7.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Kino's Journey -the Beautiful World- the Animated Series (2017)
Kino's Journey -the Beautiful World- the Animated Series (2017)
Overview
A story about Kino, who travels around the world with nothing but guns for protection and the talking motorcycle Hermes. Kino travels to many mystical worlds, each with its unique customs and people, and learns about the world through their stories, at times conjuring humor and inspiration or other times piercing cynicism. However, Kino's own custom is to stay no longer than three days in every town without exception, as it is enough time to learn almost everything important about the place while still leaving time to explore new lands.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Apple TVRating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Trans: Positive
Viewer Rating
7.3
Overview
A story about Kino, who travels around the world with nothing but guns for protection and the talking motorcycle Hermes. Kino travels to many mystical worlds, each with its unique customs and people, and learns about the world through their stories, at times conjuring humor and inspiration or other times piercing cynicism. However, Kino's own custom is to stay no longer than three days in every town without exception, as it is enough time to learn almost everything important about the place while still leaving time to explore new lands.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Apple TVDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The series maintains a neutral stance by presenting diverse societal structures and moral dilemmas without advocating for a specific political ideology. It focuses on philosophical observation of human nature and the consequences of various systems, offering no single championed solution beyond individual reflection.
The animated series presents a diverse array of characters and societal structures across its episodic journeys, exploring various human philosophies and conditions. Its narrative offers critiques of different ways of life and power dynamics, but these are universal in scope rather than explicitly targeting specific traditional identities or centering modern DEI themes.
Secondary
The series portrays transsexual themes positively. One country normalizes gender transition as an adult choice. Another character's desire to change gender is depicted with empathy, with external societal factors, not identity, causing tragedy. The overall depiction is affirming and avoids negative stereotypes, presenting gender identity and transition respectfully.
Kino's Journey -the Beautiful World- the Animated Series does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative primarily explores philosophical concepts and human nature through the protagonist's travels, without engaging with queer identity or experiences.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The series faithfully adapts the source material, where the main character, Kino, is canonically female but presents ambiguously. This portrayal is consistent across adaptations and does not constitute a change from a previously established gender.
The animated series adapts a Japanese light novel, maintaining the established visual depictions of its characters. There are no instances where a character canonically established as one race is portrayed as a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.2
7.3
Critic Ratings
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