A strange philosophical anime about Kino, a boyish traveller and Hermes, her talking motorbike. Together they journey through a mystical land full of unique countries of all kinds of traditions. In all these lands Kino appreciates the beauty of the world in both it's brutality and oppression and it's compassion and generosity. Kino only stays in each place for three days and with the variety of the lands Kino visits there's an episodic feel. Kino past and character development don't mean much and the fact that Hermes talks isn't explained and it isn't really plot based. But all the unique countries and curious morals lead to an exciting anime regardless. I especially liked the land of books where a library of all the books of the world were kept, but they only keep books that are deemed as safe reading -Children's books or How to books. But a vigilante group are at work publishing 'illegal' books by the Author. "What if the reality is that this is the world of the book" think about that!
