{"id":2977,"date":"2010-03-27T20:50:26","date_gmt":"2010-03-28T00:50:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.starkeith.net\/coredump\/?p=2977"},"modified":"2010-03-06T21:24:37","modified_gmt":"2010-03-07T01:24:37","slug":"keiths-anime-reviews-kinos-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.starkeith.net\/coredump\/2010\/03\/27\/keiths-anime-reviews-kinos-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"Keith’s Anime Reviews: Kino’s Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The first time I watched an episode of Kino’s Journey<\/a>, I couldn’t help thinking to myself what an “odd” show it was.<\/p>\n

But despite this oddness – or perhaps because of it – I kept watching, and in the end I was not disappointed.<\/p>\n

Kino’s Journey <\/em>is very… introspective might be the best way to describe it. The main character, Kino, has been described as “neutral” in the sense of the classic D&D alignments – and because of that, in almost every episode, it’s not easy to say who was “good” or “bad.” This is a show that really makes you think – and not in a bad way, either.<\/p>\n

Despite the very thoughtful nature of the show, the series itself is nicely animated, with a wonderful art style that really fits the milieu of the story.<\/p>\n

However, due to the “deepness,” this isn’t necessarily an anime for everyone. But if you’re the sort of person who does mind doing a little introspection while watching (or just after watching) a show\/movie, then Kino’s Journey <\/em>is worth picking up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Keith’s review of the anime “Kino’s Journey.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"webmentions_disabled_pings":false,"webmentions_disabled":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"activitypub_content_warning":"","activitypub_content_visibility":"","activitypub_max_image_attachments":3,"activitypub_interaction_policy_quote":"anyone","activitypub_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[199],"tags":[78,249,248,124],"class_list":["post-2977","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-my-opinion","tag-anime","tag-anime-reviews","tag-kinos-journey","tag-review","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pimUj-M1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1444,"url":"https:\/\/www.starkeith.net\/coredump\/2008\/10\/22\/the-world-at-large-kinos-journey\/","url_meta":{"origin":2977,"position":0},"title":"The World at Large (Kino’s Journey)","author":"Keith Survell","date":"October 22, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"Sometimes I just get into these weird moods... sort of nostalgic, sort of melancholy... and when I do, I often watch this video or just listen to the song that goes with it. 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