<s>
,	O
shortened	O
to	O
Kino	B-Application
's	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
Japanese	O
light	O
novel	O
series	O
written	O
by	O
Keiichi	O
Sigsawa	O
,	O
with	O
illustrations	O
by	O
Kouhaku	O
Kuroboshi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
follows	O
a	O
traveler	O
named	O
Kino	O
and	O
her	O
talking	O
motorcycle	O
named	O
Hermes	B-Operating_System
,	O
as	O
they	O
explore	O
countries	O
with	O
unique	O
customs	O
and	O
people	O
around	O
a	O
mysterious	O
world	O
,	O
only	O
spending	O
three	O
days	O
at	O
each	O
location	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
visual	O
novels	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
were	O
released	O
by	O
ASCII	O
Media	O
Works	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
July	O
2003	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
in	O
December	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Kino	B-Application
's	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
light	O
novel	O
was	O
only	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
promotional	O
gift	O
for	O
the	O
second	O
animated	O
movie	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Kino	B-Application
's	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
,	O
the	O
protagonist	O
,	O
Kino	O
,	O
accompanied	O
by	O
a	O
talking	O
motorcycle	O
named	O
Hermes	B-Operating_System
,	O
travels	O
through	O
a	O
mystical	O
world	O
of	O
many	O
different	O
countries	O
and	O
forests	O
,	O
each	O
unique	O
in	O
its	O
customs	O
and	O
people	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kino	B-Application
's	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
explores	O
what	O
the	O
anime	O
director	O
Ryūtarō	O
Nakamura	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
radical	O
sense	O
of	O
'	O
beauty	O
,	O
'	O
 "	O
and	O
brutality	O
,	O
loneliness	O
,	O
nonsense	O
,	O
oppression	O
and	O
tragedy	O
are	O
often	O
juxtaposed	O
against	O
compassion	O
and	O
a	O
fairy-tale	O
atmosphere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Technology	O
in	O
this	O
world	O
exists	O
,	O
sometimes	O
to	O
the	O
level	O
of	O
science	O
fiction	O
,	O
although	O
anachronisms	O
are	O
common	O
(	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
land	O
that	O
has	O
talking	O
robots	B-Algorithm
also	O
appears	O
to	O
have	O
phonographs	O
,	O
yet	O
simultaneously	O
the	O
world	O
has	O
only	O
begun	O
to	O
develop	O
heavier-than-air	O
flight	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kino	O
is	O
the	O
main	O
protagonist	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
and	O
travels	O
to	O
different	O
countries	O
with	O
her	O
talking	O
motorcycle	O
Hermes	B-Operating_System
,	O
discovering	O
their	O
cultures	O
and	O
people	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
anime	O
,	O
Kino	O
's	O
sex	O
is	O
ambiguous	O
in	O
the	O
beginning	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
confirmed	O
to	O
be	O
female	O
in	O
the	O
fourth	O
episode	O
,	O
when	O
she	O
first	O
meets	O
Hermes	B-Operating_System
and	O
borrows	O
the	O
name	O
"	O
Kino	O
"	O
from	O
another	O
traveler	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hermes	B-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
talking	O
Brough	O
Superior	O
motorcycle	O
and	O
is	O
Kino	O
's	O
loyal	O
companion	O
;	O
although	O
it	O
can	O
be	O
reluctant	O
sometimes	O
,	O
it	O
faithfully	O
accompanies	O
Kino	O
in	O
her	O
travels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
relationship	O
between	O
Kino	O
and	O
Hermes	B-Operating_System
is	O
presented	O
as	O
symbiotic	O
—	O
as	O
explained	O
in	O
the	O
Land	O
of	O
Adults	O
where	O
Hermes	B-Operating_System
provides	O
speed	O
,	O
and	O
Kino	O
provides	O
balance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
name	O
is	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
the	O
Greek	O
god	O
Hermes	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
its	O
name	O
is	O
spelled	O
"	O
Hermes	B-Operating_System
"	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
third	O
book	O
it	O
emphasizes	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
H	O
"	O
in	O
its	O
name	O
is	O
silent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
in	O
the	O
novels	O
,	O
Kino	O
and	O
Hermes	B-Operating_System
meet	O
up	O
with	O
Shizu	O
and	O
Riku	O
again	O
,	O
but	O
Kino	O
seems	O
to	O
remember	O
only	O
Riku	O
's	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apparently	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
anime	O
,	O
Riku	O
has	O
only	O
spoken	O
to	O
Hermes	B-Operating_System
,	O
as	O
Kino	O
does	O
not	O
believe	O
Riku	O
can	O
speak	O
when	O
told	O
about	O
the	O
discussion	O
Hermes	B-Operating_System
had	O
with	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
novels	O
,	O
Riku	O
speaks	O
to	O
both	O
Kino	O
and	O
Hermes	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
2017	O
anime	O
,	O
he	O
speaks	O
to	O
both	O
Kino	O
and	O
Hermes	B-Operating_System
,	O
much	O
to	O
the	O
surprise	O
of	O
the	O
latter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kino	B-Application
's	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
began	O
as	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
light	O
novels	O
written	O
by	O
Keiichi	O
Sigsawa	O
,	O
and	O
illustrated	O
by	O
Kouhaku	O
Kuroboshi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
eighth	O
volume	O
of	O
Kino	B-Application
's	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
,	O
originally	O
published	O
in	O
October	O
2004	O
,	O
was	O
Dengeki	O
Bunko'''s	O
1000th	O
published	O
novel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
collection	O
of	O
special	O
chapters	O
entitled	O
Kino	B-Application
's	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
:	O
the	O
Sigsawa	O
's	O
World	O
came	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
volume	O
of	O
ASCII	O
Media	O
Works	O
 '	O
light	O
novel	O
magazine	O
Dengeki	O
Bunko	O
Magazine	O
on	O
April	O
10	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
commemoration	O
of	O
Dengeki	O
Bunko	O
's	O
20th	O
anniversary	O
,	O
Kino	B-Application
's	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
was	O
serialized	O
weekly	O
from	O
April	O
to	O
September	O
2013	O
in	O
several	O
Japanese	O
regional	O
newspapers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tokyopop	O
licensed	O
the	O
novels	O
under	O
the	O
original	O
title	O
Kino	B-Application
no	I-Application
Tabi	I-Application
for	O
release	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
volume	O
was	O
published	O
on	O
October	O
3	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
book	O
contained	O
illustrations	O
from	O
Kino	B-Application
's	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Allison	B-Application
series	O
of	O
light	O
novels	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
people	O
as	O
Kino	B-Application
's	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
art	O
book	O
are	O
original	O
illustrations	O
never	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
novel	O
volumes	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
original	O
Kino	B-Application
's	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
short	O
story	O
by	O
Keiichi	O
Sigsawa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
artbooks	O
include	O
illustrations	O
from	O
Kino	B-Application
's	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
up	O
to	O
the	O
18th	O
volume	O
,	O
Gakuen	O
Kino	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
Allison	B-Application
light	O
novels	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
novels	O
by	O
Keiichi	O
Sigsawa	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
artwork	O
by	O
Kouhaku	O
Kuroboshi	O
as	O
Takeshi	O
Iizuka	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
book	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
two	O
editions	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
difference	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
being	O
a	O
DVD	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
animated	O
film	O
Kino	B-Application
's	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
:	O
In	O
Order	O
to	O
Do	O
Something	O
—	O
Life	O
Goes	O
On	O
—	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
book	O
came	O
bundled	O
with	O
a	O
DVD	O
of	O
the	O
second	O
animated	O
film	O
Kino	B-Application
's	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
:	O
Country	O
of	O
Illness	O
—	O
For	O
You	O
—	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
manga	O
adaptation	O
of	O
Kino	B-Application
's	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
,	O
drawn	O
by	O
Iruka	O
Shiomiya	O
,	O
began	O
serialization	O
in	O
the	O
April	O
2017	O
issue	O
of	O
Kodansha	O
's	O
Shonen	O
Magazine	O
Edge	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
17	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
DVD	O
box	O
set	O
entitled	O
Kino	B-Application
's	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Complete	O
Collection	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
25	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
containing	O
three	O
discs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
anime	O
television	O
series	O
adaptation	O
titled	O
Kino	B-Application
's	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
—	O
the	O
Beautiful	O
World	O
—	O
the	O
Animated	O
Series	O
aired	O
12	O
episodes	O
between	O
October	O
6	O
and	O
December	O
22	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
anime	O
films	O
have	O
been	O
created	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Kino	B-Application
's	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spanning	O
30-minutes	O
,	O
the	O
film	O
is	O
a	O
prequel	B-Application
to	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
showing	O
Kino	O
being	O
trained	O
by	O
her	O
teacher	O
,	O
learning	O
to	O
ride	O
Hermes	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
discovering	O
her	O
naturally	O
excellent	O
marksmanship	O
before	O
eventually	O
deciding	O
to	O
return	O
the	O
original	O
Kino	O
's	O
coat	O
to	O
his	O
mother	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Produced	O
by	O
Shaft	O
and	O
directed	O
by	O
Ryūtarō	O
Nakamura	O
,	O
it	O
follows	O
Kino	O
and	O
Hermes	B-Operating_System
journey	O
to	O
a	O
highly	O
advanced	O
country	O
where	O
the	O
people	O
live	O
confined	O
in	O
a	O
sealed	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Kino	B-Application
's	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
drama	O
CD	O
was	O
available	O
through	O
mail	O
order	O
via	O
volume	O
fifteen	O
of	O
MediaWorks	O
 '	O
now-defunct	O
light	O
novel	O
magazine	O
Dengeki	O
hp	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
18	O
,	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
drama	O
tracks	O
on	O
the	O
CD	O
were	O
originally	O
broadcast	O
on	O
ASCII	O
Media	O
Works	O
 '	O
radio	O
program	O
Dengeki	O
Taishō	O
in	O
2001.Kino	O
'	O
s	O
Journey	O
has	O
been	O
adapted	O
into	O
two	O
visual	O
novel	O
adventure	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
by	O
Tycoon	O
and	O
ASCII	O
Media	O
Works	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Kino	B-Application
's	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
—	O
the	O
Beautiful	O
World	O
—	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
17	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
best	O
"	O
version	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
25	O
,	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Kino	B-Application
's	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
II	O
—	O
the	O
Beautiful	O
World	O
—	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
best	O
"	O
version	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
8	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
one	O
time	O
,	O
ASCII	O
Media	O
Works	O
had	O
planned	O
to	O
release	O
a	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
