They say that if men will look at the sky, they would like to undertake an adventure"
This phrase has been in my mind a good time to have finished a work like Kino's Journey, a unique and personal work that is a great exponent of episodic series as well as adaptation of LN.
So let's start talking about history which would be to see / know the different cities in which Kino decides to stay, this simple narrative perfectly serves to cover various types of topics such as technology, humanity, war, etc. without feeling too far away. Another point is the cities, in a short time
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we know enough to understand the behavior of citizens and the place itself.
In this there is a turn, because it takes to the extreme an idea about human behavior that at first sight is an exaggeration without sense but that bears an incredible resemblance to the real and that gives us an implicit message with these cities and being a format episode series can be given the freedom to explore human behavior according to the society in which they live, therefore, we can see from people who are constantly reminded of the misfortunes that have happened to cities where a supposed end of the world is predicted. One of the best episodes of the series is the end, in which the personality of Kino is explored but also a critique is made towards the behavior of the adults and as they do not take into consideration their wishes, a small satire is also made the people of certain countries who are rude and what would happen if you told them that they will cease to exist.And just as there are many episodes that are just as good, like the episode of the countries of war, that of the monk, the city where all the people chose, each of these chapters is special and in turn submerges the viewer to interpret what the story has wanted to convey giving so many variations that makes it even more striking, so the series never tries to give you the absolute truth, simply puts the situation, it enters the context and throws you the thought of Kino but never you He says that this thought is the absolute truth. Let's add that the series has a calm pacing that helps us to better appreciate the story and we have a series of stories that are magnificent in their own way.
Much of these successes are due to the characters, for many the characters in the play may seem alien or irrational but follow a logical pattern according to what they have lived and the society in which they were raised, an example would be adults of chapter 4, are children who have been forced (and not by external issues such as a war) to grow to maintain a country and having no experience with external situations treat children as childish things and their reaction to a problem is ironically the Most childish of all, but their behavior is appropriate, they have been educated in that way and having no contact with the outside have been alienated to that point and this is also a success because nobody is bad and good.
No character we see as someone good or bad, all act according to what they have lived and this is probably what many annoy them but I think that putting the characters in this way reinforces the approach of the series.
Speaking of the stars, Kino and Hermes are a love, they are the ideal pair of friends because jokes are made, they reflect and they have learned many things together and both complement each other so well that it is a pleasure to see them interact because the calm but serious attitude coupled with the cynical humor and charisma of Hermes makes them an unmatched couple separately both are also good and full of details but as a whole they make the series shine.
Since we are still stuck in the script let's talk about dialogue, the fluidity of this is the greatest success of the work. They can talk nonsense but it is so natural that one ends up falling into the play of the play, an example of this would be every time a small plot twist is given in some city, in these situations a generic anime would play loud music and it would be a first flat to the expression of the character in turn (this would surely put a crazy face) but Kino's Journey puts it another way, it can be a silence or a pause with relaxing music and the characters will reveal the turn and grace to the performances and the address will be so natural that it will make it easy to assimilate. And this without a doubt, is something worthy of applauding.
Aesthetically the series enjoys having aged a lot but is maintained, there are frames in what really looks like something out of a cheap work but when it requires it most there is an incredible fluidity and the same applies to the storyboard which shines when Nakamura Ryuutaro It shows off its experimental style generating episodes such as the country of books or for example the episode of the 3 men of the train track, another great point are the backgrounds, which give the feeling of being in a fantasy world and that They compensate for the ugliness that sometimes Kino's can become.
The designs on the other hand are expressive and accompany the work very well without making it dissonant as well as being accompanied by large seiyuss.
As for the sound I have a serious indecision, I like the work as sound director of Tsuruoka because it shows that he put effort to make the work heard well and accompany in the most "strange" moments of the series but the soundtrack tends To be repeated too much despite the fact that it accompanies very well and sincerely, only one topic has remained engraved in my mind.
Concluding and summarizing the text, the trips of Kino is a unique experience and a project made with love from Nakamura Ryuutaro, is undoubtedly a must for fans of experimental anime.
"The world is not beautiful, therefore, it is"
Versión en Español:
"Dicen que si los hombre mirarán al cielo, desearían emprender una aventura"
Esta frase ha estado por mi mente un buen tiempo al haber terminado una obra como Kino's Journey ,una obra única y personal que es un gran exponente de serie episodica así como adaptación de LN.
Comenzemos pues hablando de la historia la cual sería ver/conocer las diferentes ciudades en las que decide quedarse Kino, esta narrativa tan simple sirve perfectamente para abarcar diversos tipos de temas como la tecnología, humanidad, guerra, etc sin que se sienta demasiado alejado. Otro punto son las ciudades, en poco tiempo conocemos lo suficiente como para entender el comportamiento de los ciudadanos y la del propio lugar.
En esto hay un giro, pues se lleva al extremo una idea sobre el comportamiento humano que a simple vista es una exageración sin sentido pero que guarda un increíble parecido a lo real y que nos entrega un mensaje implícito con estas ciudades y al ser un formato episodico la serie se puede dar las libertades de explorar el comportamiento humano según la sociedad en la que viven, por lo tanto, podemos ver desde gente que se recuerda constantemente las desgracias que les han pasado hasta ciudades donde se pronostica un supuesto fin del mundo. Uno de los mejores episodios de la serie es el final, en el se explora la personalidad de Kino pero también se hace una crítica hacia el comportamiento de los adultos y el como no tienen en consideración con sus deseos, tambien se hace una pequeña satira a la gente de ciertos paises que es maleducada y lo que pasaría si les dijeras que van a dejar de existir. Y así como ese hay muchos episodios igual de buenos, como el episodio de los países de guerra, el del monje, la ciudad donde elegía todo el pueblo, cada uno de estos capítulos es especial y a su vez sumerge al espectador a que interprete lo que la historia ha querido transmitir dando así a tantas variaciones que lo hace aun más llamativo, por eso, la serie nunca intenta darte la verdad absoluta, simplemente te pone la situación, te adentra en el contexto y te lanza el pensamiento de Kino pero jamás te dice que este pensamiento es la verdad absoluta. Sumemosle que la serie tiene un pacing calmado que ayuda a apreciar mejor la historia y tenemos una serie de historias que son magníficas a su manera.
Gran parte de estos aciertos se deben a los personajes, para muchos los personajes de la obra les pueden parecer aliens o irracionales pero siguen un patrón lógico de acuerdo a lo que han vivido y a la sociedad en la que fueron criados, un ejemplo serían los adultos del capítulo 4, son niños que han sido obligados (y no por cuestiones externas como una guerra) a crecer para mantener un país y al no tener experiencia con situaciones externas tratan a los sueños como cosas de niño y su reacción ante un problema es irónicamente la más infantil de todas, pero su comportamiento es el adecuado, han sido ellos educados de esa forma y al no tener contacto con el exterior han sido alienados hasta ese punto y esto también es un acierto pues nadie es malo y bueno.
Ningún personaje lo vemos como alguien bueno o malo, todos actúan según lo que han vivido y probablemente sea esto lo que a muchos les moleste pero creo que poner a los personajes de esta forma refuerza el planteamiento de la serie.
Hablando de los estelares, Kino y Hermes son un amor, son la pareja de amigos ideal pues se hacen bromas, reflexionan y han aprendedido muchas cosas juntos y ambos se complementan tan bien que es un gusto verlos interactuar pues la actitud calmada pero seria juntado con el humor y carisma cínico de Hermes los hace una pareja inigualable por separado ambos también son buenos y están llenos de detalles pero como un todo hacen brillar a la serie.
Ya que seguimos atascados en el guión hablemos del diálogo, la fluidez de este es el mayor acierto de la obra. Pueden hablarte tonterías pero es tan natural que uno termina cayendo en el juego de la obra, un ejemplo de esto sería cada vez que se da un pequeño plot twist en alguna ciudad, en estas situaciones un anime generico pondría música fuerte y se haría un primer plano a la expresión del personaje de turno (este de seguro pondría una cara de loquito) pero Kino's Journey lo plantea de otra forma, puede ser un silencio o una pausa con música relajante y los personajes revelaran el giro y gracia a las actuaciones y a la dirección será de forma tan natural que lo hará fácil de asimilar. Y esto sin duda, es algo digno de aplaudir.
Estéticamente la serie goza de haber envejecido bastante pero se mantiene, hay frames en los qu realmente se ve como algo salido de alguna obra barata pero cuando más lo requiere hay una fluidez increíble y lo mismo aplica para el guión gráfico el cual brilla cuando Nakamura Ryuutaro hace gala de su estilo experimental generando episodios como el país de los libros o por ejemplo el episodio de los 3 hombres de la vía del tren, otro gran punto son los fondos, los cuales dan la sensación de estar en un mundo de fantasía y que compensan lo feo que a veces puede llegar a ser Kino's.
Los diseños por otra parte son expresivos y acompañan muy bien a la obra sin hacerla disonante además de estar acompañados de grandes seiyuss
En cuanto al sonido tengo una grave indecisión, me gusta el trabajo como director de sonido de Tsuruoka pues se nota que le puso esfuerzo para que la obra se oyera bien y acompañará en los momentos más "extraño" de la serie pero la banda sonora tiende a repetirse demasiado pese a que acompaña muy bien y sinceramente sólo un tema se me ha quedado grabado en mi mente.
Concluyendo y resumiendo el texto, los viajes de Kino es una experiencia única y un proyecto hecho con amor de manos de Nakamura Ryuutaro, es sin duda un vistazo obligatorio para los fans del anime experimental.
"El mundo no es bello, por lo tanto, lo es"
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