Kino's Journey -the Beautiful World- the Animated Series — Season 1

Season 1

Kino's Journey -the Beautiful World- the Animated Series
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Season 1

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Kino's Journey -the Beautiful World- (2017), Season 1 — a 12-episode anime anthology to watch online on iFILM, produced by studio Lerche.

Kino and Hermes, a talking motorcycle, travel a world of isolated nations, each running on its own moral logic. One country makes murder legal. Another forces newcomers into gladiatorial fights for the right to stay. A moving fortress roams the land. A merchant family travels with a child they keep as a slave, and no one around them blinks. Kino's rule: three days in any place, no more. Long enough to understand. Not long enough to be changed by it.

A second traveler, Shizu, runs through several episodes on a parallel errand — searching for somewhere to settle rather than pass through. The contrast sharpens what the show is quietly arguing. This 2017 series picks up the philosophical coldness of the original 2003 anime without softening the edges: every episode is a thought experiment, and Kino rarely offers a verdict. Watch Kino's Journey Season 1 online on iFILM.

Season 1

12 episodes

  • A Country Where People Can Kill Others
    S1·E1

    A Country Where People Can Kill Others

    October 6, 2017 · 25 min

    Kino and Hermes meet a young man on their travels. He planned to move to the country that lay up ahead, but according to him, murder isn't prohibited by law there, and a vicious criminal has escaped to that land.

  • Colosseum
    S1·E2

    Colosseum

    October 13, 2017 · 25 min

    Kino arrived at a country where Kino has wanted to visit. Kino heard that there is a wonderful country, but everything has changed by the present king. He forces travelers to struggle for life or death battle to make a show.

  • Bothersome Country
    S1·E3

    Bothersome Country

    October 20, 2017 · 25 min

    When Kino take a short rest, the ground is moving, and then huge castle wall appears. Kino and Hermes are astonished to see "Moving country" for the first time.

  • Ship Country
    S1·E4

    Ship Country

    October 27, 2017 · 25 min

    Shizu and Riku board an ultra large ship called "Ship Country" that trades with other continents. Shizu and Riku get to know a girl named Ti who is a guide chosen by the leader.

  • Country of Liars
    S1·E5

    Country of Liars

    November 3, 2017 · 25 min

    Kino and Hermes encounter a man waiting for his lover to return and a woman who takes care of him in a country.

  • In the Clouds
    S1·E6

    In the Clouds

    November 10, 2017 · 25 min

    A family of peddler makes camp for the night at an open space in high mountains. There is a girl as a slave who works silently with them.

  • Historic Country
    S1·E7

    Historic Country

    November 17, 2017 · 25 min

    Kino heard that there is a large and magnificent clocktower in the country where they are going next, then Kino was remained of a story of her master's past.

  • Country of Radio Waves
    S1·E8

    Country of Radio Waves

    November 24, 2017 · 25 min

    Shizu, Riku and Ti get to a country where is stable in politics and economy, people are very kind and accepting immigrants. However, they come to know the country has a long-standing problem.

  • Various Countries
    S1·E9

    Various Countries

    December 1, 2017 · 25 min

    This is a collection of short stories with author's note.

  • Kind Country
    S1·E10

    Kind Country

    December 8, 2017 · 25 min

    A beautiful country has a bad reputation that stir up Kino's interest. When Kino and Hermes get to the country surrounded some mountains, they get a warm welcome from the citizens unexpectedly.

  • Country of Adults
    S1·E11

    Country of Adults

    December 15, 2017 · 25 min

    A girl spends the last week before her 12th birthday when she comes of age in her country. She gets acquainted with a male traveler named Kino. She hears that he takes a journey as he like.

  • Fields of Sheep
    S1·E12

    Fields of Sheep

    December 22, 2017 · 25 min

    Kino and Hermes encounter a ferocious flock of sheep at a vast plain when Kino is riding her motorcycle Hermes unhurriedly.

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