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	Adventure[1] Philosophical[2] Science fiction[2]
Light novel
Written by	Keiichi Sigsawa
Illustrated by	Kouhaku Kuroboshi
Published by	ASCII Media Works
English publisher	NA: Tokyopop (expired)
Imprint	Dengeki Bunko
Magazine	Dengeki hp Dengeki Bunko Magazine
Demographic	Male
Original run	March 17, 2000 – present
Volumes	23 (List of volumes)
Further information Anime television series Kino's Journey —the Beautiful World— Directed by Ryūtarō Nakamura Written by Sadayuki Murai Music by Ryo Sakai Studio A.C.G.T Licensed by AUS: Hanabee NA: ADV Films UK: Anime Limited Original network WOWOW English network SA: Animax India SEA: Animax Asia US: Imaginasian, Anime Network Original run April 8, 2003 – July 8, 2003 Episodes 13 + 1 OVA (List of episodes) Video game Developer Tycoon Publisher ASCII Media Works Genre Visual novel Platform PlayStation 2 Released July 17, 2003 Anime film Kino's Journey: Life Goes On Directed by Takashi Watanabe (渡部高志) Produced by Takashi Watanabe (渡辺隆) Naoko Koyama Tadakazu Hiraga Written by Sadayuki Murai Music by Ryou Sakai Studio A.C.G.T Released February 19, 2005 Runtime 30 minutes Video game Kino's Journey II —the Beautiful World— Developer Tycoon Publisher ASCII Media Works Genre Visual novel Platform PlayStation 2 Released December 1, 2005 Light novel Gakuen Kino Written by Keiichi Sigsawa Illustrated by Kouhaku Kuroboshi Published by ASCII Media Works Imprint Dengeki Bunko Magazine Dengeki p Dengeki h Dengeki hpa Demographic Male Original run July 10, 2006 – present Volumes 7 (List of volumes) Anime film Kino's Journey: Country of Illness —For You— Directed by Ryūtarō Nakamura Produced by Nobuhiro Oosawa Naoko Koyama Written by Chiaki J. Konaka Music by Ryou Sakai Studio Shaft Released April 21, 2007 Runtime 30 minutes Manga Gakuen Kino Illustrated by Dennō Ōwadan Published by ASCII Media Works Magazine Dengeki G's Festival! Comic Dengeki G's Magazine Demographic Seinen Original run February 23, 2010 – April 28, 2012 Volumes 3 Manga Kino's Journey: The Beautiful World Illustrated by Iruka Shiomiya Published by Kodansha English publisher NA: Vertical Imprint Shōnen Magazine Shōnen Magazine Edge Original run March 17, 2017 – August 17, 2020 Volumes 8 Manga Illustrated by Gou Published by ASCII Media Works Magazine Dengeki Daioh Demographic Shōnen Original run May 27, 2017 – December 27, 2019 Volumes 5 Anime television series Kino's Journey —the Beautiful World— the Animated Series Directed by Tomohisa Taguchi Produced by Harutaka Ashitate Takurou Hatekayama Kentarou Hattori Aya Iizuka Kozue Kaneniwa Yuusuke Yoshioka Written by Yukie Sugawara Music by Yoshiaki Dewa Studio Lerche Licensed by NA: Crunchyroll Original network AT-X, Tokyo MX, KBS, Sun TV, BS11 English network SEA: Animax Asia Original run October 6, 2017 – December 22, 2017 Episodes 12 (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.