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VIZ Media announced on Friday, February 7, thatYasuhisa Hara’s epic historical manga,Kingdom, will make its long-awaited debut in English. With 110 million copies sold, the series, which is one of Japan’s most celebrated, has inspired an anime adaptation, two live-action films, and various games on PlayStation and mobile. Despite its lack of an English release until now,Kingdomhas enjoyed a devoted international fan base, whose support has finally been rewarded with the debut of the manga in English for the first time ever.
The English release of theKingdommanga is set forNovember 11, 2025, and the series will also jointhe Shōnen Jump service. The news puts to bed rumours surrounding the upcoming release that had been circulating over the last few weeks.
Kingdom Manga Plot and Background Information
Yasuhisa Hara’s Magnum Opus
Kingdom, created by Yasuhisa Hara, is a historical manga series set in China’s Warring States period (circa 475 – 221 BC) and follows Xin, a war orphan from the Kingdom of Qin whodreams of becoming a powerful generalwho will unite China. After the death of his closest friend, Piao, under mysterious circumstances, Xin embarks on a journey to fulfill the dream they once shared. At some point on his journey, Xin meets Ying Zheng, a young king who looks a lot like Piao who needs Xin’s help to reclaim his throne and change the course of history. The manga has been running in Shueisha’s seinen magazine, Weekly Young Jump, since January 2006, and has since been collected into 74 volumes.Kingdomis one of the most successful manga of all time, and with over 110 million copies in circulation as of December 2024, it isone of the best-selling manga of all time.
