Kino no Tabi: The Beautiful World - Byouki no Kuni - For You

After a long journey, Kino and Hermes finally arrive at their destination—a very beautiful and clean country with many skyscrapers. Unlike the other places they have visited so far, the country's landscape is a little peculiar. Although the countryside appears to be farmland, the area seems to be abandoned. Filled with old and damaged buildings, there is no sign of life. In contrast, the city is hidden within a mountain, confined under a fabricated sky that is generated by advanced technology. The highly developed city is focused on healthcare, practicing strict hygiene regulations and aiming to turn its citizens into the healthiest of people.

However, despite being in a beautiful and clean environment, Kino cannot help but feel a sense of uneasiness. The town's air slightly contains a peculiar smell, and there are no birds to be seen flying in the skies, bringing a sense of mystery and dizziness to the scenery. After all, as an experienced traveler, Kino knows that looks can be deceiving and that the town may not be what they had initially expected.

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Kino Main

Maeda, Ai Japanese

Hermes Main

Aigase, Ryuji Japanese

Inertia Main

Kawasumi, Ayako Japanese

Kubota, Mitsutoshi Producer

Oosawa, Nobuhiro Producer

Nakamura, Ryuutarou Director, Episode Director, Storyboard

Tsuruoka, Youta Sound Director

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Aug 28, 2024

rooster_

Recommended

Unlike the first "movie" this one distinguishes itself much more clearly from the TV show, despite having a 30-minute runtime. Character designs and color palettes are notably different, Kino looks a bit more grown-up, and the (in)famous grain filter of the TV series is nowhere to be found. The story structure is the same as usual: Kino visits a mysterious country, becomes acquainted with his ways, and then uncovers the dark secret behind it. I didn't find this story to be particularly outstanding next to the TV series, but it does have some memorable moments, like Hermes trying to strike up conversation with an inanimate ... motorbike, or Kino having a gunfight in a room full of surveillance screens. The titular "country" is also one of the most visually interesting in the series, though the story itself is a bit on-the-nose. (The little girl is called "Inertia," really?) Anyway, this doesn't feel so "essential" for fans of the TV show as the first movie, since it's more of its own thing, but it's certainly worth watching and it's not like there's a ton of Kino out there, either.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Aug 8, 2022

nomad8

Recommended

This episode shows a more adult Kino than the one in the series, it showed at a glance even some parts of her breasts, now grown, I think they should have left her in the main series at a more advanced age of 18 years +, oh there would be no strangeness with her skills and not with her personality, in fact in this episode Kino seemed much more human than in the series, her personality was much better.
Man honestly for me this movie was better than the series and the other movie is special, but it's still not good enough for me to give ... it a grade higher than 7, I felt that this story really was something more down to earth than the ones presented previously.
One detail that I noticed reading the comments is that I was really right, the people only give this series a high rating because it contains a veneer of intellectuality and not because it is really good, this was the best episode of this series so far, both in terms of characters, story and graphic quality but people complained about all this, if the whole series was like this it probably would have gotten an 8/10 out of me.

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Esse episodio mostra um Kino mais adulta que a da série, mostrou de relance até umas partes dos seios dela, agora crescidos, acho que deveriam ter deixado ela na série principal com uma idade mais avançada de 18 anos + ,ai não teria a estranheza com as habilidades dela e nem com a personalidade,na verdade nesse episódio a Kino parecia muito mais humana que na série,sua personalidade estava muito melhor.
Cara sinceramente pra mim esse filme foi melhor do que a serie e o outro filme e especial, mas ainda não é bom o suficiente para eu dar uma nota maior que 7,senti que essa historia realmente era algo mais pé no chão do que as apresentadas anteriormente.
Um detalhe que eu percebi lendo os comentários é que realmente eu estava certo, o pessoal só da nota alta para essa serie por ela conter um verniz de intelectualidade e não por ser realmente boa, esse foi o melhor episodio até aqui dessa série, tanto em personagens, história e qualidade gráfica mas as pessoas reclamaram de tudo isso, se a serie inteira fosse assim provavelmente ela teria conseguido arrancar um 8/10 de mim.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Oct 1, 2017

VeiledEdge

Mixed Feelings

This third special for Kino's Journey is an above-average episode of Kino's Journey. It's not as good as the best of the best episodes; we're talking episodes 2, 10 and 13. But, it's right below that.

It's hard to review Kino's Journey things without spoiling everything as everything depends a lot on a huge plot twist in the end. In my previous reviews it wasn't too prevalent that I spoil them, but this one I don't want to spoil. What little I can say about this without spoiling it would be that its execution is immaculate. The directing, voice acting, animation, the color pallet, everything ... falls in perfectly. That's why this has a 7 in art and the main series got a 4 in art. The art style was utilized a lot more effectively here, as well as in some main series episodes. The reason the main series got a 4 is that it flopped for some episodes very hard.

Regardless, it's very good. It's a deep study in philosophy and psychology, executed to a tee. Again, I can't discuss the philosophy and psychology in the special without spoiling it so just watch it. It's 28 minutes.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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