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Index Kingdom (manga)

is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yasuhisa Hara.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 106 relations: Animate (retailer), Anime, Anime News Network, Aniplus, Beat 'em up, Chengjiao (prince), Chiyou, Cole Howard (voice actor), Columbia Pictures, Computer-generated imagery, COVID-19 pandemic, Crunchyroll, Culture Convenience Club, Eiichiro Oda, Epic (genre), Funimation, GameSpot, Glaive, Grand chancellor (China), Guinness World Records, Hengdian World Studios, Hirofumi Nojima, Hirohiko Araki, Hiroshi Motomiya, Hiroyuki Sawano, Historical fiction, Howard Wang, Japan Media Arts Festival, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Jun Fukuyama, Kanji, Kōji Yusa, Keith Silverstein, Kento Yamazaki, King Daoxiang of Zhao, King Jingmin of Wei, King Zhaoxiang of Qin, King Zhuangxiang of Qin, Kingdom (2019 film), Kingdom 2: Far and Away, Kingdom 3: The Flame of Destiny, Kingdom 4: Return of the Great General, Kohta Yamamoto, Lü Buwei, Li Mu, Li Xin (Qin), Lian Po, List of best-selling manga, Lord Changping, Manga, ... Expand index (56 more) »

  2. Anime and manga set in China
  3. Anime composed by Hiroyuki Sawano
  4. Anime productions suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic
  5. Avex Group
  6. Comics set in Imperial China
  7. Cultural depictions of Qin Shi Huang
  8. Epic anime and manga
  9. Japanese computer-animated television series
  10. Studio Signpost
  11. Warring States period in fiction
  12. Winner of Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize (Grand Prize)
  13. Works set in the 3rd century BC

Animate (retailer)

is the retailing arm of MOVIC and is the largest retailer of anime, video games and manga in Japan.

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Anime

is hand-drawn and computer-generated animation originating from Japan.

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Anime News Network

Anime News Network (ANN) is a news website that reports on the status of anime, manga, video games, Japanese popular music and other related cultures within North America, Australia, Southeast Asia and Japan.

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Aniplus

Aniplus Inc. is a South Korean television channel and anime distributor.

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Beat 'em up

A beat 'em up (also known as brawler and, in some markets, beat 'em all) is a video game genre featuring hand-to-hand combat against a large number of opponents.

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Chengjiao (prince)

Chengjiao (256–239 BC), titled Lord of Chang'an,司馬遷 (Sima Qian).

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Chiyou

Chiyou (蚩尤; Old Chinese (ZS): *tʰjɯ-ɢʷɯ) is a mythological being that appears in Chinese mythology.

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Cole Howard (voice actor)

Cole Howard is a Canadian voice actor currently living in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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Columbia Pictures

Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., commonly known as Columbia Pictures or simply Columbia, is an American film production and distribution company that is a member of the Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, a division of Sony Entertainment's Sony Pictures, which is one of the Big Five studios and a subsidiary of the multinational conglomerate Sony Group Corporation.

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Computer-generated imagery

Computer-generated imagery (CGI) is a specific-technology or application of computer graphics for creating or improving images in art, printed media, simulators, videos and video games.

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COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December 2019.

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Crunchyroll

Crunchyroll is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service owned by Sony Group Corporation.

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Culture Convenience Club

is a Japanese company that operates Tsutaya (蔦屋), a chain of video rental shops and bookstores throughout Japan and Taiwan.

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Eiichiro Oda

is a Japanese manga artist and the creator of the series One Piece.

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Epic (genre)

Epic is a narrative genre characterised by its length, scope, and subject matter.

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Funimation

Funimation was an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service.

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GameSpot

GameSpot is an American video gaming website that provides news, reviews, previews, downloads, and other information on video games.

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Glaive

A glaive, sometimes spelled as glave, is a type of pole weapon, with a single edged blade on the end, known for its distinctive design and versatile combat applications.

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Grand chancellor (China)

The grand chancellor (among other titles), also translated as counselor-in-chief, chancellor, chief councillor, chief minister, imperial chancellor, lieutenant chancellor and prime minister, was the highest-ranking executive official in the imperial Chinese government.

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Guinness World Records

Guinness World Records, known from its inception in 1955 until 1999 as The Guinness Book of Records and in previous United States editions as The Guinness Book of World Records, is a British reference book published annually, listing world records both of human achievements and the extremes of the natural world.

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Hengdian World Studios

Hengdian World Studios is a film studio located in Hengdian, a Chinese town in the city of Dongyang, Zhejiang Province.

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Hirofumi Nojima

is a Japanese voice actor and narrator from Suginami, Tokyo who is affiliated with Aoni Production.

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Hirohiko Araki

, better known as, is a Japanese manga artist.

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Hiroshi Motomiya

is a Japanese manga artist from Chiba Prefecture.

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Hiroyuki Sawano

, stylized as Hiroyuki SAWANO, is a Japanese composer, arranger, lyricist, pianist, and music producer best known for his work on many anime series, video games, television dramas, and movies.

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Historical fiction

Historical fiction is a literary genre in which a fictional plot takes place in the setting of particular real historical events.

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Howard Wang

Howard Wang (born April 28, 1993) is an American voice actor, known for his work in anime dubs.

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The Japan Media Arts Festival is an annual festival held since 1997 by Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs.

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JoJo's Bizarre Adventure

is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki. Kingdom (manga) and JoJo's Bizarre Adventure are manga adapted into films, Shueisha franchises and Shueisha manga.

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Jun Fukuyama

is a Japanese voice actor and singer.

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Kanji

are the logographic Chinese characters adapted from the Chinese script used in the writing of Japanese.

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Kōji Yusa

is a freelance Japanese voice actor and narrator, born and raised in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto.

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Keith Silverstein

Keith Silverstein is an American voice actor, known for lending his voice to English versions of Japanese anime and video games.

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Kento Yamazaki

is a Japanese actor and model.

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King Daoxiang of Zhao

King Daoxiang of Zhao (died 236 BC; r. 244–236 BC), personal name Zhao Yan, was a monarch of the Zhao state.

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King Jingmin of Wei

King Jingmin of Wei (died 228 BC, ruled 242–228 BC), personal name Wei Wu was the penultimate king of Wei.

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King Zhaoxiang of Qin

King Zhaoxiang of Qin (325–251 BC), also abbreviated as King Zhao of Qin (秦昭王), born Ying Ji (嬴稷), was the king of the Qin state from 306 BC to 251 BC.

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King Zhuangxiang of Qin

King Zhuangxiang of Qin (281– 6 July 247 BCE), personal name Ying Yiren, Ying Ziyi or Ying Zichu, was a king of the Qin state.

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Kingdom (2019 film)

is a 2019 Japanese film directed by Shinsuke Sato and produced by Sony Pictures Japan. Kingdom (manga) and Kingdom (2019 film) are Cultural depictions of Qin Shi Huang.

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Kingdom 2: Far and Away

is a 2022 Japanese historical war film directed by Shinsuke Sato. Kingdom (manga) and Kingdom 2: Far and Away are Cultural depictions of Qin Shi Huang.

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Kingdom 3: The Flame of Destiny

is a 2023 Japanese historical war film directed by Shinsuke Sato, based on Yasuhisa Hara's manga series Kingdom. Kingdom (manga) and Kingdom 3: The Flame of Destiny are Cultural depictions of Qin Shi Huang.

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Kingdom 4: Return of the Great General

is a 2024 Japanese historical war film directed by Shinsuke Sato. Kingdom (manga) and Kingdom 4: Return of the Great General are Cultural depictions of Qin Shi Huang.

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Kohta Yamamoto

(stylized in all caps) is a Japanese composer, arranger and lyricist who has worked on the soundtrack of many anime series.

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Lü Buwei

Lü Buwei (291–235 BCE) was a Chinese merchant and politician of the Qin state during the Warring States period.

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Li Mu

Li Mu (died 229 BC), personal name Zuo (繓), courtesy name Mu (牧), was a Chinese military General of the State of Zhao during the Warring States period.

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Li Xin (Qin)

Li Xin (李信), courtesy name Youcheng (有成), was a Chinese military general of Qin during the Warring States era.

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Lian Po

Lian Po (– 243 BC), was a prominent General of the Zhao state in the Warring States period of Chinese history.

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List of best-selling manga

The following is a list of the best-selling Japanese manga series to date in terms of the number of collected tankōbon volumes sold.

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Lord Changping

Lord Changping (昌平君; died 223 BC) was a Chinese monarch and politician who remained as an important military commander and lord of Qin, who later departed from the state of Qin and went to the state of Chu where he became the last king of Chu (223 BC) in the last days of the Chinese Warring States period.

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Manga

are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan.

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Masakazu Morita

is a Japanese actor, voice actor and singer.

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Masashi Kishimoto

is a Japanese manga artist.

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Mayang Miao Autonomous County

Mayang ("Mayang Miao Autonomous County",; usually referred to as "Mayang County") is an autonomous county of Miao people in Hunan Province, China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Huaihua.

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, formerly known as, doing business as Media Factory, is a Japanese publisher and brand company of Kadokawa Future Publishing.

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Meng Tian

Meng Tian (c. 250 BC – August or September 210 BC)) was a Chinese inventor and military general of the Qin dynasty who distinguished himself in campaigns against the Xiongnu and in the construction of the Great Wall of China. He was the elder brother of Meng Yi. He descended from a great line of military generals and architects.

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Micah Solusod

Micah Solusod is an American voice actor.

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Mie Sonozaki

is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer from Tokyo, Japan.

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Naomi Kusumi

is a Japanese voice actor.

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Naruhisa Arakawa

is a Japanese screenwriter who primarily works on anime and tokusatsu dramas.

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Naruto

Naruto is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto. Kingdom (manga) and Naruto are manga adapted into films, Shueisha franchises and Shueisha manga.

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Natalie (website)

is a Japanese entertainment news website that debuted on February 1, 2007.

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NHK

, also known by its romanized initialism NHK, is a Japanese public broadcaster.

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NHK General TV

, abbreviated on-screen as NHK G, is the main television service of NHK, the Japanese public broadcaster.

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One Piece

One Piece (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. Kingdom (manga) and One Piece are manga adapted into films, Shueisha franchises and Shueisha manga.

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One-shot (comics)

In comics, a one-shot is a work composed of a single standalone issue or chapter, contrasting a limited series or ongoing series, which are composed of multiple issues or chapters.

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Oricon

, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music.

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Pierrot (company)

is a Japanese animation studio established in May 1979 by Yuji Nunokawa, previously an animator and director for Tatsunoko Production.

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PlayStation Portable

The PlayStation Portable (PSP) is a handheld game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment.

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Qin (state)

Qin (or Ch'in) was an ancient Chinese state during the Zhou dynasty.

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Qin Shi Huang

Qin Shi Huang (February 25912 July 210 BC) was the founder of the Qin dynasty and the first emperor of China.

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Qin's wars of unification

Qin's wars of unification were a series of military campaigns launched in the late 3rd century BC by the state of Qin against the other six powers remaining in China — Han, Zhao, Yan, Wei, Chu and Qi.

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Rie Kugimiya

is a Japanese voice actress and singer.

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Rikiya Koyama

is a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator currently affiliated with Haiyuza Theatre Company.

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Salary Man Kintaro

is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroshi Motomiya. Kingdom (manga) and Salary Man Kintaro are manga adapted into films, Shueisha franchises and Shueisha manga.

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Seinen manga

is an editorial category of Japanese comics marketed toward young adult men.

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Shannon Chan-Kent

Shannon Chan-Kent (born September 23, 1988) is a Canadian voice and stage actress.

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Shinsuke Sato

is a Japanese film director and screenwriter.

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Shueisha

is a Japanese publishing company headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan.

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Slam Dunk (manga)

Slam Dunk (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese sports manga series written and illustrated by Takehiko Inoue. Kingdom (manga) and Slam Dunk (manga) are Shueisha franchises and Shueisha manga.

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Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan

, abbreviated SPE or SPEJ, is a Japanese film studio, based in Minato-ku, Tokyo.

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Studio Signpost

is an animation studio subsidiary of Pierrot. Kingdom (manga) and studio Signpost are Pierrot (company).

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Takehiko Inoue

is a Japanese manga artist.

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Tankōbon

A is a standard publishing format for books in Japan, alongside other formats such as and bunkobon.

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Tesshō Genda

(sometimes credited as Tessyou Genda, Tetsuaki Genda, or Tetsusyo Genda) is a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator.

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Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize

Named after Osamu Tezuka, the is a yearly manga prize awarded to manga artists or their works that follow the Osamu Tezuka manga approach founded and sponsored by Asahi Shimbun.

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The Asahi Shimbun

is one of the five largest newspapers in Japan.

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The Numbers (website)

The Numbers is a film industry data website that tracks box office revenue in a systematic, algorithmic way.

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Toshiyuki Morikawa

is a Japanese voice actor, narrator and singer who is the head of Axlone, a voice acting company he founded in April 2011.

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Tsutaya Comic Award

is a manga award sponsored by Tsutaya, a major chain of rental and sales stores for books, music software, and video software.

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TV Asahi

commonly abbreviated as, with the call sign JOEX-DTV (channel 5), is a Japanese television station subsidiary of certified broadcasting holding company itself controlled by The Asahi Shimbun Company serving as the flagship station of the All-Nippon News Network.

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Variety (magazine)

Variety is an American magazine owned by Penske Media Corporation.

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Wang Ben

Wang Ben (王賁), was a Chinese general of the state of Qin during the Warring States period.

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War novel

A war novel or military fiction is a novel about war.

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Warring States period

The Warring States period was an era in ancient Chinese history characterized by warfare, bureaucratic and military reform, and political consolidation.

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Weekly Young Jump

is a Japanese ''seinen'' manga magazine published by Shueisha.

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Wei (state)

Wei (Old Chinese: *) was one of the seven major states during the Warring States period of ancient China.

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Women in ancient warfare

The role of women in ancient warfare differed from culture to culture.

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Xiongnu

The Xiongnu were a tribal confederation of nomadic peoples who, according to ancient Chinese sources, inhabited the eastern Eurasian Steppe from the 3rd century BC to the late 1st century AD.

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Yasuhisa Hara

is a Japanese manga artist and the creator of the series Kingdom. With more than 100 million tankōbon copies in circulation worldwide, Kingdom is one of the best-selling mangas in history.

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Yoko Hikasa

is a Japanese voice actress and singer, known for voicing characters such as Kyoko Kirigiri in Danganronpa, Mio Akiyama in K-On!, Rias Gremory in High School DxD, Tomoe Udagawa in BanG Dream! Girls Band Party!, and Emilie in Genshin Impact.

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Yoshimasa Hosoya

is a Japanese voice actor and narrator.

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YouTube

YouTube is an American online video sharing platform owned by Google.

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Yutaka Nakano

is a Japanese actor and voice actor from Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.

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Yutaka Yamada

is a Japanese composer, arranger, and orchestrator based in Los Angeles.

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Zhao (state)

Zhao was one of the seven major states during the Warring States period of ancient China.

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2024 Noto earthquake

On 1 January 2024, at 16:10 JST (07:10 UTC), a 7.6 (7.5) earthquake struck north-northeast of Suzu, located on the Noto Peninsula of Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.

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See also

Anime and manga set in China

Anime composed by Hiroyuki Sawano

Anime productions suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Avex Group

Comics set in Imperial China

Cultural depictions of Qin Shi Huang

Epic anime and manga

Japanese computer-animated television series

Studio Signpost

Warring States period in fiction

Winner of Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize (Grand Prize)

Works set in the 3rd century BC

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_(manga)

Also known as Kingdom (anime).

, Masakazu Morita, Masashi Kishimoto, Mayang Miao Autonomous County, Media Factory, Meng Tian, Micah Solusod, Mie Sonozaki, Naomi Kusumi, Naruhisa Arakawa, Naruto, Natalie (website), NHK, NHK General TV, One Piece, One-shot (comics), Oricon, Pierrot (company), PlayStation Portable, Qin (state), Qin Shi Huang, Qin's wars of unification, Rie Kugimiya, Rikiya Koyama, Salary Man Kintaro, Seinen manga, Shannon Chan-Kent, Shinsuke Sato, Shueisha, Slam Dunk (manga), Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan, Studio Signpost, Takehiko Inoue, Tankōbon, Tesshō Genda, Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize, The Asahi Shimbun, The Numbers (website), Toshiyuki Morikawa, Tsutaya Comic Award, TV Asahi, Variety (magazine), Wang Ben, War novel, Warring States period, Weekly Young Jump, Wei (state), Women in ancient warfare, Xiongnu, Yasuhisa Hara, Yoko Hikasa, Yoshimasa Hosoya, YouTube, Yutaka Nakano, Yutaka Yamada, Zhao (state), 2024 Noto earthquake.