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Kino's Journey -the Beautiful World- the Animated Series (2017) Parents Guide: Is the series OK for kids?

Name: Kino's Journey -the Beautiful World- the Animated Series
Rating: 7.3

Age Rating, Sex, Violence & Language

A story about Kino, who travels around the world with nothing but guns for protection and the talking motorcycle Hermes. Kino travels to many mystical worlds, each with its unique customs and people, and learns about the world through their stories, at times conjuring humor and inspiration or other times piercing cynicism. However, Kino's own custom is to stay no longer than three days in every town without exception, as it is enough time to learn almost everything important about the place while still leaving time to explore new… Sign up for the full guide

TV-MA • 2017 • 1 season

7.3

Average rating by Bontent members

Age

17+

Kino's Journey is rated TV-MA primarily for its sudden, sometimes brutal violence and deeply disturbing thematic content. While presented as a philosophical travelogue, the series frequently depicts violence including shootings with blood splatter, stabbings, and intense combat. Thematically, the show is extremely mature, exploring dark concepts like state-sanctioned murder, brutal mob justice, suicide, and psychological horror within… Sign up for the full guide

Cast

Ayane Sakura

Lynn

Yuuichirou Umehara

Inori Minase

Soma Saito

Kazuyuki Okitsu

Megumi Ogata

Kenichirou Matsuda

Aoi Yuuki

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Is Kino's Journey -the Beautiful World- the Animated Series appropriate for kids?

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Substances Moderate 4/10

Language Moderate 4/10

Sex/Nudity None 0/10

Violence/Gore Intense 10/10

Mature Themes Intense 10/10

Sex and nudity in Kino's Journey -the Beautiful World- the Animated Series

Sexual content is virtually absent. There is no nudity, sexual situations, or explicit innuendo. Some minor characters might wear slightly revealing attire, but it is not sexualized or a narrative focus.

Violence and gore in Kino's Journey -the Beautiful World- the Animated Series

Violence is frequent and often intense, though rarely extremely graphic. Characters are shot, stabbed, or engage in armed combat with various weapons including guns, swords, and grenades. Blood is commonly depicted, sometimes splattering, and characters suffer fatal wounds, often with clear visual injury or blood loss. Brutal hand-to-hand combat and execution scenes occur. Episode 1 depicts a country where murder is legal and shown, while Episode 2 features gladiatorial combat to the death.

Language in Kino's Journey -the Beautiful World- the Animated Series

Profanity is mild and infrequent. Occasional uses of words like "damn" or "hell" occur, but stronger expletives are absent. Dialogue focuses on philosophical exchanges and world-building rather than crude language.

Drugs, alcohol, and smoking in Kino's Journey -the Beautiful World- the Animated Series

Alcohol consumption is present in a few scenes, mostly social drinking by background characters or mild depictions of people drinking wine or other alcoholic beverages. It is never highly explicit or central to the plot, and no illicit drug use or smoking is depicted.

Mature themes in Kino's Journey -the Beautiful World- the Animated Series

The series deals with numerous strong, mature themes, including the justification of murder, authoritarianism, slavery, human cruelty, forced societal norms, death, grief, and the struggle for survival. Episodes often present moral ambiguities and disturbing concepts. The philosophical nature of these themes can be intense, exploring human nature at its worst and questions of freedom vs. tyranny.

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Is Kino's Journey -the Beautiful World- the Animated Series appropriate for kids?

Bontent's parent guide suggests Kino's Journey -the Beautiful World- the Animated Series is best for ages 17+. It's rated TV-MA. Kino's Journey is rated TV-MA primarily for its sudden, sometimes brutal violence and deeply disturbing thematic content. While presented as a philosophical travelogue, the series frequently depicts violence including…

What age rating does Kino's Journey -the Beautiful World- the Animated Series have?

Kino's Journey -the Beautiful World- the Animated Series is rated TV-MA. Bontent's independent parent guide recommends it for ages 17+.

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How many seasons does Kino's Journey -the Beautiful World- the Animated Series have?

Kino's Journey -the Beautiful World- the Animated Series has 1 season covered in this parent guide. Sign up to see a season-by-season breakdown.

Is there sex or nudity in Kino's Journey -the Beautiful World- the Animated Series?

Our reviewers didn't note meaningful sexual content across Kino's Journey -the Beautiful World- the Animated Series.

How violent is Kino's Journey -the Beautiful World- the Animated Series?

Violence isn't a standout concern across Kino's Journey -the Beautiful World- the Animated Series per our reviewers.

Is the language in Kino's Journey -the Beautiful World- the Animated Series appropriate for kids?

Strong language isn't flagged across Kino's Journey -the Beautiful World- the Animated Series.

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