S01E01 The Boy With No Name
Shin and Hyou are two slaves who have grown as sword training buddies and pseudo brothers with a common dream of growing up to be great generals.
Kingdom
S01E23: Night Tale
Xin learns some things about Qiang Lei's past, and Diao has to make an important decision about the future.
Overview
In the Warring States period, young orphan Xin vows to aid King Zheng of Qin in his quest to unify China by becoming a general himself.
Episodes
S01E02 Fated Meeting
Xin discovers Ying Zheng, the young King of Qin, who's fleeing his half-brother's uprising. Piao's killer arrives to murder Ying Zheng. Xin, who's learned that Piao died serving as Zheng's stand-in, must decide which to...
S01E03 Friend!
Xin and Zheng entrust their escape to young Diao, who knows a secret way out of Heibei Village. Xin still blames Zheng for Piao's death, and even as this simmering conflict boils over, a new...
S01E04 The King and the Sword
Fleeing pursuit, Zheng and Xin struggle with exhaustion and with each other. When they reach the appointed meeting site, there's no sign of Zheng's sole supporter, Lord Changwen . . . and the murderous tracker...
S01E05 An Unbreakable Heart
Xin, who's vowed in the name of his own ambitions to help the King, must singlehandedly face the treacherous assassin Mu Ta. Meanwhile, General Wang Yi brings a piece of tribute to the Court that...
S01E06 The Path to a Great General
Xin hears a tale of Piao's heroism during Wang Yi's ambush, but he also learns that King Zheng has even fewer allies than he'd been told. With little time left to forestall a civil war,...
S01E07 The Terrifying Mountain People
Xin sets out into the western mountains with Zheng and his handful of soldiers, seeking the aid of the mountain king. The mountain folk, though, have little liking for flatlanders, and when he meets them,...
S01E08 Each One's Dream
In the stronghold of the mountain folk, Zheng treats with their king, who seems determined to kill the young King of Qin in retribution for longstanding grudges. And the arrival of Xin and his companions...
S01E09 Now, to Xianyang!
Zheng and Xin return to where Lord Changwen waits. They make ready to ride to the capital, but they'll need remarkable strategy to overcome the terrible odds. Meanwhile, in the capital, Jie Shi has raised...
S01E10 Invading the Royal Capital
Zheng, Xin, and their companions arrive at the gates of Xianyang, capital of the Qin Kingdom, with a force far too small to assault such a great fortress. A stratagem may get them inside the...
S01E11 The Fierce Fighting Begins
Blocked by Wei Xing's elite crossbowmen, the forces of Zheng and the mountain folk split up. Xin accompanies a smaller force to seek out the usurper Cheng Jiao in the palace... but their way, too,...
S01E12 The Ultimate Blade
Xin, Bi, and the breakaway force, fighting to reach the throne room, face the seemingly invincible Zuo Ci in the "Right-Side Dragon" corridor, while outside, the King and Lord Changwen hold out against Si Shi...
S01E13 The Roar of Lankai
The breakaway force reaches the Throne Room, only to find the traitor Cheng Jiao guarded by his monstrous "pet," who's seemingly impervious to weapons. Ba Jio reveals a previously unseen savagery, but can he contend...
S01E14 The Power of the Sword
His companions battered, Xin must rise to face the monstrous Lan Kai; in doing so he learns something of the true nature of the sword. Outside, Zheng's desperate fight is interrupted by the unwelcome arrival...
S01E15 Qualifications of a King
A face-off with Jiao Cheng awaits, but before that can come, Zheng Ying, facing death at General Wang Yi's hand, must convince the "Strange Bird of Xin" that his vision of the future makes him...
S01E16 Lü Buwei
The recalcitrant and powerful Lü Buwei finally makes his appearance, accompanied by his more-than-formidable "Four Pillars." But condescension and a scarcely veiled threat of violence show right through his half-hearted show of respect to King...
S01E17 First Campaign
Xin's first true campaign as a soldier comes at last, but when Wei makes a surprise move, the battle doesn't go as he expected.
S01E18 The Threat of the Chariot Corps
The battle heats up as Wei's forces bring out their trump card. This isn't going to be a fair fight--but luckily, Xin isn't looking for one.
S01E19 A Blazing Battle
The Fourth Army's victory against the chariots gives Lord Biao an idea. How far can he push behind enemy lines if the infantry's survival is no object?
S01E20 Wang Qi Intrudes
Just when it seems the battle on the She Gan Plain is finally going their way, Qin's forces are suddenly surprised by the advent of three generals: their own, the enemy's... and one who's not...
S01E21 The Meaning of General
Xin has his very first conversation with a true general, and Wu Qing of Wei and Lord Biao of Qin are finally batting each other in earnest.
S01E22 Wise General vs Courageous General
Lord Biao and Wu Qing are both fighting all-out, and whoever wins this one-on-one battle also wins the war.
S01E23 Night Tale
Xin learns some things about Qiang Lei's past, and Diao has to make an important decision about the future.
S01E24 A New Trial
When Xin approaches Wang Yi looking for a mentor to make him stronger, he discovers that the great general doesn't make things easy.
S01E25 Appointment
Just as Qin is successfully waging war with one of its neighboring kingdoms, Han, another neighbor makes its own attack against Qin.
S01E26 War God Pang Nuan
Xin and his comrades march into battle together again, this time under the command of the great general Wang Yi. Meanwhile, the Royal Court begins to suspect that Wang Yi has his own ulterior motive...
S01E27 Birth of the Feixin Unit
The battle against Zhao is underway, and both sides have tricks up their sleeves. In recognition of Xin's growth as a commander, Wang Yi gives his squadron a special mission that could determine the outcome...
S01E28 Wang Qi's Flying Arrow
The Fei Xin Force is up against a brilliant tactician in their very first mission. Xin and his men may be good, but is Feng Ji better?
S01E29 Sudden Change in the Tide of Battle
Xin has his first taste of fame, and Wu Meng is back to leading the Qin offensive. Will it go the same way as the last one, or does Wu Meng have a trick up...
S01E30 Disaster
Wang Yi smells something fishy about Zhao's sudden retreat, but his endgame remains the same: find and kill Nuan Pang. Xin and Qiang Lei give him a little inadvertent help.
S01E31 The Power of a Group
Nuan Pang is still unleashing the wrath of the gods on all around him, and at this point he seems almost untouchable. But this is the Fei Xin Force's camp, and they're not giving up...
S01E32 The Feixin Unit Flees
The Fei Xin Force scatters, running deep into the mountains with Wan Ji in hot pursuit. This time they're on a self-assigned mission: protect their leader at all costs.
S01E33 Wang Qi Takes to the Field!
The original 100-man Fei Xin Force is down to 36 men, and Zhao's generals are closing in. However, morning has dawned, and Wang Yi is on the move.
S01E34 Central Performers
King Zheng Ying receives some disturbing news about Zhao's forces, Diao and Meng Yi learn the true identities of their fellow spectators, and the war begins to take a new turn.
S01E35 Confrontation of Supreme Commanders
Wang Yi and Nuan Pang begin their showdown at last. Meanwhile, Lord Changwen tells Zheng the truth about Liao.
S01E36 Wang Qi and Liao
Nine years ago, Wang Yi, Lord Changwen, and Liao shared a secret with the King that altered the course of one woman's life and death.
S01E37 I Am at the Verge of Death
The plot to slay Wang Yi takes a turn no one was expecting.
S01E38 Succession
As the war between Qin and Zhao comes to an end, the Middle Kingdom witnesses the dawn of a new era.
Cast
Masakazu Morita
Li Xin (voice)
Jun Fukuyama
Ei Sei (voice)
Rie Kugimiya
Karyou Ten (voice)
Yoko Hikasa
Kyoukai (voice)
Yoshimasa Hosoya
Wang Ben (voice)
Hirofumi Nojima
Meng Tian (voice)
Kenyu Horiuchi
Wang Jian (voice)
Mie Sonozaki
Yang Duanhe (voice)
Kentaro Ito
Huan Yi (voice)
Toshiyuki Morikawa
Li Mu (voice)
Koji Ishii
Ji Hui (voice)
