Name: Kino's Journey
Genre: Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Action & Adventure
Rating: 7.9

About this series

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. She 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.

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⭐ 7.9/10 52 votes

Quick facts

First Aired

2003

Seasons

Episodes

TMDB Rating

⭐ 7.9/10

Votes

Genre

Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Action & Adventure

Status

Ended

Network

WOWOW Prime

Language

Seasons

S01E01

Land of Visible Pain -I See You-

⭐ 7.0

Apr 8, 2003 24 min

Together with their sentient motorcycle Hermes, Kino is a traveller who journeys from country to country, staying in each country for three days to experience what it has to offer.…

S01E02

A Tale of Feeding Off Others -I Want to Live-

⭐ 8.0

Apr 15, 2003 24 min

Towards the end of winter, Kino comes across three starving men who are trapped in the snow. Deciding to save them forces Kino to choose their lives over the lives of the three rab…

S01E03

Land of Prophecies -We NO the Future-

Apr 22, 2003 24 min

People are always looking for meaning, adding depth to even the most abstract of writings and actions and turning them into rituals and traditions. As Kino travels from country to …

S01E04

Land of Adults -Natural Right-

May 6, 2003 24 min

Kino was not always a traveler, nor were they always named Kino. As a child, they grew up in the Land of Adults, a place where adulthood and responsibility is attained by the means…

S01E05

Three Men Along the Rails -On the Rails-

May 13, 2003 24 min

As they make their way along an old railroad, Kino runs into a man who has been polishing the tracks for some fifty years. Stopping for a break, Kino entertains the man with a stor…

S01E06

Coliseum (1) -Avengers-

May 20, 2003 24 min

When Kino stops off in a country reputed to be a beautiful and wondrous place, they find that the reality is far different from their expectations. Thanks to the laws laid down by …

S01E07

Coliseum (2) -Avengers-

May 27, 2003 24 min

Kino has made it to the semi-finals of the tournament, but now the real challenge begins, for Kino is determined that they will win without having to kill their opponents. Will Kin…

S01E08

Land of Wizards -Potentials of Magic-

Jun 3, 2003 24 min

In the Land of Mages, worth and power are measured by a person's ability to increase crop production. In this agriculturally orientated land, however, dwells a girl named Nimya who…

S01E09

Land of Books -Nothing is Written!-

Jun 10, 2003 24 min

Kino and Hermes make their way to the Land of Books, a country whose library gathers together all the books in the world, but locks away those considered ‘harmful', leaving only th…

S01E10

A Tale of Mechanical Dolls -One-way Mission-

Jun 17, 2003 24 min

While searching for a village where they can get Hermes' speedometer repaired, Kino stumbles across a family living in the woods, served by an old woman who claims to be a mechanic…

S01E11

Her Journey -Love and Bullets-

Jun 24, 2003 24 min

As Kino takes a boat downriver and enjoys a lazy fishing trip, they finds themselves recalling the people they have met on their travels — people who were undertaking journeys of t…

S01E12

A Peaceful Land -Mother's Love-

Jul 1, 2003 24 min

Kino and Hermes visit a land that prides itself on a being a peaceful nation, but on entering the country, they soon realize that all is not as it seems. For, while abandoned milit…

S01E13

A Kind Land -Tomorrow Never Comes-

Jul 8, 2003 24 min

When Kino hears of a land where travelers are shunned, they decide to visit anyway and experience the people's attitude for themselves. To their surprise, however, the inhabitants …