Set during China's turbulent Warring States period, this long-running historical manga and anime series centers on Xin, a young war orphan determined to rise through the ranks of Qin's military to become a Great General. His unlikely alliance with the ambitious King Ying Zheng pulls him into the brutal politics and battlefields that would eventually shape a unified China. Fans of large-scale strategy and grounded historical drama will find this one of the most substantive series in the genre.