False, I've watched a portion of an episode in youtube. And to simply put this, I'm allergic to anime. While I might be able to endure mangas a bit longer, I can't really watch anime.
I remember watching this anime as a kid, probably 8 or 9 years old. I sufficiently remember an episode where this kino girl fights in an arena, beating tough guys in armor clads and armed with flamethrowers and shotguns and such. I was like, what the fuck? How is this not a hero's journey. I was also weirded out and disgusted by the talking bike whose voice was soooo faggy from what I remember. I'd rather watch spongebob so I changed the channel.
Those are my only vivid memories of cuckino no tabi. Tried to watch it again on youtube just now, but unfortunately, still not interested at all. The anime is pretty bland looking.
You haven't even explained to me how "Philosophy is conveyed through pure cinematography and editing", because that's not what I'm seeing. There's nothing kino that really stands out in this cuckino anime. You don't need a van gogh tier visionary imagery and expensive analog synthesizers with crystal clear recording device to create an anikino (or maybe you do), but it still needs to be lively anyhow. Don't ask me how, I'm not a directeur. All I know is Kino no Tabi looks and sounds bland.
You're just describing the plot, the framework. Just because it used kurosawa plot doesn't mean that it can automatically be kino. The composition and other aspects in mise en scene of this anime seems generic too me. Look, you need to explain it further. I want to know why it is classified as kino according to you. Maybe try to tell me why the dialogue is "kino."
Well, I can arguing that it is the anime that is formulaic rather than my writing. I, too, hold a certain, often rehashed formula in analyzing films, but if the source material is formulaic too I wouldn't be able to get out of my rehashed formula since I would have to address the same flaws all the time.
