Kingdom anime season 3 is finally back after a delay due to the ongoing pandemic, so when’s the release date and time for the long-awaited episode 5? We’re here to tell you everything.
What happened to Kingdom season 3?
The season 3 of Kingdom was first started in April 2020, but after four episodes aired, the series was delayed with the Coronavirus state of emergency in Japan. It greatly impacted the production schedule of several works, not necessarily limited to the anime industry.
The production committee of the Kingdom anime series announced back in December 2020 that season 3 would be back in April 2021. So when is Kingdom season 3 episode 5 releasing?
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秦国と合従軍の壮絶を超える闘いを描く、第2弾メインPVを公開しました！▶2021年4月4日（日）24:10～NHK総合にて放送開始！
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Kingdom Anime Season 3 Episode 5 Release Time and Date
It’s important to note Kingdom season 3 has started in Japan, but restarting from episode 1. The series is first airing in Japan on NHK, every Mondays, at 00:10 JST. Episode 1 was aired on April 5 at 0:10 JST / April 4 11:10 AM ET.
In other words, Kingdom anime Season 3 Episode 5 will only be aired on Monday, May 3, 0:10 JST / Sunday May 2 11:10 AM ET.
Funimation, who simulcasts the series in America, will release episode 5 on May 2 as well.
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More on Kingdom
Kingdom is originally a manga written and illustrated by Yasuhisa Hara since 2006 in Shuukan Young Jump. There are 59 volumes in Japan so far. Before serializing Kingdom, Yasuhiha Hara was most notably the assistant of Takehiko Inoue (Slam Dunk, Vagabond) during the early years of wheelchair basketball manga Real.
The first season of Kingdom was . Set in the Warring States period (The same era seen in Romance of the Three Kingdom inspired games such as Shin Sangoku Musou / Dynasty Warriors) , the story follows Shin, a young boy who grew into a general, and the various politics, ambitions, royal plots, and battles he gets involved with.
