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Was this episode 1? Because I didn't see Kino carry 3 Persuaders now. Either this was when she was given the second one, or she simply put the new one on her back instead of the other one.

Hermes was surprised when Kino wanted to stay longer than 3 days though. That would imply it wasn't 'episode 1', since the three-days rule was very important to Kino.

Anyway, I almost cried. It was a very sad story and I think that Kino's real name might be Sakura.

9/10, really good anime.

I think this was meant to be in between/early on in the story, where Kino first got her Persuader, as well she mentioned in an earlier episode that there was only one place where she wanted to stay longer than 3 days, this being the one.

Ah right, thanks for the info!

It is really regrettable that people only realize their faults and wrongdoings when they're about to face death.

I was wondering how theyd ve able to end a series that focuses around travelling to different countries. The last episode was great, IMO.
I almost cried too.. wow, it was pretty sad. :/
I was kind of expecting that the old man recognize Kino or something because of his shocked expression, but guess not.

I was surprised to see the town really friendly after what Kino had said, and the friendliness gave me a bit of unease throughout her stay. @.@

But after that tragedy, it gives you that same shock as to what Kino was feeling too when it happened....I kind of wish Lily did take that offer to travel around too...she's like Kino when she was younger...I guess Lily in a way realized that she relates to Kino too, and decided to stay. =(

Awesome episode. ^^

I think Lily was Kino's name.

Anyway this was probably a story that took place before episode 1 with the ending montague.

So sad, not fair, the last town in episode 12 has peace but this town, not fair

9/10

Sakura might be Kino's real name. IMO kino suits her better.
At first I thought Sakura was in the same situation as Kino when she was younger.. considering her parents wanted her to leave. That made me teary-eyed T^T

9/10 - this has become one of my faves xD

6/10
Poor animation with a decent, pessimistic, unimpressive look at humanity via a person who refuses to be a spectator instead of a participant in her journey. It would be a great injustice to allow this anime to get the same/better rating as Mushi-shi.

The ending episode was one of the best episodes in the entire anime. I don't think it concluded the show very well, but that's not very important in anime for me. Ina land where NGE, Kare Kano, and WHR endings are rampant, Kino's ending was pretty good. Very sad, and this anime almost made me cry a couple of times. I never cry at anything, too Manly. But this was so sad...

I guess the people relized how bad, and understood what they were doing wrong in life. They changed, and became a very nice group of people. Perhaps the nicest, and best people Kino meets thoughout the anime. They became good people, very interesting! What a weird way to accept one's faith though, just let the lava consume the town. Part of me wishes they left...

So overall 10/10

The animation/art wasn't really bad, it was just overly simple. Just like "Now and Then, Here and There". The art/animation looked the same in both series, and both were great stories, that everyone should see.

Beautiful episode, and beautiful show. (And beautiful world)

I love Kino's Journey, and this last episode was brilliant. Kino's distraught face after seeing the volcano erupt was perhaps the most powerful expression I've seen in any anime. It was so powerful, because it was *Kino* making that expression - she usually has a very deadpan expression, even during insane circumstances. But really, her face has just been etched by the lifetime of experiences she's witnessed. What I love most of all is that she is so optimistic despite all the awful things she's seen in the world. She sees the world as beautiful when most people would just be depressed. I probably would've quit the journey after the second episode. =/ Kino is strong though. It's great to see a show with such a strong protagonist. And I don't mean strong as in able to kill lots of people (Kino can do that too though). I mean strong as in being shown the worst in humanity but seeing the best.

I would love to entirely endorse Cholisose's summary. It was a really powerful and fitting ending. I have one minor point to add about this episode specifically:

Was I the only one who thought Kino was going to die? I really thought there was quite a lot of foreshadowing accumulating.

The disturbing disparity between the extremely friendly population and the bad rumours, the mirroring of Kino's meeting with the original Kino in which he is also lead to an uncannily similar inn by a child, the symbolism of Sakura reminiscent of the town where the original Kino died and the scene where Kino points the Persuader at herself to examine it.

I suppose you could equally claim that it was symbolising closure and an end to this stage of the "Tabi", rather than her death in particular, but I just wondered if anyone else had the thought that she was going to die here as well.

yup, im with you on this.

I was 100% sure that she was going to sacrifice her life for Saukura, like what Kino did to her.

Great ending and an amazing show.

Beautiful episode and overall, an amazing series. The tales of Kino made me think about life and what is right and wrong, but also made me realise that we can't always say something is good or not, just because we're used to it.
9/10

So that's why Sakura's parents were encouraging her to leave... but, is it just me or did Sakura KNEW about the end? In her message to Kino she said that she won't be needing those seeds anymore.

Really sad episode and nice end of the series.

Wow.
This show was amazing.
I love how each episode truly delivered a thought provoking message, with brilliant art.
This was a perfect way to end the series, especially the last three lines:
Kino: I don't know, what are we doing? Something we should probably think about.

I never thought I would give an anime a ten, but this was amazing.
I have no complaints about this series.
My new favorite.

10\10

Bravo. Absolutely bravo. I had tons of fun watching this. Every country had its own uniqueness, and I think every single episode made me think. There were some truly beautiful themes woven into what could appear to be simple stories. Bravo again.

I want to see more of this series. This is just too good for me, rather than watching some filler animes out there...

I also thought that she would be willing to sacrifice her life to Sakura there IF EVER she had known such things. But, her fate won't give her a chance; she must witness their peaceful death...Ouch!

Overall, I'm really impressed and amazed by this show. I will consider this as a masterpiece.

Yeah really.;_;

Did you notice? Both Sakura's an Kino's parents had been running a hotel and both of them had welcomed a traveler. And the teasing part was similar, too :)

I think Sakura knew somehow...
And Kino finally showed some emotion :O And how powerful that was...So surprising.
That was a beautiful ending to a wonderful series. Wow, I'm almost crying. Stupid, stupid...
I surely won't forget this series.