The sixth season of the TV anime Kingdom will air on NHK General starting October 2025. This season marks the beginning of a full-scale war between Qin and Zhao as the battle for the unification of China intensifies. Alongside the announcement, a new visual of Shin from the Hi Shin Unit has been released, showing him wielding the glaive entrusted to him by the late General Ou Ki. Kingdom is a grand historical war epic based on the manga by Hara Yasuhisa, serialized in Shueisha’s Weekly Young Jump. Set during China’s Warring States period, it follows a young boy named Shin (voiced by Morita Masakazu) who aims to become the greatest general under the heavens, and a young king named Ei Sei (voiced by Fukuyama Jun), who would later become the First Emperor of China. The manga has sold over 110 million copies to date. In 2024, the fourth live-action film Kingdom: Return of the Great General was released and became a box office hit, grossing 8 billion yen. The anime series began with Season 1 airing on NHK BS Premium from June 2012 to February 2013, followed by Season 2 from June 2013 to March 2014, Season 3 from April to October 2021, Season 4 from April to October 2022, and Season 5 from January to March 2024. Season 5, which aired last year, ended on a high note with Qin successfully seizing Koku You Hill thanks to the efforts of the Kanki Army and Hi Shin Unit, establishing it as a strategic base for invading Zhao. In the upcoming Season 6, which premieres this October, the war with Zhao finally begins. Qin will launch an operation with a coalition of three armies led by Ou Sen (voiced by Horiuchi Kenyu), Kanki (voiced by Ito Kentaro), and Yo Tan Wa (voiced by Sonozaki Mie). Next-generation leaders Shin (voiced by Morita Masakazu), Mou Ten (voiced by Nojima Hirofumi), and Ou Hon (voiced by Hosoya Yoshimasa) will also lead their own units as independent forces, taking on key roles. In this season, Shin finally heads into battle wielding Ou Ki’s glaive. As Shin charges into battle with the weapon entrusted to him by a great general, the anticipation grows for the outcome of the all-out war between Qin and Zhao. Season 6 of the Kingdom TV anime will air on NHK General starting in October 2025. Stay tuned for more updates. TV Anime Kingdom Series Overview ■ Title: TV Anime Kingdom Season 6 ■ Broadcast: Starts October 2025 on NHK General *Note: Broadcast schedule is subject to change. 【Staff】 Original Work & Supervision: Hara Yasuhisa (Serialized in Shueisha’s Weekly Young Jump) Director: Imaizumi Kenichi Series Composition: Takagi Noboru Character Design: Abe Hisashi Art Director: Higashi Junichi Color Design: Abe Miyuki Director of Photography: Takano Hiroki 3DCG Production: Dandelion Animation Studio Editing: Yanagi Keisuke Music: KOHTA YAMAMOTO / Sawano Hiroyuki Music Production: Avex Pictures Sound Director: Hamano Kazuzou Sound Production: Jinnan Studio Animation Production: Pierrot / Studio Signpost 【Cast】 Shin: Morita Masakazu Ei Sei: Fukuyama Jun Karyo Ten: Kugimiya Rie Kyou Kai: Hikasa Yoko Ou Hon: Hosoya Yoshimasa Mou Ten: Nojima Hirofumi Ou Sen: Horiuchi Kenyu Yo Tan Wa: Sonozaki Mie Kanki: Ito Kentaro Riboku: Morikawa Toshiyuki Ki Sui: Ishii Koji and others (C) Hara Yasuhisa / Shueisha, Kingdom Production Committee

"Filmarks", one of the Japan's biggest platforms to offer reviews of movies, dramas, and anime, has announced "2022 Anime Ranking" based on their data. Based on their ★ score data from Dec. 1, 2021 to Nov. 30, 2022, 1st place went to "Attack on Titan The Final Season Part 2", 2nd place to "My Hero Academia Season 6", and 3rd place to "Cyberpunk: Edgerunners". "Attack on Titan The Final Season Part 2" in 1st place this year is the latest series of the dark fantasy that depicts humans' struggles in pursuit of freedom in the world dominated by the Titans. Some enthusiastic comments have arrived from the users, including "Each story is very impactful, so I cannot take my eyes off it", "The work is perfectly woven with music and illustration. Amazing!", and "I want all the people to watch it". As "Attack on Titan The Final Season Part 3" is set to be broadcast in 2023, the momentum will continue. "My Hero Academia Season 6" in 2nd place is the latest series of the hero action that follows the students, who aim to be heroes to combat the "Villains" in the world where 80% of the population has some sort of "Quirks". Each series gets highly rated, and "all-out war" between the Heroes and Villains is in progress in the 6th season. Two cours will be broadcast in a row, so please stay tuned. "Cyberpunk: Edgerunners" in 3rd place is an anime composed of 10 original episodes based on the big hit game "Cyberpunk 2077", and is streamed exclusively on Netflix. It became a hot topic even before the release as it was co-produced by the Japanese animation studio TRIGGER and the game's production company CD PROJEKT RED. After 4th place, there are "Made in Abyss: The Golden City of the Scorching Sun", the 2nd TV anime series, "The Heike Story", the Taiga anime featuring people from the Taira clan and the daughter of a biwa hoshi, and "SPY×FAMILY 1st Cour", which was also nominated for The U-Can Shingo Ryukogo Taisho (New and Fashionable Phrases Awards) . Popular works, which are based on manga or broadcast in series, have been ranked in the list. (C) Isayama Hajime, Kodansha / "Attack on Titan" The Final Season Production Committee (C) Horikoshi Kohei / Shueisha, My Hero Academia Production Committee