Autumn Anime "Kino's Journey-the Beautiful World- the Animated Series", Episode 4 Synopsis, Advance Cut and Web Trailer!

The synopsis and advance cut of the fourth episode of the autumn anime "Kino's Journey-the Beautiful World- the Animated Series" has 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). Rather than a journey with a purpose, the story is a series of short stories that connect events in countries with very different values and customs. Each one is like an independent fable. The dark tales of human greed and emotions are picked up and depicted in a straightforward manner.

A total of 13 episodes were broadcast as TV animation from April 2003, followed by the movie "Kino's Journey to Do Something -life goes on.-" in 2005, and in 2007 the movie "Kino's Journey to the Land of Illness -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 the 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 episode 4 "Funafune no Kuni" which will start airing on October 27 (Fri.), as well as the web preview of episode 4, for which the original author, Keiichi Shigurezawa, is in charge of the scenario.

Also, tomorrow, October 27 (Fri.) at 24:00, episode 3 "Nuisance Country" will be broadcast live on Nico Nico Live!　If you missed last week's broadcast or want to watch it again, don't miss it!

[Synopsis] (*Honorifics omitted)

■Episode 4 "The Land of Boats
Staff] Script: Yukie Sugawara Storyboard: Ryuta Kawahara Director: Yusuke Kamada Chief Animation Director: Ryoko Amisaki Animation Director: Koji Yamagata / Mayumi Watanabe / Yona Nagata / Yuji Moriyama / Masaki Inada / Naoko Kuwahara / Naho Koda

Shizu and Riku enter a country called the "Land of Boats". The country floats on the sea. The country floats on the sea, trading between continents and transporting travelers in exchange for work. The chief of the country offered him a job to watch over the people, but Ciz wanted to work with them. He is accepted, and a girl named Tee is assigned as his guide.

Cast Information】 （*Titles omitted)
Kino: Yuuki Aoi
Hermes : Souma Saito
Shizu : Yuichiro Umehara
Riku: Kenichiro Matsuda
T: Ayane Sakura
Master: Lynn
Partner : Kazuyuki Okitsu
Photo: Inori Minase
Sou: Megumi Ogata
　Sou: Ogata Emi , etc. [Staff Information

Staff Information] (Titles omitted)
Original Story : Keiichi Shigurezawa (Dengeki Bunko)
Character Planning : Kohaku Kuroboshi
Director : Tomohisa Taguchi
Series composition : Yukie Sugawara
Character Design: Ryoko Amisaki
Chief Animation Director: Ryoko Amisaki, Seiji Tachikawa
Prop Design：Tomohito Hirose, Takao Takegami
Effects Animation Supervisor：Keishi Hashimoto
Color Designer：Saori Goda
Director of Photography : Tatsuji Hirakawa
CG Director: Masafumi Uchiyama
Editing: Morita Editing Office
Music: Yoshiaki Dewa
Sound Director: Satoki Iida
Sound Effects: Tsutomu Ueno
Sound Effects: Tsutomu Ueno
Produced by EGG FIRM
Animation Production: Lerche
OP & ED Theme: Yanaginagi
Production: Kino's Journey Association

Broadcast Information】
・TV Animation "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 10:00～ <Repeat Broadcast
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

niconico (Nico Nico Live / Nico Nico Channel)
・GYAO! / Fuji TV on Demand
・Bandai Channel
・Hulu
・Animate Channel
・d Anime Store
・Hikari TV
・J:COM On Demand
・Video Pass
・Anime Unlimited
・U-NEXT
・Amazon

Rakuten TV
・DMM.com
・Video Market
・HAPPY! Video
・Movie Full Plus
・PlayStation Video

*NicoNico Live broadcast is available every Friday from 24:00
(The latest episode is free for a week after the start of distribution on Nico Nico Channel and the first episode is always free.The broadcast and distribution date and time are subject to change without prior notice.

*Scheduled to be distributed from November 10 (Fri.)
・Netflix: #