Kingdom season 5

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Kingdom
Season 5
No. of episodes13
Release
Original network NHK BS Premium, NHK General TV
Original releaseJanuary 14 (2024-01-14) 
March 31, 2024 (2024-03-31)
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Kingdom is an anime adaptation of a manga series of the same title written and illustrated by Yasuhisa Hara. A fifth season was announced at the end of the fourth season. [1] It was originally planned to premiere on January 7, 2024, [2] but was delayed by a week due to the channel coverage of the Noto earthquake, [3] eventually airing from January 14 to March 31 of the same year. [4] [lower-alpha 1]

Contents

Episodes

No.
overall
No. in
season
Title [6] [7] Directed byWritten byStoryboarded byOriginal air date
1301"Take the Field"
Transliteration: "Bakemono-tachi no Shutsujin" (Japanese: 化物達の出陣)
Taiji KawanishiNoboru TakagiKenichi ImaizumiJanuary 14, 2024 (2024-01-14)
1312"The Stench of the Battlefield"
Transliteration: "Senjō no Nioi" (Japanese: 戦場の匂い)
Kazuya MonmaNoboru TakagiKenichi ImaizumiJanuary 21, 2024 (2024-01-21)
1323"Heiyong at Night"
Transliteration: "Kuro Hitsuji no Yoru" (Japanese: 黒羊の夜)
Kiyomitsu SatouAya YoshinagaKenichi ImaizumiJanuary 28, 2024 (2024-01-28)
1334"A Lieutenant's Responsibility"
Transliteration: "Fukuchō no Sekinin" (Japanese: 副長の責任)
Reiko NozakiJunichi MiyashitaKenichi ImaizumiFebruary 4, 2024 (2024-02-04)
1345"A Determined Crossing"
Transliteration: "Shūnen no Toka" (Japanese: 執念の渡河)
Kazuya MonmaDaishirou TanimuraKenichi ImaizumiFebruary 11, 2024 (2024-02-11)
1356"Heiyong's Crucial Moment"
Transliteration: "Kokuyō no Ooichiban" (Japanese: 黒羊の大一番)
Ippei IchiiAya YoshinagaKenichi ImaizumiFebruary 18, 2024 (2024-02-18)
1367"The Tragedy of Liyan"
Transliteration: "Rigan no Higeki" (Japanese: ライガンの悲劇)
Taiji KawanishiJunichi MiyashitaKenichi ImaizumiFebruary 25, 2024 (2024-02-25)
1378"In an Instant"
Transliteration: "Isshun de" (Japanese: 一瞬で)
Kazuya MonmaNoboru TakagiKenichi ImaizumiMarch 3, 2024 (2024-03-03)
1389"Misfortune"
Transliteration: "Fukō" (Japanese: 不幸)
Kiyomitsu SatouDaishirou TanimuraKenichi ImaizumiMarch 10, 2024 (2024-03-10)
13910"Roar of Pride"
Transliteration: "Hokori no Hōkō" (Japanese: 誇りの咆哮)
Reiko NozakiAya YoshinagaKenichi ImaizumiMarch 17, 2024 (2024-03-17)
14011"Wei Ping and the Fei Xin Force"
Transliteration: "Gi Hira to Hishin-gun" (Japanese: 魏平と飛信軍)
Kazuya MonmaJunichi MiyashitaKenichi ImaizumiMarch 24, 2024 (2024-03-24)
14112"The Small Hours Before a Showdown"
Transliteration: "Kessen mae no Sūjikan" (Japanese: 決戦前の数時間)
Ippei IchiiNoboru TakagiKenichi ImaizumiMarch 31, 2024 (2024-03-31)
14213"Cai Ze's Honor"
Transliteration: "Sai Taku no Kyōji" (Japanese: 蔡沢の矜持)
Taiji KawanishiNoboru TakagiKenichi ImaizumiMarch 31, 2024 (2024-03-31)

Notes

  1. NHK listed the air dates for the series on Saturday at 24:00, which is effectively Sunday at midnight JST. [5]

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