The Kingdom aired its final episode of the sixth season today…or so we initially thought! After the premiere of Episode 13 in Japan, the series' official accounts announced that a "sequel" to Season 6 is currently in production. A new announcement trailer and visual for the next release showcase a battle-scarred Bajio and Yang Duan He. Noboru Takagi, who has been in charge of series composition since Kingdom Season 3, confirmed that it is a second cour to Season 6 . A release date for the continuation was not announced at the time of reporting. Kingdom Season 6 Sequel Announcement Video Kingdom Season 6 Cour 2 Announcement Visual RELATED: Kingdom Season 6 Anime Fights on in Creditless Opening and Ending Videos Additionally, two recap videos were released, showing key moments from the season so far. The two videos are set to the full-length versions of the latest opening and ending songs, "Ikite, Sansan" by Ikimonogakari and "HOKO" by Sora Tomonari: Kingdom x Ikimonogakari Season 6 Recap Video Kingdom x Sora Tomonari Season 6 Recap Video RELATED: Kingdom Season 6 Anime Reveals New Trailer, Additional Cast Kenichi Imaizumi directs the Kingdom anime at Pierrot and Studio Signpost, with series composition by Noboru Takagi, character designs by Hisashi Abe and music by Hiroyuki Sawano and KOHTA YAMAMOTO. Yasuhisa Hara created the original manga. Crunchyroll currently streams all six seasons and describes the overall story: Xin and Piao are war-orphans in the kingdom of Qin. They dream of proving themselves on the battlefield until the day Piao is captured by a minister. The boy manages to escape and return to his village, but he is badly injured. Xin then meets a mysterious youth who bears an eerie resemblance to Piao—a boy who will one day become emperor! Source: Comic Natalie , Noboru Takagi on X (formerly Twitter)
