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I'll start with the ending because why not? In all honesty, it left me somewhat conflicted, wanting more, asking myself 'is that all?' admittedly, when all is said and done, the studio adapted everything they wanted and what a fantastic job did they do.

Back to the start, Orb, on the movements of the earth is a work of art, that had me with all types of conflicting emotions. Doubts, regrets, worries, hopes, fear, insecurity but most of all admiration and appreciation for this superb anime. Even if there is no mc, in 25 episodes you will feel so many things and get so attached to the characters that it might not feel real sometimes, and Nowak as the antagonist is one of the best written 'villains' I've seen in years. I've asked myself the questions 'would I have enough courage, conviction, faith' so many times throughout the show to sacrifice myself for my ideas and principles that I've lost count. What a truly remarkable anime it is when I think about it.

The animation is beautiful, voice acting of the highest quality, full of tear jerking moments, it's a slow burner but worth every second. Superb.

As somebody earlier said, "in every age, in every place, the deeds of men remain the same". With this philosophical sentence, you can form an idea of how the show will go.

Throughout the series we see the growth of the 2 main characters, Reinhart on the empire side and Yang Wenli on the Alliance. The show is beautiful, for a 35 year old anime it still holds up pretty well, battle scenes are decent, animation is beautiful for old school lovers and it's full of philosophical questions. What is the better society to live in? A corrupt democracy or a working autocracy that promotes on merit? Such debates are fascinating to see, and you as the viewer will be faced with many challenges.

As others have said, you can compare it to star wars, to game of thrones, but really this masterpiece is just one of the best works of fiction I have ever seen, and a must see of all anime lovers.

A masterpiece in the most literal way. It deserves 10x more attention than it receives, and for some reason I don't understand why it's not hyped more.

This is a review for overall all of Kingdom up to S5. S1 has that nasty cgi that can put you off, but that is for half of the season only, and then it gets much better. Story is already fantastic, S2 has a lot less of the cgi and the story gets better and better. S3 might be one of the best season in anime that I have watched, it is simply astonishing in magnitude, character development, it plays with your feelings and keeps you on the edge. One of the best arcs in anime that I have ever seen.

S4 and S5 are also packed with drama and fights, and maybe not as good as 3, but they are amazing in their own, everything develops, characters grow. S4 has a fantastic duel of words between Ryo Shi and Ei Sei where the king has such a winning speech that brought tears to my eyes, it moved me deeply. I never imagined that a duel of words could be so good.

I've made this review long it seems, but if you ever have a chance to watch Kingdom, go for it, it deserves so much more love and hype. I watched 140 episodes in a week off, and I can't wait for more honestly.