Following a series of enticing promotional visuals and cast announcements, the highly anticipated fifth season of Kingdom has graced fans with its long-awaited (teaser) trailer. Despite its designation as a "teaser," the promotional video exceeds expectations by extending over 90 seconds, offering an exhilarating preview of what's in store.

The main production staff for the anime includes Kenichi Imaizumi as director, Noboru Takagi as series composer, Hisashi Abe as character designer. Hiroyuki Sawano with KOHTA YAMAMOTO are music composers. Pierrot and St.Signpost (Pierrot subsidiary) are in charge of the animation production.

The cast includes:

• Masakazu Morita as Shin
• Jun Fukuyama as Ei Sei
• Rie Kugimiya as Karyo Ten
• Youko Hikasa as Kyou Kai
• Susumi Akagi as En
• Kousuke Toriumi as Bihei
• Kentarou Itou as Kan Ki/Huan Yi
• Haruka Nagamine as Koku’ou
• Kenji Nomura as Raido
• Motoki Sakuma as Ma Ron/Mo Lun
• Katsuyuki Konishi as Na Ki
• Taku Yashiro as Rin Gyoku
• Takehiro Hasu as Zenou
• Toshiyuki Morikawa as Ri Boku
• Daisuke Hirakawa as Kei Sha
• Kouji Ishii as Ki Sui

The long-awaited Kingdom Season 5 is poised to captivate audiences in Japan, with its premiere scheduled for January 6 (or effectively January 7 at 12 AM JST). This anime adaptation, rooted in Yasuhisa Hara's remarkable Warring States period manga published by Shueisha, first graced screens in 2012 with its inaugural season. Following the anticipation, fans were treated to the fourth season's debut in 2022. According to Crunchyroll, the anime is aptly described as:

Shin and Hyou are war-orphans in the kingdom of Qin. They dream of proving themselves on the battlefield until the day Hyou is captured by a minister. The boy manages to escape and return to his village, but he is badly injured. Shin then meets a mysterious youth who bears an eerie resemblance to Hyou—a boy who will one day become emperor!

The epic Kingdom manga embarked on its serialization journey in Weekly Young Jump back in 2006 and has amassed an impressive collection of 70 tankoubon volumes as of November 2023. Beyond its phenomenal anime adaptation, the series has also served as inspiration for compelling live-action film adaptations. The third and latest installment of these live-action movies graced Japanese theaters on July 28, captivating audiences with its thrilling storytelling.