The world is not beautiful; therefore, it is.

ANIMONDAYS exists to exhibit great works of animation from all over the world (but mostly Japan). This month we're hitting the road with Kino's Journey!

Kino and the talking motorcycle Hermes travel from country to country in a fairy-tale world, seeking only to learn about each unique place and its people's way of life. Though the pair always try to respect the traditions of their hosts, the locals don't always take too kindly to drifters. It's a good thing Kino always keeps a pistol or two close at hand...

Kino's Journey (2003) is more often than not a gentle, thought-provoking series. Each episode presents a new philosophical dilemma, daring you to pick a side before revealing some perspective-shifting piece of context that complicates the problem even further. The author of the source novels, Keiichi Sigsawa, is not interested in providing easy answers; rather, he wants the reader/viewer to see the incredibly human origins of these conflicts and the 'beauty' of a flawed but compassionate world.

Join us on June 9th, 7:00 PM, for the first four episodes of Kino's Journey - just enough to cover our protagonists' backstory, as well as a city full of telepaths and the shocking story of people who actually want to go to work! Presented in Japanese with English subtitles. Rated PG for occasional violence.