In the latest chapter of “Kingdom,” Hi Shin Unit’s Ka Ryo Ten is drawn into a scene where she’s nearly attacked by an enemy, sparking a flood of reactions on 5ch the moment it dropped. Discussion centered on Ka Ryo Ten’s shrinking role in the story as combat-focused characters like Kyou Kai take the spotlight, plus whether one particularly risqué line of dialogue was appropriate — though plenty of replies veered off-topic entirely, posting photos of Kanna Hashimoto (who plays Ka Ryo Ten in the live-action films) and Masami Nagasawa (who plays You Tanwa), with the thread often getting more excited about the cast than the manga itself.
Was gonna say "that's definitely a she's-about-to-be-saved flag" in this manga… and yep, saved immediately lol
Pretty sure both of them get raped right after this though…
Panel 2 looks like it was drawn by Manga Tarou (a manga artist known for crude, grotesque comedic art)
Hurry up and get to Xiang Yu and Liu Bang already
She got shot in the chest by the old guy ranked #1 of the Ten Bows and was taken out of the fight — apparently not dead though
That old guy got beaten down by "Bow Bro" afterward
A historical figure isn't gonna die in some random spot like that
I dropped it around volume 70
Put the whole set out as recyclable trash late one night and it was gone by morning, so I guess there's still demand for it
Just how foolish can our king be?!
"You're in for something incredible!!"
Did the author actually come up with this line?
A phrase I now want to use myself
Not a line you'd come up with easily lol
Knowing that Hara-sensei himself wrote this makes it hit different (the slang used here can mean both "hilarious" and "a turn-on")
Not that I'd know
It's fine, they don't actually read it
Kids these days only watch the live-action movies
Shin and Kyou Kai are already mutually into each other, so there's no path for her to become his love interest
Her original character concept is honestly kind of a hindrance at this point
Though she does seem good at cooking rice for the troops
She's basically just the exposition/reaction character now
Well, every manga needs someone to fill that role, and within Hi Shin Unit she's the natural fit
You don't see much of the supply lines or rear support, but Maron's apparently handling that
On the front lines there's Kyou Kai and [text unclear in original, possibly referring to instinct-driven Shin], and beyond where their command reaches, someone's still moving units like the Hi Hyou corps, archers, and infantry
"Tell us where Ri Shin and Mou Ten are hiding!"
The methods are different, but there's no reason Ka Ryo Ten alone should get special treatment
That's beautifully put… makes you want to see that play out
Nice shot of a good-looking guy and girl
When I went to see it with my kid, some junior-high girls (JC) were taking pics with the Ryo Yoshizawa poster
Guess Yoshizawa's still the most popular one
She's cuter on the thinner side
Movie's You Tanwa! → WOOOOO Masami Nagasawa!!
The main heroine… movie's Kyou Kai! → uh… woo…
Background and Talking Points
“Kingdom” has been a hit historical manga for over a decade, with an ongoing live-action film series. In this scene, Ka Ryo Ten — who serves as a strategist-like figure within Hi Shin Unit — is cornered by an enemy general, and the thread was split on how much she actually contributes to the story. Some argued she still fills a valuable role as the exposition/reaction character, while others felt her presence has faded as combat-focused characters like Kyou Kai have risen in prominence — arguably reflecting how her original heroine role from early in the series has shifted as the story has grown into more of an ensemble narrative. How far this storyline goes remains to be seen in future chapters and was still undetermined at the time of writing.
※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Nandemo Jikkyou G) thread “[Images] Kingdom’s Latest Chapter Has the Main Heroine Getting Raped wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.”
