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arimakenshin said: 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. Don't use Mushi-shi as a reference to judge this anime. Even though both shows had similar atmosphere, this show was unique in its own right which is why it just happened to have a similar rating with Mushi-shi. |
FalloutShounen3Jan 24, 2014 1:26 AM
| "Everyone wears their own panties inside their heart" - Kousaku Hata |
| Simply put, a beautiful anime. |
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| Iirc, Kino said there was one place she wanted for more than three days. I guess this country was it. Can't blame her though I mean she probably got mindblown when she met Sakura and her family. It would have been like looking at the life you could have had. It was a little too perfect and all the while I was waiting for something bad to happen like with the original Kino. Instead they were kind until the end and I was thinking "that could be the country Kino would choose to return to when she decides to end her journey." Then that happened FFS. - - - 10/10. Definitely one of the best series I've ever watched. |
"May those who accept their fate be granted happiness." "May those who defy their fate be granted glory." |
| 7/10. It was often somewhat intelligent and insightful, but other times extremely stupid and childish (the anti-war propaganda in episode 12, for instance). This show is in no way a masterpiece, and giving this 10/10 would infer you have a weak mind and are willing to buy anything that remotely resembles intelligent design. This is because you, people who call this a masterpiece, are pitifully unintelligent and hope to fill this void. |
ex_necross said: 7/10. It was often somewhat intelligent and insightful, but other times extremely stupid and childish (the anti-war propaganda in episode 12, for instance). This show is in no way a masterpiece, and giving this 10/10 would infer you have a weak mind and are willing to buy anything that remotely resembles intelligent design. This is because you, people who call this a masterpiece, are pitifully unintelligent and hope to fill this void. Not surprised for someone who has favourites being predominantly mecha and action type anime, just shows how vehement you are towards such thought-provoking series. Nevertheless, watched this in mid 2013, and still considered one of my favourite anime. Beautiful art and music also adds more to the contemplation of each episode. A masterpiece from my standpoint. |
ex_necross said: This show is in no way a masterpiece, and giving this 10/10 would infer you have a weak mind and are willing to buy anything that remotely resembles intelligent design. This is because you, people who call this a masterpiece, are pitifully unintelligent and hope to fill this void. what's your mental age again? 9? |
| "...our faces marked by toil, by deceptions, by success, by love; our weary eyes looking still, looking always, looking anxiously for something out of life, that while it is expected is already gone – has passed unseen, in a sigh, in a flash – together with the youth, with the strength, with the romance of illusions.” - Joseph Conrad ('Youth') |
| I cried so hard in the end. I surprised myself really... It was a very powerful moment for a powerful anime series. 10/10 |
| really a beautiful story I almost cried at the end |
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ex_necross said: 7/10. It was often somewhat intelligent and insightful, but other times extremely stupid and childish (the anti-war propaganda in episode 12, for instance). This show is in no way a masterpiece, and giving this 10/10 would infer you have a weak mind and are willing to buy anything that remotely resembles intelligent design. This is because you, people who call this a masterpiece, are pitifully unintelligent and hope to fill this void. I'll bite. It has been a rather long while since I watched Kino's journey. It is a 10/10, and a show I am very fond of. And if it is a show I am fond of, it is precisely because it trascends any flat label ("this show is deep", "this show is intelligent") and creates a personal attachment. Your rather insane logic here assumes that I didn't enjoy this show because of its mood, or the romanticized description of the main character, or the feeling of exploration and wonder, or even the quality of the show to be thought-provoking. Because throwing high complicated concepts doesn't necessarily mean that something is thought-provoking. What we find in Kino's journey are parables, simplified examples, that work by creating a mood in the audience to expand them with their thoughts. Oh yeah, and this episode... I'll simply say that it has the most heartrending image I have seen in the whole series. |
| Kino's real name is Sakura,(wish I hadn't spoiled myself about this before watching this episode). Sakura really does resemble Kino,they're pretty parallel.I honestly thought this was going to be deja vu and Kino was going to die and Sakura would become the new Kino. The whole country was destroyed... Kino's expression matched mine perfectly.You could just tell by looking at her face how helpless she felt. "There's no need for me to keep this." Wow,just amplifying the sadness by 10 fold.Sakura dying was so unfair since she had the chance to leave with Kino before dying.Nearly cried because of this. Probably the hardest/most conflicting show I've ever had to judge,in the end gave it a 9/10. |
| This was such a sad episode. i liked how they -the studio- decided to end the anime on the episode where Kino travel to a country that almost represent her own country. the girl shares the same name with Kino -sakura- her parents were a hotel managers, there were boys who made fun of her. they almost share the same personality, also. since it's an episodic show, i have to judge it by the 13 stories/episodes. there's a slight quality disparity between the 13 stories. some provided a deep, nice philosophical messages, some were nice, but kind of pointless. most of the episodes was a 4/5 for me. so i guess my final score for the show would be 8/10 A show that makes you think, a show that you have to think to truly appreciate it. |
| This show gave me a lot to think about and I enjoyed every episode. I especially loved the subtleness, as every episode can be interpreted differently by different people. Or any meaning can be missed at all. It just means that everyone is at a different point on their own reflective journey. "The world is not beautiful: therefore it is". Comparing Kino's Journey to Mushishi is inappropriate. One is subtle and thought-provoking, while the other is written by a woman and is emotion provoking with superficial themes about family and love. |
Cenedess said: 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. |
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| WOW! That episode was a freaking masterpiece! I was on the verge of crying when the lava engulfed the town. My jaw fucking dropped when Kino was just standing there in shock knowing that Sakura died. 10/5 Great anime. Was a little confusing at times but I still enjoyed it nevertheless. 8.5/10 |
FunnyRatmanMar 1, 2015 11:51 PM
| WHERE'S THE SEQUEL??? It's been 12 years now.. such a great series. |
| A shocking ending. Yet, it felt awfully appropriate. |
| Sad but beautiful end. I love it. |
| what a unique experience, i'll never forget this one :) maybe i'll even start reading the novels |
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| Every time I see a bird flying I get a burning desire to go on a journey... Stupid show xD 9/10 personal review. This one struck me deep & made me question a lot of things I do without 'thinking' about why I do them... & other things I think too much about doing without actually 'doing.' Great ending. Very inspiring & great writing overall. Animation seemed a little dated but didn't take away from the feeling & emotions portrayed in this beautiful show. It really is a beautiful world. Thank you Kino |
| The wolves are at my door... And I can see the writing on the wall. |
| This episode was slowly picking my heart apart as each action the townspeople made resembled a dying wish to pass onto a traveler so that they would not be forgotten in their seclusion from the world. This was a phenomenal way to wrap up the series, bringing it all home and making it personal for Kino. Being someone who has traveled and moved several times as a kid, I had a difficult time accepting the villagers' decision to stay and die with their heritage. This was a great reminder that I need to re-watch Kino's Journey every couple of years. No matter how many times I see it, it still resonates with me and shakes loose new thoughts circulating through my head as I've gained new life experiences and perspectives each time. But no matter what changes in between each re-watch, the world still remains beautiful. 10/10 and remains in my top 5. |
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| Great episode to end the show on. The village decided to live their final days changed, welcoming a traveler with open arms. Truly a beautiful anime that had a lot of intriguing ideas and sometimes strange costums. I would say this show was on par with Mushishi for me, maybe not as relaxing but definitely some thought provoking episodes. 9/10 |
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| Hm. Not the way I expected the show to end, but not a bad end nonetheless. The show felt a little simplistic at times, but it was quite thoughtful and was able to depict its ideas without being pretentious at all. 8/10 As a side note, I felt that the animation for this show was honestly fantastic for 2003. |
| I loved it so much! Why can't there be more? I didn't know I was going into something this good when I started it. Kino and Hermes are awesome and I wish I could see more of them. The atmosphere this show gave off is different from anything I've watched thus far. I'm going to watch the movies that came out now and be sad that there's no more left after it. 10/10 |
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| Wow. This was so depressing. 10/10 I WANT MORE |
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| A melancholic end to a great series. It explores the darker side of humanity without it becoming overly preachy, while still giving the viewer a sense of optimism that there is good in the world. My only negative is that i was not much of a fan of the art style. |
| Defeating a sandwich, only makes it tastier |
koreye said: I think some people dont like this anime and its philosophy because its too blunt and cynical. But I think it sums up a lot of things about human nature and condition perfectly. We aren't as good, innocent and deep as we'd like to think. Yeah I agree. I also think some people seem to be missing that these are obviously exaggerated situations, and aren't implied to be realistic. Like the democratic country that voted everyone to death in episode 5. Obviously that wouldn't happen like that in real life, but it still makes the point that "pure" democracies would end in the majority overpowering the rest and getting their way with everything. I loved this final episode and as a whole I loved this show. Gotta get on the OVAs/movies for this, and then probably move on to the LNs because I need MORE. |
| ~ The world is not beautiful, therefore it is. |
| Beautiful last episode. This Anime is up there with Mushishi and I was close to handing it a 9/10. Seems I'm not out of worthwhile Anime just yet. |
| At first I thought the explosion was from all the endowments the citizens gave her, so my heart skipped a beat, thinking Kino was dead. Nice one. 10/10 |
| Why do people have such bad taste? Anime isn't subjective anymore. |
Waynflete said: I must be missing something, how did you guys deduce that Kino's real name is Sakura? It's a very subtle message. I do not recall the episode no. out of my head as I just completed the series right now (probably episode 4, where she meets the "Kino" who dies and she takes up her name and journey) She particularly speaks, "My name is supposedly a beautiful flower but everyone teases me so I forgot" or along those lines. This is one hell of a conclusive ending, I think this anime will have an impact on watching other philosophical work out there. Never forget, "the beautiful world" is a title bait as it only brought tears to my eyes ;-; |
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| That's where Kino got the 2nd gun. Hints at Kino's real name. Those people are idiots. They could have left temporarily and rebuilt after the disaster. The episode had me wondering why the bad rumors, but that conclusion sure was a surprise. 5/10 (average) overall. While some of the episodes were interesting, it was a bit slow and boring. |
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| Everyone dying? WTF. |
| When I started out with the Anime I thought it would be up there with Anime such as Mushishi considering its rating, but unfortunately it have quite a lot of issues that just destroyed my enjoyment. For the animation it wasn't very good, and the weird effect that was being used all the time didn't really have a positive effect on the experience while watching it. The characters were all very disappointing, considering the monotone approach they have gone with for the people Kino meets. If we focus on our two main characters, we have Kino the passive person, which aren't interesting in what she do, since she just serve to show the different country without actually doing anything. Yes she have her desire to survive, and does show some personality, but from a character perspective she is quite boring. Then there is Helmes, which at least come with some insightful comment, but instead of just being passive he is closer to invisible for our world and story, and can't take any action. Then there is the story, which isn't very important, considering it is episodic and the episodes are just about showing its message. Lastly the enjoyment, well the true problem of this show is very simple it is just about bringing up different philosophical concept, and it does it in a very textbook way of doing it. The whole monotone approach is boring, and the fact he just gave focus on the cruelty of human nature leaves me out much variety in the show, which it solely needed considering every character is flat as a paper. The only good thing I really can say about this show was how it was very unique in its story telling, shame that it couldn't really doing anything other great as well :-/ |
| I'm not a fan of slow paced shows particularly slice of life genre but in a few rare cases there is the one that manages to catch my attention. Unfortunately KnT isn't one of those shows. One of the biggest problems I had with this show is it's episodic nature and the fact that the main heroine ends up being nothing but a passive observer. "Traveling from country to country, meeting new people, exploring the world" sound's good as a concept but that's it. A recollection of tragic settings unrelated to each other is all that you're going to witness in this story. |
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| I had a great time with this series, but I feel like this finale doesn't do it justice. Oh well, they say it's the journey that counts, not the destination. I think my overall score will be somewhere around 7/10 and 8/10. It was a unique experience, one which I will remember for a long time, and there were times where I was even fascinated. On the other hand, not all episodes gave me enough "kick", and this inconsistency, along with the finale I found clumsy, makes me not want to give it a 9 or 10. |
| that was a rather pleasing anime i really enjoyed this episode and overall it was a 9/10 |
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| Damn, this was G.O.O.D. kino mAAd city. Although this ending is not showing the actual endpoint of the timeline (Kino keeps on travelling), it is a very fitting conclusion anyway. While Kino's main reason to have started travelling is "because she is a traveller" (but also because she would have been lobotomized), we're shown what's the force that drives her through all of these countries without stopping and thus ever leaning towards the opposite of travelling: that is, to settle down. Settling down would mean getting closer to people and bonding with them, but she couldn't put up with separating from them or seeing something bad happen to them. She was way too shocked when the pyroclastic flow burnt that city (the look on ep13 Kino's face is very harsh if you didn't notice). She got emotionally involved enormously by the start. How do you avoid that? By limiting your stay and never settling down. We can also presume that Kino had travelled quite a bit before getting to ep13's country but that her impetus to travel was starting to dwindle, hence why she wanted to stay a bit more. So the initial impetus now dwindling was reignited by this harsh wakeup call and never got back again. I'm feeling a strong nine about this. |
umusNov 11, 2016 1:04 PM
| For a moment when I heard the explosion I thought they were attacking Kino. Didn't expect everyone to suddenly die ;_; |
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| Very sad episode :( I wanted them to explore the themes more, unfortunately we got only 13 episodes i can imagine it being a lot better if it was 26 episodes. Nevertheless, very good show, enjoyed it. 8.2/10 |
| This episode shook me to my core, single handedly the most powerful anime episode I have ever seen. I was feeling uneasy throughout the entire episode, something seemed so off, and then that twist at the end. Fucking bravo. Very well done. |
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