watched kinos journey recently, it was really good
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The world is not beautiful, therefore it is.
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" Sometimes I feel that I may be a hopelessly stupid and narrow-minded person. That maybe I'm a terrible dirty human being. I don't know why, but I feel like that sometimes.
But at times like that, I always feel the whole world is beautiful and realize how much I love it"
[Start ID: A watercolor sketch of Kino from Kino's journey, based off of their 2003 anime design. Kino is sitting on a ledge, leaning on one knee. They're wearing a long army style jacket, a white scarf, brown trousers and an aviator hat with Goggles. They look at the viewer with a slightly downcast expression. End ID:]
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Februanime Day 3: Kino’s Journey (2017)
YOU’RE A TALKING MOTORBIKE, HERMES! WHAT!
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Oh my god I just thought of a character/universe crossover with Trigun that probably no one will get cause ive never seen anyone talk about the other series BUT that being said!
Trigun crossover/AU with Kino No Tabi (The Beautiful World)
(Personally I’m thinking of the first volume of the light novels English translation over the manga or anime. Cause that’s what rewrote my brain in high school. Like genuinely impacted me in a way no piece of writing ever had.)
Like truly I can see so clearly where Wolfwood has Hermes and they travel together, and then at some point they pick up Vash. Or even the other way around and there's finally a universe where Vash can drive a motorcycle.
The ideological and moral HELLFIRE that Vash would go through visiting The Land of Majority Rule or The Land of Peace! How would Vash and Wolfwood handle the Coliseum? Could Vash take that shot? Would he have even conceived of anything like that plan? Would Wolfwood have to do it instead?
There is crossover with the philosophy of both books/series in regards to how the world is a mess and sometimes a bloody horrible mess but it is still worth saving. Not to mention how both main characters are constantly traveling and dealing with both the joy and tragedy of everything. As the front page of Kino No Tabi says:
The world is not beautiful, therefore it is.
(further random info and links below the readmore including the prologue of Kino No Tabi which really will help you understand what I'm on about here)
In case any Trigun people want to join me in this, here’s a link to the only pdf I could find on where you can read the story I’m talking about. If you like the moral and philosophical discussions and implications of Trigun this will be so up your alley. The link above is a google drive link I can personally vouch for.
Here is the prologue as promised. The vibe is just. Just read it and trust me.
And then there was darkness.
There was no light. No moon, no stars. Only the sound of the wind in the trees, wafting through the darkness.
"You know… it's kind of like…" Kino trailed off. A contemplative silence followed. Or perhaps sleep.
"Kind of like what?" Hermes asked.
"I sometimes wonder if I'm really just a terrible person. Sometimes I feel like I am. Sometimes, it actually makes sense that I am. Because I can't change things; or worse – I just tell myself I can't, so I don't. But whenever I get like that – feeling terrible, I mean –everything else – the world, the people I meet – it all becomes incredibly beautiful to me. I fall in love with it. That's why I keep traveling – because I want to experience more. Because sometimes, I get to see some good. Maybe even do some good."
Kino paused to entertain another thought. "Still, I know if I keep on moving, I'll always see more sadness, more tragedy –experience more sadness and tragedy."
"But if you experience it – if you know it's tragic – how can you be a terrible person? Terrible people don't experience other people's pain… do they?"
"I don't know. I only know it doesn't mean I'm going to stop traveling. I love traveling, and even though I see so much death – even though I have to kill people sometimes – I want to keep doing it. And…"
"And?"
"I can stop anytime." Kino's tone was resolute. "So I keep going… You see?"
"Honestly? Not really."
"Oh. Well, that's okay."
"You sure? I mean, it helps if we're of one mind about things…"
"How can I expect you to understand it if I don't? And I don't. Not really. I'm still confused, Hermes. And in order to find my way out of this confusion, I keep traveling." As if there were a road that led away from it.
"Ah…"
"I'm going to sleep. We've got a long way to go tomorrow. Good night, Hermes."
"Good night, Kino."
Thick cloth softly rustled, and then utter silence filled the darkness again.
The formatting of the pdf is not the best but I double checked it against my hard copy that it is the correct translation. Specifically it is volume 1 as it was the only one to get an official translation.
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