ongoing animanga about a boy who can see youkai, and who has not had a good childhood because of it. he moves to a new town where an older couple take him in and treat him like their own. he learns to grow as a person and become more accepting of the world and the people around him, and of himself. it's a really sweet series that makes you cry every episode and also there's a talking kitty cat it's so great
Life is so cruel because Kino no Tabi is so good but I can’t even recommend the books to anyone because only the first volume was ever translated and it’s been out of print for presumably over a decade. Plus part of what makes it so good are untranslatable (into English) qualities of the Japanese language such as the general avoidance of gendering Kino. What other book has a motorcycle get into an argument with a dog
Please watch Kino no tabi, I swear it’s deep and beautiful
[video description: a scene from the anime ‘Kino’s journey: the beautiful world’. a dog passes by a motorcycle in an underground corridor. The dialogue is in Japanese with english subtitles.
Motorcycle, to themselves, in a childish voice: “What an annoying dog”
The dog stops walking and turns its head.
Dog, in a male voice, provocatively: “What did you say?”
Motorcycle: “What? No way!”
“You’re a talking dog!”
The dog turns around completely.
Dog: “What’s wrong with a dog talking?
“You’re cheeky for a motorrad.”
Motorcycle, stuttering on the first word: “What did you say?!”