Autumn anime "Kino's Journey-the Beautiful World- the Animated Series", episode 2 synopsis & advance cut!

The second episode of the autumn anime "Kino's Journey-the Beautiful World- the Animated Series" is now airing, and its synopsis and advance cuts have been released.

Kino's Journey the Beautiful World" is a light novel by Keiichi Shigurezawa (illustrated by Kohaku Kuroboshi, published by Dengeki Bunko). The story is about Kino, a traveler who looks like a boy but is actually a girl, who travels around various countries with her partner, Hermes, a motrado (two-wheeled vehicle). Each story is like an independent fable. Each one seems to be an independent fable .

Thirteen episodes were broadcast as an animated TV series from April 2003, followed by the movie "Kino's Journey: To Do Something -life goes on.-" in 2005 and the film "Kino's Journey: The Land of Disease -For You-" was released in 2007. In March of this year, a re-animated TV anime series was announced. The new anime series "Kino's Journey -the Beautiful World- the Animated Series" will be directed by Tomohisa Taguchi, the director of "Onmyouji of Twin Stars", and animation production will be handled by Lerche of "Assassination Classroom" and "Kuzu no Honkai".
⇒ "Kino's Journey" TV anime will be broadcast this fall! Teaser visual and staff announcement drawn by Kohaku Kuroboshi!
⇒Autumn 2017 Anime List

We have just received the synopsis and advance cut of the second episode "Colosseum," which will start airing on October 13 (Fri.), as well as a web preview of the second episode, for which the original author, Keiichi Shigurezawa, is in charge of the scenario.

In addition, the first episode "The Country That Can Kill People" will be broadcast on Nico Nico Live from 24:00 tomorrow, October 13 (Fri.)!　If you missed last week's broadcast or want to watch it again, don't miss it!

[Synopsis] (*Honorifics omitted)

Episode 2 "Colosseum
Staff] Script: Yukie Sugawara Storyboard: Tomohisa Taguchi/ Hiroshi Kugimiya Supervising Director: Yoshifumi Sasahara Director: Yasuhiro Minami Chief Animation Director: Ryoko Amisaki/ Seiji Tachikawa Animation Director: Naoko Kuwahara/ Yu Yoshiyama/ Yona Nagata/ Koji Yamagata/ Masaki Inada

Kino arrived in a country he had always wanted to visit. She had heard that it was a wonderful country and had high expectations, but everything has changed with the replacement of the king. The people do not work, and even travelers who do not know the situation are made to fight in the colosseum for the sake of prizes, making a spectacle of themselves. Kino voluntarily joins the fight.

Broadcast information】
・TV anime "Kino's Journey-the Beautiful World- the Animated Series
AT-X: From October 6, every Friday from 22:00
　＜Repeat Broadcast
　AT-X: From October 6, every Friday at 22:00 - <Repeat Broadcast> From October 8, every Sunday at 8:00
　From October 9, every Monday from 14:00
　From October 12, every Thursday at 6:00～ ・TOKYO MX: From October 6, every Friday at 22:00
TOKYO MX: From October 6, every Friday at 24:30
Sun TV: From October 6, every Friday at 24:30
KBS Kyoto: From October 6, every Friday at 24:30～ ・ BS11: From October 6, every Friday at 24:30～ ・ KBS Kyoto: From October 6, every Friday at 24:30
BS11: From October 6, every Friday at 24:30

Distribution information
AbemaTV: From October 6, every Friday at 24:30 *Simultaneous distribution with terrestrial broadcasting

＜AbemaTV: From October 6, every Friday at 24:30 *Simultaneous distribution on terrestrial wave
・niconico(ニコニコ生放送／ニコニコチャンネル)
・GYAO!／フジテレビオンデマンド
・バンダイチャンネル
・Hulu
・アニメイトチャンネル
・dアニメストア
・ひかりTV
・J:COMオンデマンド
・ビデオパス
・アニメ放題
・U-NEXT
・Amazon
・ Rakuten TV
・DMM.com
・Video Market
・HAPPY! Video
・Movie Full Plus

*Nico Nico Live broadcasts are available every Friday from 24:00 (the latest episode is free for a week from the start of distribution on Nico Nico Channel, the first episode is always free)

<Start of distribution scheduled for Wednesday, October 18>
PlayStation Video

*The broadcast and distribution dates and times are subject to change without notice.