Kingdom is up there for me but I don't like how stagnant the characters feel mentally and physically after a certain point
Shin is a General with the mental capacity of a 12 year old that can barely lead his own army. I know he's a shonen MC but I expected different after such a gritty start to the series
Without Ten and Kyoukai he would've peaked at a 1-2k man commander
The instinctual general shit is just like observation in One Piece aka entirely dependent on the plot. One second Shin's running around like a retard the next second he's able to see through an advanced strategy that no one else on the field can understand
At least with Duke Hyou it was consistent
He also... doesn't age for some reason? That applies to most of the main characters actually. Dudes almost 30 and looks like a teenager
Mouten and Ouhon are both more interesting than him
Still a mostly good manga overall though. I don't love everything but I do think it's a good read
Also what Hara did to Mouten's design... jesus