Kino's Journey

Synopsis

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.

First Air Date: 2003-04-08

Last Air Date: 2003-07-08

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 13

Networks: WOWOW Prime

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Top Cast

Ai Maeda as Kino (voice)
Ryuji Aigase as Hermes (voice)
Hochu Otsuka as Riku (voice)
Takashi Irie as Shizu (voice)
Kazuhiko Inoue as Original Kino (voice)
Aoi Yuuki as Sakura (voice)
Ai Kobayashi as Nimya Tchuhachkova (voice)
Junko Midori as Kino's Teacher

Seasons

Specials (2005)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: The Tower Country -Freelance- (2005-10-19)

The inhabitants of the country are building a giant tower. A twelve-minute episode of Kino's Journey which was not included in the official TV series.
Ep. 2: In Order to Do Something -Life Goes On- (2005-02-19)

A prequel to the series, showing Kino being trained by her teacher, learning to ride Hermes, and discovering her naturally excellent marksmanship before eventually deciding to return the original Kino's coat to his mother.
Ep. 3: Country of Illness -For You- (2007-04-21)

Kino and Hermes journey to a highly advanced country where the people live confined in a sealed environment. By request of her father, Kino tells about her travels to a sick girl who is hospitalized there.