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Kino's Journey (TV)

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Alternative title:
Kino no Tabi - the Beautiful World (Japanese)
Kino's Journey - The Beautiful World
Kino's Travels - the Beautiful World
L'Odyssée de Kino (French)
キノの旅 - the Beautiful World - (Japanese)
키노의 여행 (Korean)
Objectionable content: Significant
Copyright notice: © KEIICHI SIGSAWA • MEDIA WORKS / "KINO'S JOURNEY" PRODUCTION COMMITTEE
Plot Summary: The story follows the travels of Kino, a young adventurer who rides a talking motorcycle named Hermes. They explore the people and cultures of different places throughout their adventures, spending only three days at each location.
User Ratings: 2703 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 888 votes (sub:622, dub:232, raw:5, ?:5, edit.dub:1, others:23
10 Spanish subtitled
5 Russian subtitled
2 German dubbed
2 Portuguese subtitled
2 French subtitled
1 Italian subtitled
1 Turkish Sub subtitled
)
 Excellent: 829 votes (sub:578, dub:225, raw:5, ?:3, edit.dub:1, others:17
4 Russian subtitled
4 Portuguese subtitled
3 Spanish subtitled
2 Italian subtitled
2 Swedish subtitled
1 French dubbed
1 German dubbed
)
 Very good: 475 votes (sub:328, dub:124, ?:4, raw:3, others:16
6 Spanish subtitled
2 Portuguese subtitled
2 Russian dubbed
1 Polish subtitled
1 French subtitled
1 Russian edited dub
1 German subtitled
1 Korean subtitled
1 German dubbed
)
 Good: 271 votes (sub:194, dub:65, ?:3, raw:3, others:6
4 Spanish subtitled
1 German dubbed
1 Polish subtitled
)
 Decent: 96 votes (sub:69, dub:25, raw:1, others:1
1 Chinese Mandarin subtitled
)
 So-so: 72 votes (sub:45, dub:23, ?:2, raw:1, others:1
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Not really good: 27 votes (sub:22, dub:4, raw:1)
 Weak: 24 votes (sub:18, dub:4, raw:2)
 Bad: 11 votes (sub:6, dub:3, raw:2)
 Awful: 4 votes (sub:3, dub:1)
 Worst ever: 6 votes (sub:5, others:1
1 Portuguese subtitled
)
Seen in part or in whole by 4193 users, rank: #209 (of 9535)
Median rating: Excellent
Arithmetic mean: 8.576 (Excellent−), std. dev.: 1.5857, rank: #146 (of 9642)
Weighted mean: 8.545 (Excellent−), rank: #140 (of 9642) (seen all: 8.70 / seen some: 7.20 / won't finish: 4.73)
Bayesian estimate: 8.539 (Excellent−), rank: #49 (of 7243)
Running time: 24 minutes per episode
Number of episodes: 13
Episode titles: We have 14
Vintage:
2003-04-08 to 2003-07-08
2005-01-23 (Ep 1-4, Italy - Future Film Festival)
2007-04-19 to 2007-05-07 (USA - ImaginAsian TV)
Opening Theme:
"All the Way" by Mikuni Shimokawa
Ending Theme:
"The Beautiful World" by Ai Maeda
Links: We have 2
Trivia: We have 3
Comment:
Based on a series of novels by Keiichi Sigsawa.
News: Show:
ADV October Releases (Aug 2, 2005)
Anime Expo - Tokyopop (Jul 4, 2005)
Anime USA (Nov 13, 2004)
New Anime in Japan (Sep 20, 2004)
Animage Awards (May 12, 2004)
ADV Films UK Acquisitions (Nov 27, 2003)
ADV Films panel (Jul 21, 2003)
Overview - Industry (Jul 21, 2003)
Kino's Journey Website (Jul 11, 2003)
New Anime in Japan (Nov 14, 2002)
Other articles: Show:
Hey, Answerman! (Apr 30, 2010)
Shelf Life - Turning 100 (Jan 10, 2006)
Hey, Answerman! (Nov 25, 2005)
Shelf Life - Column Play (Jul 15, 2004)
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Blu-ray (Region A)
    Kino's Journey - Complete Collection (Blu-ray) 2019-02-26 (from $27.50)
DVD (Region 1)
    Kino's Journey - Idle Adventurer (DVD 1) 2004-02-24 (from $5.99)
    Kino's Journey - Idle Adventurer + Artbox (DVD 1) 2004-02-24 (from $21.99)
    Kino's Journey - Emerging Lanes (DVD 2) 2004-04-06 (from $9.71)
    Kino's Journey - Warning! Curves Ahead (DVD 3) 2004-05-18 (from $7.75)
    Kino's Journey - Not Without Reservations (DVD 4) 2004-06-29 (from $19.99)
    Kino's Journey - Complete Collection [Thinpak] (DVD 1-3) 2005-10-25 (from $16.76)
    Kino's Journey - Complete Collection (DVD 1-3) 2009-02-03 (from $19.92)
    Kino's Journey - Complete Collection (DVD 1-3) 2011-12-13 (from $22.72)
    Kino's Journey - Complete Collection (DVD 1-3) 2017-06-06 (from $11.99)
    Kino's Journey - Land of Prophecies [AniMini] (Dub.DVD 3) 2004-08-03 (from $5.99)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Ryutaro Nakamura
Script:
Sadayuki Murai (eps 1-13)
Storyboard:
Heisaku Wada (eps 6-7, 10, 13)
Kooji Kobayashi (eps 2, 4, 6)
Ryutaro Nakamura (6 episodes
eps 1, 3, 5, 11-13
)

Takuya Satō (eps 8-9, 11, 13)
Episode Director:
Kooji Kobayashi (5 episodes
eps 3-4, 6, 10, 13
)

Naoki Kusumoto (ep 11)
Ryutaro Nakamura (eps 1-2, 5)
Tetsuya Endō (ep 8)
Yasuo Ejima (eps 9, 12)
Yutaka Hirata (ep 7)
Music: Ryo Sakai
Original creator: Keiichi Sigsawa (novel)
Original Character Design: Kouhaku Kuroboshi
Character Design: Shigeyuki Suga
Art Director: Masayoshi Banno
Animation Director:
Fumio Matsumoto (5 episodes
eps 1, 4-5, 9-10
)

Hidetoshi Ōmori (ep 6)
Mio Tsumoto (eps 12-13)
Naoki Kusumoto (ep 11)
Naomi Miyata (ep 8)
Saburo Masutani (eps 9, 11)
Takaaki Fukuyo (eps 10-11)
Takashi Watanabe (mecha; ep 8)
Takuya Matsumoto (eps 2-3)
Yoshiaki Itō (ep 7)
Yukiko Tsukashita (eps 12-13)
Sound Director: Yota Tsuruoka
Director of Photography: Naoyuki Ohba
Assistant Director: Tagatsugu Kobayashi
Assistant producer: Takeshi Baba
Color Coordination: Michiyo Iriomote
Editing: Tsuyoshi Imai
In-Between Animation: Satoe Murata (Wombat; eps 1-5, 8-10)
Key Animation: Takaaki Fukuyo (OP; eps 11, 13)
Planning: Tatsuo Satō
Prop Design: Takamitsu Kondō
Setting Production: Yoshitaka Nakamura
Sound Design: Koji Kasamatsu
Theme Song Arrangement:
Ryo Sakai (ED)
SIN (OP)
Theme Song Composition:
Ryo Sakai (ED)
SIN (OP)
Theme Song Lyrics:
Keiichi Sigsawa (ED)
Nao Yoshida (吉田奈生; OP)
Theme Song Performance:
Ai Maeda (ED)
Mikuni Shimokawa (OP)
Ai Maeda as Kino
Ryuji Aigase as Hermes

Ai Kobayashi as Nimya (ep 8)
Aki Haruta as
Office Lady
Plank Mover
Aoi Yabusaki as Sakura (ep 13)
Atsushi Godai as Guard (ep 3)
Chafūrin as Man in His 30s (Trader B) (ep 2)
Chiwa Saito as Daughter (ep 3)
Dai Matsumoto as Boarder Machine (ep 1)
Fumi Morisawa as Girl (ep 11)
Fumihiko Tachiki as Tank (ep 9)
Fumio Matsuoka as Wise Man (ep 11)
Hiromi Ohtsuda as Crowd (ep 12)
Hiroshi Naka as Vagrant author (ep 9)
Hiroto Torihata as Townsperson 2 (ep 13)
Hiroya Ishimaru as Hypnotist (ep 11)
Hiroyuki Kinoshita as Father (ep 10)
Hisako Kyouda as Old Woman (ep 10)
Hitomi Matsuno as Little Girl (ep 3)
Hōchū Ohtsuka as Riku (eps 6-7)
Jin Yamanoi as Sakura's father (ep 13)
Jouji Kokubo as Guidance solider (ep 12)
Jun Hazumi as Father (ep 4)
Junichi Endō as Chief librarian (ep 9)
Junko Komiyama as Mother (ep 10)
Junko Midori as Shishou (master)
Jūrōta Kosugi as Groom's father (ep 13)
Kachiko Hino as Cabinet minister (ep 9)
Kazuhiko Inoue as Traveler (ep 4)
Kazuomi Ikeda as Old gentleman (ep 12)
Keiji Fujiwara as Man in His 20s (Trader A) (ep 2)
Ken Yamaguchi as Man B (ep 11)
Kenichi Morozumi as Old gentleman (ep 9)
Kenji Nomura as Commanding officer (eps 6-7)
Kenji Yamakura as Son (ep 10)
Kikumi Umeda as Voice (ep 1)
Kōji Yusa as Salaryman (ep 5)
Konomi Akiha as Moving Board (ep 5)
Kōsuke Meguro as Assassin (ep 6)
Kōta Nemoto as Crowd (ep 12)
Kumi Sakuma as Mother (ep 4)
Kyōko Minami as Woman B (ep 11)
Marika Hayashi as Miss Rose (eps 6-7)
Masaharu Satō as Immigration officer (ep 12)
Masaki Aizawa as Man A (ep 11)
Masako Isobe as Curator (ep 12)
Masanobu Kariya as Bartender (ep 11)
Masashi Hirose as Commander (ep 12)
Masato Funaki as Comrade B (ep 9)
Mayumi Ichikawa as Porter Board (ep 5)
Mayumi Ichitani as Old Woman (younger days; ep 10)
Michitoshi Seki as Person (ep 8)
Midori Edamura as Crowd (ep 12)
Mie Sonozaki as Female Examiner (ep 3)
Mika Itō as Girl A (ep 3)
Miki Itō as Sakura's mother (ep 13)
Minako Ichiki as Townsperson
Misa Kobayashi as Voice (ep 9)
Miyuki Uehara as Person (ep 8)
Naoki Makishima as Chief (ep 8)
Naoko Matsui as Woman A (ep 11)
Naoko Shirakami as Librarian (ep 9)
Norihiro Inoue as Man (ep 1)
Otoya Kawano as Collapsed man (ep 9)
Rino as Crowd (ep 12)
Rintarō Nishi as
Entertainer (ep 7)
Mercenary (ep 6)
Ryūji Mizuno as Railway Track Polisher (ep 5)
Ryūji Nakagi as
Inspector (ep 4)
Scholar (ep 3)
Seika Kumagai as Gaya (ep 12)
Seizo Katou as King (ep 7)
Shingo Hiramatsu as Old man Smith (ep 13)
Shinpachi Tsuji as Gunman (eps 6-7)
Shun Miyasato as Townsman F (ep 4)
Tadahisa Saizen as Soldier (ep 3)
Takashi Irie as Shizu
Takayuki Fujimoto as Comrade A (ep 9)
Takayuki Kondō as Takatan A (ep 12)
Takayuki Sugō as Man in His 40s (Trader C) (ep 2)
Taku Kurohi as Townsman D (ep 4)
Takuya Kirimoto as Fiance (ep 8)
Tomoyuki Terai as
Comrade C (ep 9)
Waiter Machine (ep 1)
Tōru Ohkawa as Trucker (ep 6)
Toshihide Tsuchiya as Teacher (ep 4)
Tsuyoshi Koyama as
Guide soldier (eps 6-7)
Townsperson (ep 4)
Tsuyoshi Takishita as Crowd (ep 12)
Yasuhiko Tokuyama as Crowd (ep 12)
Yō Kitazawa as Man (ep 5)
Yoshiko Asai as Old Woman (ep 3)
Yoshinori Endo as Railway Track Dismantler (ep 5)
Yoshito Ishinami as Soldier (ep 6)
Yoshiyuki Kaneko as Railway Track Repairman (ep 5)
Youhei Oobayashi as Townsperson 1 (ep 13)
Yugo Takahashi as Crowd (ep 12)
Yūji Mikimoto as Poet (ep 3)
Yutaka Aoyama as Boatman (ep 3)
Yutaka Shimaka as Southern Priest (ep 3)
Yuto Endo as Townsman E (ep 4)
Yuu Sugimoto as Information Machine (ep 1)
Japanese companies
Animation: Studio Wombat
Animation Production: A.C.G.T
Backgrounds:
Studio Jack (OP, ED)
Broadcaster: WOWOW
Music Production:
Flight Master (OP)
Pony Canyon
Photography: Raretrick
English staff
English cast
ADR Director: Kyle Jones
Project Translator:
Joe Congdon (eps 1-4)
Translation:
Masumi MacLeod (eps 5-13)
ADR Script:
Chris Griffin (eps 1-13)
Kyle Jones (eps 2-13)
Executive producer:
Joey Goubeaud (2009, 2011, 2017 releases)
John Ledford
Mark Williams
Producer: Kyle Jones

Art Manager: Larry Koteff (2019 SD Blu-ray)
Blu-Ray Authoring: Joel McCray (2019 SD Blu-ray)
Blu-Ray Menu Design: Larry Koteff (2019 SD Blu-ray)
Creative Director:
Chris Hawley
David Del Rio
DVD Authoring: Joel McCray (2017 release)
DVD Coordination:
Anthony Benavides (Thinpack)
Janice Williams
Mariela Ortiz
DVD Menu Design:
Crista Faith Castro (2017 release)
Russell Etchen (Thinpack)
DVD Producer: Thomas Meerbott
International Coordination: Toru Iwakami
Mixing:
Bryan Leach (eps 10-13)
Wade Shemwell (eps 1-9)
Packaging Design:
Adeleye Lufadeju
Crista Faith Castro (2017 release)
Larry Koteff (2009, 2011, 2019 releases)
Russell Etchen (Thinpack)
Post-Production Manager: Shelly Thomas
Production:
Crystal Ruiz (2017 release)
Janice Williams (2017 release)
Joey Goubeaud (2017 release)
Son Phan Le (2017 release)
Production Assistant:
Alexandra Kuniyoshi (2017 release)
Carole Pavlik
E.W. Rector, III (2017 release)
Jennifer Challenger (2017 release)
Jose DeArmas (2017 release)
Kjell Doucet (2017 release)
Maki Nagano
Marta Bechtol
Miyuki Kamiya
Natalie Jones (2017 release)
Ned Gayle (2017 release)
Robert Marchand (eps 6-13)
Shannon Reed (2017 release)
Production Coordination: Janice Williams (2019 SD Blu-ray)
Production manager: Son Phan Le (2017 release, 2019 SD Blu-ray)
QC Manager: Crystal Ruiz (2019 SD Blu-ray)
Recording engineer:
Jacob A. Gragard (eps 10-13)
Matt Wittmeyer (eps 1-9)
Senior Translator: Shoko Oono
Sound Design:
Bryan Leach (eps 10-13)
Wade Shemwell (eps 1-9)
Subtitle Script & Timing:
Dwayne Jones (Thinpack)
Neal Barnes (Thinpack)
Subtitling:
Dwayne Jones (2017 release)
Feng Xiong
Supervising Translator: Javier Lopez (2017 release)
Technical Assistant: Michael Olesch (2017 release)
Cynthia Martinez as Hermes
Kelli Cousins as Kino

Allison Sumrall as Mother (ep 10)
Alyson Irene Edman as Bride (ep 13)
Amanda Nanawa as Woman A (ep 7)
Andrew Klimko as Assasin (ep 6)
Andy McAvin as Porter Bot (ep 5)
Andy Nelson as Takatan (ep 12)
Brooke Sinclair as Jin (ep 11)
Carl Wormley as Young Wise Man (ep 11)
Chris Ayres as
Bartender (ep 11)
Man A (ep 13)
Chris Nelson as Guard B (ep 3)
Chris Patton as The Traveler (ep 4)
Christine Auten as
Female Examiner (ep 3)
Older Woman (ep 3)
Young Nanny (ep 10)
Clint Bickham as Shizu (eps 6-7)
Cynthia Martinez as Girl B (ep 8)
Dan Mackey as Policeman B (ep 9)
David Born as Survivor (ep 5)
David Parker as Railway Track Demolisher (ep 5)
Eric Opella as Policeman (ep 9)
Gabi Chennisi as
Little Girl (ep 3)
Young Kino (ep 4)
Hal Rawley as Railway Track Layer (ep 5)
Hilary Haag as Lily (ep 13)
Illich Guardiola as
Man in His 20's (ep 2)
The Author (ep 9)
James Faulkner as Trucker
Jason Douglas as Poet (ep 3)
Jay Hickman as
Soldier A (ep 3)
The Lonely Man (ep 1)
Jennie Welch as Master (ep 11)
Jessica Boone as
Chosen Girl (ep 3)
Greeting Machine (ep 1)
Jim McClellan as Father (ep 10)
John Gremillion as Working Stiff (ep 5)
John Kaiser as Southern Priest (ep 3)
John Swasey as
Father (ep 4)
Hotel Manager (ep 3)
John Tyson as
Porter Machine (ep 1)
Professor (ep 3)
K.C. Jones as
Boy (ep 8)
Girl A (ep 8)
Gun Salesman (ep 3)
Information Machine (ep 1)
Soldier A (ep 4)
Kim Prause as Sica (ep 11)
Lidia Porto as
Boy A (ep 12)
Mrs. Sakura (ep 13)
Luci Christian as Nimya
Marcy Bannor as
Mother (ep 4)
Nanny (ep 10)
Supplies Saleswoman (ep 3)
Marcy Rae as Miss Minister (ep 9)
Marty Fleck as
Colonel (ep 6)
Wise Man (ep 11)
Matt Culpepper as Escort Soldier (ep 6)
Matt Wittmeyer as
Soldier B (ep 4)
Waiter Machine (ep 1)
Michael Callahan as Collection Man (ep 3)
Mike Kleinhenz as Man in his 40's (ep 2)
Mike Vance as
Escaped Man (ep 9)
Soldier B (ep 9)
Monica Rial as Su (ep 11)
Paul Locklear as
Fiance (ep 8)
Flatbed Bot (ep 5)
Paul Sidello as Chief (ep 8)
Phil Ross as Railway Track Polisher (ep 5)
Philip Lehl as
Boatman (ep 3)
Frightened Man (ep 1)
Randy Sparks as
Guard (ep 3)
Old Man Believer (ep 3)
Rebecca Ayres as Son (ep 10)
Rick Burford as Inspector (ep 4)
Rick Piersall as
Northern Priest (ep 3)
Officer A (ep 8)
Teacher (ep 4)
Sandra Krasa as Mother (ep 8)
Sarah LaFleur as Narrator
Serena Varghese as Poet's Daughter (ep 3)
Tad Hathaway as Brock (ep 11)
Ted Pfister as Sakura's Grandfather
Tejas Englesmith as Riku (eps 6-7)
Vic Mignogna as
Groom (ep 13)
Hypnotist (ep 11)
Male Examiner (ep 3)
The King (ep 7)
Trader A (ep 2)
Vicki Barosh as
Curator (ep 12)
Old Woman Believer (ep 3)
Wade Shemwell as Officer B (ep 8)

English companies
ADR Production: Industrial Smoke & Mirrors
Distributor:
ADV Films (UK)
Madman Entertainment (Australia)
Section23 Films (North America; 2011)
DVD Authoring & Encoding: M.O.F.C.
Internet Streaming:
Amazon Prime Video
HIDIVE (Subtitled and Dubbed) 
Hulu
The Anime Network
Licensed by: ADV Films
Post Production: Monkey Boy Studios
Production: Sentai Studios (2017 release)
French staff
French cast
Claudine Grémy as Hermes

Cathy Cerda as Mère d'Amarante (ep 13)
Colette Noel as
Bibliothécaire (ep 9)
Conservatrice du musée (ep 12)
Mère de Kino (ep 4)
Florence Dumortier as
Amarante (ep 13)
Combattante (eps 6-7)
Miwa (ep 8)
Frédéric Souterelle as
Bibliothécaire en chef (ep 9)
Père d'Amarante (ep 13)
Père de Kino (ep 4)
Jacques Albaret as
Grand-Père d'Amarante (ep 13)
Hypnotiseur (ep 11)
Roi (eps 6-7)
Patrick Pellegrin as Prince (eps 6-7)

French companies
Distributor: KAZÉ
Spanish staff
Spanish companies
(none)
Internet Streaming: HIDIVE (Latin America and Spain)
Licensed by: ADV Films (Latin America and Spain)
Spanish cast
(none)
Italian staff
Italian companies
(none)
Distributor: Mediafilm
Italian cast
(none)
German cast
German staff
(none)
Jesco Wirthgen as Hermes

Markus Haase as Shizu (eps 6-7)
Peter Flechtner as Reisender (ep 4)
Rubina Kuraoka as Kino als Kind (ep 4)

Astrid Bless as Kuratorin (ep 12)
Axel Lutter as
Barkeeper (ep 11)
Hauptmann (eps 6-7)
Eberhard Prüter as Gleisarbeiter 1 (ep 5)
Erich Räuker as
Hypnotiseur (ep 11)
Lehrer
Wache 2 (eps 6-7)
Esther Barth as
Reisende (ep 11)
Rose (eps 6-7)
Eva-Maria Werth as Nanny (ep 10)
Frank Muth as
Kino's 1. Gegner
Rebel 3 (ep 9)
Frank Schröder as Fianeé (ep 8)
Georg Tryphon as Gaukler (ep 7)
Gerald Paradies as
Ace (ep 11)
Rebel 1 (ep 9)
Gerald Schaale as Bürgermeister (ep 8)
Hans Hohlbein as Mann (ep 5)
Hans-Jürgen Dittberner as
Dichter (ep 3)
König (eps 6-7)
Hans-Werner Bussinger as
Kinos Vater (ep 4)
Sakuras Großvater (ep 13)
Schriftsteller (ep 9)
Jennifer Weiß as Mädchen (ep 3)
Jörg Döring as Kino's 2. Gegner
Karl Schulz as
Gleisarbeiter 3 (ep 5)
Mitreisender (ep 11)
Klaus Lochthove as Riku (eps 6-7)
Lutz Schnell as
Chefbibliothekar (ep 9)
Herrscher der zerstörten Stadt (ep 5)
Takatanier (ep 12)
Marco Kröger as
Hausherr (ep 10)
Sakuras Vater (ep 13)
Peter Flechtner as Mann (ep 11)
Reinhard Kuhnert as Rebel 3 (ep 9)
Reinhard Scheunemann as
Soldat (ep 9)
Wache 1 (ep 6)
Robin Kahnmeyer as Soldat/Fremdenführer (ep 12)
Rubina Kuraoka as
Des Dichters Tochter (ep 3)
Sakura (ep 13)
Samia Little Elk as
Gedichtaufsagerin (ep 3)
Nimya
Silvia Mißbach as
Hausdame (ep 10)
Sakuras Mutter (ep 13)
Thomas Petruo as
Informationsroboter (ep 1)
Mann (jüngster) (ep 2)
Walter Alich as
Portier (ep 12)
Revolverheld (eps 6-7)
German companies
Portuguese staff
Portuguese companies
(none)
Internet Streaming: HIDIVE (Brazil and Portugal)
Licensed by: ADV Films (Brazil and Portugal)
Portuguese cast
(none)

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