Kino no Tabi: the Beautiful World - life goes on

Title:Kino no Tabi: the Beautiful World - life goes on
Kino no Tabi Movie 1
Kino's Journey Movie 1
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Having taken the name of a stranger who died protecting her, Kino now lives in the forest with Shishou and trains hard at being an expert shot with a pistol. But she would like to find Kino’s village or family, and tell them of his fate, but with only a name and a distinctive coat that was worn by him, she does not have much to go on. With the assistance of Hermes, her talking motorcycle, they begin a strange adventure traveling to different countries and encountering exotic people, while chasing down leads.
[Movie, 2005, 30 min, prequel to Kino no Tabi - the Beautiful World (TV); see also: Kino Movie #2]
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I can only share that this is a very uncommon story. In a placid and tranquil forest, a young thirteen-old-girl is trained to be an expert in using rifles and pistols by her Shishou. Kino decides that she wants to follow up on a lead as to her name-sake and is sent by Shishou to visit a certain house along the way. In visiting the house, the story loses all of its apparent innocence as Kino is attacked by a very troubled woman and has to defend herself. (I almost want to add 'horror' to this series keyword listing.)

The 13 episodes of the TV series was picked up for R1-release by ADV, but they did NOT pick up the rights for this 30-minute "movie".

While it is 'called' a prequel to the TV series, it only introduces the main characters and offers a hint of the strange storyline of this series. The TV series has a flashback episode which reveils the history of how Kino gained her name and first meet her traveling companion, a motorbike named Hermes.

Last updated Tuesday, February 27 2007. Created Tuesday, February 27 2007.

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