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[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. 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…
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…
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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. 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. 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…
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.
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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. 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…
Kino’s Journey -the Beautiful World- the Animated Series
My review on the short series Kino’s Journey -the Beautiful World- the Animated Series.
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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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[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…
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…
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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…
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…
[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…
The Journey of Elaina Episode 11: Freaky Gayturday
If Episode 10 was a return to the fun times then Episode 11 was in a league of its own.
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[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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Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina Episode 11: Two Pupils
Last time we had an episode focus on two teachers back in their youth, and now this time around we get a focus on both of their apprentices.…
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Author Journey (February 11, 2025)
Last week took my comment about taking one step forward and then two steps back to heart. I can’t seem to build any sort of momentum like this…
Author Journey (September 11, 2023)
It’s official. I am absolutely exhausted… And would you believe it, we’ve almost cleaned up the mess from the flooding. Almost… I’m going to need a vacation once…
Author Journey (July 11, 2022)
What a week! My sleep schedule was so disrupted, that my phone decided I didn’t even sleep on Friday, and I don’t even know if it’s right or…
Author Journey (October 11, 2021)
If you want to succeed at anything, you need to be flexible. You never know what life is going to throw at you, so you need to be…
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Author Journey (January 11, 2021)
So, how’s 2021 working out for you? Pretty much the same as the last year! If anything, it’s looking a little bit crazier. Anyhow, let’s not get into…
Author Journey (March 11, 2024)
The freedom that I have discovered as a result of not trying to review every single episode of anime that I watch has been revolutionary. Even when I…
Author Journey (November 11, 2024)
Well, that was not the week that I was expecting! I’d like to think that things have peaked, but I know they haven’t. The near future is going…
Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina Episode 11 Review – Best In Show
The Journey of Elaina Episode 11: Saya tries to deliver the magic box to Qunorts. Curio Company's resurgence takes her by surprise!
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Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (Episode 55) – The Adults’ Way of Life
Hohenheim confronts Father with some hard truths, but Father has no intention of listening to reason. Meanwhile, the Armstrongs get some help from the Curtiss as the Briggs…
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Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (Episode 35) – The Shape of This Country
Olivier Mira Armstrong drives the homunculus outside and leaves it to sleep until spring. While investigating the hole it made, she makes Edward tell her everything… everything! Fullmetal…
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Pick of the Week: Adults and Knights
SEAN: Even Though We’re Adults. Boy, that was easy. Next? KATE: This week, I’m all about the DRAMA–specifically, romantic drama. I second Sean’s recommendation of Even Though We’re…
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The Promised Neverland Season 2 Episode 11: The Journey Home
The Promised Neverland Season 2 Episode 11: Emma offers Peter Ratri her hand in friendship. Will he take it? Can he possibly escape his fate?
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Review: A TALE OF AN UNKNOWN COUNTRY
It's quite rare to see a shojo maid manga. Maids tend to be there to assist the heroine, not be the focus of the story. I guess that's…
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Review: A TALE OF AN UNKNOWN COUNTRY
It's quite rare to see a shojo maid manga. Maids tend to be there to assist the heroine, not be the focus of the story. I guess that's…
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The Promised Neverland Season 2 Episode 11: The Journey Home — Crow’s World of Anime
Quick Summary of The Promised Neverland Season 2 Episode 11 In The Promised Neverland Season 2 Episode 11, “Episode 11,” Emma shows Peter Ratri… 2,413 more words The Promised…
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Wineries of Yamanashi: A Taste of Japan’s Wine Country
Do you want to see where Japanese wine is produced? Here are five wineries in Yamanashi that show their production and history.
The Witch’s Journey: The Journey of Elaina Episode 1 First Impression Review
Once upon a time, there was a witch named Elaina, who set off on a journey across the world. Along the way, she would meet all kinds of…
The Journey of Elaina Episode 9: Timesplatters
The fansubs had the courtesy of warning viewers this would be another somber episode. Let me put it this way. There’s a very good reason why.
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Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid S Episode 11: The Dragon Princess’ Journey
Got some Tohru development this episode.
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Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina – 11 – Love is In the Air
Elaina arrives in Qunorts to find that the Curio Company from the Niké stories has been revived. Townsfolk say mages are once again at risk, so she dresses…
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Author Journey (April 11, 2022) – The Otaku Nanny
Apparently, I did something that the universe didn’t like and it is determined to make sure it gets me back for it in the pettiest way possible by…
Adults Don't Deserve Rights: The Anger of Alien Nine
Sometimes adolescence is weird and gross. But sometimes society itself is the problem. That's Alien Nine.
Pick of the Week: Tigers, Brides, Adults and Lycoris
SEAN: This is another "sometimes you just want McDonald's" week for me, as my pick is the debut of the Lycoris Recoil manga. Guaranteed to be less yuri…
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Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina Episode Guide
Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina Episode Guide: Elaina because a witch apprentice in record time. Why won't any witch train her?
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