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| Praise the Lord - the subs are out. Well, I'm really glad Kingdom is back, I was really looking forward to it. The first episode was pretty good, I enjoyed seeing some fighting right from the start. Also is it just me or does Qiang look cuter than before? |
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| Yeahhhhhh...... Banzai Banzai Banzai!!!!!! Finally the sub come to us Xiang is much more plain in manga... in anime, she looks too beautiful link removed (manga vol 7, chapter 74, page 1) Also from ending, we will get Zi Xia and her friends appear in anime... awesome Though, op and ed aren't suited in my opinion Mod Edit: Please don't link to copyrighted, non-fair use material, for example manga reading sites. |
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| Qiang x Xin all the way! |
| Great beginning, although the first half is mostly introduction Will the attendant play a significant role in the future? Guess I should wait.. The OP is nice and the ending is pretty hot Btw I'm not used to Xin new chara design yet.... He looks more badass now |
Ayouda_Mawabea said: Though, op and ed aren't suited in my opinion True! Voice of Soul and Pride were the reason i discovered and loved this anime. XD The new OP and ED themes are too boyband-ish. XD The new ED theme is quite nice. As for the new OP. XD Still trying to get used to it. EP2 raw is out! >3< Need to control myself from watching the raw. XD |
| OP is meh. ED is nice. I feel as though I overhyped this show a bit. It was a good first episode nonetheless, with an exciting cliffhanger. Show looks great this time around. I'm glad the characters are oneyear older, especially the king looks like a boss now. |
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cklaighe said: True! Voice of Soul and Pride were the reason i discovered and loved this anime. XD The new OP and ED themes are too boyband-ish. XD The new ED theme is quite nice. As for the new OP. XD Still trying to get used to it. EP2 raw is out! >3< Need to control myself from watching the raw. XD For me, Destiny Sky by Yuki Wakai definitely the best. I got the "feeling" from her song. Somewhat lonely and mellow. Current soundtrack is just too upbeat and cheerful. I don't think it is suited for military epic story like Kingdom. |
rebelakuma said: But I was kinda confused with the attendant. What's her purpose for being in the king's room? Haha. She even fell asleep 1st than him. The king summoned her. Not sure if you know, but during the time the kings didn't actually choose a wife because they loved her or anything like that. The high power political figures each had a harem and basically summons them to have sex and make babies. Whatever one has a boy, or the first boy, is the one they marry. It is getting time for the king to start trying to make babies. That is the purpose of her being there and why she said "how can I pleasure you". Why the king didn't do anything is a different story. |
| This new season looks very promising! I like the ED. 5/5 |
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| So happy about the new season starting with this! But ahh, that reminder of what happened to my favorite character from the start. ;_; Still, this season already started off with plenty of tension and some laughs, like it already. |
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| really loving the op and ed that was a nice episode cant wait for all the action |
| I'm glad that the second season of this will run for 39 episodes! I wonder how popular this show is to viewers in Japan. |
| Yes it's starting again. Our little boys grew up a little and we got some information on what is happening a year from that epic death. Lol at Xin stopping her from going to the toilet. But the most awesome thing in this episode was the fact that the budget seems to be different. They looked and moved a lot better. Hope is not just a first episode thing. |
| Wow. The quality is a lot better in Season 2 than in Season 1. The CGI is one of the things that prevented me to give the first season a 10/10. Seems like that might change for this season though. |
| Mm, dat new OP song...not bad I guess. It's awesome to see Qei and Xin back in this tbh and most of the main characters. Hell, even the narrator is badass. That 'bed scene' was pretty awkward though but I still find the overall comedy to be consistent. Hoping to see more action soon but the first episode kicked off this season in a good way imo. |
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| Dat animation. |
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| The OP is terrible. |
"May those who accept their fate be granted happiness." "May those who defy their fate be granted glory." |
| Looks like the CGI usage has gone down (for now at least) and the overall art has been bumped up. OP and ED were pretty cool for a first listen and it's nice to see all the characters again. Xin looks notably older and more mature, as well as Zheng and a few other characters. I'm curious though whether or not anyone can fill the void that Wang Qi has left. Time will tell I suppose. |
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| It got a bit hot down there. |
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| Im loving this. I wish there was a game like this show. I would play that game every day of the week. 24/7/365 The closest thing I can think of is fire emblem. And thats a damn good series but you cant start as a peasant and make your way up to high general and all that good stuff. Its been a long time since I watched this so I cant remember if I was before but im definitely shipping Qiang and Xin. And the new maid looks so cute with Zheng i might ship them. Havent decided yet. |
AlexTheRiot said: Great start as expected. Modifications to character designs(aging) done well, and absolutely loving the 2d. And the 3d wasn't bad at all. OP will take some getting used to, but love the ED. OST was great, and we're already gettin into some real action soon. This is gonna be a wonderful season! Agreed.Sei looks really old tho lol.Must be the stress of ruling a nation especially one at war right now |
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| The OP and ED sucks compared to the first season, but at least the aging seems to have been done right |
| Nothing happened... meh. |
| New designs, huh? Not a fan of Ei Sei's new look but Kyou Kai is a qtie :3 The episode was slow but I liked it. The bonding in Xin's unit was nice to watch. But it seems it's not gonna stay slow for long, it's the old good Kingdom after all. |
| Yeah after the layoff, having some recap in this episode is a good thing. I like the more 2D style than the overuse of bad 3D last season. Looks like Li Mu is going to be a problem right out of the gate. |
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| God damn the animation is so much better in this season. If only it was this good in season one, fucking hell. I'm disappointed that essentially half this episode is a recap but oh well. This season is hitting the ground running. |
| The animation got good!!! |
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| Yeah the op and ed are trash but damn the animation |
| YES!!! So relieved to see the animation! I know it's only the first episode and there's a chance that all the shitty CG stuff will be back later on but I'm still keeping my fingers crossed that it won't. Also, can't help but notice the difference in Xin's appearance... his face specifically. lol I get that he grew (though it's mostly obvious for Zheng) but there's something kind of wrong with Xin's face? Idk if it's just me though, but there's something kinda off with his nose. xP |
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| Looking at them growing up is awww Qiang Lei is getting prettier xD I wish Wang Qi still alive :( We should just kill that Li Mu |
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| I find it hard to memorize the Chinese names. Shin's attendant who has two cute children now is a lieutenant lol, he must have realized being a warrior is his calling. |
| Wow, the animation improved a lot! Wtf is Li Mu thinking? |
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| Compared to the first season this seasons animation looks more like an anime. |
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| NOOO! Zheng is cheating on Xin with some woman! That bastard! What about my yaoi?! T____T And Xin is still wearing the same old torn clothes without armour. Hehhh... Any chances on getting new clothes? |
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| this episode ended much earlier than i thought lol, in other words, i don't know how to describe this episode much, it felt like slideshow of 'what interest in kingdom'. hope next episode won't be like this. hope for more zehng doing, erm, what he was doing with that girl. lol oh and the OST didn't felt fitting. |
| it looks so much better. the OP sounds a little off to me for such a serious show. solid start though storywise. |
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| hell yeah no more stupid ugly cgi baby we're going full 2D now. And it works well with keeping up with the characters growing up too. Now let's see some battles and test out the animations. |
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