Kino's Journey - Complete DVD

This one I got as a gift or my niece. My brother introduced it to me and it is such a wonderfull anime, the countries imagined in this story is amazing, and thought it would be a good start for my neice, she has only seen a few movies not series so bought this and another one. (other one Spice and wolf)

great set of stories about Kino and her journey, very thought provoking story lines, well worth the purchase

A short but well put together series of stories which are very addictive to watch . The deep and thought provoking story cast a spell which draws the viewer into the world which the characters inhabit.

As a collector of various genres of anime, I was happily surprised to find Kino neatly transcended several of these. The lurid cover would have you think 'girl-with-gun' story, but despite being proficient with her guns, this is a very minor aspect of this fascinating journey. Kino travels through an unknown land, where she encounters a completely different society in every episode. The stories are a way to explore extreme ways of life, where whole societes have gone down a singular philosophical path. Kino is a perpetual traveller, never staying more than a few days in each. With each episode we are treated to a new adventure and learn a little more about her past. The addition of the fantasy character of her friend and companion, a living, talking motorcycle , serves beautifully to remind you that you are watching a true anime. Imagination free of boring formula. A great journey indeed.

Its about a traveler that always moving from one country to another, seeing how people live and act.The story it self its simple but its the world and the interaction with the people that makes this one of the best short series out now.

Kino's Journey is one of the most original Anime I've ever seen. It follows the journey of Kino and her talking motorrad, Hermes, as they explore many different cultures, learning about their history, lifestyles and philosophies. It's an episodic series, so you really have no idea what story you're going in for, so its unpredictability is one of the things that makes it really interesting. The way it tackles and questions many themes and ideas is very thought-provoking. The series can be very dark a lot of the time, but it's still a highly enjoyable and entertaining series I would recommend to any Anime fan that wants to be challenged and to think.

Kino is a young woman who spends her life travelling from country to county on her sentient talking motorcycle (yes, really!) Following the strict principle of spending no longer than three days in any one place, each episode (more or less) is a self contained story of her observations of various lands ranging from the downright bizarre to the downright disturbing.A particular interesting episode explains her own back story, how she met Hermes (the aforementioned talking motorbike) and who that man briefly shown in the opening is, a surprising twist here! As with Mushi Shi, a story is simply told, not necessarily resulting in a resolution or if so, a happy one. She is merely there to observe other cultures, not participate or change them though she can't help but do so sometimes. Don't let this put you off, the stories are sublimely told and will make you want to keep watching the next one.A special mention should go opening theme which I just adore and which you can check out on You Tube (as well as downloading the song from I-Tunes).

Ok so I bought this expecting the 2017 remake of Kinos Journey. To my surprise it was not, it was the original 2003 series. This was really disappointing and confusing because this is not explained anywhere on the box, the box art is kinda misleading in that regard. I have not watched the series yet but based off my impressions of the first episode it looks interesting, but the animation has not aged well as the colours, environments and the character design are all kinda boring and dull. Plot wise it’s a story about a girl called Kino who travels to different countries on her motorbike Hermes. Each episode features Kino in a new country learning about the society/laws/taboo.