Oldtaku no Radio #014 – Kino's Journey (2003)

Released in 2003, the first Kino’s Journey anime is an episodic
affair that centers around an AI-imbued motorad named Hermes and
its rider, a traveler named Kino. They visit country (town) after
country and stay no more than three days at a time to observe the
inhabitants and their customs. The series, based on a series of
light novels (…no wait, keep reading!) by Keiichi Sigsawa and
directed by Ryutaro Nakamura (Serial Experiments Lain), offers
settings not bound by any solid sense of chronology or aesthetic;
countries can combine such disparate genre elements as sci-fi and
Western, and the differences between neighboring countries can
make them seem centuries apart. Kino’s Journey is one of Ink’s
favorite anime, and Jared just watched it for the first time.
Find out what we have to say and then maybe go grab yourself a
copy. (The sale referred to during the podcast is over, but
the series is still a steal at $20.) Jared and Ink also talk
a little bit about the recent reboot, Kino’s Journey – the
Beautiful World – The Animated Series.


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Runtime: 1 hr, 9 min
Show Notes Opening Song: “Through the Glass” by Kaz
Mirblouk Ending Song: “Money 1973” by NO FUTURE 00:01 –
Let’s talk 2003 Kino! 19:50 – Chris Beveridge’s Kino’s Journey
review 30:30 – Chromatic Aberration Everywhere’s insightful
and thorough post on Kino’s Journey and Buddhism. 39:00 – New
Kino! 50:40 – Twitter questions! 63:20 – Ink’s Kino’s
Journey slice-of-life and induction features for Crunchyroll.
Twitter: Ani-Gamers, Oldtaku no Radio, Ink, Jared Ink also
writes for Otaku USA Magazine and The Fandom Post. Jared
also writes for The Electrum Edition and Wave Motion Cannon.