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 the first word I thoug…
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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…
[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. 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. 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…
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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. 5 (Three Men Along the Rails)
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),…
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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,…
[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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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…
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 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!
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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…
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…
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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…
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Mamoru Oshii is one of the giants of the anime world, and certainly known internationally too, since most folks into anime or film are at least aware of…
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Interruption must have been the word of the week last week. I don’t think I got to sit down and focus on one thing for more than a…
Author Journey (February 6, 2023)
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Author Journey (March 6, 2023)
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Author Journey (June 6, 2022)
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Was this script written by a lunatic? Annoying Coworker and Short Girl did a whole episode on being sick this week. First one, then the other. It…
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