In an imperfect world, the stories make it beautiful. When kino hears of a land where travelers are shunned, she decides to visit anyway and experience the peoples attitude for herself. The following weapons were used in the anime series kinos journey. While i enjoyed the entire season fully i think id rate the first iteration higher old kino. A great complement to the previous episode, which hints at kinos own past as the daughter of an innkeeper. Kinos journey would easily inspire comparisons to the likes of mushishi and natsume yuujinchou, for very understandable reasons. Kino and hermes stop in a town seemingly full of robots. Kino s back story is revealed, we learn about the country she grew up in, and watch as she meets hermes and starts her endless travels. The plot is primarily episodic, something that i usually despise. The series follows a traveler named kino and her talking motorcycle named hermes, as they explore countries with unique customs and people around a mysterious world, only spending three days at each location. I thought it was impossible for the show to come back from its mistakes, but then you get an episode like 6 in the clouds, and you reel back, wondering if this was the same director. So this thread is about kinos journey which includes the light novel, manga and the 2003 and 2017 anime series.
Watch kinos journey online full episodes of season 1 yidio. There is drama, and some action, but its as much a philosophical journey as a physical one. Kinos journey is a 25 minute adventureanimationfantasy starring kelli cousins as kino, cynthia martinez as hermes and clint bickham as shizu. Bkinos journey the beautiful world is currently streaming on crunchyroll. Kinos journey the beautiful world the animated series ep 6 4 arcs see below this is actually a 4 segment ep that was an excellent episode it was like fate intervened in the clouds. This episode s climactic scene is a great encapsulation of the thematic and emotional complexity that i originally expected from kino s journey 2017 going in. Country of illness for you, which function more as bonus episodes. In this time she gets to clean a little more about the language and the culture of each country.
Watch kinos journey season 1, episode a kind land. The television series kinos journey follows kino as she travels around the world with her talking motorcycle. Kinos journeythe beautiful world originally aired in 2003, with all episodes being released on 3 dvds in a single case in 2009. Kinos rampage continues next week, their thirst for destruction like their thirst for travel neverending.
Its been a while since ive seen mushishi but i dont recall irony having such a prominent role in mushishi and mushishis episodes were just stories not trying to make a point or raise any questions. Travelogue kinos journey isnt like ordinary anime rock. Meet kino, a traveler exploring beyond the boundaries into unknown mystical places. Anime book club is back in session with the first two episodes of kinos journey. With the exception of a single twoparter, all episodes begin and end mostly the same way.
But to see everything, they can only spare three days in each land before moving on to the next adventure. A majority of the episode is built on how surprisingly wonderful the villagers of the kind country are to kino, and how her bond with sakura grows as she starts to see her as a little sister while she guides her around town. Watch kino s journey season 1, episode 12 a peaceful land. When kino hears of a land where travelers are shunned, she decides to visit anyway and experience the people s attitude for herself. The series consists of a episode television series, as well as two 30 minute long movies, kinos journey. The series follows a traveler named kino and her talking motorcycle named hermes, as they explore countries with unique. Kinos journey is a collection of societal parables, told through the eyes of a wanderer who visits countries and observes them.
Kinos journey is in a fantasy world where science has taken some leaps and bounds in some directions and became twisted, with some moments that poke your disbelief to see if its suspended or not like the are you a knife merchant moment with the slavers in episode not remembered. In kino s words, when people see birds flying through the sky, they get the urge to go on a journey. Just to let everyone know the drill, what ill do here is summarize the episodes in question, and then post a few thoughts and some potential discussion points. Come here to chat about the latest episodes, the characters, plot, or the series in general. The series follows a traveler named kino and her talking motorcycle named hermes, as they explore countries with unique customs and people around a mysterious world, only. Episode 10 kinos journey the beautiful world anime. With only a gun and the talking motorcycle hermes, kino learns about unique people and their customs through the fascinating stories they weave. Kino and hermes visit a land that prides itself on a being a peaceful nation, but on entering the country, they soon rea. Apr 08, 2003 imaginative, thoughtprovoking, and sometimes disturbing, kino s journey is documented in an episodic style with an emphasis on atmosphere rather than action or plot, though still prevalent. When kino hears of a land where travelers are shunned, she decides to visit anyway and experience the peoples attitude. Oct 30, 2017 because this episode was so different from any other kinos journey episode that ive ever seen. While this version looked and sounded amazing 1010 i dont really understand the decisions the staff made in terms of changes they made to the story, rearranging of episodes, and adding in an odd episode like this. In the first episode, the land of visible pain, kino and hermes visit a country which appears at first to be populated solely by machines.
If any of us were still wondering if kinos journey the beautiful world was a sequel or a remake, this episode answered it as a reenvisioning of an episode previously animated. Read the topic about kinos journey episode discussion on myanimelist, and join in the discussion on the largest online anime and manga database in the world. In short, this episode series is a brilliant philosophical journey. The main reason, because instead of kino taking the reins in this episode like usual, the main point of view character is shizu.
Apr 08, 2003 the television series kinos journey follows kino as she travels around the world with her talking motorcycle. Since kino is a series of selfcontained episodes, its better to focus the discussion on the episode on hand. But if you feel its necessary to discuss any story thats ahead of the current episode please use spoiler tags and mark it accordingly. When kino hears of a land where travelers are shunned, she decides to visit anyway and experience the people s attitude. With ai maeda, ryuji aigase, kelli cousins, cynthia martinez.
Kino and hermes go to a town, meet people, stuff happens, and they leave at episodes end. Kinos journey the beautiful world is an anime series based on the light novel series of the same name written by keiichi sigsawa and illustrated by kohaku kuroboshi. Kino s journey is in a fantasy world where science has taken some leaps and bounds in some directions and became twisted, with some moments that poke your disbelief to see if its suspended or not like the are you a knife merchant moment with the slavers in episode not remembered. Upon closer examination, however, they discover that there are people that live in this abandoned hamlet, but they are afraid of any human they come in contact with, save for one man who tells kino the sad and tragic history of the town. Kino no tabi the beautiful world, shortened to kinos journey, is a japanese light novel series written by keiichi sigsawa, with illustrations by kouhaku kuroboshi. Kinos journey has been adapted into two visual novel adventure games for the playstation 2 by tycoon and ascii media works. Based on a light novel series by shigusawa keiichi. Oct, 2016 kino s journey 2003 season 1 episode duration. Each episode covers a different country, a different theme, a different look into the beautiful world of kinos journey. It made me, your average basement dweller, want to go on adventures in their world to meet all those people and learn about their incredibly unique countries.
Kino s journey the beautiful world originally aired in 2003, with all episodes being released on 3 dvds in a single case in 2009. Chapter 11 as you can see, only a handful of episodes significantly overlap between the two series, so its worthwhile to go back and watch the 2003 original. Together they visit many countries and citystates of the world but always observe a near sacred rule. Watch kinos journey episodes online season 1 2004 tv guide. Until the fourth episode, there is no indication whatsoever not through clothing, not through mannerisms, nor through discussion of kinos gender as either male or female.
Watch kinos journey season 1, episode 12 a peaceful land. Overall, kinos journey is a thoughtprovoking look at what ifs. Oct, 2016 zamow album ltd nowe kino na kartky na fb. In kinos words, when people see birds flying through the sky, they get the urge to go on a journey. Because this episode was so different from any other kinos journey episode that ive ever seen. Shame her own country and parents are so batshit insane. The series premiered on tue apr 08, 2003 on wowow and a kind land tomorrow never comes s01e last aired on tue jul 08, 2003. Kinos back story is revealed, we learn about the country she grew up in, and watch as she meets hermes and starts her endless travels. Kino no tabi, known in english as kinos journey and also using the english title kinos travels on official japanese merchandise, is a light novel series by keiichi sigsawa which was adapted into a thirteenepisode tv anime series in 2003, one ova, and two films. Kino s journey is a 25 minute adventureanimationfantasy starring kelli cousins as kino, cynthia martinez as hermes and clint bickham as shizu. In 2017, it received two backtoback manga adaptations, and a new anime with a. Kinos journey the beautiful world the animated series.
She spends three days in each of the different countries she visits. Since kino is a series of selfcontained episodes, it s better to focus the discussion on the episode on hand. Kino doesnt particularly identify with either label. Composed in the form of a series of short stories, this is the story of the travels and observations of the human kino and the talking motorbike hermes. Imaginative, thoughtprovoking, and sometimes disturbing, kinos journey is documented in an episodic style with an emphasis on atmosphere rather than action or plot, though still prevalent.
The first game, titled kinos journey the beautiful world, was released on july 17, 2003, and a best version was later released on november 25, 2004. Kino no tabi, known in english as kino s journey and also using the english title kino s travels on official japanese merchandise, is a light novel series by keiichi sigsawa which was adapted into a thirteen episode tv anime series in 2003, one ova, and two films. This episodes climactic scene is a great encapsulation of the thematic and emotional complexity that i originally expected from kinos journey 2017 going in. Jun 17, 2018 anime book club is back in session with the first two episodes of kinos journey. I like the twist that in country where murder is legal, the law actually meant anyone trying to kill another for whatever reason is disturbing the peace and therefore the citizens are. In 2017, it received two backtoback manga adaptations, and a new anime with a new studio premiered october 6, 2017. Jul 30, 2018 episode 11 is definitely kind of an endpoint. This episode is a retelling of the episode about kinos background in the original series.
Read the topic about kino s journey episode 12 discussion on myanimelist, and join in the discussion on the largest online anime and manga database in the world. So this thread is about kino s journey which includes the light novel, manga and the 2003 and 2017 anime series. The structure of the show mirrors its source material, each episode like a chapter from the light novel. Kino s journey the beautiful world the animated series ep 6 4 arcs see below this is actually a 4 segment ep that was an excellent episode it was like fate intervened in the clouds. Kino s journey the beautiful world is an anime series based on the light novel series of the same name written by keiichi sigsawa and illustrated by kohaku kuroboshi. Young worldweary sharpshooter girl kino and her talking inquisitive motorcycle hermes travel around her unusual world, visiting various citystates for three days each to learn about their culture, history and ruling philosophy.
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