Kino's Journey is a Philosophical Masterpiece

After I did my video on Ergo Proxy, where I suggested it MIGHT be the most philosophical anime of all time, I had people suggest alternatives. The number one suggestion was Kino's Journey, and my god... it might be even better.

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[francisyorkmorgan]

Finally, someone adequately covers this. This anime deserves more recognition.

[Alonne]

If nietzsche believed that in order to be a free spirit you needed to remove any attachment to any person, place, thing or concept, then that means that you also have to remove any attachment to his philosophy and his ideas, in the end what he told us is to find or create our philosophy, exactly what this anime tries to portrait with the main character

[wonder]

I remember coming across this anime when I was looking for stuff to inspire my writing, I got so engrossed I forgot to take notes the first time around lol

[zygfrydvolt]

I knew i wouldn't be disappointed, i love this story to bits yet i never realised how much the structure traps you and makes you internally wrestle with the answers to the questions it explores. I hope you will revisit this one with a different lens in the future. Believe there's more to discover.

Good video I'll rewatch with what you said in mind. A new perspective.

[kalypsodeepsea]

The name "free spirit" suggests you do what you feel like you want to do. If Kino would have remained attached to her own rules, would she really be a free spirit? She did nothing wrong.

[washipuppy]

I adore Kino's Journey so much. It's so beautiful, so meditative, and so... well, philosophical. Just implementing the few rules that Kino has is such a magnificent engine for exploration.

[mzraf]

After watching it, now it reminds me of mushi-shi, he's also a traveler but he's a doctor or more like healer. I think you should watch couple of episodes of it to realize that it is so similar to kino's journey

[lornbaker]

This anime reminded me deeply about cowboy bebop and space dandy. In the idea that travelers are exploring different cultures and different planets.And trying to make sense of it. Because they had no concepts of moral foundation other than what drifting threads that they originally had before their old lives died If at least in the case of the crew of the bebop. In the case.
Of the crew of the little aloha It's more so that they all didn't like the lives that they grew up in and they were forced to have so they decided to try and seek out to find something different.And the more they travel, the more to learn different kinds of moralities and ideals and concepts that they were never.Originally exposed to in their original lives

[SaltpeterTaffy]

The freest one can be necessarily permits the violation of one's own rules. The paradox in Nietzche's free spirit is that the free spirit is not above the conscious adoption of dogma, because the categorical rejection of dogma is itself dogmatic. The notion of thinking outside the box is itself within the box. The boundary of the box is a dogma. The free spirit expands the box so that all is within.

[taiwanisacountry]

I see myself as a free spirit, not by his moronic ideals, but by my owns. A life without attachments is not a life it is simple existing. And existence is enough for some, but not for me. If I can not leave a trace of positiveness on the world, then I see my existence as meaningless, almost like I was never here except as a leech to such resources from a world i contributed nothing towards.

[garfarf]

My dad had me watch this when I was very little, probably around 5-7, pretty young for all the gun violence but it was really awesome to grow up with. This was my first anime and my favorite and I wish it had so much more recognition but that’s just the way it is ig. Sorry I just really really love this show. It was so awesome.

[bastiangugu]

Thank you for this great video. Kino has always been one of my favourites. I find it quite astounding how many anime series contain complex concepts and work trough them. Two series I like very much I would like to mention. I like them for very different reasons. Haibane Renmei was quite thought-provoking for me, as it works with a quite heavy subject in an unusual way. The other one is Aria, which is my go-to series if I need real relaxation and a feel good time. It's not thoughtless at all, but it's calming and quite healing in a way. Sometime one needs something like it.

[freddarteagavaldez]

powerful ending. had me checking twice + my internet connection

[ghostgate]

It’s not about whether stress is better than peace, or vise versa, it is about what ratio we experience these dualistic concepts in. Same with truth vs non-truth. Individual personalities are like engines or filters that operate on these dualistic concepts, and some personalities operate at peak efficiency with one, and some with the other. Again, it’s all about ratios. Think about the ratios (or grades) of gasoline. Some cars require certain ratios of ingredients over others.

Good for thought.

[siekensou]

there's so many philosophical discussions to be had from this novel/anime

[MohanSupportsYou]

I can't keep up with how fast my watch/play list is growing because of you.

[HeaRtllesSs]

whoever made the decision to add the deus ex ost at the background is a god give him a bonus!
I saw kinos journey 10+ years ago and i remember it being very thought provoking and profound
I will certainly do a rewatch at some point

[meimei]

I’ve come across many paradoxes in my own journey. I like Breadsword’s video on paradoxes when he talked about Dr. Strangelove. I recommend it. He said something like riddles are games but paradoxes can hurt you. That’s what I got out of it at least. Your video reminded me of that when you suggested that truth isn’t always healthy for the mind. I have been challenging myself with lots of philosophical questions lately and I appreciate your insight and respect of content and their creators. This is another great video that I can use to, hopefully, better myself. Thank you.

[micahyamanaka]

Thanks for the content Max, I have a game recommendation for you: Fear & Hunger and Fear & Hunger 2: Termina. I am very eager to see you play Termina due to it referencing Carl Jung’s Aion. Both games take inspiration from Berserk, Silent Hill, and the Dark Souls series. They are also known to be difficult games, some would even say cruel games but don’t let that discourage you. Although these games may look like JRPG’s, they play more like a survival horror or immersive sun games. Please check it out!

[MrRaui]

This was always one of my favorite shows.