The "episode visual" for "Seikyo no Hen," the first episode of the fourth series of the animated television series "Kingdom," has been released. Nine advance cuts of the first episode are also shown. The episode visual features Eimasa and Narikyo confronting each other. Narikyo is surrounded by blue flames and Eimasa by red flames. The series, adapted from Yasuhisa Hara's manga, is set in China during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods and follows the adventures of a boy named Nobu, who aspires to become a great general, and a young king named Eimasa. The Gasshogun Arc, which is considered the largest battle in the history of the "dam," unfolded. In the first episode of the fourth series, "Seikyo no Hen," the truth of the "Seikyo Rebellion," with its hints of intrigue, is explored. The fourth series of "Kingdom" is scheduled to begin airing on NHK Sogo on April 9. (C) Yasuhisa Hara/Shueisha, Kingdom Production Committee
【Background】
・Graduated from Kyoto University with a major in Japanese Culture Studies, Faculty of Letters
・After graduation, worked 4 years as editor and proofreader for a print magazine specializing in traditional performing arts and culture
・Became a freelance journalist in 2021 and launched japanculturean.com in 2022
【Expertise】
・Pop-Culture Fusion Analysis
Analytical commentary on how modern pop-culture media (anime, film, fashion) incorporates and reinterprets traditional Japanese motifs.
