Ninja Scroll

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Ninja Scroll

Japanese film poster

Japanese 獣兵衛忍風帖

Hepburn Jūbē Ninpūchō

Directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri

Produced by Shigeaki Komatsu

Haruo Sai
Masaki Sawanobori

Screenplay by Yoshiaki Kawajiri

Starring Kōichi Yamadera

Emi Shinohara
Takeshi Aono
 Daisuke Gōri
Toshihiko Seki
Shūichirō Moriyama

Music by Kaoru Wada

Cinematography Hitoshi Yamaguchi

Edited by Harutoshi Ogata

Yukiko Itō

Production Madhouse
company Animate Film

Distributed by Tokyo Theatres

Release date  June 5, 1993

Running time 94 minutes

Country Japan

Language Japanese

Ninja Scroll (獣兵衛忍風帖 Jūbē Ninpūchō, lit. "Jubei the Wind Ninja") is a 1993 Japanese
animated jidaigeki-chanbara film written and directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri, starring the voices
of Kōichi Yamadera, Emi Shinohara, Takeshi Aono, Daisuke Gōri, Toshihiko Sekiand Shūichirō
Moriyama. The film was a co-production between JVC, Toho, Movic and Animate,
with Madhouse serving as the animation studio. Ninja Scroll was theatrically released in Japan
on June 5, 1993, and received an English-dubbed release in Western countries through Manga
Entertainment in 1995.[1]
The film takes place in feudal Japan and follows Jubei Kibagami, a mercenary swordsman who
battles the Eight Devils of Kimon, a team of ninjas with supernatural powers who are intent on
overthrowing the Tokugawa shogunate. During his quest, he is aided by Dakuan, an elderly but
crafty government spy, and Kagero, a Koga kunoichi whose body is infused with poisonous
toxins. Ninja Scroll's story and style was influenced by the works of novelist Futaro Yamada and
Western spy fiction, with Jubei's character being loosely inspired by the historical figure Yagyū
Jūbei Mitsuyoshi.[2][3]
Widely praised for its animation and action scenes, Ninja Scroll is frequently regarded as one of
the most influential anime films ever made; alongside Akira and Ghost in the Shell, it was
responsible for increasing the popularity of adult-oriented anime outside of Japan. The film has
been cited by The Wachowskis as an influence on The Matrix franchise, and resulted in Kawajiri
later contributing to two segments of the anthology film The Animatrix.[4]
A televised stand-alone sequel, Ninja Scroll: The Series, was aired in Japan in 2003.

Contents
 [hide]

 1Plot
 2Cast
o 2.1Characters
 2.1.1The Eight Devils of Kimon
o 2.2Voice actors
 3Release
 4Soundtrack
o 4.1Track listing
 5Reception
 6Legacy
o 6.1Anime series
o 6.2Sequel
o 6.3Comics
o 6.4Live-action adaptation
 7References
 8External links

Plot[edit]
In Edo period-Japan, the Yamashiro clan mines gold in secret, and sends a shipment to
the Toyotomi Shogun of the Dark as payment for his protection. The Shogun of the Dark intends
to use the gold to buy advanced Spanish weaponry and overthrow the current government,
the Tokugawa Shogunate. The ship runs aground onto Mochizuki territory in a storm, and the
Eight Devils of Kimon, a ninja team with supernatural powers in the employ of the Yamashiro, kill
the people of the nearby village of Shimoda to keep the gold shipment a secret.
While investigating the deaths, a Mochizuki Koga ninja team is massacred by the Devils. The
sole survivor, Kagero, is captured by a Devil, Tessai, who molests her. She is rescued by Jubei
Kibagami, a mercenary ex-Yamashiro ninja, who fights and eventually kills Tessai. Dakuan, a
Tokugawa spy, blackmails Jubei into helping him kill the remaining Devils. To ensure his
compliance, Dakuan stabs Jubei with a poisoned shuriken, and promises to give him an antidote
once the mission is complete. Jubei learns from Dakuan that the leader of the Devils is Himuro
Gemma, the former Yamashiro ninja leader, who had ordered his team’s members to kill each
other to cover up the location of the goldmine five years earlier. Jubei, who had been forced to
kill his comrades to survive, decapitated Gemma in revenge; Gemma survived due to
his immortality. Jubei is attacked by another Devil, Benisato, but he is saved by Kagero; before
she can be questioned, Benisato is killed from afar by Yumimaru, Gemma's right-hand man, for
failing her mission. Kagero agrees to work alongside Jubei and Dakuan, who informs Jubei that
her body is infused with such deadly toxins that anyone who kisses or sleeps with her dies, which
was why Jubei could kill Tessai.
The trio arrive in Shimoda, where they discover that the villagers died due to their water supply
being poisoned, making it appear that they were killed by a plague. Jubei and Kagero fend off
attacks from three of the Devils – Mushizo, Zakuro and Utsutsu Mujuro; Jubei succeeds in killing
Mushizo and Utsutsu. After finding the beached ship, Kagero deduces that the gold has been
taken to Kashima Harbour, where it will be transported to the Shogun of the Dark in another ship.
Jubei, Kagero and Dakuan arrive at Kashima, which has been evacuated due to the
townspeople’s fear of the plague. While Jubei battles another Devil, Shijima, Kagero sends a
message to Sakaki Hyobu, the Mochizuki chamberlain, to bring his army to the harbour. She also
learns from Dakuan that Jubei’s poisoning will only be cured if he copulates with her – the
poisons in her body will counteract his. Kagero is captured by Shijima, and Jubei kills him,
rescuing her once more. Kagero asks Jubei to sleep with her to cure himself. He decides against
it, and upon the arrival of the Shogun of the Dark's envoy in a ship, he leaves to prevent the gold
reaching its destination.
Kagero arrives to meet Sakaki, but he stabs her, revealing himself to be Gemma in disguise.
Enraged, Jubei fights through waves of ninjas, but is nearly killed by Yumimaru. A gunpowder-
rigged rat, left as a trap by Zakuro for Yumimaru for rejecting her advances, kills him, allowing
Jubei to escape. He finds Kagero; mortally wounded, she admits her love for him and they kiss,
curing Jubei’s poisoning. Before dying, Kagero gives Jubei her headband.
Jubei and Dakuan board the departing ship. On board, Gemma reveals his true intentions to the
Shogun of the Dark’s envoy (who he kills) – he intends to use the gold to raise a ninja army to
terrorize Japan, rather than serve as an ally to the Toyotomi. During an altercation with Zakuro,
Jubei and Dakuan set the ship ablaze. As Jubei and Gemma engage in a brutal fight, the gold
becomes molten and engulfs Gemma, who sinks to the bottom of the sea. Afterwards, Dakuan
thanks Jubei, and expresses admiration for his and Kagero’s humanity. Jubei resumes his
vagabond lifestyle, with Kagero’s headband tied around his sword’s hilt.

Cast[edit]
Characters[edit]
Note: In the English-dubbed and subtitled versions of the film, the characters' family names are
always used before their given names (with the exception of Jubei in the English dub)
per Japanese naming conventions, which is uncommon for film translations.[5] The names in bold
are the variants used in the English dub.

 Jubei Kibagami (牙神 獣兵衛 Kibagami Jūbē): The main protagonist; a vagabond ninja who
once served the Yamashiro clan and is blackmailed by Dakuan into fighting the Eight Devils
of Kimon. A wisecracking, cynical figure with a strong moral sense, his skill and speed with
his sword are such that he is able to attack opponents and destroy objects using the winds
created by his slashes. The character was inspired by the famed Japanese folk hero Yagyū
Jūbei Mitsuyoshi.
 Kagero (陽炎 Kagerō): The food taster for the Mochizuki clan's Chamberlain, and the
only kunoichi in the clan's Koga ninja team. Kagero has an immunity to poisons as her body
itself is infused with toxins; anyone who sleeps with or even kisses her dies shortly
thereafter. She is also able to conjure pollens and flower petals that are mixed with a
powerful incapacitating agent. The character is a homage to Futaro Yamada's first novel in
the Ninpōchō series, The Kouga Ninja Scrolls.
 Dakuan (濁庵): A shady Tokugawa spy who is also sent to investigate and stop the Eight
Demons of Kimon and their employer, the Shogun of the Dark. He is able to elongate his
limbs and body, blend in with his surroundings, and can use a staff that allows him
to vault long distances.
 Sakaki Hyobu (榊 兵部 Sakaki Hyōbu): The Mochizuki clan chamberlain, he sends Kagero
and the clan's Koga ninja team to investigate the plague in Shimoda and she sends her
reports to him throughout the film.
 Hanza (半佐): The lord of the Koga ninja team. He is killed by Tessai, and his body is used
as a booby trap by Zakuro.
The Eight Devils of Kimon[edit]
The Eight Devils of Kimon (鬼門八人衆 Kimon Hachinin-shū, "Eight People of the Demon
Gate") are eight demonic ninjas with supernatural powers, seven of which were gathered under
Himuro Gemma's leadership after he reincarnated himself from Jubei's ambush, and appear to
serve under the Shogun of the Dark.

 Himuro Gemma (氷室 弦馬 Himuro Genma): The leader of the Eight Devils of Kimon and
the last demon to be defeated. Gemma formerly served under the Yamashiro clan and was
decapitated by Jubei prior to the film's events, but has acquired immortality by mastering
control of his body down to the tiniest bone and blood, allowing him to reconnect any
severed body parts, including his head. Gemma can also shapeshift as a side effect of his
mastery of his entire body. He cannot be killed due to his immortality, but he is instead
 encased in molten gold and trapped at the bottom of the sea for eternity. Gemma is bisexual,
as he is involved in a polyamourous but strained relationship with Yurimaru and Benisato.

 Tessai (鉄斎): The first demon to be defeated, he is an incredibly large man who has the
ability to turn his skin to stone. He fights with a double-bladed sword, which he is capable of
throwing great distances. He is essentially invulnerable until his skin falls apart as a result of
him being poisoned by Kagero while trying to rape her; this allows Jubei to kill him by cutting
his fingers, resulting in him being impaled by his own sword due to his inability to catch it.

 Benisato (紅里): The second demon to be defeated, and the female lover of Gemma. She is
a seductive woman who has snake tattoos all over her body that can come to life; she also
can summon a larger quantity of snakes to envelope her victims and shed her skin. She is
killed by Yurimaru after she fails to kill Jubei, but also because of Yurimaru's jealousy
towards her for being Gemma's lover.

 Mushizo (蟲蔵 Mushizō): The third demon to be defeated, he is a hunchbacked warrior who
holds a hornet's nest in his back. He wields a two-pronged spear, and is able to control his
hornets to do his bidding, as well as shoot needles from his throat. He is killed by Jubei in a
fight under water when the hornets try to escape from their hive, fatally stinging their master.

 Utsutsu Mujuro (現 夢十郎 Utsutsu Mujūrō): The fourth demon to be defeated, he is a blind
swordsman who challenges Jubei to a fight to the death in a bamboo forest. He uses his
uncanny hearing abilities to seek out his enemies, and can blind them by reflecting light from
his sword. He is the only Devil of Kimon without any apparent supernatural powers. He is
killed by Jubei due to Kagero's sword blocking his own, which he could not hear, making it
appear as if Jubei had blocked and attacked him at the same time.

 Shijima (シジマ): The fifth demon to be defeated, he has the ability to merge into the
shadows, create clones of himself, fire a large metallic claw from his hand, and possess
peoples' minds. He is killed by Jubei while rescuing Kagero (whom Shijima had hypnotized
to try to kill Jubei) when Jubei throws his sword into the shadows just as Shijima attempts to
hide in them.

 Yurimaru (百合丸): The sixth demon to be defeated, he is the right-hand-man and male
lover of Gemma. Yurimaru has the ability of generate electricity from his body, and can
combine this ability with a steel wire that he wraps around a target's neck to conduct the
electricity. Zakuro "accidentally" blows him up during his fight with Jubei, due to her hatred
towards him after Yurimaru rejected her advances.

 Zakuro (石榴): The seventh demon to be defeated, she has the ability to manipulate
gunpowder, and plants them inside living or dead organisms, having them move as explosive
traps. She is in love with Yurimaru, who instead loves Gemma. Eventually, she becomes
very vengeful and takes revenge against Yurimaru for rejecting her. She is killed by Dakuan
and Jubei on the ship when they ignite her gunpowder body.
Voice actors[edit]

English
Characters Japanese
(Toho/Animaze/Manga, 1995)[1][6]

Jubei Kibagami Kōichi Yamadera Dean Wein (Dean Elliot)

 Kagero Emi Shinohara Wendee Lee (Wendee Day)

Dakuan Takeshi Aono Stephen Apostolina (Rudy Luzion)

Himuro Gemma Daisuke Gōri Richard Epcar (Richard George)

Yurimaru Toshihiko Seki Richard Cansino (Richard Hayworth)

Sakaki Hyobu Shūichirō Moriyama Edward Mannix (Ed Mannix)

Zakuro Masako Katsuki Riva Spier (uncredited)

Tessai Ryūzaburō Ōtomo

Kevin Seymour
(Jenny Haniver/Dougary Grant)
Shijima Akimasa Omori

Benisato Gara Takashima J.C. Henning (uncredited)

Mushizo Reizō Nomoto Milton James (Richard Barnes)

Utsutsu Mujuro Norio Wakamoto

Kirk Thornton (Spanky Roberts)

Hanza Katsuji Mori

Toyotomi Envoy Osamu Saka Michael Forest (Alfred Thor)

Genpachi Yusaku Yara

Doug Stone

Doujin Ichirō Nagai

Shinkuro Junichi Sugawara Milton James (Richard Barnes)

 Carriage Man Unknown

Villager Katsumi Suzuki Marvyn Byrkett (Sonny Byrkett)

Sakachi's Daughter Unknown Maureen O'Connell

Release[edit]
The film was licensed by Manga Entertainment in Australia and North America until 2012 while
its UK subsidiary kept the license and released the movie in a Blu-ray steelbook format in
October 2012.[7] The film has since been re-licensed in North America to Sentai Filmworks who
re-released the film on DVD and Blu-ray in December 2012.[8]
In 1995, the BBFC cut the UK version by approximately 52 seconds, removing the sexual assault
scene and images of throwing stars. These cuts were waived for the 2004 10th Anniversary
release. Ninja Scroll was released in Australia by Manga UK in 1995 uncut with the MA15+
classification. In 1997 after it was screened on SBS, former Attorney-General Philip
Ruddock controversially appealed the film's original classification and successfully had the
classification upgraded to R18+ with no cuts. In January 1998 it broadcast twice on midnights on
the new Teletoon station in Canada along with the Macross Plus trilogy.[9]
GKIDS later announced that it would distribute the film within North America, with a theatrical
release scheduled for April 2018.
In 2000 when Manga and Madman Entertainment released Ninja Scroll on DVD, Madman
mistakenly used the UK cut of the film instead of using the uncut Australian version. This was
rectified in 2004 when Manga Entertainment released the 10th Anniversary Special Edition of
Ninja Scroll into western countries, and both Australia and the UK received Ninja Scroll uncut
and remastered from a PAL VHS source. In Canada the film was given an 18A rating, while it
was released Unrated in the United States. The film was released on Blu-ray in Japan on May
23, 2012.[10]

Soundtrack[edit]

Ninja Scroll
 Soundtrack album by Kaoru Wada

Released December 3, 2003

Genre Japanese Modern Classical[11]

Length 45:56 (CD)

45:00 (LP)

Label ADV Music (2003)

Milan Records (2015)

Professional ratings

Review scores

Source Rating

Soundtrack Geek 69.2/100 link

Soundtrack Dreams 69/100 link

The film's score was composed by Kaoru Wada. In the United States, the soundtrack was
originally released on CD in 2003 by ADV Music under licence from Toho with the title Jubei
Ninpucho Ninja Scroll (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).[12] Following ADV's closure, Milan
Records re-released the album in 2015 on CD and digital music formats.[11] In 2016, Milan also
released the album on LP with a slightly different track listing and cover art by Godzilla artist Yuji
Kaida; this release was limited to 500 copies.[13]
Track listing[edit]
All tracks written by Kaoru Wada except "To Those Who Face The Wind" and "Somewhere,
Faraway, Everyone Is Listening To A Ballad", by Ryouhei Yamanashi (music) and Sho Jitsukawa
(lyrics).
CD/digital release, 2003/2015:

[show]Track
listing

LP release, 2016:

[show]Side
one

[show]Side
two
Reception[edit]
Ninja Scroll won the Citizen's Award at the 1993 Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival.
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 92%, based on 12
reviews, with an average rating of 7.8/10.[14]
During the 1990s, Ninja Scroll was among the most popular anime movies outside Japan, along
with such movies as Akira and Ghost in the Shell. The North American video release of Ninja
Scroll had sold more than 70,000 copies by May 1996, becoming Manga Entertainment's best-
selling title at the time.[15] In February 2004, Cinefantastique listed the anime as one of the "10
Essential Animations".[16]
Theron from Anime News Network exclaims that the "action scenes sizzle with energy and
powerful maneuvers unencumbered by tiresome dramatics" and describe the plot as "mostly
exists just to set up conflicts between the protagonists and the Devils of Kimon and allow various
characters to show off their colorful ninja techniques". He concluded that "Ninja Scroll's story is
too thin for it to ever legitimately be considered one of the all-time great anime movies" but
considers it to be a classic. [17]

Legacy[edit]
Anime series[edit]
Main article: Ninja Scroll: The Series
A Japanese animated television series named Ninja Scroll: The Series aired in Japan in 2003
and ran for 13 episodes. The series is a stand-alone sequel to the film; however, many
references suggest that it is indeed a continuation. In the series, Jubei gets caught in the middle
of a battle between the Kimon clan and the Hiruko clan. He meets up with the Light Maiden
Shigure, a young lady whose village was destroyed by the Kimon clan and whom Jubei was
charged with delivering a Dragon Stone to. The duo are joined by Tsubute (a young thief) and
Dakuan (Tokugawa shogunate spy), and together they try to find out why both the Kimon and the
Hiruko clan are after her and why the Dragon Stone she carries is so important to them. The
show was directed by Tatsuo Sato (Martian Successor Nadesico), with character design done by
Takahiro Yoshimatsu (Trigun).
Sequel[edit]
An official sequel, Jūbē Ninpūchō 2, is classed as in production with no specific release date.
The film is scheduled to be written and directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri, and will most likely be
released in the west as Ninja Scroll 2.
In North America, the Ninja Resurrection anime films were marketed as sequels to Ninja Scroll,
but were actually created by a separate animation studio. The only similarity they both share is a
lead character named Jubei. The Jubei in Ninja Resurrection was Yagyū Jūbei while Ninja
Scroll featured Jubei Kibagami.
Comics[edit]
In September 2006, WildStorm launched a 12-issue Ninja Scroll comic book series written by J.
Torres, which follows the further adventures of Jubei.[18]
Live-action adaptation[edit]
In October 2008, Warner Bros. began development of a live-action remake of the anime. The
production companies Appian Way, Madhouse Productions, and Jungo Maruta are involved in
development. Screenwriter Alex Tse, co-writer of the movie adaptation of Alan
Moore's Watchmen, was hired to write the adapted screenplay. In 2008, Leonardo DiCapriowas
reported to be a producer. He later considered casting the Japanese boy band SMAP as the
main leads for Ninja Scroll.[19][20]

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 Kino's Journey: the Beautiful World (Japanese: キノの旅 -the Beautiful World- Hepburn: Kino
no Tabi -the Beautiful World-), shortened to Kino's Journey, is a Japanese light novel series
written by Keiichi Sigsawa, with illustrations by Kouhaku Kuroboshi. The series originally started
serialization in volume five of MediaWorks' now-defunct light novel magazine Dengeki hp on
March 17, 2000. The first volume of the series was published on July 10, 2000 by ASCII Media
Works under their Dengeki Bunko publishing imprint. As of October 2017, 21 volumes have been
published, and around 8.2 million copies of the novels have been sold in Japan.[1] 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. A spin-off light novel series titled Gakuen Kino began with the first volume published on
July 10, 2006 by ASCII Media Works; four volumes have been released as of July 2010.
A 13-episode anime adaptation produced by A.C.G.T and Genco aired between April and July
2003 on WOWOW in Japan. Two visual novels for the PlayStation 2 were released by ASCII
Media Works, the first in July 2003, and the second in December 2005. There have also been
two 30-minute animated films produced, the first in February 2005, and the second in April 2007.
A Kino's Journey light novel was only released as a promotional gift for the second animated
movie. Additional merchandise includes three art books, three picture books, and a drama CD.
Two manga adaptations were produced, and a new anime series aired 12 episodes between
October and December 2017.

Contents
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 1Plot
 2Characters
 3Media
o 3.1Light novels
o 3.2Art books and manga
o 3.3Anime
 3.3.1Films
o 3.4Other media
 4Reception
 5References
 6External links

Plot[edit]
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. Kino says in The Land of Visible Pain that
this principle is probably a lie, specifically noting "if I stay any longer, I'm afraid I will settle down."
The recurring theme of the anime and novels is described by the phrase, "The world is not
beautiful, therefore it is [beautiful]." Kino's Journey explores what the anime director Ryūtarō
Nakamura described as "a radical sense of 'beauty,'"[2] and brutality, loneliness, nonsense,
oppression and tragedy are often juxtaposed against compassion and a fairy-tale atmosphere.
For protection and hunting, Kino carries a .44 single action revolver (called "the Cannon", based
on a Colt M1851) that uses liquid explosives in place of gunpowder and a .22
automatic pistol (named "the Woodsman", based on a Colt Woodsman). Later in Kino's
adventures in the novels, Kino also uses a pump action shotgun (based on a Winchester M1897)
and a semi-automatic sniper rifle(called "the Flute", based on an M14 rifle), along with a variety
of other tools, including knives. In the anime, Kino is shown to carry no fewer than five knives,
including one which can fire .22 bullets from its hilt. Kino is an unusually quick draw and practices
every day before dawn.
Technology in this world exists, sometimes to the level of science fiction,
although anachronisms are common (for example, the same land that has talking robots also
appears to have phonographs, yet simultaneously the world has only begun to develop heavier-
than-air flight). The level of technology also varies from country to country. The world is not
heavily magical (the only "magical" elements include land that moves, a talking motorcycle, and a
talking dog), although it has a certain fairy-tale quality.

Characters[edit]

Kino sitting in front of Hermes, her talking motorcycle.

Kino (キノ)
Voiced by: Ai Maeda (2003 anime, video games), Aoi Yūki (2017 anime), Aya
Hisakawa(drama CD, Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax) (Japanese); Kelli Cousins (2003
anime), Gabi Chennisi (2003 anime) (Young), Lindsay Seidel (2017 anime) (English)
Kino is the main protagonist in the series and travels to different countries with her talking
motorcycle Hermes, discovering their cultures and people. In the anime, Kino's gender is
ambiguous in the beginning, but was confirmed to be female in the fourth episode, when
she first meets Hermes and borrows the name "Kino" from another traveler. She is skilled
in combat, carrying both guns and knives, and is accustomed to life as a traveler. To
those she meets, she is invariably polite and answers questions directly.
Hermes (エルメス Erumesu)
Voiced by: Ryuji Aigase (2003 anime, video games), Sōma Saitō (2017 anime), Junko
Noda (drama CD) (Japanese); Cynthia Martinez (2003 anime), Derick Snow (2017
anime) (English)
Hermes is a talking Brough Superior motorcycle and is Kino's loyal companion; although
it can be reluctant sometimes, it faithfully accompanies Kino through all their travels. The
relationship between Kino and Hermes is presented as symbiotic—as explained in the
Land of Adults where Hermes provides speed, and Kino provides balance. In the first
couple of episodes of the anime and almost all of the chapters in the novels, it has a
tendency to mispronounce words and phrases. Its name is a reference to
the Greekgod Hermes. Although its name is spelled "Hermes", in the third book it
emphasizes that the "H" in its name is silent.
Kino (original)
Voiced by: Kazuhiko Inoue (2003 anime), Daisuke Ono (2017 anime) (Japanese); Chris
Patton (English)
Not much is known about the original Kino, only that he is a young man with glasses and
a calm demeanor who traveled by the same three-day rule that the main character Kino
does. He arrived to the Land of Adults and was most likely the reason why the main
character goes on her journey after he dies protecting her from the customs of her
country. She often makes statements similar to the original Kino's and even quotes him
on occasion. In the novels, the original Kino explains that he makes a living selling
medicinal herbs and unusual items he finds while traveling.
 Shizu (シズ)
Voiced by: Takashi Irie (2003 anime), Yūichirō Umehara (2017 anime) (Japanese); Clint
Bickham (2003 anime), Jeff Johnson (2017 anime) (English)
Shizu is a young man with a great talent for swordsmanship. He travels in a dune
buggy with Riku, his talking dog companion. He appears in multiple stories just about
him, Riku and Ti in the novels. Riku narrates all but one of these stories. Later in the
novels, Kino and Hermes meet up with Shizu and Riku again, but Kino seems to
remember only Riku's name.
Riku (陸)
Voiced by: Hōchū Ōtsuka (2003 anime), Kenichiro Matsuda (2017 anime) (Japanese);
Tejas Englesmith (2003 anime), Christopher Sabat (2017 anime) (English)
Riku is a talking dog of the Samoyed breed[citation needed] who travels with Shizu. He is large,
white, and his face seems to be always smiling. Apparently, in the anime, Riku has only
spoken to Hermes, as Kino does not believe Riku can speak when told about the
discussion Hermes had with him. In the original anime version, Riku also speaks to
Shizu, but in the English version, only barks or whimpers to him in these instances. In the
novels, Riku speaks to both Kino and Hermes. In the 2017 anime, he speaks to both Kino
and Hermes, much to the surprise of the latter.
Ti (ティー Tii)
Voiced by: Mamiko Noto (video games), Ayane Sakura (2017 anime) (Japanese); Monica
Rial (2017 anime) (English)
Ti, also known as Tifana, is a 12 year old child Shizu befriends in the Ship Country.
When Shizu decides to leave, she refuses to separate from him and decides to kill
herself along with him. After being stopped by Kino, Ti is taken in by Shizu, traveling with
him and Riku since then. Ti's weapon of choice is grenades, and she carries a bag
containing a number of them for self-defense.
Sakura (桜)
Voiced by: Aoi Yabusaki (2003 anime), Kokoa Amano (2017 anime), Akemi Satō (drama
CD) (Japanese); Hilary Haag (English)
Sakura is a girl from the country Kino visited in the last episode of the first anime series.
She shares many similarities to Kino, such as her parents also owning an inn. In the
English version of the first anime series, her name is changed to Lily in order to preserve
the explanation that her name, pronounced slightly differently, becomes an insult. The
children call her "Silly Willy" instead of "nekura" (根暗, meaning "gloomy") and "okura" (遅
ら, meaning "slow") in this version.
Shishou (師匠 Shishō)
Voiced by: Junko Midori, Akeno Watanabe (second video game), Lynn (2017 anime)
(Japanese); Jennie Welch (2003 anime), Caitlin Glass (2017 anime) (English)
Shishou is Kino's master who taught her marksmanship. She lives in the forest and does
not travel. Her actual name is unknown; "Shishou" is a title meaning "mentor" or "master"
(although Kino does not realize this at first). In the final episode of the anime, which
chronologically takes place before most other episodes, the gunsmith who repaired
Kino's Cannon recognized it and told Kino that he once knew a young woman who
insisted everyone call her "Shishou." She traveled between countries and stirred up
trouble wherever she went. In the novels, multiple stories are devoted to her travels
alongside a man referred to as her "student", when she was in her late twenties. She and
her student are shown as being incredibly greedy, even to the point of being cruel. They
travel in a battered yellow car resembling a Subaru 360.

Media[edit]
Tokyopop's English release of the
first light novel volume featured a
radically redesigned cover.

Light novels[edit]
Main article: List of Kino's
Journey light novels

Kino's Journey began as a

series of light novels written
by Keiichi Sigsawa, and
illustrated by Kouhaku
Kuroboshi. The series
originally started serialization
in MediaWorks' now-defunct
light novel magazine Dengeki
hp with the release of volume
six on March 17, 2000.[3] The
first volumeof the series was
published on July 10, 2000
by ASCII Media Works under
their Dengeki
Bunko publishing imprint. As
of October 10, 2014, 18
volumes have been published.
The eighth volume of Kino's
Journey, originally published in
October 2004, was Dengeki
Bunko's 1000th published
novel.[4] An additional volume
entitled Kino's Journey -the
Beautiful World- Country of
Theater -Kino- (キノの旅 -the
Beautiful World- 劇場の国 -
KINO- Kino no Tabi -the
Beautiful World- Gekijō no
Kuni -KINO-) was only
released as a promotional gift
for the second animated
movie.[5] A collection of special
chapters entitled Kino's
Journey: the Sigsawa's
World came with the first
volume of ASCII Media Works'
light novel magazine Dengeki
Bunko Magazine on April 10,
2008.
In commemoration of Dengeki
Bunko's 20th
anniversary, Kino's
Journey was serialized weekly
from April to September 2013
in several Japanese regional
newspapers.[6] The ten stories
serialized during this period
were included in the 17th
volume published in October
of the same year. The
previous 16 volumes were
released with new cover
artwork also in
commemoration of the
anniversary.[6]
The light novel series has also
been translated into Chinese,
Korean, and
German. Tokyopop licensed
the novels under the original
title Kino no Tabi for release in
North America, and the first
volume was published on
October 3, 2006. The chapter
order of Tokyopop's English
release of the first volume
differed from the original
Japanese release. According
to Tokyopop representatives,
there are issues with the
licensor that have left them
unable to release further
volumes of the series.
Tokyopop used an image from
the sixth chapter-title page
from the original novel for use
as the English novel cover.
The first volume of a spin-
off of the regular series
titled Gakuen Kino was
published on July 10, 2006
under Dengeki Bunko; as of
July 10, 2010, four volumes
have been released. The
series is a collection of
parodies originally published in
three spin-off magazines
of Dengeki hp: Dengeki
p, Dengeki h, and Dengeki
hpa. The spin-off features Kino
as a magical girl in a school
setting. Gakuen Kino was
translated into Chinese and
Korean.
Art books and
manga[edit]
A 96-page art book containing
illustrations by Kouhaku
Kuroboshi was released by
ASCII Media Works in March
2003. The book contained
illustrations from Kino's
Journey and the Allison series
of light novels, which is
created by the same people
as Kino's Journey. Also
included in the art book are
original illustrations never
released in the novel volumes,
and an original Kino's
Journey short story by Keiichi
Sigsawa.[7] Two more artbooks
from Kouhaku Kuroboshi were
released in commemoration of
the novel series' 15th
anniversary. These artbooks
include illustrations from Kino's
Journey up to the 18th
volume, Gakuen Kino, all of
the Allison light novels, and
other novels by Keiichi
Sigsawa, as well as artwork by
Kouhaku Kuroboshi as
Takeshi Iizuka.
Three picture books were also
released by ASCII Media
Works under their Dengeki
Bunko Visual Novel label. The
first, released on December 3,
2003, contained forty-eight
pages and is entitled Country
of Memories -Their
Memories- (記憶の国 -Their
Memories- Kioku no Kuni -
Their Memories-).[8] The first
picture book came bundled
with an audio CD
containing image songs (one
of which is based on the tune
of Pachelbel's Canon).[7] The
second book, released on
October 19, 2005, contained
eighty pages and is
entitled The Traveler's Story -
You- (旅人の話 -You- Tabibito
no Hanashi -You-).[9] The
second book was released in
two editions, with the
difference between the two
being a DVD of the first
animated film Kino's Journey:
In Order to Do Something –
Life Goes On–.[7] The third
book, released on December
25, 2007, contained 40 pages
and is entitled My Country -
Own Will- (わたしの国 -Own
Will- Watashi no Kuni -Own
Will-).[10] The third book came
bundled with a DVD of the
second animated film Kino's
Journey: Country of Illness -
For You-.[7]
A manga adaptation of the
spin-off series Gakuen Kino is
illustrated by
the dōjinshi group Dennō
Ōwadan. It began serialization
in volume 10 of ASCII Media
Works' Dengeki G's Festival!
Comic released on February
23, 2010.[11] The manga
continued serialization until
volume 14 of Dengeki G's
Festival! Comic published on
October 26, 2010. It was
transferred to ASCII Media
Works' Dengeki G's
Magazine with the December
2010 issue and ran until the
June 2012 issue. A manga
adaptation of Kino's Journey,
drawn by Iruka Shiomiya,
began serialization in the April
2017 issue
of Kodansha's Shonen
Magazine Edge released on
March 17, 2017.[12] A second
manga, with art by Gou, began
serialization in the July 2017
issue of ASCII Media
Works' Dengeki
Daioh magazine released on
May 27, 2017.[13]
Anime[edit]
Main article: List of Kino's
Journey episodes
An anime adaptation produced
by A.C.G.T and Genco, and
directed by Ryūtarō
Nakamura, aired on
the WOWOW satellite
television network between
April 8 and July 8, 2003,
containing 13
episodes.[14][15] The anime
series was also rebroadcast
across Japan by the
anime satellite
television network Animax,
which also aired the series
across its worldwide networks
in Southeast Asia, East Asia,
and South Asia. The episodes
were released on six DVD
compilations released
between June 18 and
November 19, 2003; the first
volume contained three
episodes, while each of the
subsequent volumes
contained two episodes. The
series was re-released on
DVD in popular editions again
in six volumes, with the first
three volumes bundled
together and sold on January
19, 2005, and the last three
volumes bundled together and
sold on February 16,
2005.[16] In addition to the main
series, there is also a 12-
minute-long prologue titled
"Episode 0: The Tower
Country -Freelance-" which
was released as an original
video animation with the first
animated film's DVD release
on October 19, 2005.[17] The
anime's opening theme is "All
the way" by Mikuni
Shimokawa and the ending
theme is "The Beautiful World"
by Ai Maeda; both singles
were released on June 18,
2003.[17]
The 13-episode anime series
was licensed for North
American distribution by ADV
Films. The episodes were
initially released on four DVD
compilations released
between February 24, 2004
and June 29, 2004; the first
volume contained four
episodes, while each of the
subsequent volumes
contained three episodes. The
first DVD volume was sold in
two editions, with the
difference between the two
being a series box all four
DVDs could fit inside. A DVD
box set entitled Kino's
Journey: The Complete
Collection was released on
October 25, 2005 containing
three discs. In 2009, the series
was re-released on three
DVDs in a single case. Re-
releases also happened in
2011 and 2017, all through
ADV Films, one of the three
anime series currently
distributed by them while
being succeeded by Section23
Films.
A second anime television
series adaptation titled Kino no
Tabi -the Beautiful World- the
Animated Series aired 12
episodes between October
6[18][19] and December 22, 2017.
It was animated by Lerche and
produced by Egg Firm. The
series is directed by Tomohisa
Taguchi, with Yukie Sugawara
supervising scripts and Ryoko
Amisaki designing the
characters.[20] The opening
theme is "Here and There" and
the ending theme is
"Satōdama no Tsuki" (砂糖玉
の月), both by Nagi
Yanagi.[18] Crunchyroll
streamed the anime with
subtitles,[21] and Funimation str
eamed the series with a
simuldub.[22]
Films[edit]
Two anime films have been
created as part of the Kino's
Journey series. The
first, Kino's Journey: In Order
to Do Something –Life Goes
On– (何かをするために―life
goes on.―Nanika o Suru
Tame ni –life goes on.–) was
produced by A.C.G.T and
directed by Takashi
Watanabe. It premiered in
Japanese theaters on
February 19,
2005.[23] Spanning 30-minutes,
the film is a prequel to the
series, showing Kino being
trained by her teacher,
learning to ride Hermes, and
discovering her naturally
excellent marksmanship
before eventually deciding to
return the original Kino's coat
to his mother. The ending
theme for the first animated
film is "Hajimari no Hi" (始まり
の日) by Ai Maeda, and was
released on Maeda's Night
Fly album on March 16, 2005.
The second film, Kino's
Journey: Country of Illness -
For You- (キノの旅：病気の国
-For You- Kino no Tabi: Byōki
no Kuni -For You-), premiered
on April 21, 2007 as one of the
three movies released at
Dengeki Bunko's Movie
Festival.[24] Produced
by Shaft and directed
by Ryūtarō Nakamura, it
follows Kino and Hermes
journey to a highly advanced
country where the people live
confined in a sealed
environment. By request of her
father, Kino tells about her
travels to a sick girl who is
hospitalized there. The second
animated film's ending theme
is "Bird" by Mikuni Shimokawa,
and the single was released
on March 14, 2007.
Other media[edit]
A Kino's Journey drama
CD was available through mail
order via volume fifteen
of MediaWorks' now-defunct
light novel magazine Dengeki
hp released on December 18,
2001.[25]The drama tracks on
the CD were originally
broadcast on ASCII Media
Works' radio program Dengeki
Taishō in 2001.
Kino's Journey has been
adapted into two visual
novel adventure games for
the PlayStation 2 by Tycoon
and ASCII Media Works. The
first game, titled Kino's
Journey -the Beautiful World-,
was released on July 17,
2003,[26] and a "best" version
was later released on
November 25, 2004.[27] Most of
the story for the first game is
taken from volumes one, two,
three, five, and six of the
original light novels, but there
is one scenario written
specifically for the game
by Keiichi Sigsawa.[28] The
original soundtrack for the first
visual novel was released on
July 24, 2003.[17] The second
game, titled Kino's Journey II -
the Beautiful World-, was
released on December 1,
2005, and a "best" version was
later released on March 8,
2007.[29] Like the first game,
most of the story is taken from
the light novels, but there is
another original scenario
written by
Sigsawa.[30] Additionally, the
second game came bundled
with a thirty-six page book
entitled Various Stories -a
Beautiful Dreamer- (いろいろ
な話 -a Beautiful
Dreamer- Iroirona Hanashi -a
Beautiful Dreamer-) containing
the story of the original
scenario written for the
game.[31] Both of the visual
novels were voiced, mainly
using the same cast from the
first anime series. At one time,
ASCII Media Works had
planned to release a version
for the PlayStation Portable.[32]

Reception[edit]
As of 2017, around 8.2 million
copies of the novels have
been sold in Japan.[1] The first
novel which was published in
the US generated positive
reviews. Newtype USA named
it the Book of the Month for
November 2006 and called it
"inviting and addictive,"[33] while
AnimeOnDVD said it "sucks
you in," and "allows you to
experience the journey" with
the main character.[34] The
series has ranked three times
in Takarajimasha's light novel
guide book Kono Light Novel
ga Sugoi!: second in 2006,
fifth in 2007, and sixth in 2008.

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