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Ranking of Kings

★ 8.4 17K votes 2021–2022 1 season · 23 episodes Ended Fuji TV
Outsider leadA misfit or newcomer as our way into the world.This show: 9/10AnimeJapanese animation traditions and grammar.This show: 9/10HopefulPersistent optimism in the face of adversity.This show: 8/10High fantasyInvented worlds with magic and rules of their own.This show: 8/10TearjerkerEngineered to make you cry, and it works.This show: 8/10WholesomeKindness and decency at the core, with barely a trace of cynicism.This show: 8/10Coming of ageGrowing up as the central arc.This show: 8/10RedemptionThe long road to earning back a lost self.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Minami HinataAyumu MuraseSungWon ChoEmily FajardoYûki KajiTakuya Eguchi
Written by
Sosuke Toka
Starring
Minami HinataAyumu MuraseSungWon ChoEmily FajardoYûki KajiTakuya Eguchi
Written by
Sosuke Toka
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Votes per Episode
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About

"A silent, tiny prince who quietly redefines strength"

Bojji is a deaf, physically weak prince mocked by nearly everyone, yet determined to prove he can be a great king despite lacking the size or strength that rulers in his world are judged by. Paired with a mysterious shadow companion, he sets out to earn respect on his own terms. The show looks deceptively simple and childlike, but it's emotionally heavy, often devastating, and builds slowly toward real catharsis. It rewards patience with one of the more sincere, tender character studies in recent animation.

Watch it for

the way Bojji's quiet determination turns simple animation into genuinely moving storytelling.

Maybe skip if

you need fast pacing or dislike slow, melancholic emotional buildup over spectacle.

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

All Seasons

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Season 12021
8.620K238h 20m
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1The Prince's New Clothes8.7
1K23 min
▶2The Prince and Kage9.4
2K23 min
▶3The New King8.8
1K23 min
▶4His First Journey8.6
99423 min
▶5Intertwining Plots8.7
96023 min
▶6The King of the Underworld8.2
88123 min
▶7The Prince's Apprenticeship8.5
89023 min
▶8The Sacrifice of Dreams8.6
84223 min
▶9The Queen and the Shield8.9
88323 min
▶10The Prince's Sword8.4
80123 min
▶11Older and Younger Brothers8.2
76723 min
▶12The Footsteps of War8.0
76723 min
▶13The Kingdom in Turmoil8.2
71423 min
▶14The Return of the Prince8.7
77823 min
▶15The Order of the Underworld7.9
70023 min
▶16Royal Majesty8.8
75823 min
▶17The Curse of Immortality8.7
71522 min
▶18Battle with the Gods8.9
73122 min
▶19The Last Bastion9.0
73522 min
▶20Immortal vs. Invincible8.5
62622 min
▶21The Swordsmanship of a King9.4
89622 min
▶22A Promise to the Demon7.5
68322 min
▶23The King and the Sun8.1
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Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Minami Hinata Bojji
Ayumu Murase Kage
SungWon Cho Kage
Emily Fajardo Bojji
Yûki Kaji Daida
Takuya Eguchi Domas
Daiki Yamashita Hokuro
Shoumaru Zouza Captain, Knight, Man
Maaya Sakamoto Magic Mirror, Miranjo
Hiroki Yasumoto Apeas, Red the Copperhead

Crew

Sosuke Toka

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