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Kino's Journey

Kino's Journey

Alternative Titles

English: Kino's Journey
Synonyms: Kino no Tabi - the Beautiful World, Kino's Travels - the Beautiful World
Japanese: キノの旅 -the Beautiful World-

Information

Type: TV
Episodes: 13
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Apr 8, 2003 to Jul 8, 2003
Producers: GENCO, A.C.G.T.
Duration: 24 min. per episode
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
L represents licensing company

Statistics

Score: 8.571 (scored by 8394 users)
Ranked: #442
Popularity: #237
Members: 17,917
Favorites: 817
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Popular Tags

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Synopsis

"The world is not beautiful, therefore it is." Kino is a traveler who journeys to different countries with the talking motorcycle, Hermes. Spending only 3 days in each country, Kino and Hermes witness the many different negative human traits present in these countries, plaguing the people who live within. Despite what they observe, Kino never appears to show any emotion, always continuing on the journey despite whatever occurs.

Related Anime

Adaptation: Kino no Tabi: the Beautiful World
Prequel: Kino's Journey: Life Goes On
Sequel: Kino's Journey: The Land of Sickness -For You-
Side story: Kino's Journey: Tower Country
Character: Dengeki Bunko 2007 Movie Festival Special

Characters & Voice Actors

Kino
Kino
Main
Maeda, Ai
Japanese
Maeda, Ai
Cousins, Kelli
English
Cousins, Kelli
Hermes
Hermes
Main
Martinez, Cynthia
English
Martinez, Cynthia
Aigase, Ryuji
Japanese
Aigase, Ryuji
Shizu
Shizu
Supporting
Bickham, Clint
English
Bickham, Clint
Kino (original)
Kino (original)
Supporting
Inoue, Kazuhiko
Japanese
Inoue, Kazuhiko
Patton, Chris
English
Patton, Chris

Staff

Nakamura, Ryutaro
Director
Murai, Sadayuki
Script
Satou, Takuya
Storyboard
Shimokawa, Mikuni
Theme Song Performance


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Jul 20, 2008
kumarei
Kino's Journey is a collection of societal parables, told through the eyes of a wanderer who visits countries and observes them. Kino, the main character, takes a somewhat prime directive stance toward the civilizations, although she is sometimes coaxed to interfere out of compassion.

The show is a collection of parables, and as such, the societies it portrays are exaggerated portraits of a certain societal trait. It's possible that some viewers will feel as if they're being beaten over the head with the moral on some of the episodes. As for me, I thought that it was refreshingly straightforward, and had no problem read more
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Mar 19, 2007
Kayrhandros
Ok, so this will be my first review for MAL. I've written for other resources but haven't done so for a while, so bear with me.


I've recently finished this anime, and I can say I am still surprised. Although I heard rumors that this was something really good, I tend to be skeptic and so I was caught of guard. Why?

Let's start with the story, which tells of the journey of a traveler and his motorcycle, while they visit a long range of countries or just meet someone on the way. The actual fact is: there isn't one sole story but 12 short stories that read more
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Recommendations

One story per episode, with each episode not having much action in but still has something special about them.
reportRecommended by Xelis - Add to favorites
Both series share some of the same genre's and feelings towards the world and certain characters. But while Kino no Tabi deals with Humans, Nature, Society and different Cultures, Casshern SINS deals with death, eerie atmosferes, despair, isolation and (lost) Hope. Both series deal with a lot of introspectiveness and will change the view to certain things for you. Both also share a great amount of good art/animation, though in completely different style's.

Opening Theme

"All the Way" by Mikuni Shimokawa

Ending Theme

"The Beautiful World" by Ai Maeda

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