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FUNimation Entertainment Announces New Acquisition Simulcast at AnimeNEXT

Flower Mound, TX – June 8, 2012 -FUNimation Entertainment announced today at AnimeNEXT it has acquired the simulcasts rights for Kingdom. Full episodes will begin on www.funimation.com on Monday, June 11 2012 and will air every Monday 10AM CDT.

A brief synopsis for the series is listed below:

It is an era of war in ancient China. Two orphaned boys long to escape their lives as slaves and rise to greatness on the battlefield. The path to their destiny will be marked by violence and pain – and their journey will alter the course of history.

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Hulu is now streaming the series. They have episodes 1 to 8 now. FUNimation.com has episodes 1 to 9.

via FUNimation.com

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Kingdom, episode 26, which was scheduled to be released on 11/19, will not be released until 12/3.

It will release simultaneously with episode 27, which was scheduled to be released that day.

We apologize for the delay, and thank you for your patience.

EDIT: The notice is off. The free streaming schedule list episode 26 & 27 for 12/3.

Series not done after 38 episodes. Second season starts in June. Will FUNimation continue with the franchise?

http://www.nhk.or.jp/anime-blog/220/144167.html