Kino's Journey
overview
In Kino's Journey, the protagonist, Kino, accompanied by a talking motorcycle named Hermes, travels through a mystical world of many different countries and forests, each unique in its customs and people. She only spends three days and two nights in every town, without exception, on the principle that three days is enough time to learn almost everything important about a place, while leaving time to explore new lands.reviews
imaginitive futuristic steampunkish comparative anthropology - pretty cool conceptually but idk slightly bland in execution. never really ended up massively caring about characters and the plot lines for each weren't always very compelling. didn't feel like there was a ton of stakes often even though it seems like that was the intention. cool philosophical moments. gender ambiguity cool but i have some unresolved feelings about some of it- which might require more familiarity with japanese language to make definitive judgement
