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Kingdom S5E2 — The Stench of the Battlefield

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Kingdom•Season 5•Episode 2

The Stench of the Battlefield

8.6/10 · 456 votesJan 21, 202425 min

Ranked #12 of 13 in Season 5•−0.4 vs season avg

As the fighting gets underway in Heiyong, Qiang Lei's scouts make a disturbing discovery, Xin goes for broke, and Huan Yi brings out the big guns.

Directed byKazuya Monma

Written byNoboru Takagi

Previous episodeE1 · Monsters Take the Field Next episodeE3 · Heiyong at Night

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Season 5 Episodes13

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A Lieutenant's Responsibility

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A Determined Crossing

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Heiyong's Crucial Moment

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Misfortune

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Roar of Pride

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The Small Hours Before a Showdown

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Cai Ze's Honor

Cast9

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)

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)

Crew12

L

Lee Jong-kook

Animation Director

N

Noboru Takagi

Writer

C

Chang Bum-chul

Animation Director

H

Hiroshi Tomioka

Supervising Animation Director

L

Lee Seok-yun

Animation Director

H

Hue Hey-jung

Animation Director

K

Kazuya Monma

Director

Kenichi Imaizumi

Kenichi Imaizumi

Storyboard Artist

K

Kazuya Saito

Key Animation

K

Kenji Hattori

Animation Director

S

Stella Alessandro

Key Animation

R

Reiko Nozaki

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"The Stench of the Battlefield" is episode 2 of Kingdom season 5. It scored 8.6/10 from 456 votes, ranking #12 of 13 episodes this season (season average 9.0). Directed by Kazuya Monma and written by Noboru Takagi, it aired on January 21, 2024.

Next: E3 · Heiyong at Night Best of Season 5