The phrase "don't
judge a book by its cover" fits perfectly in this 13 episode anime. The
simplistic and childish artwork in Kino’s Journey (キノの旅) contrasts with its dark
stories.
In Kino's
Journey , the protagonist, Kino, accompanied
by a talking motorcycle named Hermes, travels through a mystical world of many
different countries and forests, each unique in its customs and people. Kino
only spends three days and two nights in every town, without exception, on the
principle that three days is enough time to learn almost everything important
about a place, while leaving time to explore new lands.
Every person that Kino meets in her journeys has a different view on
life and society. Every country has different sides, and not all sides may
necessarily be nice or beautiful.
Kino's Journey explores what the anime director Ryutaro Nakamura described as "a
radical sense of 'beauty," and brutality, loneliness, nonsense, oppression and tragedy are often
juxtaposed against compassion and a fairy-tale atmosphere.
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