Starting to notice that one of the main differences between Kino’s Journey and Mushishi is that whereas Mushishi observes the nature of life (both human and mushi ones), Kino’s tends to…
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[Highlights] Kino’s Journey Ep. 1
The end of a trip is the start of another! If you still remember, I promised to episodically review an anime series in celebration of 500 followers, and…
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[Highlights] Kino’s Journey Ep. 11 (Her Journey)
Oh look, it’s been so long since the last time I drafted a post that Funimation and Crunchyroll have fused and Kino’s Journey has long left both of…
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[Highlights] Kino’s Journey Ep. 9 (Land of Books)
Bringing back this episode review series just in time for National Library Week (thanks to e-quips for the reminder), how apropos! This is one of the hardest episode…
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[Highlights] Kino’s Journey Ep. 8 (Land of Wizards)
An episode that takes a simple idea and explores it in a refreshing way. Probably not among the strongest of Kino’s episodes, but there’s a bit going for…
[Highlights] Kino’s Journey Ep. 6 (Coliseum Pt. 1)
And we’re back to the regularly (un)scheduled Kino posts! I did miss this show. I don’t know if others would describe it as “cozy,” but that is indeed…
[Highlights] Kino’s Journey Ep. 3 (Land of Prophecies)
Back to our routine of episodic Kino. Just learned that Kino is a “she,” so I won’t be using “they/them” to describe her anymore. This episode features not…
[Highlights] Kino’s Journey Ep. 7 (Coliseum Pt. 2)
This episode wrapped up a little more hastily than I would like it to, but it shed some interesting light on Kino’s personality and objectives. A story of…
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[Highlights] Kino’s Journey Ep. 13 (A Peaceful Land)
Back again with another procrasti-post! This episode really isn’t one of the series’ strongest. It feels kind of wrong that it’s the penultimate episode in the series, when…
[Highlights] Kino’s Journey Ep. 4 (Land of Adults)
Backstory time! This episode feels more poignant and aesthetically intense than the last few, in a way that I rather loved. Took me a while to figure out…
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[Highlights] Kino’s Journey Ep. 13 (A Kind Land)
I could have sworn I published this post a month ago, what the heck… After approximately two years, we’re finally at the finish line! I did not know…
[Highlights] Kino’s Journey Ep. 2 (The Tale of Feeding off Others)
September’s not even over and it feels like winter already (T_T). Perfect for this episode of Kino, I guess. Check out the Episode 1 highlights here if you…
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[Highlights] Kino’s Journey Ep. 10 (A Tale of Mechanical Dolls)
Kino’s Journey is back! I’d say “I’m back,” but I’m not sure I really am…yet. This episode is one that focuses on few characters instead of a country,…
Kino’s Journey
Plot Summary: Kino want’s to see as many countries as humanly possible. With Kino’s talking motorrad Hermes, Kino travels to many different places and stays no more than…
Kino’s Journey Revisited
There has been a lot of playing to nostalgia lately in pop culture, but no more so than in Hollywood. For example, the Gunsmith Cats... The post Kino’s Journey…
AILBHTAY: Kino’s Journey (2003)
After a long time, Anime I Like, But Haven’t Talked About Yet finally makes its return! Why? Well, I’ve just been so negative recently. I’ve written some very…
Kino’s Journey -the Beautiful World- the Animated Series
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Reasons To Watch: Kino’s Journey (2003)
I appreciate how Kino's Journey respects the viewer. It trusts you to do the thinking for yourself with what it gives you.
Kino’s Journey —the Beautiful World— (Kino no Tabi)
I hope that Kino’s Journey is considered a classic beyond my limited sphere, since I reckon it’s a wholly compelling series from beginning to end. Ideally, I’d launch…
Kino’s Journey Episode 12: Fields of Sheep
Here lies the review for Kino’s Journey FINAL episode, but not my FINAL review on the series.
Kino’s Journey Episode 11: Country of Adults
Well, it’s about time we got an origin story for Kino!
OG’s 20-Gay-Three Anime Highlights
As usual a mix of laziness and highlights were what delayed this post. Anyway here is Part 2 of my celebration of 2023, aka 20-Gay-Three. One of the…
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TangleCast 69: Relativism and Goodness in Kino’s Journey
In 2017, Lerche produced a remake of Kino’s Journey, focusing on both some of the stories animated in 2003 version and others from the light novel series that…
Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina – Ep. 5
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Mega Moose #21 — Three Men and a Baby
Did you even buy any baby food? Impressions: I feel like I missed something with how the stalker twins got access to all the top secret areas,…
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Off the Rails: Arakawa Under the Bridge
I’d hate to be a mangaka. I mean, it’s a real “shotgun” sort of business: The publishers throw all sorts of stuff out there looking to see what…
Three Day Intinerary and Highlights For Tokyo and Kyoto
It is really difficult to see Tokyo or Kyoto in a few days as there is just so much to see and do. Whenever I drop in on…
Is Kino’s Journey still one of my favourite anime of all time
When I originally saw Kino’s Journey, I thought it was such a smart, thoughtful anime. Each episode had a meaning, almost like a Aesop’s fable. The simplicity of…
Ep 21 - Gankutsuou (Part 2) - The Lesbians We Lost Along the Way
***This episode is Part 2 of our Gankutsuou series, which contains spoilers for both the anime and the book. Please listen to the previous episode first!Welcome to Masterpiece…
Primal Playthrough: Episode 5- Rage of the Ape-Men
If I were to rank all the episodes in Primal from best to worst, Rage of the Ape-Men would be at the bottom. Now, like I said earlier, there are…
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Even if Annihilation was a mess, Ex Machina being one of the best films of the past ten years is conclusive proof of Alex Garland’s talent as a…
Spiraken Manga Review Ep 489: The Men Who Created Gundam
in this episode, Xan reviews a biographical manga about the creation of a famous giant robot franchise. Is it accurate? Well, sit back and find out as he…
Spiraken Manga Review Ep 348: Saint Young Men
Happy New Year's Eve 2019!! This year was a bit crazy, so in this episode Xan recaps some of the best manga anime and movies of 2019 before…
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It’s starting to feel like all my adjustments to my plan are coming together. Even losing an entire day to unplanned events couldn’t stop me. I’m feeling supercharged…
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I’m starting to get back into the swing of writing once more. When I sit down to write there’s no staring at that blinking cursor, the words just…
Author Journey (April 5, 2021)
After three months (and a whole year before that) trying to do everything all at once, I have reached the point in my schedule where I am free.…
Author Journey (August 5, 2024)
And, I’m back! After four weeks in Europe, I’m ready to get back to work and have a revived desire to put my focus back on my writing.…
Author Journey (July 5, 2021)
“What if…” has got to be one of the most important collections of words we’re likely to face. It’s led to innovations and explorations. As an author, I…
Author Journey (June 5, 2023)
That was not the week I was expecting. It wasn’t awful, but a lot of things all came together at the same time in a perfect storm sort…
Author Journey (December 5, 2022)
Seven days, seven real-life family events. Coincidence? Probably not, but I can’t help but start to get suspicious. Anyhow, I like to think I made the most of…
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Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina – Ep. 4
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Meet the latest member of the Burning Sky cast, the kid sister of the illustrious Itou, Iri. Children are the future. And if this little firecracker is anything…
Men Men Musubi ( 麺面むすび)
I am very much enjoying Maitsuki Niwatsuki Ooyatsuki – Monthly With Ooya, which is a relatively new series from Yodogawa-sensei, so when I saw Men Men Musubi (…
The Journey
While it can feel gratingly religious if that's not your thing, The Journey does look good and the dub cast does a very nice job, even with lines…