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49. Kino's Journey (2003)
SeabassDebeste (2/4)


Kino's Journey is the story of a young girl who travels the world, visiting various countries on her talking motorcycle. It's an episodic adventure that doesn't have much of an overarching plot, but it focuses more on atmosphere and worldbuilding.

I think the main thing that stuck out to me when I first watched this show was the overall feel. You don't see too many dramas take on an episodic format, especially one so barren in the comedy department as Kino. But it works really well, because of how the show presents itself. It can be somber at times and inspiring at others, and this is all thanks to some brilliant direction. As I said, atmosphere plays a huge role in this show's quality, and everything from art direction to music was fantastic. It sucks to have this so low, since I know I probably liked it more, but it's been so long that I barely remember a lot of the actual stories. I just know how my feelings toward the show were.

Though the new series kinda dropped the ball here. The original series was slow and a bit thick, at least it was when I was in high school. The new series tries to take on an entirely different atmosphere, where things stories are fast-paced and dark. It does a fantastic job at making things entertaining, but it loses all the charm of the original series in the process.
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