Kingdom

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Genre： action drama historical mature seinen
Author： hara yasuhisa
Artist(s): hara yasuhisa
Year: 2006
Original Publisher: shueisha
Status： Ongoing

abusive mother adapted to anime adapted to game adapted to live action adapted to movie adapted to stage play adult couple adult female characters adult female lead adult male characters adult male lead adults behaving badly age progression alcohol ambitious goals ambitious male lead ambitious protagonist ambivalence amputees ancient china ancient era anti-villain antihero / antiheroine armed combat army/ies arrogant characters arrogant female lead art evolution assassins assassination attempts assassinations award-winning work bad experiences badass female lead badass male lead badass protagonist battle of wits beautiful artwork beautiful female lead best friends biography / autobiography blood and gore bloodlust blunt characters blunt female lead blunt male lead blunt protagonist blushing body horror bromance brothers capable female lead capable male lead capable protagonist castle changed by love character deaths character growth characters connected to important people charismatic characters charismatic female lead charismatic male lead charismatic protagonist china chinese ambience chinese dress chinese folklore chinese girl chinese society civil servants or officials civil war comedic moments in a serious manga commoners competent female lead competent male lead competent protagonist concubines condescending characters confident female lead confident male lead confident protagonist confucianism conquerors conspiracy/ies corrupt royal members court politics crazy characters cruelty dancers dark past dead friends dead love interest dead lovers dead parents death of loved ones devoted followers difficult childhood diplomats doting guardian doting lovers

Millions of years have passed since the legendary era when the realms of humans and gods were intertwined. During this time, the desires of mankind shaped the world. It is the age of the 500-year war, known as the Warring States period. "Kingdom" tells the story of a young boy named Shin who rises to become a great general, facing countless trials and bloodshed along the way. In 2012, it earned a Guinness World Record for being the manga written by the largest number of people, a testament to its collaborative creation.