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| well if there's anything i got out of this episode, it's that the shaky cam made kino's death hilarious. |
| N.etorare T.echnical R.esearcher |
| IS THAT JOJ- nvm xD Sometimes I feel like they forgot to put bgm in this anime It's nice to see this episode again.. With different animation and voices Especially the Original Kino, he looked more modern guy with that hair xD Nothing special for me I guess, the impact is kinda less on me The background art though <3 |
Rayl1ghtDec 22, 2017 7:02 PM
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| Hard-to-watch and powerful, as it was when I read it...by mistake. Damn. |
| This should have been episode 12. I really liked how this episode helped us figure out “Kino” a littler more. Things make sense now. |
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| They changed kino appearance completely (the real kino) Or is it the right one based on the LN? |
ExeternaDec 27, 2017 4:57 PM
| This was one of the stronger episodes of this new series for me. So of course it's a retread of the origin story right at the end. I can't in good faith say it was better than the 03 series version. But I found its differences interesting. Like slight changes in original Kino's appearance. And that the moral majority leader in the 03 series was depicted like an SS officer. But here is a faux-kindly Priest. I also really respected its clever use of color. How the inside of the city seems dull and drab. With the exception of Lil Kino's brightly colored dress and ribbon. And then once she escapes it's a veritable stepping into Oz. Flooding of color. And last but not least I thought the song was very pretty. And they used it to good effect. They might not have decisively topped it. But they certainly did a nice version of this story with their own spin on it. Didn't recognize the title of the finale. Curious if it's one I've seen before. |
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| Really lovely backstory, it's interesting they'd showed it this late in the series but on the other side it is really lovely to see it here as well! Very lovely episode! Looking forwards for the last one of this series! |
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| Wow. Young Kino with long hair is cute. Nice backsory. That's one insane country she lives in. Sad that original Kino dies, but but in return the new Kino was saved to live another day. Also, thanks to Hermes as well in escaping. |
| i bet the Old Kino possessed the bike cause think the bike didn't start to talk until kino was dead so she is always traveling with old Kino without knowing it also hes voice is a give away |
| Fuuck. I really liked old Kino. That shit would fuck anyone up. |
| I know I've been ragging on the new Kino series for not living up to the 2003 version, but I definitely prefer the way this one handled Kino's backstory. This is one of my favorite stories from Kino's Journey and I'm so glad that I could get a retelling that even surpasses the original. I loved the exchange between Kino & Old Kino, particularly when they sang to each other. Their voices were very down to Earth and made it feel like such an organic moment. I legit jumped when the parents started freaking out. The whole atmosphere and coloring of that scene was suffocatingly intense. But I think my favorite moment had to be when Kino escaped and the vast world stretched out before her. It captured the sensation of pure freedom. This is also my favorite scenario because of how it plays with the theme of what it means to become an adult. I first saw this episode back when I was in high school, so it hadn't really sunk in what it meant to be an adult yet. As I become older, it's easier to want to just conform and stick with the status quo. However, I think I really do just want to be myself. No matter how old I am or where that takes me, I'm simply me. |
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| Easily one of this show's best episodes. Almost good enough to redeem the rest of the show. The last few eps have been better than the first half of the season tbh...good think I stuck with it. Now I really want to watch the 2003 version again. |
| "...our faces marked by toil, by deceptions, by success, by love; our weary eyes looking still, looking always, looking anxiously for something out of life, that while it is expected is already gone – has passed unseen, in a sigh, in a flash – together with the youth, with the strength, with the romance of illusions.” - Joseph Conrad ('Youth') |
| Man, they did a fantastic job remaking her backstory with the new animation. Absolutely loved it. 10/10 episode |
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| Kino's story was sad, this got crazy depressing last few episodes... |
| This chapter hurts to see if you have watched the previous anime or read the novel. 4/10 |
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| The Land/Country of Adults sure is f*cked up as with any other countries in Kino's world. Wonder what here original name was before she took old Kino's name. |
| You see there's no need to wonder where your god is, Coz he's right here! ...and he's fresh out of mercy. |
LotusPetal said: One more episode to be released and I JUST REALISED Kino is a girl... Oh boy. What? There has been alot of mentions of this already... |
| Why are Kino's eyes purple in this episode when they're green in most others? Although when checking, I found that they're blue in episodes 4 and 6, and both in episode 9 across its different segments! What a weird thing not to be consistent. |
| So? I really don't understand, really |
| That country is a dangerous place to live. I wonder why Original Kino death isn't more sadder. I don't feel nothing. |
| BANZAI NIPPON. Nippon is the Land of freedom. Nippon is the Land of Peace. Nippon is the Land of Justice and Prosperity. In Nippon, we trust. We love Nippon, we love Anime. Anime love us, Nippon love us. 日本 |
| This episode was nearly perfect, telling a story of Kino's past in a really smart way. I didn't actually realize it was Kino's backstory until the adult Kino was stabbed, because before that I believed he was some fraud version of the real Kino. Only downside is the hair and eye color, which is portrayed as purple rather than green as usual. Overall the storytelling and concepts were well executed, 9/10. |
| Gachiakuta is the greatest manga of all time |
| You can really tell kino is a girl when she sings lol But I thought the small back story with her master who trained her was nice. But this. This was a GREAT back story. |
| Kino is more beautiful this time. Also, I hear Madoka's voice. |
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