Kino's Journey

Kino's Journey
First light novel volume cover
キノの旅 —the Beautiful World—
(Kino no Tabi —the Beautiful World—)
Genre
Light novel
Written byKeiichi Sigsawa
Illustrated byKouhaku Kuroboshi
Published byASCII Media Works
English publisher
ImprintDengeki Bunko
Magazine
DemographicMale
Original runMarch 17, 2000 – present
Volumes23 (List of volumes)
Further information
Anime television series
Kino's Journey —the Beautiful World—
Directed byRyūtarō Nakamura
Written bySadayuki Murai
Music byRyo Sakai
StudioA.C.G.T
Licensed by
Original networkWOWOW
English network
Original run April 8, 2003 July 8, 2003
Episodes13 + 1 OVA (List of episodes)
Video game
DeveloperTycoon
PublisherASCII Media Works
GenreVisual novel
PlatformPlayStation 2
ReleasedJuly 17, 2003
Anime film
Kino's Journey: Life Goes On
Directed byTakashi Watanabe
(渡部高志)
Produced by
  • Takashi Watanabe (渡辺隆)
  • Naoko Koyama
  • Tadakazu Hiraga
Written bySadayuki Murai
Music byRyou Sakai
StudioA.C.G.T
ReleasedFebruary 19, 2005
Runtime30 minutes
Video game
Kino's Journey II —the Beautiful World—
DeveloperTycoon
PublisherASCII Media Works
GenreVisual novel
PlatformPlayStation 2
ReleasedDecember 1, 2005
Light novel
Gakuen Kino
Written byKeiichi Sigsawa
Illustrated byKouhaku Kuroboshi
Published byASCII Media Works
ImprintDengeki Bunko
Magazine
  • Dengeki p
  • Dengeki h
  • Dengeki hpa
DemographicMale
Original runJuly 10, 2006 – present
Volumes7 (List of volumes)
Anime film
Kino's Journey: Country of Illness —For You—
Directed byRyūtarō Nakamura
Produced by
  • Nobuhiro Oosawa
  • Naoko Koyama
Written byChiaki J. Konaka
Music byRyou Sakai
StudioShaft
ReleasedApril 21, 2007
Runtime30 minutes
Manga
Gakuen Kino
Illustrated byDennō Ōwadan
Published byASCII Media Works
Magazine
DemographicSeinen
Original runFebruary 23, 2010April 28, 2012
Volumes3
Manga
Kino's Journey: The Beautiful World
Illustrated byIruka Shiomiya
Published byKodansha
English publisher
ImprintShōnen
MagazineShōnen Magazine Edge
Original runMarch 17, 2017August 17, 2020
Volumes8
Manga
Illustrated byGou
Published byASCII Media Works
MagazineDengeki Daioh
DemographicShōnen
Original runMay 27, 2017December 27, 2019
Volumes5
Anime television series
Kino's Journey —the Beautiful World— the Animated Series
Directed byTomohisa Taguchi
Produced by
  • Harutaka Ashitate
  • Takurou Hatekayama
  • Kentarou Hattori
  • Aya Iizuka
  • Kozue Kaneniwa
  • Yuusuke Yoshioka
Written byYukie Sugawara
Music byYoshiaki Dewa
StudioLerche
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Original networkAT-X, Tokyo MX, KBS, Sun TV, BS11
English network
Original run October 6, 2017 December 22, 2017
Episodes12 (List of episodes)

Kino's Journey —the Beautiful World— (Japanese: キノの旅 —the Beautiful World—, Hepburn: Kino no Tabi —the Beautiful World—), shortened to Kino's Journey, is a Japanese light novel series written by Keiichi Sigsawa, with illustrations by Kouhaku Kuroboshi. The series follows a traveler named Kino and her talking motorcycle named Hermes, as they explore countries with unique customs and people around a mysterious world, only spending three days at each location. The series originally started serialization in volume five of MediaWorks' now-defunct light novel magazine Dengeki hp on March 17, 2000. The first volume of the series was published on July 10, 2000 by ASCII Media Works under their Dengeki Bunko publishing imprint. As of November 2020, 23 volumes have been published.

A 13-episode anime adaptation produced by A.C.G.T and Genco aired between April and July 2003 on WOWOW in Japan. Two visual novels for the PlayStation 2 were released by ASCII Media Works, the first in July 2003, and the second in December 2005. There have also been two 30-minute animated films produced, the first in February 2005, and the second in April 2007. A Kino's Journey light novel was only released as a promotional gift for the second animated movie. Additional merchandise includes three art books, three picture books, and a drama CD. Two manga adaptations were produced, and a new anime series aired 12 episodes between October and December 2017. A spin-off light novel series titled Gakuen Kino (学園キノ, lit. Academy Kino) began with the first volume published on July 10, 2006 by ASCII Media Works; seven volumes have been released as of May 2021.

  1. ^ "Kino's Journey —the Beautiful World— the Animated Series". Funimation. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Beard, Jeremy A. "Kino's Journey". THEM Anime Reviews. Retrieved May 4, 2019.