Kino's Journey: The Beautiful World (Kino no Tabi) Novel Series

Destination is a state of mind. A tale of a person and a bike and the road ahead. Kino wanders around the world on the back of Hermes, unusual, anthropomorphic motorcycle, only staying in each country for three days. During their adventures, they find happiness, sadness, pain, decadence, violence, beauty, and wisdom. But through it all, they never lose their sense of freedom. They discover that because of the world's imperfections, is is actually a thing of beauty. "The world is not beautiful, therefore it is."

Available below for download are the pdf versions of the translation work that has been done uptil now by Baka-Tsuki. All the following releases are published under the TLG Translation Common Agreement v.0.4.1.

Note: All the following novels are in ENGLISH.
Unhighlighted text means that it hasn't been translated as yet and isn't available.

No complete volume has been translated as of yet and the chapters have been translated at random. So the most complete of these volumes is volume 11. And there is no chapter list available for volume 01.

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Volume 01

Volume 02:

• Frontispiece: A Story of a Sniper -Fatalism-
• Prologue: Amidst the Desert・b -Beginner's Luck・b-
• A Tale of Feeding Off Others -I Want to Live.-
• Overprotection -Do You Need It?-
• Land of Wizards -Potentials of Magic-
• Land of Free Press -Believers-
• A Picture's Tale -Happiness-
• Return -'She' is Waiting For You.-
• Land of Books -Nothing Is Written!-
• A Kind Land -Tomorrow Never Comes-
• Epilogue: Amidst the Desert・a -Beginner's Luck・a-
• Anecdote: Continuation: A Picture's Tale -Anonymous Pictures-

Volume 03:

• Frontispiece: The Land of Love and Peace -Power Play-
• Prologue: Amidst the Clouds・b -Blinder・b-
• A Land Without Borders -Designated Area-
• Power of Persuasion -Persuader-
• The Land of Identical Faces -HACCP-
• A Tale of a Mechanical Doll -One-way Mission-
• A Land not Permitting Discrimination -True Blue Sky-
• A Finished Tale -Ten Years After-
• Epilogue: Amidst the Clouds・a -Blinder・a-

Volume 04:

• Prologue: Amidst a Sea of Red・b -Blooming Prairie・b-
• Land with a Bronze Statue -Angel?-
• ××××× -Solo-
• Land of Two People -Even a Dog doesn't Eat-
• Tradition -Tricksters-
• The Land Without the Need for Work -Workable-
• A Land Divided -World Divided-
• Grapes -On Duty-
• Land of Acknowledgment -A Vote-
• A Tale of a Raid -Bloodsuckers-
• Land of Bridges -Their Line-
• The Tower Country -Freelance-
• Epilogue: Amidst a Sea of Red・a -Blooming Prairie・a-

Volume 05:

• Prologue: Amidst the Setting Sun・b -Will・b-
• Reminiscence -Blue Rose-
• Land Permitting Murder -Jungle's Rule-
• A Tale of a Vendor -For Sale-
• Land of Heroes -No Hero-
• Land of Heroes -Seven Heroes-
• A Land at Leisure -Jog Trot-
• Land of Prophecies -We NO The Future-
• Bodyguards -Stand-bys-
• A Tale of a Salt Field -Family Business-
• Land of Illness -For You-
• Epilogue: Amidst the Setting Sun・a -Will・a-

Volume 06:

• Frontispiece: A Land of No Admittance -Reasonable-
• Frontispiece: An Unbiased Tale -All Alone-
• Frontispiece: A Tale of a Tank -Life Goes On-
• Prologue: A Pledge・b -a Kitchen Knife・b-
• Her Journey -Chances-
• Her Journey -Love and Bullets-
• Land of Fireworks -Fire at Will!-
• A Land with an Elder -I Need You-
• A Land that Never Forgets -Not Again-
• A Safe Country -For His Safety-
• During the Journey -Intermission-
• The Meaning of Blessing -How Much Do I Pay For?-
• Epilogue: A Pledge・a -a Kitchen Knife・a-

Volume 07:

• Prologue: To Do Something・b -Life Goes On・b-
• An Aggressive Land -Leave Only Footsteps!-
• A Land of Love -Stray King-
• Along a River -Intermission-
• Winter Tale -D-
• A Tale of Teatime in a Forest -Thank You-
• Land of Liars -Waiting for You-
• Epilogue: To Do Something・a -Life Goes On・a-

Volume 08:

• Frontispiece: Land of Roads -Go West!-
• Frontispiece: The Land That Can Do No Wrong -Black box-
• Prologue: Along the Beach, The Beginning and End of a Journey -On the Beach・b-
• A Land With History -Don't Look Back!-
• A Loving Country -Dinner Party-
• Radio Country -Entertainer-
• A Reclaimed Land -Confession-
• Epilogue: Land of Boats -On the Beach・a-

Volume 09:

• Chapter 1
• Chapter 2
• Chapter 3
• Chapter 4
• Chapter 5
• Chapter 6

Volume 10:

• Frontispiece: Land of Pets -apPETite-
• Frontispiece: Tii's Wish -Get Real!-
• Prologue: A Man's Journey・b -Life is a Journey, and Vice Versa.・b-
• Interview Land -Out of the Question-
• A Tale of Braggarts -Fantasy-
• Land of Protection -Meritocracy-
• Land of Telephone Poles -Transmission-
• In a Place Like This -Preface-
• Tii's Day -a Day in the Girl's Life-
• Land With a Singer -Unsung Divas-
• Epilogue: A Man's Journey・a -Life is a Journey, and Vice Versa.・a-

Volume 11:

• Frontispiece: Land of Children -Burn Up-
• Frontispiece: Land of Flower fields -Flower Arrangement-
• Prologue: Camera Land・b -Picturesque・b-
• Connected Land -Stand Alone-
• Land of Disappointment -Hope Against Hope-
• Land of Ajin (etc) -With You-
• Land Without Borders -Asylum-
• Land of School -Assignment-
• A Tale of Roads -Passage-
• A Tale of Fighting People -Reasonable-
• Epilogue: Camera Land・a -Picturesque・a-

Volume 12:

• Frontispiece: Land of Contribution -How's Tricks?-
• Frontispiece: A Tale of Bandits -Can You Imagine!-
• Frontispiece: Land of Biting -I Have Ever Seen Before.-
• Frontispiece: Wishes
• Prologue: Within Happiness・b -Birth・b-
• Land of Justice -Idiots-
• A Land Where Demons Have Come -Take of the Devil.-
• Land of Seeking -Common Sense-
• Land of Sundials -Counter Strike-
• Land of Endeavoring -Passage 2-
• Sequel・A Tale of Contribution -How's Tricks?-
• A Tale of Letters -the Weak Link-
• A Tale of Wagers -Which is Which.-
• A Land of Towering Virtue -Serious Killer-
• Before the Clouds -Eye-opener-
• Epilogue: Within Happiness・a -Birth・a-

More yet to be translated......
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