Audience reviews
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notmeplease
First of all I need to mention it was my first contact with Kino’s Journey in any of its forms.
The animation is not the best, but I couldn’t care about it at all.
The messages of the stories and characters were made pretty clear with no additions. Sometimes perhaps missing some more depth, but I’ll only know when I check the original novel.
It was first weird when some stories ended in the middle of the episode and a completely new started, but it makes sense that they wanted to save time and at least convey part of it. Which is also a shame that the story got only 13 episodes.
The story itself is AMAZING, really engaging for someone who actually watches and listens what’s going on.
It was first recommended to me by a friend saying I might love it (Kino’s Journey in general) and app…
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I’d be lying if I said that I didn’t somewhat enjoy this as a Kino’s Journey fan, but as I expected, it’s definitely an inferior version compared to the 2003 OG. It’s not necessarily bad on its own, and there were still things about it that I liked, but I constantly found myself comparing it to the original anime while watching it, and almost every time I did, the 2003 version came out on top.
For one, I felt like this severely lacked the dreamlike aesthetic and atmosphere that made the original so special to me. There was something almost surreal about the 2003 anime, where even the quieter and more mundane moments had this strange, otherworldly feeling to them. It also had a level of subtlety where it wouldn’t always directly tell you what you were supposed to take away from a story and…
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I'm particularly passionate about short story-style works. Most, if not all, of them I've seen have been memorable in different but special ways. For me, Kino no Tabi joins that memory and enters my list of favorites with glory.
It's been a long time since I felt so... consumed, involved, immersed, happy, and at peace after finishing an anime. Anime like this gives me that feeling of, "I think I should start a new hobby, or maybe a new college. Maybe I can become a backpacker." You know what I'm talking about? The feeling of wanting to live, of thinking, "Thank you for giving me the opportunity to watch this." Sometimes that happens, but not always. I'm glad I put my laziness aside and decided to watch Kino no Tabi. Thank goodness.
I've talked a lot about feelings and sensations, so let'…
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I wouldn't recommend watching the remake first before the original 2003.
Lots of the plots seems awfully rushed, they crammed in and skip left right and removed emotions from original series (too bad, I didn't feel a thing on the finale of that country).
I highly recommend first time watchers that's interested in the character to watch the anime chronologically, first publish and latest. As it will make the most sense
Nonetheless, its still a remaster and new plots (or skits) that hadn't been shown in the original series, props for showing that new guy in the story tho.
I really hope there's a season 2 with new plots and not rushed
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I hope no one accidentally watches this first instead of the original one. I can't comprehend how a rebuild of such a legendary anime can be this bad.
Every character feels emptied, each remade episode is ruined, all new episodes are terrible and make you question what you are watching. No thematic messages are conveyed, episodes only rely on plot twists which are the most uninteresting ones I have ever seen in anime.
It is a huge talent to take such source material and create this bad of a sequal.
If you have watched this sequal first, then I strongly recommend you to watch the original. It is completely different.
Read at the sourceCaeruleus_CCXVI
7.0/10
First of all this is a reboot of the 2003's version of the anime, both were adapted from a light novel written back in 2000.
Disclaimer: I have not scene or read the other 2 pieces of media.
That all being said this show was an adventure, it made me sad, it made me laugh and saying 'wtf' a few times. The show really is self-aware with all its jokes and lore which I really appreciate. Really feels like a collection of short stories and there is kinda a over arching story, but over all most of the episodes could be watched in almost any order to get a similar effect. Some of the side characters do advance forward, but Kino and Hermes could almost be placed in any random episode at any time and it would make sense. The show does quite a good job showing you how awful the world can b…
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What a disaster of a remake.
I’m going to keep this briefer than my usual reviews because I had no plan on reviewing this when I started watching it, so I didn’t take any notes and I’m certainly not rewatching any of it to articulate my thoughts. To understand what makes this such a failure of an adaptation, you have to understand what worked about the original Kino’s Journey.
First, the original had a true visionary behind it—that of Ryuutarou Nakamura. For those unaware, this is the same guy who directed Serial Experiments Lain; it’s clear Nakamura has a penchant for highbrow philosophical experimentalism in his work. Compared to Lain, Kino is approachable and down-to-Earth, but in a way that still leaves you with food for thought. By the end of the OG show’s run, we still didn’t reall…
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This show is okay, but does not compare favorably to the earlier version. If you're thinking about watching both, watch this one first, otherwise you'll be disappointed.
The excessive CGI was very distracting. The artwork lacks the character of the original, the characters look very generic. It's also a lot more colorful, which made it look "cartoonish" to me.
The episodes themselves leaned toward "cute" rather than the more dark and philosophic stories of the original. Some of them are just short vignettes, and in many of them Kino doesn't even appear. As a whole, it feels rather dumbed-down, fluffy entertainment instead of engaging and though-provoking.
I don't think watching it was a waste of time, but it will probably sit on the shelf for a long time before I watch it again.
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Honestly, as someone who came in on this with no prior knowledge, it was slightly confusing. I decided to watch this purely on the aesthetics, and in that regard wasn't disappointed.
As soon as I realized it was going to be episodical series with no plot, I needed to accept that and it was a pleasant ride. The show at least tries to ask deep philosophical questions about life and explore the ontology's of being a human. It's not trying to give answers, but rather start a conversation between the themes.
Animation is super pretty and the occasional 3D elements didn't ruin it for me. If they bother you, grow up.
Voice acting was on point. I prefer the subtle use of voice rather than the over the top yelling.
But I still have to give it only a 7, since there's no plot and it feels has…
Read at the sourceChiyooko
The opinion issued here is written independently of its original, the work is considered in this opinion as such and not only in comparison with its original version to release its identity and thus its individual charm. Choosing which version to watch is up to you, I believe that the Kino's Journey work itself represented in the two anime is beautiful and rewarding enough to be viewed in these two versions.
The universe of Kino is particularly interesting, humanity lives in multiple cities and thus multiple different realities yet contained in one and the same world in the heart of which we travel from one episode to another. We find ourselves transported into a world that contains thousands of others, we travel with it, to the heart of different mentalities, different lifestyles, diffe…
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Just as a heads up, I haven't read the manga or watched the original, but I still enjoyed the remake overall. Kino's journey is a very beautiful and relaxing anime that is imaginative in how it creates its setting and characters. The main overall problem in Kino's Journey is that all the characters are either black or white. Either they have open minds like Kino and the main characters or are ideological zealots of their country. You rarely find characters that disagree with their country's viewpoint, or a country with a pluralistic ideology, so a lot of the countries felt unrealistic or exaggerated, like a self-insert of the author's more cynical viewpoints on how many people follow the herd mentality. One advantage of having simplistic characters is that it allows for many unique scenari…
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(Disclaimer: The following review may contain spoilers. Please do not read until you have watched the whole series.)
In December 2020, I made a decision to watch something a little different from the usual tastes I've developed in anime over 2020, my anime breakout year. I was quite skeptical to dive into a more serious, deep, and thought-provoking series, which is the anime I am reviewing today: Kino's Journey.
Though slow and not my type, this anime is a must-watch for anyone interested in animated stories that are more than just entertainment. It is a beautifully written piece that, as I experienced for myself, is hard to digest at first, but the more you watch, the more you'll come to enjoy what's on your plate.
Story: 9/10
Kino's Journey is a series of 12 different stories, one f…
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Do u wonder why the title is "Beautiful world" ? hehe I actually aprove it.
8/10
Idea and Story: This series is just episodic story about kino and her talking morotorcycle hermes travel from a town to a town. During the adventure we will see that "people are different" someone good some one bad.It's really great philosophy right but the presentation will make this mnd blowing by making us observe and interpret the body language every character or think about some weird ending in every episode. After we see the problem from "people are diffrent" so how can we solve it ? Most of Social criticism anime for now is trash like mahoushoujo site or medicre cause of lacking problem solving. But this series not. If we interpret character of kino we will see that she "Don't give a fuck to much but d…
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This anime is a remake of Kino no Tabi: the Beautiful World. I've watched this original version in 2009. It's been 11 years and I was excited to see such an amazing philosophical series get some recent love and attention!!! To give you an idea, I gave the original series and a lot of other Kino no Tabi titles a 9/10.
Now, on with the review.
Animation:
1) overall, I really like the visuals. There's a lot of CGI usage but most of the times it blends nicely with the rest of the animation. I love how they made the world and characters more colorful.
2) However, there are a few instances where it's noticeable that they kept recicling the animation. I understand it saves time and money but when it's noticeable it looks terrible.
3) Throughout the episodes, Kino's hair and eye colour change…
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This anime is truly beautiful. The story is rich and efficiently narrated, and it goes without saying that one has to watch the entire series several times to perceive all the details. In this respect, this anime holds a really particular place in my list because I think that it is more than an anime: it is a philosophical work. Indeed, I think that Kino no Tabi is also an invitation for us to travel virtually and think about our world and our role in society from the point of view of an outsider who has no history with it, just like Kino.
That being said, I have to admit that developing the characters' backgrounds a little further would have been appreciable.
All in all, if one seeks a peaceful and deep anime, Kino no Tabi is a good choice.
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Before starting my spoiler free review, I would love to inform you that this is neither the sequel nor the remake of 2003 series. It is a kind of completely different version. Well almost. Only 3 stories are shared between the two, out of which one is Kino's background story.
Well, as expected the art work is great. Everything is just eye pleasing to look at. Unlike the 2003 series, it doesn't have the dark tinge to the colours at most times. This brings a more cheerful and modern feel to the show.
The storyline is great too. No complaint here. Though I feel there are fewer elements in retold stories (from 2003 one). It might be due to direction of the stories in such way. Even though they told the same stories still felt like somethings different about the stories.
The pacing of story…
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I'm very picky about my animes lately because I'm looking for a female protagonist that I can relate to in some way via personality, strengths or weaknesses. Kino was a fantastic character to watch! She had real substance, which made her so relatable. I thoroughly enjoyed that NO romantic character was attached to her or on her mind! In this day and age, it's so difficult to find a complex storyline for a female lead that doesn't involve romance.
Honestly, I didn't care for the other female characters because they were a part of "the woman psyche is irrational" trope, which I dislike very much. The motorrads were cool. I definitely want more information about them and about Kino's Master. So, I'll have to read the novels eventually.
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I made the mistake of watching this remaster, before watching the 2003 version
of this show...but even so, it was still a great adventure.
Kino no Tabi: The Beautiful World! An anime which is reminiscent to another popular anime series titled "Mushishi." The show is about a traveler named Kino, who goes on a journey with a talking motorcycle where they visit many different countries. Each country they visit has a unique set of rules that only governs that specific country alone. It's honestly been a really long time since I've seen such a good episodic anime.
And being an episodic anime, you'd expect the characters to be finely spread out, meeting new characters each episode. And you'd be right. Although the plot revolves around a few distinct characters such as Hermes, the talking moto…
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This is both a sequel to the old series and a remake of some of the most remarkable episodes within it. I'll try and avoid any spoilers here since this series is episodical so any spoiler would be an episode gone to waste. For the most part, I'll be comparing this series with the original one in terms of what has been improved and what has been demoted.
Story
As I said, most of this are completely new countries that Kino visits so even if you, like me, did watch the original series this one is still going to be enjoyable for you. The remade episodes, however, aren't as good when compared to the original. Episode 2 is a remake of a three-episode arc in the original series so they've basically removed everything good in it and replaced it with Kino practicing shooting in the entire episode…
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***Minor Spoilers****
I finished watching this series today after starting it last night. I would first like to say there must be a another adaptation or manga that you have to read/watch to understand this. Either that my personal view of the show will stand. First of all I would like to say I found the show to be almost incoherent.
You have all this time skipping back and forth with not notice. The only way you can tell is if you had been paying attention to trivial details (Woodsman in ep 2 I think, being acquired in Ep6 iirc). We add to this blender of entertainment little to no backstory about our dull, and lifeless MC, and almost no world building other then the countries that are visited. Though I don't recall their ever being a discussion about why every country has walls 60+ me…
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