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Overview [1][]
Kino's Journey: the Beautiful World (キノの旅 -the Beautiful World-?) began as a series of light novels written by Keiichi Sigsawa, with illustrations 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.[2] 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 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.[3] 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. [4] 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.[5] 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.[5]
The light novel series has also been translated into Chinese, Korean, and German. It was also once published in English, but was dropped after the first volume release.
Volumes[6][]
# | Title | Release | ISBN | ||
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XII | Volume 12 | October 10, 2008 | ISBN 978-4-04-867263-4 | ||
Under the cover. "A Tale of Donations" (「寄付の話」 "Kifu no Hanashi") —How's Tricks?—
Frontispiece. "A Tale of Bandits" (「山賊達の話」 "Sanzokutachi no Hanashi") —Can You Imagine!— Frontispiece. "A Country of Conning" (「パクリの国」 "Pakuri no Kuni") —I Have Ever Seen Before.— Frontispiece. "Wish" (「願い」 "Negai") Prologue. "Amidst Happiness ・ b" (「幸せの中で ・ b」 "Shiawase no Naka de ・ b") —Birth ・ b—
Epilogue. "Amidst Happiness ・ a" (「幸せの中で ・ a」 "Shiawase no Naka de ・ a") —Birth ・ a— |
# | Title | Release | ISBN | ||
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XIII | Volume 13 | October 10, 2009 | ISBN 978-4-0486-8068-4 | ||
Frontispiece. "A Detestable Land" (「嫌いな国」 "Kiraina Kuni") —Abandon Ship!—
Frontispiece. "An Amazing Land" (「凄い国」 "Sugoi Kuni") —Nothing Special— Frontispiece. "A Tale of Living People" (「生きている人達の話」 "Ikiteiru Hitotachi no Hanashi") —You Should Be So Lucky.— Prologue. "A Tale of This World ・ b" (「この世界の話 ・ b」 "Kono Sekai no Hanashi ・ b") —It Happens. ・ b—
Epilogue. "A Tale of This World ・ a" (「この世界の話 ・ a」 "Kono Sekai no Hanashi ・ a") —It Happens. ・ a— Special. "Various Tales" (「いろいろな話」 "Iroirona Hanashi") —a Beautiful Dreamer— |
# | Title | Release | ISBN | ||
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XIV | Volume 14 | October 10, 2010 | ISBN 978-4-0486-8967-0 | ||
Prologue. "Amidst the Rising Sun ・ b" (「朝日の中で ・ b」 "Asahi no Naka de ・ b") —the Dawn ・ b—
Epilogue. "Amidst the Rising Sun ・ a" (「朝日の中で ・ a」 "Asahi no Naka de ・ a") —the Dawn ・ a— |
# | Title | Release | ISBN | ||
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XV | Volume 15 | October 10, 2011 | ISBN 978-4-0487-0962-0 | ||
Frontispiece. "A Land Found by Accident" (「見つけてしまった国」 "Mitsuketeshimatta Kuni") —Eureka!—
Frontispiece. "A White Land" (「白い国」 "Shiroi Kuni") —Taste!— Prologue. "What it Means to Fight and Die ・ b" (「戦って死ぬということ ・ b」 "Tatakatte Shinu Toiu Koto ・ b") —Order! ・ b—
Epilogue. "What it Means to Fight and Die ・ a" (「戦って死ぬということ ・ a」 "Tatakatte Shinu Toiu Koto ・ a") —Order! ・ a— |
# | Title | Release | ISBN | ||
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XVI | Volume 16 | October 10, 2012 | ISBN 978-4-0488-6980-5 | ||
Leaflet. "A Tale of Birdcages" (「鳥籠の話」 "Torikago no Hanashi") —Cradle—Frontispiece. "A Land with Day and Night" (「昼と夜がある国」 "Hiru to Yoru ga Aru Kuni") —Counterclockwise—
Frontispiece. "A Rolling Land" (「転がっている国」 "Korogatteiru Kuni") —Take Free If You Can!— Prologue. "Land of Love Letters ・ b" (「恋文の国 ・ b」 "Koibumi no Kuni ・ b") —Confession ・ b—
Epilogue. "Land of Love Letters ・ a" (「恋文の国 ・ a」 "Koibumi no Kuni ・ a") —Confession ・ a— Special. "Unseen Truth" (「見えない真実」 "Mienai Shinjitsu") —Family Picture— Special. "Something Left Behind" (「残されたもの」 "Nokosareta Mono") —Return— |
# | Title | Release | ISBN | ||
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XVII | Volume 17 | October 10, 2013 | ISBN 978-4-04-866021-1 | ||
Frontispiece. "Fashion Country" (「ファショんの国」 "Fashon no Kuni") —Fine Feathers Make Fine Birds—
Prologue. "Land of Passage ・ b" (「渡す国 ・ b」 "Watasu Kuni ・ b") —Messengers ・ b— Frontispiece. "Land of Play" (「遊んでいる国」 "Asondeiru Kuni") —Invention—
Epilogue. "Land of Passage ・ a" (「渡す国 ・ a」 "Watasu Kuni ・ a") —Messengers ・ a— |
# | Title | Release | ISBN | ||
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XVIII | Volume 18 | October 10, 2014 | ISBN 978-4-04-866935-1 | ||
Frontispiece. "Land of Cows" (「牛の国」 "Ushi no Kuni") —Fountain—
Frontispiece. "Story of a Prairie" (「草原の話」 "Sougen no Hanashi") —Ringer— Prologue. "Land of Kino no Tabi ・ b" (「キノの旅の国・b」 "Kino no Tabi no Kuni ・ b") —Road Show ・ b—
Epilogue. "Land of Kino no Tabi ・ a" (「キノの旅の国・a」 "Kino no Tabi no Kuni ・ a") —Road Show ・ a— |
# | Title | Release | ISBN | ||
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XIX | Volume 19 | October 10, 2015 | ISBN 978-4-04-865440-1 | ||
Frontispiece. "A Happy Tale" (「幸せの話」 "Shiawase no Hanashi") —Blue Birds—
Frontispiece. "Land of Necklaces" (「首輪の国」 "Kubiwa no Kuni") —What We Need.— Prologue. "An Abandoned Land ・ b" (「捨てる国・b」 "Suteru Kuni ・ b") —Till You Drop ・ b—
Epilogue. "An Abandoned Land ・ a" (「捨てる国・a」 "Suteru Kuni ・ a") —Till You Drop ・ a— |
# | Title | Release | ISBN | ||
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XX | Volume 20 | October 8, 2016 | ISBN 978-4-04-892396-5 | ||
Prologue. "Tales of Travels・ b" (「旅の話・b」 "Tabi no Hanashi ・ b") —Around the World ・ b—
Frontispiece. "Land Without a Sea" (「海のない国」 "Umi no Nai Kuni") —Can You Sea Me?—
Epilogue. "Tales of Travels ・ a" (「旅の話・a」 "Tabi no Hanashi ・ a") —Around the World ・ a— |
# | Title | Release | ISBN | ||
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XXII | Volume 22 | July 10, 2019 | ISBN 978-4-04-912520-7 | ||
Prologue. “By the River・b” (「川の畔で・b」 "Kawa no Hotori de・b") —Lost by the river・b—
Frontispiece. “An Unknown Story” (「知らない話」"Shiranai Hanashi") —Chasmatis— Frontispiece. “Birthday” (「誕生日」"Tanjobi") —the Day—
Epilogue. “By the River・a” (「川の畔で・a」 "Kawa no Hotori de・a") —Lost by the River・a— |
# | Title | Release | ISBN | ||
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XXIII | Volume 23 | November 10, 2020 | ISBN 978-4-04-913318-9 | ||
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References[]
- ↑ Overall summary from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Kino%27s_Journey_light_novels
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20060117110410/http://www.mediaworks.co.jp/users_s/d_hp/archive_hp/hp_1_10.php
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20090115091925/http://www.honya-town.co.jp/hst/HTdispatch?nips_cd=997877193X
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20080315111729/http://www.mediaworks.co.jp/topics/070320_moviefes/index.php
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 http://dengekibunko.dengeki.com/20th/special/
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Kino%27s_Journey_light_novels https://www.baka-tsuki.org/project/index.php?title=Kino_no_Tabi
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