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This is kind of the worst anime to talk about in a review because there's just not much to say about it. I’m not saying that this show is bad, no not at all. In fact this is one of my personal favorite anime ever, it truly is a hidden gem that I hear nobody talking about. It's about a kid named Kino who travels around from place to place with his talking motorcycle Hermes (Yeah, the motorcycle talks) and each place is different from the next, and after they're done with one place, they travel to the next random place with seemingly no ending destination in sight. And that's basically the whole show in a nutshell without giving any specific details. I first went into this show knowing nothing about it and I think that's the best way to experience it. It made me completely immersed in the world of this show and I found myself just going along with the journey. Kino is such an interesting character to me and the interactions between Kino and Hermes are very entertaining to watch. Their conversations can get kind of philosophical and emotional at times.

The show just has such a relaxing vibe to it and a sense of adventure which I love. Watching this show feels like you're on a road trip yourself. I mean there are emotional scenes and moments that are meant to be exciting and they all hit quite hard but for the most part this show is very lowkey and I like that. The places they visit are all very unique and the show leaves many things up to interpretation without becoming too ambiguous, leading to stupid plot holes. And the show doesn’t really follow a three-act structure either. Like the show just kinda starts, and then it just kinda ends. I guess one complaint I could give this show is that I kind of wanted to see more from it. The show is very short, it's only 13 episodes long and if you were to watch it all in one sitting like I did, it would take about 5 hours. But I still think you get a lot out of it even with a short runtime.

I don't really have any logical or well-thought out reasons as to why I love this show. I just find it very cozy. This show is like a warm blanket that you wanna snuggle in forever, and that's fine by me. Now I do know there is a remake of this show, which I haven't seen, but I'm just going to bet that the remake is not going to give me the same kind of feelings and emotions that the OG version gave me.

ORIGINALLY REVIEWED ON 03/05/2023