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Do you have a piece of literature of any medium,that you feel like it's just tailor made for you !....everything in it just gives you the uttermost enjoyment...?
For me that is "KINGDOM" manga...
It has everything I ever wanted in a story - brilliant strategies and tactics,smart, brilliant and powerful characters, badass character moments, epic blood boiling wars, extremely exciting action packed fights, amazing character developmet, absolutely amazing art, a very exciting plot and much more...

It's a story which takes place during the Warring States period in China, Xin and Piao are two brother-like youngsters who dream of becoming Great Generals, despite their low status as ... orphaned slaves. One day, they encounter a man of nobility, who gives Piao an opportunity to undertake an important duty within the state of Qin's royal palace. Parting ways, Xin and Piao promise each other to one day become the greatest generals in the world. However, after a fierce coup d'état occurs in the palace, Xin meets with a dying Piao, whose last words spur him into action and lead him to encounter the young and soon-to-be king of Qin, Zheng Ying.

From there on, the manga is filled with wars upon wars, battles upon battles,...each different from one another...each filled with some of the most brilliant, strategical and epic fights, I have seen in the whole literature. There is not just strategy, but also strength which plays a major role in the battles.. Each battle is a sight to behold...each of them has a story of its own filled with epicness, brilliance, absolute show of might, emotions, victories, losses, deaths..and the list goes on weaving a whole story from each war. Xin(Shin), the main character just grows with the battle. Every battle develops him further to reach his ultimate goal that is to become the Greatest General under Heaven. Kingdom is home to some of the smartest characters ever and the way that strategies are used in the battle is just unparallel. The story also put us in an emotional rollercoaster with joy, excitement, happiness, fear, sorrow, suprise, etc

The art and drawings in manga is heavenly...I felt like I could hear the characters speaking, as if I could hear the clashes of war through the picture...that is a great achievement by the author. The panelling and the way the panels are illustrated are very simple to follow, making it easier for the readers to watch the battles unfold in the most fluent manner. The fights in the battles are also very easy to follow. For me personally, it's very difficult to follow the fights in manga unlike in anime were the characters are animated. But in Kingdom, the fights were so well illustrated, I could see every move being played out.

Even the poltics in the manga is very entertaining. The mind games being played are so intriguing to be watched.I never felt bored reading this manga

All in all, this manga is a must read for everyone who loves action, strategical and smart characters, character development and overall, an exciting plot.