Kingdom season 5

Kingdom is an anime adaptation of a manga series of the same title written and illustrated by Yasuhisa Hara. A fifth season was announced at the end of the fourth season.^[1] It was originally planned to premiere on January 7, 2024,^[2] but was delayed by a week due to the channel coverage of the Noto earthquake,^[3] eventually airing from January 14 to March 31 of the same year.^[4][a]

Kingdom
Season 5
No. of episodes	13
Release
Original network	NHK BS Premium [ja], NHK General TV
Original release	January 14 (2024-01-14) – March 31, 2024 (2024-03-31)
Season chronology
List of episodes

The opening theme is "Douka" (導火, lit. Ignition) performed by DeNeel^[6] while the ending theme is "Rulers" performed by Novel Core.^[7]

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title [8][9]	Directed by	Written by	Storyboarded by	Original release date
130	1	"Take the Field" Transliteration: "Bakemono-tachi no Shutsujin" (Japanese: 化物達の出陣)	Taiji Kawanishi	Noboru Takagi	Kenichi Imaizumi	January 14, 2024 (2024-01-14)
131	2	"The Stench of the Battlefield" Transliteration: "Senjō no Nioi" (Japanese: 戦場の匂い)	Kazuya Monma	Noboru Takagi	Kenichi Imaizumi	January 21, 2024 (2024-01-21)
132	3	"Heiyong at Night" Transliteration: "Kuro Hitsuji no Yoru" (Japanese: 黒羊の夜)	Kiyomitsu Satou	Aya Yoshinaga	Kenichi Imaizumi	January 28, 2024 (2024-01-28)
133	4	"A Lieutenant's Responsibility" Transliteration: "Fukuchō no Sekinin" (Japanese: 副長の責任)	Reiko Nozaki	Junichi Miyashita	Kenichi Imaizumi	February 4, 2024 (2024-02-04)
134	5	"A Determined Crossing" Transliteration: "Shūnen no Toka" (Japanese: 執念の渡河)	Kazuya Monma	Daishirou Tanimura	Kenichi Imaizumi	February 11, 2024 (2024-02-11)
135	6	"Heiyong's Crucial Moment" Transliteration: "Kokuyō no Ooichiban" (Japanese: 黒羊の大一番)	Ippei Ichii	Aya Yoshinaga	Kenichi Imaizumi	February 18, 2024 (2024-02-18)
136	7	"The Tragedy of Liyan" Transliteration: "Rigan no Higeki" (Japanese: ライガンの悲劇)	Taiji Kawanishi	Junichi Miyashita	Kenichi Imaizumi	February 25, 2024 (2024-02-25)
137	8	"In an Instant" Transliteration: "Isshun de" (Japanese: 一瞬で)	Kazuya Monma	Noboru Takagi	Kenichi Imaizumi	March 3, 2024 (2024-03-03)
138	9	"Misfortune" Transliteration: "Fukō" (Japanese: 不幸)	Kiyomitsu Satou	Daishirou Tanimura	Kenichi Imaizumi	March 10, 2024 (2024-03-10)
139	10	"Roar of Pride" Transliteration: "Hokori no Hōkō" (Japanese: 誇りの咆哮)	Reiko Nozaki	Aya Yoshinaga	Kenichi Imaizumi	March 17, 2024 (2024-03-17)
140	11	"Wei Ping and the Fei Xin Force" Transliteration: "Gi Hira to Hishin-gun" (Japanese: 魏平と飛信軍)	Kazuya Monma	Junichi Miyashita	Kenichi Imaizumi	March 24, 2024 (2024-03-24)
141	12	"The Small Hours Before a Showdown" Transliteration: "Kessen mae no Sūjikan" (Japanese: 決戦前の数時間)	Ippei Ichii	Noboru Takagi	Kenichi Imaizumi	March 31, 2024 (2024-03-31)
142	13	"Cai Ze's Honor" Transliteration: "Sai Taku no Kyōji" (Japanese: 蔡沢の矜持)	Taiji Kawanishi	Noboru Takagi	Kenichi Imaizumi	March 31, 2024 (2024-03-31)

Notes

1. NHK listed the air dates for the series on Saturday at 24:00, which is effectively Sunday at midnight JST.^[5]