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NEWS: Kino's Journey Novels Get 1st Manga Adaptation Next Month




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Thatguy3331



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 16, 2017 2:36 pm Reply with quote
Might not be another anime but I'm always down for more Kino, hope it can get a licensed release as well!
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Pokenatic



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 16, 2017 2:45 pm Reply with quote
Huh, I didn't realize that Kino's didn't get a proper manga adaptation yet. Hopefully the manga will get licensed eventually since it doesn't seem like the light novels will.
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RAmmsoldat



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 16, 2017 3:14 pm Reply with quote
tokyopop took a stab at the LN's and did a poor job of it.
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killjoy_the



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 16, 2017 3:55 pm Reply with quote
Great! I hope it's successful and gets to the later stories the novel has.
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 16, 2017 4:49 pm Reply with quote
Cool! Admittedly I'd rather have the original novels, and was lucky enough to pick up the first one during Tokyopop's ill-fated attempt at publishing light novels (the other one I'm grateful to them for was Welcome to the N.H.K which is much harsher than the anime or manga).
That said, I realise someone picking the novels up again is pretty unlikely really.

Hopefully someone will pick up the manga, as Kino's Journey was a good yarn and more of it in any form would be great.
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Romuska
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 16, 2017 5:34 pm Reply with quote
If we can't get the novels PLEASE somebody license this manga!
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Kurohei



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 16, 2017 5:36 pm Reply with quote
Wow. Took 17 years to get a Manga adaptation. Anyways, hopefully these will get localized. To this day Kino's Journey is still my number 1 anime.
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varmintx



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 16, 2017 5:51 pm Reply with quote
Even though it's been quite a while since the last time I watched it, I still consider it my favorite anime series of all time. I've always found it odd that the series seems to be a good seller (I mean, just look how many times it's been re-released), but the OVAs, and as has already been mentioned, the novels, just never really got a chance here. Well, here's hoping the manga makes it over.
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ninjamitsuki



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 16, 2017 6:28 pm Reply with quote
I hope it gets licensed, if the novels won't.
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SaneSavantElla



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 16, 2017 7:43 pm Reply with quote
While I can't say it's a dream come true (that would be if a new season is announced or if the rest of the novels get officially translated to English), this news still brightened up my day! Will definitely support the Japanese releases even if nobody picks the series up.
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Holo Wolfgod



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 16, 2017 10:11 pm Reply with quote
hoping for another season of this even though it has been 14 years since the last one came out (barring movies), but close enough
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RAmmsoldat



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PostPosted: Fri Feb 17, 2017 11:56 am Reply with quote
Dop.L wrote:
Cool! Admittedly I'd rather have the original novels, and was lucky enough to pick up the first one during Tokyopop's ill-fated attempt at publishing light novels (the other one I'm grateful to them for was Welcome to the N.H.K which is much harsher than the anime or manga).
That said, I realise someone picking the novels up again is pretty unlikely really.

Hopefully someone will pick up the manga, as Kino's Journey was a good yarn and more of it in any form would be great.


if someone does release the LN's thats when i'll put a foot in the the LN world. Either that or Grimgar of fantasy and ash.
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killjoy_the



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PostPosted: Fri Feb 17, 2017 4:11 pm Reply with quote
Grimgar already has a license doesn't it?
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Kadmos1



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PostPosted: Sat Feb 18, 2017 8:01 am Reply with quote
This gap has to be a record for a LN to get a manga adaptation.
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RAmmsoldat



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PostPosted: Sat Feb 18, 2017 2:20 pm Reply with quote
killjoy_the wrote:
Grimgar already has a license doesn't it?


it has yes so if kino doesnt get grabbed soon i'll most likely cave and get grimgar.

looking about there's actually a bunch of LN's id be tempted by.
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