Kingdom Magazine 2026

Kingdom Magazine 2026 is a Japanese anniversary magazine, in Japanese, published to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Yasuhisa Hara's Kingdom manga.

Information

Release date: August 19, 2026

Publisher: Shueisha

Language: Japanese

Cover: Kingdom

Issue Contents

1. Kingdom 20th Anniversary: A major retrospective on the manga's 20 years of publication, its evolution, its characters, and its iconic battles

2. Kongō (金剛): Publication of Yasuhisa Hara's rare one-shot, considered one of the works that led to the creation of Kingdom and the character of Shin

3. Yasuhisa Hara: A long interview with the author on the creation, evolution, and behind-the-scenes of Kingdom

4. Yasuhisa Hara × Tetsuya Chiba: Special interview between Yasuhisa Hara and famous mangaka Tetsuya Chiba

5. Former Assistants of Yasuhisa Hara: Round table with Toshimitsu Matsubara and Masaki Kasahara on their experience working on Kingdom

6. Readers' Favorite Scenes: Results of a major poll on the most popular scenes in Kingdom, accompanied by comments and creative documents

7. Tributes from Mangaka: Illustrations and messages specially created for Kingdom's 20th anniversary by several authors, including Eiichiro Oda (One Piece), Masashi Kishimoto (Naruto), and Yoshihiro Togashi (Hunter × Hunter)

8. Kingdom Live-Action Films : A feature on the film adaptations with interviews and content about the actors and film crew

9. Kingdom Anime · Details: Information and retrospective on the anime adaptation of the series

10. Kingdom Games · Details: Presentation of the mobile games Kingdom Hadō, Kingdom Ran, and Kingdom Itadaki

11. Kingdom II Stage Play · Details: A feature on the stage adaptation of the work

12. The Seven Kingdoms · Details: Presentation and information on the different kingdoms of China during the Warring States period

13. Kingdom and History · Details: A feature on the links between the manga and the Shiji (Records of the Grand Historian), one of the main historical sources used for the series

14. Weapons and Food · Details: Articles on weapons and food from the Warring States period

15. Generals' Statistics · Details: Presentation of the characteristics and abilities of different Kingdom generals, with data supervised by Yasuhisa Hara

Bonuses and Supplements

A2 Double-Sided Poster: Exclusive cover illustration by Yasuhisa Hara on one side

Character Map: Large map showing the relationships between 437 Kingdom characters on the other side of the poster

Bonus Codes for Mobile Games: Codes to obtain digital content in several Kingdom games