“Jing, the legendary young bandit, travels with Kir to steal treasures using their deadly Kir Royale attack.”
Jing: King of Bandits
王ドロボウ JING
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Synopsis
Jing, the legendary young bandit, travels with Kir to steal treasures using their deadly Kir Royale attack.
Jing may appear to be a young boy, but his remarkable skills make him one of the most feared thieves on the planet. Along with his feathered partner Kir, Jing travels from town to town, stealing anything of value regardless of the amount of security. But when he's in a pinch, he has one more trick up his sleeve: Kir bonds with Jing's right arm to perform the effectively deadly "Kir Royale" attack. And because of all this, Jing is infamously known by many as the "King of Bandits."
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 8 sampled reviews
What 8 viewers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.76 · some divergence
3.7 pts
Recommenders 7.7 · others 4.0
↓ 3.13
Running avg · Mar 2008 → Jul 2025
- 8 “The characters are totally amazing, and from episode 6 onward the show becomes a lot of fun, ending up genuinely great and worth recommending. The early episodic structure makes a marathon viewing...”
- 8 “The art is very good with nice visual variety, the casino-like music fits perfectly, and the silly moments between Jing and Kir deliver genuine laughs. However, having seen the excellent OVA first,...”
- 10 “This anime is absolutely amazing with its interesting episodic stories about the Bandit King Jing stealing impossible treasures, accompanied by fantastic music from Scudelia Electro and featuring...”
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- Format 13 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 5h 12m all episodes
- Aired May 2002 – Aug 2002 Spring 2002
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-0087 catalog