Kino's Journey
Season 1
TV-PG
Young world-weary sharpshooter girl Kino and her talking inquisitive motorcycle Hermes travel around her unusual world, visiting various city-states for three days each to learn about their culture, history and ruling philosophy.
Where to Watch Season 1
13 Episodes
- Land of Visible Pain -I See You-
E1Episode 1Land of Visible Pain -I See You-Together with their sentient motorcycle Hermes, Kino is a traveller who journeys from country to country, staying in each country for three days to experience what it has to offer. On their latest stop, Kino and Hermes find themselves in a country that seems to be inhabited only by servile machines. Is Kino the only person in the entire country, or will they be able to track down the humans and discover their story? - A Tale of Feeding Off Others -I Want to Live-
E2Episode 2A Tale of Feeding Off Others -I Want to Live-Towards the end of winter, Kino comes across three starving men who are trapped in the snow. Deciding to save them forces Kino to choose their lives over the lives of the three rabbits she must hunt for their food. Will the men prove worthy of the choice and obligation Kino has made -- and will they in turn respect the implicit obligation they have to Kino? - Land of Prophecies -We NO the Future-
E3Episode 3Land of Prophecies -We NO the Future-People are always looking for meaning, adding depth to even the most abstract of writings and actions and turning them into rituals and traditions. As Kino travels from country to country, they encounter the traditions of many different lands, starting with a land whose Book of Prophecy claims that the end of the world is only one day away. This episode consists of four different stories. - Three Men Along the Rails -On the Rails-
E5Episode 5Three Men Along the Rails -On the Rails-As they make their way along an old railroad, Kino runs into a man who has been polishing the tracks for some fifty years. Stopping for a break, Kino entertains the man with a story of a land where the people no longer have to work, but choose to subject themselves to meaningless and stressful tasks anyway. It may seem foolish to the old man, but little does he realise that his own work is just as pointless, for, as Kino is about to discover, there are two more men working on the railroad, each undoing the work done by the others. - Coliseum (1) -Avengers-
E6Episode 6Coliseum (1) -Avengers-When Kino stops off in a country reputed to be a beautiful and wondrous place, they find that the reality is far different from their expectations. Thanks to the laws laid down by the land's cruel and hedonistic king, all visitors must participate in battle tournaments or be subjected to lives of slavery as second-class citizens. Forced to abide by this custom, Kino takes gun in hand and enters the coliseum, but how will they fare in the life-or-death battles against a variety of opponents who are each driven to fight by their own, unique motives? - Coliseum (2) -Avengers-
E7Episode 7Coliseum (2) -Avengers-Kino has made it to the semi-finals of the tournament, but now the real challenge begins, for Kino is determined that they will win without having to kill their opponents. Will Kino be able to fulfill their self-imposed challenge, or will they be unable to prevent further bloodshed as the final four gladiators battle it out to see who gets the ultimate prize? - Land of Wizards -Potentials of Magic-
E8Episode 8Land of Wizards -Potentials of Magic-In the Land of Mages, worth and power are measured by a person's ability to increase crop production. In this agriculturally orientated land, however, dwells a girl named Nimya who dares to dream of something completely different. Nimya desperately wants to build a successful flying machine, and despite the lack of support from her peers, she has dedicated her life to fulfilling her dream. It may take the help of a certain traveler and their motorrad to help bring it to fruition. - Land of Books -Nothing is Written!-
E9Episode 9Land of Books -Nothing is Written!-Kino visits a country where almost all books are outlawed and kept in a central secure tower, and where writers are revolutionaries. She gets involved in their plot, and slowly loses her grip on what is real and what is fiction. - A Tale of Mechanical Dolls -One-way Mission-
E10Episode 10A Tale of Mechanical Dolls -One-way Mission-When looking for a place to fix Hermes' speedometer, Kino finds a family with an elderly housekeeper who claims she is a mechanical doll. Soon she realizes that nothing in this family is quite as it seems. - Her Journey -Love and Bullets-
E11Episode 11Her Journey -Love and Bullets-When traveling down a river, Kino and Hermes reflect back on a few encounters they have had. Each has a common thread of non-intervention, but with the idea that someone who never intervenes can still change things by observing. - A Kind Land -Tomorrow Never Comes-
E13Episode 13A Kind Land -Tomorrow Never Comes-When Kino hears of a land where travelers are shunned, they decide to visit anyway and experience the people's attitude for themselves. To their surprise, however, the inhabitants are extremely friendly and welcoming, and Kino is soon made to feel at home among them. And when they make friends with Sakura, a girl who reminds Kino of their younger self, Kino begins to wonder if, for once, they should stay longer than their customary three days.
Cast of Season 1
