Kingdom (season 3)

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Kingdom
Season 3
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Key Visual
No. of episodes26
Release
Original network NHK BS Premium, NHK General TV
Original releaseApril 6, 2020 (2020-04-06) 
October 18, 2021 (2021-10-18)
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Kingdom is an anime adaptation of a manga series of the same title written and illustrated by Yasuhisa Hara. On December 15, 2019, it was announced that the series will receive a third season along with a new production staff. [1] The season aired from April 6, 2020, to October 18, 2021. [2] On March 30, 2020, Funimation announced that they will stream the third season in U.S., Canada, the U.K., and Ireland. [3] On April 26, 2020, it was announced that after the fourth episode, the remaining episodes of the season would be delayed until further notice due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. [4] On October 5, 2020, it was announced that weekly new episodes would resume April 5, 2021, starting from episode 1. On August 13, 2022, Funimation announced at 11:30 am Pacific Time, that the third season of the series would receive an English dub all 26 episodes. [5] [6]

Contents

The opening themes are "TOMORROW" and "STACKiNG" by BiSH while the ending themes are "Deep inside" by Waterweed, and "kIng" by Emiko Suzuki.

Episode list

No.
overall
No. in
season
Title [7] [8] Directed by [7] Written by [7] Original air date [9]
781"The Encroaching Coalition Army"
Transliteration: "Semari Kuru Gasshō-gun" (Japanese: 迫り来る合従軍)
Kazuya MonmaNoboru TakagiApril 6, 2020 (2020-04-06)
792"A Coming Together"
Transliteration: "Ichidō ni Kaisu" (Japanese: 一堂に会す)
Kiyomitsu SatōJun'ichi MiyashitaApril 13, 2020 (2020-04-13)
803"The Battle of Hangu Pass"
Transliteration: "Kankoku-kan Kōbō-sen" (Japanese: 函谷関攻防戦)
Taiji KawanishiShingo IrieApril 20, 2020 (2020-04-20)
814"Two Battlefields"
Transliteration: "Futatsu no Senjō" (Japanese: 二つの戦場)
Yasuhiro GeshiSuzuyuki KanekoApril 27, 2020 (2020-04-27)
825"Rise of a Young General"
Transliteration: "Wakaki Shō no Taitō" (Japanese: 若き将の台頭)
Masahiro TakadaDaishirō TanimuraMay 3, 2021 (2021-05-03)
836"A Mutual Self-Confidence"
Transliteration: "Tagai no Jifu" (Japanese: 互いの自負)
Ryūta YamamotoNoboru TakagiMay 10, 2021 (2021-05-10)
847"A Wasteland Riddled with Holes"
Transliteration: "Ana-darake no Kōya" (Japanese: 穴だらけの荒野)
Taiji KawanishiJun'ichi MiyashitaMay 17, 2021 (2021-05-17)
858"Wa Lin: A Spirited Woman"
Transliteration: "Joketsu Ka Rin" (Japanese: 女傑・媧燐)
Kiyomitsu SatōShingo IrieMay 24, 2021 (2021-05-24)
869"Meng Wu's Proclamation"
Transliteration: "Mō Bu no Geki" (Japanese: 蒙武の檄)
Taiji KawanishiDaishirō TanimuraMay 31, 2021 (2021-05-31)
8710"A Promotion in a Predicament"
Transliteration: "Kyūchi no Dai Batteki" (Japanese: 窮地の大抜擢)
Yasuhiro GeshiSuzuyuki KanekoJune 7, 2021 (2021-06-07)
8811"A General's Pride"
Transliteration: "Bushō no Kyōji" (Japanese: 武将の矜持)
Harume KosakaJun'ichi MiyashitaJune 14, 2021 (2021-06-14)
8912"The Wa Lin Army's Charge"
Transliteration: "Ka Rin-gun no Totsugeki" (Japanese: 媧燐軍の突撃)
Masahiro TakadaShingo IrieJune 21, 2021 (2021-06-21)
9013"The Strongest"
Transliteration: "Shikyō" (Japanese: 至強)
Takaaki WadaDaishirō TanimuraJune 28, 2021 (2021-06-28)
9114"The Mightiest Man"
Transliteration: "Saikyō no Otoko" (Japanese: 最強の漢)
Kazuya MonmaAya YoshinagaJuly 19, 2021 (2021-07-19)
9215"Beyond Hangu Pass"
Transliteration: "Kankoku-kan no Ura" (Japanese: 函谷関の裏)
Taiji KawanishiJun'ichi MiyashitaJuly 26, 2021 (2021-07-26)
9316"Li Mu's Whereabouts"
Transliteration: "Ri Boku no Yukue" (Japanese: 李牧の行方)
Yasuhiro GeshiSuzuyuki KanekoAugust 2, 2021 (2021-08-02)
9417"The Ultimate Instinctive Type"
Transliteration: "Honnō-gata no Kiwami" (Japanese: 本能型の極み)
Kiyomitsu SatōShingo IrieAugust 16, 2021 (2021-08-16) [lower-alpha 1]
9518"Zheng's Decision"
Transliteration: "Sei no Ketsudan" (Japanese: 政の決断)
Harume KosakaDaishirō TanimuraAugust 23, 2021 (2021-08-23)
9619"Zheng Speaks"
Transliteration: "Sei, Katarikakeru" (Japanese: 政、語りかける)
Taiji KawanishiAya YoshinagaAugust 30, 2021 (2021-08-30)
9720"The First Night"
Transliteration: "Saisho no Yoru" (Japanese: 最初の夜)
Takaaki WadaJun'ichi MiyashitaSeptember 6, 2021 (2021-09-06)
9821"A Secret Revealed"
Transliteration: "Himitsu no Roken" (Japanese: 秘密の露見)
Ayaka TsujihashiNoboru TakagiSeptember 13, 2021 (2021-09-13)
9922"With All We Have"
Transliteration: "Dashi Tsukusu" (Japanese: 出し尽くす)
Masayuki IimuraSuzuyuki KanekoSeptember 20, 2021 (2021-09-20)
10023"Unprecedented Aid"
Transliteration: "Hakaku no Kasei" (Japanese: 破格の加勢)
Taiji KawanishiShingo IrieSeptember 27, 2021 (2021-09-27)
10124"Deepest Gratitude"
Transliteration: "Shinsha" (Japanese: 深謝)
Yasuhiro GeshiDaishirō TanimuraOctober 4, 2021 (2021-10-04)
10225"The Difference Between Dances"
Transliteration: "Mibu no Chigai" (Japanese: 巫舞の違い)
Kazuya MonmaNoboru TakagiOctober 11, 2021 (2021-10-11)
10326"Another Path"
Transliteration: "Betsu no Michi" (Japanese: 別の道)
Kiyomitsu SatōNoboru TakagiOctober 18, 2021 (2021-10-18)

Notes

  1. This episode was originally scheduled to air on August 9, 2021, but has been postponed by a week due to typhoon news coverage on NHK General TV. [10]

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