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Kingdom S1E3 — Friend!

7.4

Kingdom•Season 1•Episode 3

Friend!

7.4/10 · 436 votesJun 18, 201225 min

Ranked #36 of 38 in Season 1•−0.8 vs season avg

Xin and Zheng entrust their escape to young Diao, who knows a secret way out of Heibei Village. Xin still blames Zheng for Piao's death, and even as this simmering conflict boils over, a new and deadly pursuer takes up the chase.

Directed byDaisuke Tsukushi

Written byKatsura Murayama

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Seasons6

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Season 1 Episodes38

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The Boy With No Name

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Fated Meeting

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Friend!

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Succession

Cast10

Masakazu Morita

Masakazu Morita

Li Xin (voice)

Jun Fukuyama

Jun Fukuyama

Ei Sei (voice)

Rie Kugimiya

Rie Kugimiya

Karyou Ten (voice)

Yoko Hikasa

Yoko Hikasa

Kyoukai (voice)

Rikiya Koyama

Rikiya Koyama

Wang Qi

Toshiyuki Morikawa

Toshiyuki Morikawa

Li Mu (voice)

Yutaka Nakano

Yutaka Nakano

Chang Wen Jun (voice)

Junichi Suwabe

Junichi Suwabe

Chang Pin Jun (voice)

Tessyo Genda

Tessyo Genda

Lü Buwei (voice)

Akio Kato

Akio Kato

Teng (voice)

Crew3

Tokuyuki Matsutake

Tokuyuki Matsutake

Key Animation

D

Daisuke Tsukushi

Director

K

Katsura Murayama

Writer

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Episode Summary

"Friend!" is episode 3 of Kingdom season 1. It scored 7.4/10 from 436 votes, ranking #36 of 38 episodes this season (season average 8.2). Directed by Daisuke Tsukushi and written by Katsura Murayama, it aired on June 18, 2012.

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