Kingdom season 2

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Kingdom
Season 2
Kingdom DVD Vol. 19.jpg
Cover of the nineteenth DVD volume released by Avex Pictures.
No. of episodes39
Release
Original network NHK BS Premium, NHK General TV
Original releaseJune 8, 2013 (2013-06-08) 
March 1, 2014 (2014-03-01)
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Kingdom is an anime adaptation of a manga series of the same title written and illustrated by Yasuhisa Hara. A second season was announced on January 23, 2013, [1] and aired from June 8, 2013 to March 1, 2014. The season featured returning staff Minako Seki and Naruhisa Arakawa, the first season's composer and writer, respectively. Akira Iwanaga replaced Jun Kamiya as director, Izumi Nakazawa served as series producer, and the character designs were handled by Itsuko Takeda, Kumiko Tokunaga, and Makoto Shimojima. On December 16, 2020, Funimation announced that the second season of the series would receive an English dub. [2]

The opening theme is "Glory Days" by D-Date while the ending themes are "21" by The Sketchbook, "EXIT" by The Sketchbook, and "Soko ni Kimi ga Aru" by The Sketchbook

Episodes

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date [3]
391"New Era"
Transliteration: "Shin Jidai" (Japanese: 新時代)
Akira IwanagaNaruhisa ArakawaJune 8, 2013 (2013-06-08)
402"A Quiet Battlefield"
Transliteration: "Shizukanaru Senjō" (Japanese: 静かなる戦場)
Toshinori FukushimaMasahiko ShiraishiJune 15, 2013 (2013-06-15)
413"A Tumultuous Banquet"
Transliteration: "Arashi no Shukuen" (Japanese: 嵐の祝宴)
Mitsutaka NoshitaniMasaki WachiJune 22, 2013 (2013-06-22)
424"Kings and Ants"
Transliteration: "Ō to Ari" (Japanese: 王と蟻)
Mitsutoshi SatōTsuyoshi TamaiJune 29, 2013 (2013-06-29)
435"A Third Force"
Transliteration: "Dai San Seiryoku" (Japanese: 第三勢力)
Kazunobu FusekiKatsura MurayamaJuly 6, 2013 (2013-07-06)
446"Beautiful Venom"
Transliteration: "Utsukushiki Mōdoku" (Japanese: 美しき猛毒)
Tōru IshidaNaruhisa ArakawaJuly 13, 2013 (2013-07-13)
457"A Cursed Prince"
Transliteration: "Norowareta Ōji" (Japanese: 呪われた王子)
Daisuke TsukushiMasahiko ShiraishiJuly 20, 2013 (2013-07-20)
468"Zheng and Zi Xia"
Transliteration: "Sei to Shika" (Japanese: 政と紫夏)
Naoki HoriuchiMasaki WachiJuly 27, 2013 (2013-07-27)
479"Binding Wish"
Transliteration: "Tsunagu Negai" (Japanese: つなぐ願い)
Mitsutaka NoshitaniTsuyoshi TamaiAugust 3, 2013 (2013-08-03)
4810"Broken Love"
Transliteration: "Kudaketa Ai" (Japanese: 砕けた愛)
Kazunobu FusekiKatsura MurayamaAugust 10, 2013 (2013-08-10)
4911"Assemblage"
Transliteration: "Soroibumi" (Japanese: 揃い踏み)
Mitsutoshi SatōNaruhisa ArakawaAugust 17, 2013 (2013-08-17)
5012"Siege of Gaolang Castle"
Transliteration: "Kōrō-jō Kōryaku" (Japanese: 高狼城攻略)
Norihiko NagahamaMasahiko ShiraishiAugust 24, 2013 (2013-08-24)
5113"My Way of Fighting"
Transliteration: "Ore no Yarikata" (Japanese: 俺の戦り方)
Seimei KidokoroMasaki WachiAugust 31, 2013 (2013-08-31)
5214"The Man, Lian Po"
Transliteration: "Sono Otoko, Renba" (Japanese: その男、廉頗)
Yūsuke OnodaTsuyoshi TamaiSeptember 7, 2013 (2013-09-07)
5315"Air of a Military Commander"
Transliteration: "Bushō no Kūki" (Japanese: 武将の空気)
Hiromichi MatanoKatsura MurayamaSeptember 14, 2013 (2013-09-14)
5416"Midnight Great General"
Transliteration: "Mayonaka no Taishōgun" (Japanese: 真夜中の大将軍)
Daisuke TsukushiMasahiko ShiraishiSeptember 21, 2013 (2013-09-21)
5517"The Night before the Start of War"
Transliteration: "Kaisen Zen'ya" (Japanese: 開戦前夜)
Kazunobu FusekiTsuyoshi TamaiSeptember 28, 2013 (2013-09-28)
5618"Clash!"
Transliteration: "Gekitotsu!" (Japanese: 激突!)
Mitsutaka NoshitaniKatsura MurayamaOctober 6, 2013 (2013-10-06)
5719"Xuan Feng's Scheme"
Transliteration: "Genpō no Kisaku" (Japanese: 玄峰の奇策)
Norihiko NagahamaMasaki WachiOctober 13, 2013 (2013-10-13)
5820"The Feixin Unit's Counterattack"
Transliteration: "Hishintai Gyakushū" (Japanese: 飛信隊逆襲)
Kanji AbeMasaki WachiOctober 20, 2013 (2013-10-20)
5921"The Thief vs. The Strategist"
Transliteration: "Tōzoku Tai Gunryakuka" (Japanese: 盗賊対軍略家)
Mitsutoshi SatōMasahiko ShiraishiOctober 27, 2013 (2013-10-27)
6022"Meng Tian's Proposal"
Transliteration: "Mōten no Teian" (Japanese: 蒙恬の提案)
Hiromichi MatanoKatsura MurayamaNovember 3, 2013 (2013-11-03)
6123"United Front of Three Units"
Transliteration: "Santai Kyōtō" (Japanese: 三隊共闘)
Yūsuke OnodaTsuyoshi TamaiNovember 10, 2013 (2013-11-10)
6224"A Wall That Must be Overcome"
Transliteration: "Koeru beki Kabe" (Japanese: 越えるべき壁)
Kiyoshi MurayamaMasahiko ShiraishiNovember 17, 2013 (2013-11-17)
6325"Double Bluff"
Transliteration: "Ura no Ura" (Japanese: 裏の裏)
Mitsutoshi SatōKatsura MurayamaNovember 24, 2013 (2013-11-24)
6426"The Caliber of a General"
Transliteration: "Shō no Utsuwa" (Japanese: 将の器)
Mitsutaka NoshitaniMasaki WachiDecember 1, 2013 (2013-12-01)
6527"The Hour of Conclusion"
Transliteration: "Ketchaku no Toki" (Japanese: 決着の刻)
Norihiko NagahamaMasahiko ShiraishiDecember 8, 2013 (2013-12-08)
6628"The Final Plan"
Transliteration: "Saigo no Saku" (Japanese: 最後の策)
Norihiko NagahamaMasaki WachiDecember 15, 2013 (2013-12-15)
6729"A Single Moment"
Transliteration: "Isshun" (Japanese: 一瞬)
Yūsuke OnodaKatsura MurayamaDecember 22, 2013 (2013-12-22)
6830"Precious Comrades"
Transliteration: "Daiji na Nakama" (Japanese: 大事な仲間)
Mitsutoshi SatōTsuyoshi TamaiDecember 29, 2013 (2013-12-29)
6931"Meng Ao, Standing Firm"
Transliteration: "Mōgō, hikazu" (Japanese: 蒙驁、退かず)
Kiyoshi MurayamaMasahiko ShiraishiJanuary 5, 2014 (2014-01-05)
7032"Unfading Era"
Transliteration: "Iroasenu Jidai" (Japanese: 色あせぬ時代)
Yoshinori OdakaMasaki WachiJanuary 12, 2014 (2014-01-12)
7133"Victory... And..."
Transliteration: "Shōri… Soshite" (Japanese: 勝利…そして)
Hiroaki NishimuraNaruhisa ArakawaJanuary 19, 2014 (2014-01-19)
7234"The Strategist Arrives"
Transliteration: "Gunshi no Tōchaku" (Japanese: 軍師の到着)
Mitsutaka NoshitaniTsuyoshi TamaiJanuary 26, 2014 (2014-01-26)
7335"Trial and Resolve"
Transliteration: "Shiren to Kakugo" (Japanese: 試練と覚悟)
Norihiko NagahamaNaruhisa ArakawaFebruary 2, 2014 (2014-02-02)
7436"Outwit"
Transliteration: "Ue o Iku" (Japanese: 上を行く)
Tōru IshidaNaruhisa ArakawaFebruary 9, 2014 (2014-02-09)
7537"Distant Thunder"
Transliteration: "Enrai" (Japanese: 遠雷)
Yoshinori OdakaMasaki WachiFebruary 16, 2014 (2014-02-16)
7638"Stage of Strategy"
Transliteration: "Bōryaku no Butai" (Japanese: 謀略の舞台)
Mitsutoshi SatōKatsura MurayamaFebruary 23, 2014 (2014-02-23)
7739"A New Legend"
Transliteration: "Aratanaru Densetsu" (Japanese: 新たなる伝説)
Toshinori FukushimaMasahiko ShiraishiMarch 1, 2014 (2014-03-01)

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