Kingdom Manga Celebrates 20th Anniversary
Kingdom celebrates its 20th anniversary, with many mangaka giving tribute to this iconic historical fiction series.
On January 18, 2026, Kingdom celebrates its 20th anniversary with a video and an illustration by the author, Yasuhisa Hara.
For the anniversary, Hara gave this message:
“Thanks to all of our readers, we have been able to reach the 20th anniversary of serialization. Thank you so much for supporting the series over such a long time. However, the journey is not over yet. The story will continue to build even more momentum as it moves toward the unification of China. I sincerely hope you will continue to support Kingdom. I will do my best to stay healthy and see the story through to the end.”
At the same time, it has been confirmed that Kingdom has exceeded 120 million copies worldwide, over 10 million more since the last update on December 2024.
The manga currently has an proper English translation that was first released on November 11, 2025
Tribute Illustrations
From March 26 to early April, Kingdom received multiple tributes from different artists: Hiroya Oku (GANTZ), Kengo Hanazawa (I Am a Hero/Under Ninja), Masaki Kasahara (Gunjou Senki), and Masanori Morita (Rokudenashi Blues/Rookies)
Notably, Sui Ishida (Tokyo Ghoul/Choujin X) and Hirohiko Araki (Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure) also provide tribute illustrations, usually redraws in their style, with the left as the original, right as the tribute illustrations.
Ishida’s tribute is a near 1:1 redraw of Shin killing Rin Ko at the end of Chapter 231.
Araki’s tribute is a copy of a panel of Ou Ki, the “Wyvern of Qin”, Great General of Qin and the last surviving member of the Six Great General.
Kingdom is a fictionalized retelling of the Qin state’s conquest of China during the Warring States period through the lens of Shin and other war orphans who have become generals of Ei Sei, the monarch of Qin and future first Emperor of China.
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