Kinos Journey Complete Collection

Yes, the same as the Hellsing set. Evanfelion aside, all ADV UK box set releases are the same. They're are also rather crap.
 
I don't mind them coz it saves me room, which I am rapidly running out of.

Cheers for that.

One last question, is the series anygood? It got good marks on ANN but thought id ask anyway.

Its just I noticed it for £17.99 on play.com which is good.
 
It's entertaining but not what I'd consider a must watch series. If you're after an episodic series about a girl moving between unique countries and dealing with issues in each country then you'll love it, but if don't want to see a story with an unrealistic lead, a talking bike and no main plot connecting the episodes then you'll dislike it. I got to the 11th episode and never got around to watching the last two episodes.
 
I would seriously advise against giving Kino's Journey a miss. If you do, you're passing up the opportunity to watch a beautiful, whimsical, thought-provoking show that's unlike anything else out there. This review sums it up perfectly.
 
It's also a bit boring. Episodic series with little girls somehow killing adults, whilst riding a talking bike, aren't for everyone. Mononoke also bored me and forced me to forget about it after the first two episodes.
 
Kino's falls into the "deserves to be watched yourself" category, imo - there's a good chance you won't get on with the "intangibles" (a la Aion), but it's so unlike most things out there it's difficult to draw comparison. At the very least, I'd say it's a show that <i>could</i> end up in anyone's top ten all-time once they've watched it, and there really aren't many shows like that about.

Mononoke, fwiw, falls into the exact same category. ^_^ (Although the "core" of the plot is probably more likely to be easily appreciated, in comparison to Kino's).
 
If I was forced to watch a story about a person traveling across the world that attempts to be serious then a little girl with the skills required to kill anything that moves and an overly chatty bike are not good. A sense of reality is required for serious material to be respected and, in my mind at least, Kino's Journey was just too daft. I would've respected it a lot more if the lead had been a full-grown adult and the bike had been of the silent variety.

I'd bet that, since Dan has my name and he also likes Gungrave, he won't feel like Fabio does about Kino's Journey. It's great if he wants to watch Kino's Journey because it is, at the very least, good entertainment but, like Mononoke, over-hyped enters my mind when I hear/read about it. I think I actually rated it 8/10, although I was torn between giving it 7/10.
 
I've liked Kino's journey a lot. Episodic? Yes. Boring? Definitely not. Althought it's not the action series the trailers lead you to believe it to be.
 
Aion said:
Episodic series with little girls somehow killing adults, whilst riding a talking bike, aren't for everyone.
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Nothing's for everyone. And I really don't see how a competent young woman (who, let's not forget, had been fending for herself in a hostile world for several years) and a talking bike is any less plausible than magic powers or demons or anything equally "unrealistic" anime concocts. From the opening episode, Kino's Journey establishes its world - a world that is vaguely similar to our own but ultimately very different. That sense of whimsy and discovery, much of which we're sharing with Kino herself as she travels the world, is part of what makes it so good.

Dan, if you enjoy Ghibli and don't find yourself continually questioning why Kiki can fly or what the hell a Catbus is, you'll not be distracted by the more fantastical elements of Kino's Journey.
 
Thanks for all the info guys.

BTW, I do like Ghibli but sometimes have to be in the mood. Especially when its like Totorro or Kiki's DS which are quite light hearted.

It sounds liked I'd enjoy it but not necessarily be bothered about owning it, well for £17.99 its probably worth taking the risk, I'll give it some thought.

Thanks Again
 
Kino's Journey is nowhere near as lighthearted as Totoro or Kiki's. Indeed, at times it's very dark. It does have a similar atmosphere and sense of whimsy to many Ghibli works, though, which is why I used those specific examples.
 
fabricatedlunatic said:
Kino's Journey is nowhere near as lighthearted as Totoro or Kiki's. Indeed, at times it's very dark. It does have a similar atmosphere and sense of whimsy to many Ghibli works, though, which is why I used those specific examples.
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OK I'll certainly give it a watch and I'll let you know what I think.

I love buying anime, so I might as well go for it.
 
May give it a go since it's got a boxset. From what I hear could be hit or miss for me. Episodic stuff doesn't always agree with me, though on occasion it can work really well (e.g. Cowboy Bebop, Black Lagoon).
 
You know what, I think Dan should just watch it and decide for himself. I have no idea why Fabio feels so strongly about Dan watching it when when, by the admission of the TC, he's more into action series. I was telling him he might not like it because he also happens to love Berserk and Gungrave, where as Kino/Mushi fans are more into the peaceful/relaxing nature of episodic shows.

I ended up getting the R1 slimpack for set for free. I liked it a lot at first but, as the series went on, I started to lose all interest when it became obvious that there was never going to be a main plot. The series was a mixed bag since the quality went up or down depending on the episode number due to it having no main thread connecting the episides aside from Kino. I prefer watching a series with a story that grows more and more epic as it goes on, not a a series with random stories and a poor lead/annoying talking bike.

I may try to rewatch it one day. Like I said before, I actually rated it 8/10 on MAL, even though I never finished it. It bored me at times, which is why I never got around to finishing it, but I never thought it was a bad series. I just don't agree with the people who rave about it, that's all.
 
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