キングダム
Season: 2
Episode: 1

New Era
Air Date:08/06/2013
Former servant Xin now commands 300 troops in the formidable Fei Xin Force--and the big battle he's itching for may be right around the corner.

Name: Junichi Nagano
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Ryoji Nakamori
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Kazumasa Orii
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Eri Fujii
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Naoki Kobayashi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Akira Iwanaga
Role: Director
Department: Directing

Name: Kumiko Tokunaga
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Toshiro Fujii
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Mika Saito
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Takanori Saito
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Katsuhiro Takagi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Chihiro Nishikawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Akira Iwanaga
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art

Name: Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Naruhisa Arakawa
Role: Writer
Department: Writing

Name: Mika Okubo
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Tokuyuki Matsutake
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 2

A Quiet Battlefield
Air Date:15/06/2013
Zhao's master tactician Li Mu is forced into negotiations with Qin's crafty Lü Buwei. What will the outcome mean for the future of their kingdoms?

Name: Riki Fukushima
Role: Director
Department: Directing

Name: Makoto Shimojima
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Yoko Suzuki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Masahiko Shiraishi
Role: Writer
Department: Writing

Name: Yoshiko Nakajima
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Riki Fukushima
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art

Name: Masahiro Neriki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Katsuhiro Takagi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Miyako Tsuji
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Shinichiro Minami
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Tadashi Fukuda
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Hiroto Nakagawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Tokuyuki Matsutake
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 3

A Tumultuous Banquet
Air Date:22/06/2013
Xin confronts Li Mu, the man who orchestrated Wang Yi's battlefield defeat, while Diao touches base with Kaine. Zheng reveals his future plans.
Episode: 4

Kings and Ants
Air Date:29/06/2013
Xin gets a lead on a big battle that could propel him up the ranks to general, but soon learns he's not the only young, ambitious warrior around.
Episode: 5

A Third Force
Air Date:06/07/2013
As the Fei Xin and Yu Feng Forces play at one-upmanship, Si Shi proposes a surprising potential ally in Zheng's power struggle with Lü Buwei.
Episode: 6

Beautiful Venom
Air Date:13/07/2013
Zheng's supporters discuss the pros and cons of bringing the Queen Dowager onto their side, while Zheng takes matters into his own hands.
Episode: 7

A Cursed Prince
Air Date:20/07/2013
Zheng tells Xiang about his days as a young hostage in Zhao, and about the unexpected people called upon to get him safely back to the Kingdom of Qin.
Episode: 8

Zheng and Zi Xia
Air Date:27/07/2013
The flashback to young Zheng's escape from hostile Zhao to his Qin homeland reveals the startling effects of the mental and physical abuse he'd endured.
Episode: 9

Binding Wish
Air Date:03/08/2013
Zheng's flashback shows the lengths to which a black marketeer was willing to go to make sure he got home and became King of Qin, against all odds.
Episode: 10

Broken Love
Air Date:10/08/2013
As Zheng and his supporters await word from the Inner Palace, the Queen Dowager reveals where her allegiances lie. Xiang is put in a tight spot.
Episode: 11

Assemblage
Air Date:17/08/2013
Xiang struggles to bring Zheng some shocking news. The Qin army mounts its offensive against Wei's Gaolang Castle, but is Xin in over his head?
Episode: 12

Siege of Gaolang Castle
Air Date:24/08/2013
Wang Ben's Yu Feng Force tries unconventional tactics to gain ground in the siege of Gaolang Castle. Lü Buwei's actions start to have consequences.
Episode: 13

My Way of Fighting
Air Date:31/08/2013
As Qin's war against Wei rages on, Xin follows his convictions only to land in hot water. A new opponent emerges that could turn the tide of battle.
Episode: 14

The Man Lian Po
Air Date:07/09/2013
Lian Po, once one of Zhao's Three Greats, is called to the battlefield again. The Fei Xin Force tries unconventional tactics to storm Jinliguan.
Episode: 15

Air of a Military Commander
Air Date:14/09/2013
An assassin is picking off Qin's thousand-man commanders! Xin encounters a formidable young man who sees promise in the scrappy Fei Xin leader.
Episode: 16

Midnight Great General
Air Date:21/09/2013
Lian Po gives his reasons for returning to the battlefield. A chance meeting in the dead of night could have a major impact on Xin's military career.

Name: Chiyuki Tanaka
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Itsuko Takeda
Role: Supervising Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Yukihiro Matsushita
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art

Name: Daisuke Tsukushi
Role: Director
Department: Directing

Name: Tsuneo Ninomiya
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Ichiro Uno
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Ayako Sato
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Shinichiro Minami
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 17

The Night Before the Start of War
Air Date:28/09/2013
Xin settles into his new position as the Qin army prepares for a battle that could change the face of China. Qiang Lei discusses her plans with Xin.
Episode: 18

Clash!
Air Date:06/10/2013
The battle at Shanyang is underway. Xin and his fellow temporary thousand-man commanders must face the fearsome Lian Po--and the deadly Lun Hu.

Name: Yuzo Sato
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art

Name: Itsuko Takeda
Role: Supervising Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Moriyasu Taniguchi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Rie Nakanishi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Tomoe Nishio
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Noriyuki Hara
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Mitsutaka Noshitani
Role: Director
Department: Directing

Name: Kiyoshi Murayama
Role: Writer
Department: Writing

Name: Minoru Kibata
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Chiharu Sato
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 19

Xuan Feng's Scheme
Air Date:13/10/2013
As Wang Ben and the Yu Feng Force do battle with Lun Hu, the Fei Xin Force is called into battle. A devious strategy takes the Qin army by surprise.

Name: Katsuhiro Takagi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Chiyuki Tanaka
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Shinji Satoh
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art

Name: Norihiko Nagahama
Role: Director
Department: Directing

Name: Itsuko Takeda
Role: Supervising Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Makoto Shimojima
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Rie Ikegami
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Maya Uenishi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Michio Sato
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 20

The Feixin Unit's Counterattack
Air Date:20/10/2013
The Qin army is at a standstill in their battle against Wei--until Qiang Lei devises a workaround. Will her idea be enough for them to claim victory?
Episode: 21

The Thief vs. The Strategist
Air Date:27/10/2013
Meng Ao's lieutenant Huan Yi takes the battlefield with some real tricks up his sleeve. The Wei army must scramble to beat him at his own game.

Name: Mitsutoshi Sato
Role: Director
Department: Directing

Name: Tadashi Fukuda
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Mitsutoshi Sato
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art

Name: Akira Shinoda
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Yuichi Endo
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Kyohei Oyabu
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Katsuji Matsumoto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 22

Meng Tian's Proposal
Air Date:03/11/2013
After Huan Yi's masterstroke, Meng Tian suggests the Le Hua, Yu Feng, and Fei Xin Forces team up in the hopes of leaving their own mark on history.

Name: Kiyotoshi Aoi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Shinichi Iimura
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Hisashi Mitsui
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Shigetaka Kiyoyama
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Kenji Yamazaki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 23

United Front of Three Units
Air Date:10/11/2013
Meng Tian skillfully brings all three special forces together in his plan to eliminate Lun Hu, but will the shrewd assassin fall prey to his scheme?

Name: Masahiro Neriki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Sahori Uchida
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Yuichi Hirano
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Rui Kondou
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Hiromi Muranaka
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 24

A Wall That Must be Overcome
Air Date:17/11/2013
Bi gets a surprise visit and a new role in the battle against Wei, while Wang Ben and Xin fight against time to put an end to the masterful Lun Hu.

Name: Jun Kamiya
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art

Name: Keizo Shimizu
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Yukari Kobayashi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Aya Nasuno
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Tomoko Sato
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Shinya Nogami
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 25

Double Bluff
Air Date:24/11/2013
Lieutenant Wang Jian's plot comes to fruition with help from the skillful Commander Bi, but the battle--and the battle of wits--is far from over.

Name: Mitsutoshi Sato
Role: Director
Department: Directing

Name: Mitsutoshi Sato
Role: Storyboard
Department: Writing

Name: Toshihiko Masuda
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Kumiko Katou
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Rinako Nishihara
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Taeko Oda
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Rie Nakanishi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 26

The Caliber of a General
Air Date:01/12/2013
Lian Po judges Wang Jian's worth as a commander, while a badly injured Xin returns to camp. The end of the Shanyang Offensive is in sight at last.
Episode: 27

The Hour of Conclusion
Air Date:08/12/2013
The Le Hua, Yu Feng, and Fei Xin Forces find themselves bringing up the rear in the final battle. Lian Po makes a daring move to get the ball rolling.

Name: Hiroshi Yamashita
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Kumiko Kakoi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Yasuhiko Uetake
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Hiroyoshi Iida
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Hiroshi Saito
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 28

The Final Plan
Air Date:15/12/2013
Meng Ao reveals a surprising strategy for taking on Lian Po in hopes of finally claiming victory over his rival. Xin's battle with Lun Hu intensifies.
Episode: 29

A Single Moment
Air Date:22/12/2013
Xin must cope with a grave injury in his fight to take Lun Hu's head. Lian Po continues his seemingly unstoppable march on Meng Ao's main camp.
Episode: 30

Precious Comrades
Air Date:29/12/2013
As his battle with Lun Hu ends, Xin remembers the people he met along his path. Jie Zifang's men launch a brutal attack against the wounded Qiang Lei.

Name: Mitsutoshi Sato
Role: Director
Department: Directing

Name: Hiroshi Yamashita
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Mitsutoshi Sato
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art

Name: Aki Maeda
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Yoko Naeki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 31

Meng Ao, Standing Firm
Air Date:05/01/2014
It's a showdown between Meng Ao and Lian Po as the mighty generals face each other for the first time in forty years. Will Meng Ao have his revenge?

Name: Masahiko Shiraishi
Role: Writer
Department: Writing

Name: Itsuko Takeda
Role: Supervising Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Keizo Shimizu
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Setsuko Shibuichi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Kim Kyung-eun
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Minefumi Harada
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Shinya Nogami
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Ryosuke Senbo
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Shigenori Kageyama
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art

Name: Kiyoshi Murayama
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Episode: 32

Unfading Era
Air Date:12/01/2014
Meng Ao encourages Lian Po to leave the past behind and embrace a new era. Bai Guixi gets an unexpected visitor that could turn the tables on Wei.

Name: Chuji Nakajima
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Yoshiko Kuwano
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Yoshinori Odaka
Role: Director
Department: Directing

Name: Miyako Tsuji
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Asuka Mamezuka
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Masato Okada
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Hiroaki Kawaguchi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Yasuyuki Honda
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Episode: 33

Victory... And...
Air Date:19/01/2014
With the Shanyang Offensive over, Lian Po shares with Xin a sure way of achieving great fame and glory. Qiang Lei prepares to leave the Fei Xin Force.

Name: Yuki Kinoshita
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Tokuyuki Matsutake
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Moriyasu Taniguchi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Ken Takahashi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Miyako Kamiya
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 34

The Strategist Arrives
Air Date:26/01/2014
Despite the recognition Xin receives after the Shanyang Offensive, the Fei Xin Force just hasn't been the same. Perhaps a new tactician is in order...

Name: Yoshiko Nakajima
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Mika Saito
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Yukihiro Kitano
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Kumiko Kasuga
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Aya Nagumo
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 35

Trial and Resolve
Air Date:02/02/2014
The Fei Xin Force is eyeing tactician He Liao Diao with great distrust, but who else can think up a way to deal with the latest wave of Wei attackers?

Name: Naruhisa Arakawa
Role: Writer
Department: Writing

Name: Jun Kamiya
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art

Name: Norihiko Nagahama
Role: Director
Department: Directing

Name: Kiyotoshi Aoi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Kazuhiko Abe
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Noriyoshi Yamazaki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Shigetaka Kiyoyama
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 36

Outwit
Air Date:09/02/2014
He Liao Diao pulls out all the stops in a strategy meant to shut down Wei troops bent on revenge for the Fei Xin Force's fierce battle at Shanyang.

Name: Naruhisa Arakawa
Role: Writer
Department: Writing

Name: Mika Okubo
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Tsutomu Naniwa
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art

Name: Tamotsu Ogawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Tadakatsu Yoshida
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Tohru Ishida
Role: Director
Department: Directing

Name: Yuichi Endo
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 37

Distant Thunder
Air Date:16/02/2014
Zhao makes a surprising move, while the Fei Xin Force makes a discovery. Back in Xianyang, Zheng reveals a trump card in the Court's power struggle.
Episode: 38

Stage of Strategy
Air Date:23/02/2014
Zheng approaches his stepbrother for help ousting Lü Buwei. The Fei Xin Force fights to defend a tiny country and stumbles onto something huge.

Name: Mitsutoshi Sato
Role: Director
Department: Directing

Name: Itsuko Takeda
Role: Supervising Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Tsuneo Ninomiya
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Makoto Shimojima
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Marina Maki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Mitsutoshi Sato
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art

Name: Kiyomi Masuda
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Aki Maeda
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Yoshiki Masui
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 39

A New Legend
Air Date:02/03/2014
New ministers take positions in the Royal Court, and Xiang has big news for Zheng. Xin sees a potential problem as a way to get closer to his goal.

Name: Riki Fukushima
Role: Director
Department: Directing

Name: Masahiko Shiraishi
Role: Writer
Department: Writing

Name: Riki Fukushima
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art

Name: Chiyuki Tanaka
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Itsuko Takeda
Role: Supervising Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Ayako Sato
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Koichi Nakaya
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Akiko Kawashima
Role: CG Animator
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Miyako Tsuji
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Yoshie Kimoto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Miho Matsuura
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects

Name: Issei Shibayama
Role: CG Animator
Department: Visual Effects