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| Kino could just say those sheeps are killing people Kino stop breaking the 4th wall And Kino never wake up ever again xD Still prefer the original.. but Yuuki Aoi and Saito Soma <3 |
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| Noooooooo! It's already over?! The sheep segment was a strange (but hilarious) episode to end off on, although the bit of philosophy during Kino's nap segment might just be the perfect way to close out the series. Making the sheep episode the last episode is very anticlimactic though. I loved how the original series ended with the "Kind Country" episode. Kino had finally found a place she wanted to stay only to tragically find out that it wasn't quite meant to be, so she had to continue her journey. The last episode of the 2017 series features Kino shooting sheep into a BBQ and plowing into them with a Jeep. Hilarious? Absolutely. Great ending? Not so much. Also, Photo is featured in the OP and only gets one episode? There better be a sequel now! |
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| This entire episode was just stupid nonsense. I don't know why this of all episodes is the last episode. I don't know why we spent almost an entire episode watching Kino deal with OVERLY MENACING CGI sheep. The action was terrible but it always is in this show, and the only real merit to the episode is Kino and Hermes's dialouge and just the sheer absurdity of it. Fucking why? 4/10, god damnit Kino 17. |
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 Alas, the final episode of Kino's Journey (2017). The story of sheep was a strange one for me. I've recently finished watching Ringing Bell, so the concept of a vicious, murderous sheep isn't too farfetched for me. If anything, it made the episode hilarious in that regard, though seeing the whole flock kill themselves trying to attack Kino was really odd, if not absurd as far as the lack of self-preservation goes. Though, the last twist at the end at least capped the story off well enough. The idea of domesticated animals bred for fighting and the animal rights activitists going against that pasttime is interesting for a few reasons. First, the first shot may have been at the people here initially portrayed as training sheep to fight and die to entertainment, but the second shot was at the activists releasing sheep unnaturally bred into the wild. In the former case, it there were people conditioning sheep to act in accordance to their wishes, but the latter case involves people releasing the sheep into the wild without taking any measures in helping them return to their "natural state," as it were. As a result, the sheep, instead of fighting each other, attack humans, as if they held some hereditary grudge. Though, the guard seemed to regard the sheep as defenders or the country's iconic mascots, rather than an actual danger whom would drive away and/or kill any traveler wanting to enter the country. The overall story was pretty conflicting, but I suppose that may have been the intent. With the last bit, it was a nice message for the viewers, though the lack of subtlety really speaks for the season as a whole. The episode itself was a bit underwhelming, but in a sense, I suppose that's also the nature of the series. It really isn't the type of series that has proper build ups to climatic arc ends, or even proper arcs to begin with. Though, I would have preferred a stronger story to end on, as the sheep story really amounted to a few jokes carried over from the episode's beginning, namely trying to stand Hermes up after falling over and trying to jump the ravine. I'm not sure if this is proper irony, but this season of Kino's Journey felt like it went out with a whimper instead of a bang, in spite of Kino going guns akimbo to an extent I don't recall ever seeing animated. This is truly a conflicting adaptation. |
ShockedDec 23, 2017 9:18 AM
| A fine ending to a fairly pleasant and gorgeously appealing show! Unlike most anime finales, this felt like a slow and steady end. xD, those vicious sheeps though. I’d never imagined sheeps would be this carnivorous but it was a nice addition to the messed up world though. It was awesome to see Kino fight back though, and I’m genuinely shocked how the Jeep managed to withstand all that. Cool episode overall, through and through. Time to watch the original, so I’ll try and binge watch that whenever I possibly can. I hope there will be a Second Season too, since I’m really liking this cast of characters and the world development of the show. As for the whole show in general, I enjoyed most of the episodes and was a little bored with the minor remaining episodes. It was nice to see Shizu’s party get a couple or so episodes but all the more disappointing to see them just being ignored for the last few episodes. On the other hand, the Art/Animation of this show was simply an eye candy. All those vivid details in almost every scene given by the Studio was just brilliant! As for the Sound Department, it wasn’t the best at it but it was sure a cool and soothing company throughout the course of the show. - Storyline/Plot Development: 7/10 - Cast of Characters/Character Development: 8/10 - Art/Animation: 9.5/10 - Sound Department: 8/10 - Enjoyment: 9/10 -> Overall: 7.5/10. |
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| I quite hate this episode. It's just way too stupid to be Kino. Seriously, killer CGI sheep. I'm thinking of lowering my score just for this last episode. |
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| I wonder if this episode was filmed in New Zealand; so many sheep! Shame most got cooked into roast lamb but it's probably for the better considering their murderous tenancies. In many respects I preferred this series to the original adaptation; primarily because of the attention it gave to its supporting characters. One thing I disliked about the original is that it introduced Shizu's party but after that we never saw them again. I was happy to see Shizu had at least 3 episodes dedicated to him as we find out a bit more about who he is as a person and how he interacts with others. It's also boring just seeing Kino all the time. Having the Master and Photo having their own episodes was good too. A number of episodes were pretty good with a number of take-home messages and I still love the OP, it's beautiful both visually and acoustically. Whilst I still prefer the unique visual style of the original, the anime as a whole was pleasant eye candy. However some episodes were fairly bland, especially the episode where Kino visited multiple countries at once. It introduced some interesting concepts without ever expanding on them. I'm also not forgiving this series for its poor adaptation of the Colosseum arc as it felt so rushed and missed out on some crucial information. The 2003 anime adapted it so much better. The animation quality was jarring at times with poor framerates for some scenes. Overall I give it a 7/10. |
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| Kill the sheep ! 7/10 |
| ...what? Like, really? They choose this over Kind Country to be the last episode? There was nothing interesting in this new series overall. I wouldn't recommend it unless you really want new Kino stories after the 2003 series. I wish this would've been Shizu no Tabi. It would've been way more interesting. |
Kaidu-Dec 23, 2017 1:54 AM
| I actually really enjoyed this episode. It's a funny, lighthearted one that gives you a little more on the bond between Kino and Hermes while they journey between countries. The music isn't detracting. The pacing isn't rushed, because it's only one story and one short concluding story. A little idyllic, a little weird, sure, but I've seen that before. The series conclusion I felt was pretty great, too. What I feel their grave mistake on it though was its placement. Episode 11 should have been the final episode, and this episode should have been Episode 2. I don't know if was because they wanted to have the concluding story as endgame but weren't allowed to have an extended Episode 11 (which I thought would've been a better alternative), or whatever. We really needed more Kino to be established at the beginning of the series before introducing any other characters, and there were far too many new character stories introduced in such a short series. Shizu and the Master? Fine, I can accept, because they constantly recur in the novels. But Photo? If it was a 24 episode anime, but I didn't think she was present enough in the novels for her to have a place in a 12-episode one. There are some good aspects of this series that I did enjoy, and yes the 2003 series isn't perfect, but I still vastly prefer the 2003 series for its creativity and bizarre atmos considering what appeared to be a limited budget. 2017 Kino's Journey improved halfway through the series and had some good episodes but majority had pacing and music placement issues that really deterred my ability to sink into what it was trying to say. Does 2017 follow the novels more directly? Yes, but following something better doesn't automatically equate to better execution. If they ever make a second season, I hope they keep working on it. It's between a 7.5 and an 8.0 out of 10 for me. 7.75? |
BunnyflowerDec 23, 2017 2:58 AM
| this adaptation maybe have better animation art and stuffs but for me, I like the original more idk why, maybe because it has better atmosphere round it 7/10 |
| Ugh. This episode gave me enough reason to continue hating sheeps because they're terrifying. Haha. And look at them eyes seriously. Gaaah. I mean those sheeps were yeah raised to be wild, but dang I still hate them. Hahaha. That poor guy who died from their hands, though. KINO IS SUCH A BADASS THIS EPISODE. I MEAN SHE'S ALWAYS BEEN A BADASS, BUT BANG BANG BANG ULTIMATE BADASSERY! Hahaha. So scared that those sheeps will harm Hermes, though, glad it didn't happen because I'm gonna break down and cry if they hurt Hermes. That Kino's Nap part hinted that there'll be a 2nd season, right? Like IT'S ALREADY CONFIRMED!?!?!?!?! WAAAAAAAAAAAH! I need more of this anime. I need more Kino and Hermes journey. 5/5 for this episode and 9/10 for this anime. <3 That ED card, though. :) I'll sincerely miss this show every week. Gaaaah! Thanks for the wonderful journey, show! I loved it so much! :) |
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| It seem a lot of people just commenting without any in-dept detail of this episode, I guess I will give it a go. Sheeps were breed to battle each other long time ago and was released. However, there were not attacking each other in their freedom. But then, they attacked human instead. In short Sheeps hate people for 'torturing' them into a bloodbath battle but the people in that country didn't know that. Would be great if this episode also show that Sheeps come back to the country and attack people. |
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| This anime is beautiful. Lerche did a great job. It's episodic but definitely not "hit or miss". From start to end, it's consistently good. The Country of Liars is the best story for me. We need more anime like this. |
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| My formula for a bad series/episodes is as follows: If you can skip through an episode before watching it, predict the outcome, and watch it in full to have your predictions met 100% then it's hot garbage. This series started off so strong and left me with a wanting for the knowledge of new countries and people this show had to offer, (especially the main characters in the opening). Instead what I got was recycled plots, uninteresting characters, literal character drop-offs and extreme cases of re-occurrence. This was bad. 4/10 |
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| Well just finished marathoning this show and as someone who never watched the original I was expecting a light hearted type of show but all I can say now is that the feels are real for this show especially for certain episodes wish they could have shown more of the other side characters and would have liked to know how she met her master and the time they spent together a lot of questions still remain oh well it was a good show none the less. |
Toshihiro_ChrisDec 27, 2017 11:21 AM
| As someone who hasnt watched the original, this remake is enjoyable enough for what its worth. I feel like I got enough of a taste from this to understand what the series is all about. I wont say I've become a fan from this, but I'll definitely welcome future Kino adaptations with open arms if they ever make more. |
| Wow, what a laughably awful final episode this was: pointless killer sheep filler alongside a section where Kino breaks the fourth wall so hard she may as well just look direct at the camera for that entire bit. Ultimately, on its own this wasn't awful, but it failed in almost every way to live up to my expectations and was a major disappointment on that front; it's telling that the two best episodes of this remake were two stories that were also adapted in the original series. 7/10 |
| The story that they chose for this episode didn't feel like a final episode in my opinion, I wish they had been to a country, or well inside a country. But I loved the last segment very funny. Second season confirmed? (also is it just me or was Kino's voice girlier in the past two episodes or just me?) |
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| No way sheep will run off a cliff. Better than the average episode. 4/10 (below average) I think the original was better... was more focused on Kino's actual journey and different "countries". This was... not as focused. |
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| That was some serious animal cruelty episode lol Some sheep's screams were also hilarious. A good way to end after all the drama we see during the show ^^ |
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| Very disappointing, this was. The only stuff that felt like I was even watching Kino's Journeys was the first few episodes, which were recreated from the original show. Besides 1-2 episodes in the middle, nothing else fit into the normal Kino pattern. Thanks Lerche for butchering a show that used to be decent. |
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| Has Kino's journey ended? No, it's just the beginning. Nice ending, no sheeps survive from Kino and Hermes. The only thing I love in this show is the opening song. Overall, I still love the first Kino anime. It was more memorable than this. How ironic I am. |
| Overall good series, but not that satisfying. Fell a bit cheap in terms of production quality and directing. anime score 7/10 |
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| So I just read the blurb where it said these episodes were voted on from the Manga. Since I enjoyed the original series more I think it would have been better to just add those few additional episodes as new episodes with the original style. |
| Wow. PETA would love this episode. xD |
| An animal cruelty episode. It was hard to watch and soured my impression somewhat. Overall, other than the animation, the episodes that animated the same stories the old anime already did (episodes 5, 10 and 11, if memory serves) were clearly inferior to the old anime, so with that and this last episode taken into account, my final score is 7/10. |
| ったく、嫌な世の中だよ。 |
| This episode had me laughing! Kino running down those sheep needs to be a gif...but I feel bad for the sheep bc they are just animals. |
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| This is maybe one of the most random finale i've seen this year, what the fuck. That was hilarious tho, i couldnt stop laughing. Anyway, overall it was alright, some good episode, some i didnt really care 6/10 |
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| It was all made creepier by the sheer fact that they are just sheep, it wouldn't have been nearly as creepy if they were actually dangerous animals or monsters. Made sad, by how many of them were just slaughtered by Kino in his attempt to escape them. All in all, a good episode from a good series, though not really a finale. 7/10. |
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| Basically just a tad bit dark BuBu ChaCha Had some good episodes but tends to be corny way corny with corny ass gags that started when her master appeared in her episode, the talking motorad still is just as cringey too actually not even how hermes talk but they're relationship is the real cringe 5/10 |
| sheep genocide what the hell lol |
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| Those were Savage Sheeps and Kind Slaughtered a lot of them...what a weird way to end the season like that... 4/5. 8/10. |
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| I really like how Kino isn`t good or bad. She is just neutral. "I don`t want to kill you but if you attack I`m gonna bounce the shit out of you" |
| Personally never felt sleeping in a hammock was comfortable. I'd rather sleep on a chair About the series, well, first time watcher and it was decent. Every episode was. That's it...no more to it. 6/10 |
| Ehhh... Except the last part (TITLE DROP!) that didn't feel like a series conclusion. Which is OK for an episodic series like this, I guess, but I got the feeling episode order got switched at some point. Even the animation wasn't on par with previous two episodes. Just my guess. Going to watch the 2003 version now (I had not yet) |
| I never saw the original. Just never got around to it. So for me, this was really top notch. |
| "Wow, I cant believe it! A traveler! We haven't had any travelers in years from this side of the gate!" Uh, yea dude, because you raised a fucking army of murder sheep that fucking kill people. Like the sheep version of Llama's with Hats. Not necessarily a strong finish to the series given the episodes we had prior...but at least seeing a bunch of sheep get mowed down, head-shot, and engulfed in flames while flying away in tiny curled up balls was laughable and its own form of entertainment. |
| Crazy sheeps thats it , and you said there’s a sequel when you woke up XD |
gedata said: No it fucking doesn't. This is what if felt like. Pretty torn here. These episodes the full gamut from stuff I expected from the original to shit like this storywise where the buildup felt like it was more in service of giving Kino a moment to look like a badass gunslinger then to spend time making a strong point. Feels like I'm watching zombeavers XD |
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| I felt bad for the sheeps, even more after learning of their stories :( But then, there was nothing Kino could do. She didn't even wanted to kill them. It was a survival situation. |
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