Kino's Journey - Recommendations

Alt title: Kino no Tabi: The Beautiful World

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Bokurano

Bokurano

When a group of children discover a strange cave at the beach, their lives are forever changed. Inside they find a hide out filled with computers and a man named Kokopelli who gives them a curious offer: to participate in a special game in which they save Earth from fifteen giant monsters. To defeat the invaders, he will give them a powerful mecha of black armor. The children eagerly sign the contract, name their new weapon Zearth, and must now take turns to pilot it; but the 'game' is in fact all too real and the consequences of battle become the stuff of nightmares. With no option to cancel the contract, is there any way to stop the game before it is too late for all of them?

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Luemi Luemi says...

Although they are completely different genres, both share the same melancholy vibe and each of them leaves you with things to think about after every episode. I highly recommend both of these shows, especially to people who have enjoyed one of them already.

The House of Small Cubes

The House of Small Cubes

An old man resides in a city mostly submerged by water, living in a home he had to build on top of his old one. His daily routine now consists of smoking his pipe, drinking wine, watching television and eating the fish he catches. Living alone in the silent desolation of the elderly he is surrounded by photographs but no people. One day he drops his pipe into the water and it disappears into his old, submerged home. To retrieve it he rents a scuba suit, but once he descends into the place he used to live he is overwhelmed by the memories of the life he used to have - the family he used to know.

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badazz5001 badazz5001 says...

plot wise these two bouth have to deal with pepole reliving there pasts. bouth have a story book feel to them and a simmiler animation style that brings our peour emoation. boath have verry simple plotlines and bouth are like nouthing you have ever seen before.

Sound of the Sky

Sound of the Sky

Kanata Sorami, a young Private in the army, arrives in Seize to serve in the Clocktower Fortress and learn the trumpet under the tutelage of Master Sergeant Rio Kazumiya. Though peace hangs uneasily over the world, Kanata finds a relaxing routine of laundry, shopping, and trumpet practice greets her at her new post instead of brutal drilling and discipline. With help from the other members of the all-female 1121st Platoon, Kanata finds her place in the bustling city, bringing joy and humor to the war-weary residents while learning a great deal about the world.

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Pippin4242 Pippin4242 says...

Both series feature a strong-willed young woman in a leading role. Though So-Ra-No-Wo-To's Kanata is far more obviously female than her counterpart in Kino no Tabi, both retain a genderless innocence as they learn about the culture of their fascinating settings - creating a new moral every episode, in a melancholy yet somehow optimistic vision of their Beautiful World.

Durarara!!

Durarara!!

Looking for a change, Mikado moves from the countryside to bustling Ikebukuro to attend the same high school as his best friend, Masaomi. Though navigating a new school and friendships can prove tough by itself, Mikado also finds an overwhelming number of new delights and dangers in the district he now calls home. From a friendly Russian sushi bar to the violent color gangs, to even an urban legend in the form of a black motorcycle rider, each resident of Ikebukuro is unique and frightening. But the town is smaller than it seems at first, and these strange events appear to be connected. Will the growing storm sweep up the transplanted country boy and his friends or will Mikado find himself at the center of a dramatic change for Tokyo?

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Fei Fei says...

Durarara has a really distinct "cool" feeling, which I feel in  happens a lot of other popular shounen animes running now—a trendy fast-paced storyline littered with random wtf moments in a uniquely urban landscape. The use of technology to push the storyline further is also incrediblly appropriate in this time and age.

But what I connect to is not the feel or the look as much as the deeply philosophical episodically-unconnecting stories barely pulled together by the main character's own tale. Kino's Journey shares this with Durarara albeit to a slower tempo and more singular viewpoint. They are both very much detailed impressions about life and journey based on their almost unbelievable environments made that much more believable by the main character's reflections and the author's wise narrative (and yes, both began as light novels).

And for me, Celty and her motorcycle just reminded me way too much of Kino and Hermes for me not to write this. Ahahaha~

.hack//SIGN

.hack//SIGN

In a massive online world, people act only as well as their conscience demands. When one player's punishment is to be trapped in this world, a disparate group of people seek the answers why. Their motives are varied; their methods even more so. What stands between when we tear down the walls of reality? Where does our soul end and we begin?

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FreebooterFox FreebooterFox says...

Two quiet protagonists travel the world...While it's obvious they're both searching for something, it's not anything that the world might provide for them. Instead, it becomes clear that inner-reflection is necessary for growth, though the world itself (and its inhabitants) may serve as the catalyst for this development.

Though .Hack//Sign has a more prominent soundtrack, both of the series are "quiet." Characters interact with the environment, and these interactions help define their personalities in a land where interaction with others isn't always available. Action is not as prominent as reaction.  Perhaps best of all, both series take great care not to reveal anything ahead of its time- the mark of a wonderful story.

Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou

Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou

In a quaint Japanese town, far from the footprints of tourists, an abandoned robot named Alpha lives a quiet life, while running a coffee shop left by her previous owner. With hardly a customer from day to day, she tends to focus on life's little pleasures, while sporadically wishing for her master's return. But one day, a delivery-robot brings Alpha a camera, and through the pictures inside, her eyes are opened for the first time to the world around her.

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NyneShadow NyneShadow says...

YKK and Kino no Tabi both have a very sombre feeling all throughout and are quite episodic in nature. Both also focus on qualities of the human nature, albeit in different situations. If you like the "life goes on" kind of feeling, then these two complement each other very well.

Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle

Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle

The power to cross over dimensions is one that is deeply coveted -- a lesson that childhood friends Sakura and Syaoran learn the hard way when an unknown enemy attacks an archaeological dig in their country. As a result, Sakura's memories are scattered to different dimensions, causing her to fall into a deep sleep. In order to save Sakura's life, she and Syaoran must journey to various worlds in search of her memories, with the help of fellow travelers, Fai and Kurogane. But finding Sakura's memories won't be easy, and the price for traveling through time and space is high...

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capella capella says...

Well, if you like either Tsubasa Chronicles or Kino's Journey, you will like the other. Both of them are about a person who travels from country to country or from world to world. If you like short arcs based on different settings, these are perfect to watch. Kino's Journey is slightly more moral based however. Both have really powerful main characters. Kino even looks slightly like Syaoran.

Humanity Has Declined

Humanity Has Declined

Humanity has declined over time, leading to shortages in goods and the beginning of a bizarre relationship between humans and whimsical, sweets-loving fairies. Certain mediators help bridge the gap between the two species, as the magical, surprisingly-technological fairies are known to create various items the townsfolk need, albeit at oft-questionable quality levels. One such mediator, along with her faithful silent assistant, adorable fairy Nakata and frenemies such as yaoi-loving Y, will navigate her eventful daily life, whether it's investigating a strange factory or trying to escape the pages of a comic book.  

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Naga Naga says...

Both have surreal fantasy setting, it´s quite atmospheric and bright but also dystrophic…-ish at times. Both series are watched from protagonist’s point of view, while in Kino a bit more serious.  HHD is a comedy series which makes it a lot less serious than Kino´s Journey who also has a bit of stylish humor through the episodes. It depends on how you look at situation when a cross-dresser and a talking motorbike talk about doing stuff, but don´t. Plot is surreal in both cases; strange, a bit twisted and what not. And my biggest surprise that both of the shows seem to have the same mood… bit awkward if you ask me…

Casshern Sins

Casshern Sins

In a dark future, the world is in ruin and everything is slowly crumbling away into dust. Humanity is almost extinct, while robots desperately seek out new parts to replace their rusting bodies. Their only hope for survival is to devour the one known as Casshern… or so they believe. Meanwhile, Casshern himself has lost all memory of his past. Why are these robots attacking him? Did he really kill the one known as Luna; the Sun that was called Moon? And why is he, alone, unaffected and undamaged by the ruin?

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neutrino neutrino says...

Both take place in a somewhat post-apocalyptic world, centering around a character that journeys around, searching for some kind of answer to the past, interacting with various characters.  Both are slow-paced and episodic and play out much the same way.

One Off

One Off

Haruno Shizoaki is a young high school student living in a Japanese rustic small municipality. After sixteen years stuck there, she wants to leave her hometown, but is uneasy about the future. She then meets Cynthia B. Rogers, an Australian who has ridden her bike through many countries around the world and will now work at Niwa, a café owned by Haruno´s family. Cynthia´s presence makes Haruno think about many things and inspires her friends to consider a more adventurous lifestyle.

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chii chii says...

Both shows are about a girl and her motorcycle traveling around finding out who they are. Kino's Journey is more episodic, interesting, and a little dark where One Off is just a cute lighthearted story about a school girl and her friends with bikes. If you like shows that feature bikes and cute chicks these 2 are a perfect match.