To note, I am not against morally ambitious stories, as honestly, all seven states were militant monarchies who would have gladly crushed the other six for absolute domination of China.
Qin becoming explicitly evil in the end is something the mangaka has said in interviews that he’s worried about writing because he’s worried about how fans will react.
But this series is not Qin propaganda lol, Hara is not white washing Qin and never has been. This series is about the unification of China, which doesn’t mean portraying Qin as all-good.
But this series is not Qin propaganda lol, Hara is not white washing Qin and never has been. This series is about the unification of China, which doesn’t mean portraying Qin as all-good.
A series like One Piece just feels like pirate propaganda at times lol, but not Kingdom. Everything is actually morally ambiguous in Kingdom, unlike in OP where pirates are good and the WG is just blatantly evil lol.