Three Kingdoms: The Beginning

A sweeping, serious historical epic that moves through scheming courts and battlefields with a weighty sense of fate.

Directed by

Xie Junwei

Genres

Animation, History

Starring

Kai Wang, Wei Chao, 万昊

Overview

Toward the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, amid nationwide unrest, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao sought to enlist General-in-Chief He Jin’s support to check the power of the eunuchs and restore the Han Dynasty to its rightful order. Unexpectedly, Dong Zhuo seized the chaos to march his troops into the capital, plotting to dethrone the reigning emperor and install a new one.Swept up in the torrential tide of troubled times, a host of warlords emerged one after another: Yuan Shu, Lü Bu, Sun Jian, as well as Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. Turmoil engulfed Luoyang, and the fate of the great Han Empire stood at a crossroads…

How it feels

Tense, dark and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Power, betrayal, war, ambition

Content

Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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