![]() ![]() It introduces the setting, the main characters and their motivations and provides enough intrigue and combat to keep you from getting bored. The first 47ish chapters are basically a prologue. If you want to give this manga a chance, wait until Shin's first campaign (from ~ch48 to ~ch73) to decide whether or not to keep it. Finally! In a sea of "war" series where war is used mostly as an interesting back-drop to the main characters' personal problems, finally there is a manga that focuses on the actual war! Numbers matter, politics matter, strategy and tactics matter, geography matters, history matters, there are important characters besides the protagonist, his friends, and his enemies. This fact alone is what elevates Kingdom above all the typical shounen drivel to me. ![]() I cannot fully deny that claim but I can at least say that this manga tries to address the political, social and economic factors of war. At first glance, this manga might seem to be just another shounen battle manga but with a lot more blood. ![]()
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