I fell in love with this great manga called Kingdom. Which has 500+ chapters and 77 episodes. Don't watch the anime. It's OK, but the 3d models is what ruins it. It doesn't do the manga justice and falls a little short. The show takes place in the seven warring states period in the kingdom of Qin. The main character is Ri Shin/Hi Xin who is a slave boy who dreams to become the greatest general under the heavens. So the manga follows the journey of this boys rise in the ranks of the Qin military. The story is good as well as the illustrations. The size and story telling of the military campaigns are amazing. There is complicated and real military formation and strategy as well as politics that keeps you engaged. As a fan, I created my own unit. It took a long time as I had to create seven characters with different personalities and looks along with the flag. This is the Renxin (Will of the people) unit. A unit that fight for it's country and most importantly the people. It is led by Lai Dai (Middle person with sword) orphan that was adopted by Lai Shou. After taking the Lai name as his own, he was granted the ability to gain his fortune in battle. He is now a 5000 men general. With three lieutants (Only two shown one on his right and left.) And many generals. (the remaining guys are 300 men generals and the girl with the mouse is a 100 men general.) This took me 5 days to draw. It's made out of ink for the outline and color pencils. Watch and read kingdom and we'll see if you will enjoy it as much as me.
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