4757 It'll probably be longer

[@another2160]

Where do you rank kingdom in your all time manga/anime? Also I'd love a sort of rating/tierlist for the arcs if possible Thanks for the video !

[@motivatedtoscapechildsupport]

The masked man social points increased to 10000. Good job.

[@thunderbruh]

Greatest intro of all time

[@jerrberrrr]

Kingdom was def my fav manga binge when i started and I consider Coalition to be up there with the best arcs, but you're right in that it has been a dragging lately. Ive been on and off for about 3 years letting it build up to 10 chapters at a time and had no idea Zhao invasion was over 300 chapters. Think i'll keep reading it in volumes as opposed to weekly like other series. The fact that its still in top 10 annual sales without an official translation is indicative of its quality.

[@SinCoTan]

banger vid

[@itsjustme6018]

I’m glad the show doesn’t shy away from the harsh realities of war and what it does not just the civilians but also soldiers. It’s really brutal when depicting horrific acts of war but it’s with this I feel it thrives off it’s realism. Kanki is mine (an also a lot of peoples) favorite character from the story because he represents the harsh reality of that time period, with someone like Shin who is presented as this honorable protagonist is seen as an idealistic depiction of an general. Seeing the two clash ideas and their different ways they fight is very interesting to look at.

[@rafanashwa-ee1lb]

i just love massive strategic war and not pure strength war or small war. also it's very hard to find movie with this genre but i'm glad i found this manga and it become one of my favorite

[@JMARVELZZ]

Ill always remember the moment when shin is presented with his new house as one of the funniest moments ive ever read in manga...😂😂😂

[@redmangoose182]

The beginning caught me off guard. So happy you caught up and made a video. TOO MANY content creators on here who used to cover Kingdom fell off… SPOILERS …like Kanki fucking DIED due to Riboku. And NO COVERAGE.

[@adumpster235]

30K MORE BOYS LETS GO

[@youon2k]

This could help me for My AP Chinese History Exam. Wish me luck

[@youon2k]

You got this kid!

[@hamzazilani6398]

Easily in my top 3, goated cast goated story goated art goated fights/action I think it’s impossible to not enjoy kingdom

[@Itachi7hagsg]

But kingdom can never be better than my favourite manga

[@Itachi7hagsg]

Cause it is my favourite manga

[@TheHunted117]

I pray daily for an English localization of the manga so I can buy the volumes

[@konsta9600]

Kokuyou and the next big war arc are my favourites. Kokuyou is now on with season 5 anime.

[@shinkenrock]

about fuckin time

[@nevergonnagiveupuntilibeco5690]

This Manga is 🐐🐐🐐🐐

[@stian2244]

Love Kingdom, been up to date with it for years now. Riboku definitively is the highest difficulty Qin is going to face for sure. After the Zhao invasion is done and Shin (hopefully) has become General, I'd love to see him set loose on Chu to fight Renpa. Bring back that old grandpa to set new against old for a proper rematch. I would be happy to see it end there to be honest. Without any big bads built up beyond this, it's hard to see how Shin would even struggle against any general at that point.

[@yoitssami4683]

Found out about kingdom off of tiktok and I’m almost 400 chapters through and it’s my top 5 favorite manga already

[@SEN13321]

can you do a video of Fist of the north star i wanna hear how you feel about the show idk if you have already made a video on it but i would love a fist of the north star because i feel like it is the best manga that has ever been sold and dont forget about the memes lol

[@hasanbattla2805]

Waiting on the ippo video 🥊

[@effortless4588]

One of the best mangas

[@BerserkDragonSlayerSteam]

It would be neat to get a English physical release of this.

[@yashagarwal9900]

My first Manga. An absolute bingeworthy story to read.

[@suuaveal1775]

wow, this is your first manga? helluva first manga lol. i kind of feel for u bc there’s not many as good as this

[@BattousaiHBr]

since you included ragna crimson at 2:27 what do you think of it? i love it but it's a manga i rarely see people talking about.

[@thewingedserpent5823]

One of my biggest pet peeves with Kingdom is actually the japanese names. I would much prefer if the translations that exist were to use Ying Zheng instead of Ei Sei for example (this one is especially bad IMO). A lot of the characters are real people with real names. Its like making a documentary about JFK and the german translation calling him Hans.

[@moderatecanuck]

I agree with you on this point

[@10Doomhawk]

I stopped reading around chapter 650 I think 2 years ago and just haven't picked it back up but I always want to it's just alot of effort to go back and find my spot lol

[@abhinandannandan3863]

Amazing manga

[@Y7D]

Fabulous

[@mrstifmeister9347]

I’ve got spoiled this manga because a learn about the seven warring kingdom before i read this manga, sometimes i wish I didn’t who would win, die etc, but it’s still worth it, i hope there’s mangaka who make three kingdoms story someday

[@adityajha689]

its comes so wild that even after 760+ chaps we barely have scratched the surface of KINGDOM

[@dudeboydudeboy-zj8kd]

is there a chance that you can cover blade of the immortal or ubel blat in future vid?

[@josepedroveiga2806]

GOAT manga

[@jayprakashnarainsharma560]

Bro please read The Bugle call It's a little early but this series is got massive potential in the future So, please give your some time on this series hain make public know about this series

[@AstonMartinGT5]

I have Kingdom as my 2nd best Manga behind One Piece because its the only other besides OP that can get me extremely hyped and he also builds up arcs and characters for years just like Oda peak fiction

[@wheelchairsymbol6874]

8:51 Your Right. it would have been really Jarring if during the Kanki conflict shin would've cracked a joke on some *ONE PIECE* BS

[@liicn]

Finally, I found someone who speaks about this masterpiece manga

[@puneetyadav6438]

Didn't read kingdom yet, definitely gonna after this though

[@yigityagar6920]

Hey i love your Videos ❤ did you read Shamo? Definitely a Manga you Sound like!

[@cantstresssthiss4565]

Wow I just picked it back up two days ago

[@andreiiiksavvv6054]

Oh my sweet summer child, just you wait for the chu invasion arc. You're gonna miss riboku

[@_liamcadden_1739]

im just excited there's gonna be another season in 2024 Jan

[@doffy4102]

BING CHILLING

[@SamTheGumMan117]

That intro was very good and with Kingdom something that always bums me out about it is that it's so popular and sells like crazy but no English physical release like wtf is that about

[@thecrackshow9402]

I get the feeling that the reason why the Zhao invasion is long is cause we won't get to see the rest of the states being conquered as thoroughly as Zhao, maybe Chu beign the biggest or Wei since they have a lot of wars shown in the Manga. If you read the history in China then you understand that the biggest loss for shin is against the Chu, and they still need to build more the legend of Ousen who really was the biggest general of the time. I get that some people will say it's long but as a history nerd I love how everything is presented. Great video!

[@marocat4749]

Its a good start, i mean eiseis political strugge,shins motivation and their bromance. wellsetup, the mentor, the ha shin unit really comes from the bottom and how they earn that and how they re are to get the cred, well done.And their bonds. I mean kanki is still the best wthmouten, but all the manga is very good. alsoaftr coalitionithinkthe tension and ribokuas worst obstacle still works. ohand politics,yeah poitics tooand the powerstuggle works

[@kisukeurahara3886]

buggin, week to week kingdom still gas😂

[@srpskiishigami684]

You deserve more...

[@maggotram]

Finally Man ...