Friday, March 04, 2011

Kino's Journey (2003)
キノの旅

Kino no Tabi

Kino was a young adventurer, set out on a journey by riding on a talking motorcycle named Hermes, which she assembled from junk parts. together they wandered from one place to another, exploring the custom n culture of different towns. she only spent 3 days at each location, on the principle that 3 days is sufficient enough to learn almost everything important about a place. the experience was interesting, sometimes weird, sometimes even deadly. a simple anime, straightforward but unique as each stop will present something different, thus keeping the anime fairly interesting n captivating.

some background on the anime:
- episodes: 13
- director: Ryutaro Nakamura (中村隆太郎)
- released: 2003
- language: Japanese
- genre: Adventure/Psychological

sequels:
- Kino's Journey (2003)
- Kino's Travels: Life Goes On - movie (2005)
- Kino's Travels: The Beautiful World: Byouki no Kuni-For You - movie (2007)

Kino no Tabi
Kino no Tabi
Kino no Tabi
Kino no Tabi
Kino no Tabi

6 comments :

  1. Now this is really new to me. A talking bike? :p

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  2. So only 3 days is needed? Is it? I wonder what he will end up as...a historian?

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  3. I love this anime. It was aired over at Animax channel some time back and I watched faithfully.

    But I always thought Kino is a girl?

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  4. I was really thinking of going backpack with a number of good friends by the time I just started to work some years ago. Anyway, only an idea, never get it executed...

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  5. "a simple anime, straightforward but unique as each stop will present something different, thus keeping the anime fairly interesting n captivating."

    Yes, this does sound very interesting and captivating indeed.

    I enjoy visiting different places, and exactly for that reason...

    ....it's an adventure!

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  6. tekkaus:
    haha, tell me about it. according to kino, 3 days was already enough to know what's important for a place. maybe we should try that?

    lina:
    my bad! yes she was. i had corrected the mistakes. thanks for the reminder!

    dora:
    it would have been fun n exiting, especially when you go with the correct bunch of people!

    ron:
    it is indeed! an unfamiliar place is always so inviting when you go with the correct person, exploring n enjoying the place n each others' company.

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