Comments on: The world is not beautiful, therefore it is; introducing Kino’s Journey http://www.bateszi.me/2008/01/03/the-world-is-not-beautiful-therefore-it-is-introducing-kinos-journey/ Anime fan forever Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:53:09 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Bateszi Anime Blog » Blog Archive » A romantic interpretation of Kaiba http://www.bateszi.me/2008/01/03/the-world-is-not-beautiful-therefore-it-is-introducing-kinos-journey/#comment-18066 Bateszi Anime Blog » Blog Archive » A romantic interpretation of Kaiba Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:49:09 +0000 http://www.bateszi.me/2008/01/03/the-world-is-not-beautiful-therefore-it-is-introducing-kinos-journey/#comment-18066 [...] and romantic, but it’s also tragic, and sad, and harsh. I’m recalling a line from Kino’s Journey that comes to mind, that “The world is not beautiful, therefore it is”. This is Kaiba, [...] [...] and romantic, but it’s also tragic, and sad, and harsh. I’m recalling a line from Kino’s Journey that comes to mind, that “The world is not beautiful, therefore it is”. This is Kaiba, [...]

]]> By: bateszi http://www.bateszi.me/2008/01/03/the-world-is-not-beautiful-therefore-it-is-introducing-kinos-journey/#comment-4329 bateszi Fri, 11 Jan 2008 15:44:07 +0000 http://www.bateszi.me/2008/01/03/the-world-is-not-beautiful-therefore-it-is-introducing-kinos-journey/#comment-4329 Though I could argue Kino's seems "paternal" due to her innate androgyny, I'll admit I chose the wrong word and meant "maternal" (in fact, I was thought "paternal" covered both parent sexes, but I guess not) ;) Though I could argue Kino’s seems “paternal” due to her innate androgyny, I’ll admit I chose the wrong word and meant “maternal” (in fact, I was thought “paternal” covered both parent sexes, but I guess not) ;)

]]> By: oops http://www.bateszi.me/2008/01/03/the-world-is-not-beautiful-therefore-it-is-introducing-kinos-journey/#comment-4328 oops Fri, 11 Jan 2008 15:30:45 +0000 http://www.bateszi.me/2008/01/03/the-world-is-not-beautiful-therefore-it-is-introducing-kinos-journey/#comment-4328 ....paternal? A girl can be fatherly? ….paternal? A girl can be fatherly?

]]> By: bateszi http://www.bateszi.me/2008/01/03/the-world-is-not-beautiful-therefore-it-is-introducing-kinos-journey/#comment-4325 bateszi Fri, 11 Jan 2008 13:47:43 +0000 http://www.bateszi.me/2008/01/03/the-world-is-not-beautiful-therefore-it-is-introducing-kinos-journey/#comment-4325 If you're interested in reading another short from Kino, take a look at this short translation from one of the novels: http://community.livejournal.com/kinonotabi/5902.html It's kind of tragic :( If you’re interested in reading another short from Kino, take a look at this short translation from one of the novels: http://community.livejournal.com/kinonotabi/5902.html

It’s kind of tragic :(

]]> By: Equitan http://www.bateszi.me/2008/01/03/the-world-is-not-beautiful-therefore-it-is-introducing-kinos-journey/#comment-4251 Equitan Wed, 09 Jan 2008 22:11:05 +0000 http://www.bateszi.me/2008/01/03/the-world-is-not-beautiful-therefore-it-is-introducing-kinos-journey/#comment-4251 Mmm, I've long been a fan of Kino (and wish the second volume of the original stories would be released - as it supposed to several months ago). I thought this episode a little weak though. Not bad, but not as affecting as Kino at it's best. Do check out episode 00 though. It's only 15 minutes long but it is a memorable story. Check a very useful website called boxtorrents for Kino and you shall find what you seek ~ Mmm, I’ve long been a fan of Kino (and wish the second volume of the original stories would be released – as it supposed to several months ago). I thought this episode a little weak though. Not bad, but not as affecting as Kino at it’s best. Do check out episode 00 though. It’s only 15 minutes long but it is a memorable story. Check a very useful website called boxtorrents for Kino and you shall find what you seek ~

]]> By: Steve berry http://www.bateszi.me/2008/01/03/the-world-is-not-beautiful-therefore-it-is-introducing-kinos-journey/#comment-4236 Steve berry Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:17:32 +0000 http://www.bateszi.me/2008/01/03/the-world-is-not-beautiful-therefore-it-is-introducing-kinos-journey/#comment-4236 Oh, I liked the scene with the sheets-- with them tearing through them, and the videos displayed across their bodies, giving them these "false backgrounds". That part I liked, as it has that very Kino-ish potential for metaphor. It was more the CGI during the sped up pan and scan from the top of a very tall "ceiling" that pulled me out of the drama. Still, yes, I'm nitpicking. I've got high expectations for Kino!! :P Truthfully, though, I haven't been watching much anime recently, so I found it impressive that Kino actually got me to go and look something up for the first time in a couple of months. Oh, I liked the scene with the sheets– with them tearing through them, and the videos displayed across their bodies, giving them these “false backgrounds”. That part I liked, as it has that very Kino-ish potential for metaphor. It was more the CGI during the sped up pan and scan from the top of a very tall “ceiling” that pulled me out of the drama.

Still, yes, I’m nitpicking. I’ve got high expectations for Kino!! :P Truthfully, though, I haven’t been watching much anime recently, so I found it impressive that Kino actually got me to go and look something up for the first time in a couple of months.

]]> By: TheBigN http://www.bateszi.me/2008/01/03/the-world-is-not-beautiful-therefore-it-is-introducing-kinos-journey/#comment-4214 TheBigN Tue, 08 Jan 2008 21:34:26 +0000 http://www.bateszi.me/2008/01/03/the-world-is-not-beautiful-therefore-it-is-introducing-kinos-journey/#comment-4214 "And damn, I wish I had a Kino's Journey license plate." Make me glad I bought the first box when I did. Still one of my favorite extras that I've gotten from buying anime DVDs. I'm happy for more Kino, but because I believe they've covered the idea of the few for many (albeit in an interesting twist with how "war" was solved) before, it didn't feel as good as it could have been. I like what SHAFT tried to do with CG, though it didn't seem to work too well overall. But even though I didn't feel the movie was as good as some of the episodes of the TV show, I did like how they again show the inherent contradictory truth of Kino's world, since the parallels are there to ours. “And damn, I wish I had a Kino’s Journey license plate.”
Make me glad I bought the first box when I did. Still one of my favorite extras that I’ve gotten from buying anime DVDs.

I’m happy for more Kino, but because I believe they’ve covered the idea of the few for many (albeit in an interesting twist with how “war” was solved) before, it didn’t feel as good as it could have been. I like what SHAFT tried to do with CG, though it didn’t seem to work too well overall.

But even though I didn’t feel the movie was as good as some of the episodes of the TV show, I did like how they again show the inherent contradictory truth of Kino’s world, since the parallels are there to ours.

]]> By: bateszi http://www.bateszi.me/2008/01/03/the-world-is-not-beautiful-therefore-it-is-introducing-kinos-journey/#comment-4212 bateszi Tue, 08 Jan 2008 19:03:17 +0000 http://www.bateszi.me/2008/01/03/the-world-is-not-beautiful-therefore-it-is-introducing-kinos-journey/#comment-4212 @ Steve berry I definitely agree with your comment on the motor-cycle looking a bit weird when moving. I suppose it's one of the quirks of relatively inexperienced CG, something about the physics seemed a bit off. Anyway, it's not really nit-picking when it's only 20-30 minutes long - you would hope they would get those things right. As for the sheets of "image", I thought it was a fairly cool scene, especially when the characters start ripping through it and the images are partly reflected across their bodies; leads to some nice screen-capping potential :) Also, your comments on the layout have given me an idea. I was thinking of having a drop-down menu of all the anime I've reviewed, this way you can scroll up and down through my archive of past series without messing around with a massive list stretching down the side of the page. As for Ghost Hound. I love it, but it takes time. It wasn't an immediate attraction, but with every episode, it gets better. Right now it's probably the best anime I'm watching (well, that and Shigurui, but that's definitely an acquired taste!). Since you love Kino, it's worth giving it a second chance :) @ dengar Cheers for the offer, mate. I actually did exactly the same thing last night when I went to look for the episode 00 and couldn't find it. Luckily, it's hosted on BoxTorrents, so I've already picked it up. And damn, I wish I had a Kino's Journey license plate. Any merchandise for this show is like gold dust (I especially adore the DVD cover art and general conceptual art, it's so beautifully designed). @ Steve berry

I definitely agree with your comment on the motor-cycle looking a bit weird when moving. I suppose it’s one of the quirks of relatively inexperienced CG, something about the physics seemed a bit off. Anyway, it’s not really nit-picking when it’s only 20-30 minutes long – you would hope they would get those things right. As for the sheets of “image”, I thought it was a fairly cool scene, especially when the characters start ripping through it and the images are partly reflected across their bodies; leads to some nice screen-capping potential :)

Also, your comments on the layout have given me an idea. I was thinking of having a drop-down menu of all the anime I’ve reviewed, this way you can scroll up and down through my archive of past series without messing around with a massive list stretching down the side of the page.

As for Ghost Hound. I love it, but it takes time. It wasn’t an immediate attraction, but with every episode, it gets better. Right now it’s probably the best anime I’m watching (well, that and Shigurui, but that’s definitely an acquired taste!). Since you love Kino, it’s worth giving it a second chance :)

@ dengar

Cheers for the offer, mate. I actually did exactly the same thing last night when I went to look for the episode 00 and couldn’t find it. Luckily, it’s hosted on BoxTorrents, so I’ve already picked it up.

And damn, I wish I had a Kino’s Journey license plate. Any merchandise for this show is like gold dust (I especially adore the DVD cover art and general conceptual art, it’s so beautifully designed).

]]> By: dengar http://www.bateszi.me/2008/01/03/the-world-is-not-beautiful-therefore-it-is-introducing-kinos-journey/#comment-4198 dengar Tue, 08 Jan 2008 06:21:17 +0000 http://www.bateszi.me/2008/01/03/the-world-is-not-beautiful-therefore-it-is-introducing-kinos-journey/#comment-4198 Well that's lame, the 00 sub isn't on animesuki anymore. I can send it to you (bateszi or other interested parties) if you want. Neither 00 or the first movie were licensed in the us. For now only the TV series can sit on my shelf :( (although they did give you a mini kino's journey license plate with the first disc!) Well that’s lame, the 00 sub isn’t on animesuki anymore. I can send it to you (bateszi or other interested parties) if you want.

Neither 00 or the first movie were licensed in the us. For now only the TV series can sit on my shelf :(
(although they did give you a mini kino’s journey license plate with the first disc!)

]]> By: Steve berry http://www.bateszi.me/2008/01/03/the-world-is-not-beautiful-therefore-it-is-introducing-kinos-journey/#comment-4185 Steve berry Mon, 07 Jan 2008 19:33:32 +0000 http://www.bateszi.me/2008/01/03/the-world-is-not-beautiful-therefore-it-is-introducing-kinos-journey/#comment-4185 I watched "Country of Disease" this morning. I liked it-- it was thought provoking, as almost all Kino eps are-- but there were some odd moments of Directing that sort of hampered the experience for me. Most notable were 1) the sort of bland CGI for the panning of the city scapes, the views of the mortor cycle while moving, and the shots of the sheets towards the end of the eps, and 2) the odd inter-cutting of Hermes comic relief during the tense climactic encounter, which really undercut the drama of that moment for me. Still, perhaps I'm nitpicking. The ep was good. There was a lot to like about it. I just thought the interesting story was a bit hampered by some odd directorial choices. Re: layout-- I saw that one can page through the older entries, and that one can look up a specific show by searching for it. What I was missing was being able simple scan through all the shows you've watched and reviewed-- then clicking on one link, and having all the reviews for that show pop up. Did you use to have that feature? Mostly, it was nice to be able to browse, at a glance, through your reviews even when I didn't have a specific show in mind. Still, this new lay out is nice-- and feels much more focused on writing editorials and thought pieces, rather than simply being a library of reviews, which was never really what this site was anyways. :) Looking forward to your thoughts on Ghost Hound. I checked it out, but found it very slow, without much in the way of drama or real atmosphere, but then, I didn't watch further than perhaps the 2nd ep-- perhaps a second viewing is in order. I watched “Country of Disease” this morning. I liked it– it was thought provoking, as almost all Kino eps are– but there were some odd moments of Directing that sort of hampered the experience for me. Most notable were 1) the sort of bland CGI for the panning of the city scapes, the views of the mortor cycle while moving, and the shots of the sheets towards the end of the eps, and 2) the odd inter-cutting of Hermes comic relief during the tense climactic encounter, which really undercut the drama of that moment for me.

Still, perhaps I’m nitpicking. The ep was good. There was a lot to like about it. I just thought the interesting story was a bit hampered by some odd directorial choices.

Re: layout– I saw that one can page through the older entries, and that one can look up a specific show by searching for it. What I was missing was being able simple scan through all the shows you’ve watched and reviewed– then clicking on one link, and having all the reviews for that show pop up. Did you use to have that feature? Mostly, it was nice to be able to browse, at a glance, through your reviews even when I didn’t have a specific show in mind.

Still, this new lay out is nice– and feels much more focused on writing editorials and thought pieces, rather than simply being a library of reviews, which was never really what this site was anyways. :)

Looking forward to your thoughts on Ghost Hound. I checked it out, but found it very slow, without much in the way of drama or real atmosphere, but then, I didn’t watch further than perhaps the 2nd ep– perhaps a second viewing is in order.

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