Kino no Tabi: the Beautiful World
Anime
キノの旅 -the Beautiful World- 2003/04/08
Character count53,624
Word count23,568
Unique words3,258
Unique words used once1,742
Unique kanji1,121
Unique kanji used once283
Difficulty beta Moderate
Episodes13

Based on a hit light novel series by Keiichi Sigsawa, the philosophical Kino's Journey employs the time-honored motif of the road trip as a vehicle for self-discovery and universal truth. Deeply meditative and cooler than zero, the series follows the existential adventures of the apt marksman Kino along with talking motorcycle Hermes as they travel the world and learn much about themselves in the process. Imaginative, thought-provoking, and sometimes disturbing, Kino's journey is documented in an episodic style with an emphasis on atmosphere rather than action or plot, though still prevalent.

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Episode 1
Character count3,965
Word count1,769
Unique words574
Unique words used once357
Unique kanji273
Unique kanji used once125
Difficulty beta Moderate
Episode 2
Character count3,122
Word count1,372
Unique words526
Unique words used once348
Unique kanji248
Unique kanji used once132
Difficulty beta Moderate
Episode 3
Character count4,643
Word count2,112
Unique words706
Unique words used once437
Unique kanji398
Unique kanji used once191
Difficulty beta Moderate
Episode 4
Character count3,850
Word count1,742
Unique words548
Unique words used once338
Unique kanji267
Unique kanji used once133
Difficulty beta Easy
Episode 5
Character count4,442
Word count1,931
Unique words630
Unique words used once396
Unique kanji300
Unique kanji used once140
Difficulty beta Moderate
Episode 6
Character count3,615
Word count1,583
Unique words589
Unique words used once364
Unique kanji297
Unique kanji used once153
Difficulty beta Moderate
Episode 7
Character count3,430
Word count1,489
Unique words575
Unique words used once369
Unique kanji306
Unique kanji used once177
Difficulty beta Easy
Episode 8
Character count4,348
Word count1,780
Unique words663
Unique words used once434
Unique kanji344
Unique kanji used once180
Difficulty beta Moderate
Episode 9
Character count5,151
Word count2,363
Unique words644
Unique words used once358
Unique kanji363
Unique kanji used once150
Difficulty beta Moderate
Episode 10
Character count4,319
Word count1,857
Unique words580
Unique words used once348
Unique kanji313
Unique kanji used once170
Difficulty beta Moderate
Episode 11
Character count4,879
Word count2,203
Unique words651
Unique words used once383
Unique kanji339
Unique kanji used once166
Difficulty beta Easy
Episode 12
Character count3,803
Word count1,597
Unique words583
Unique words used once386
Unique kanji347
Unique kanji used once188
Difficulty beta Moderate
Episode 13
Character count4,057
Word count1,770
Unique words601
Unique words used once381
Unique kanji319
Unique kanji used once166
Difficulty beta Easy