Kino no Tabi - The Beautiful World (Novel)

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Genres: Adventure Drama Fantasy Mystery Sci-Fi Shounen Slice of Life
Authors: Shigusawa Keiichi

Destination is a state of mind. This is the tale of a person and a bike and the never-ending road ahead. Kino wanders the world on the back of Hermes - an intelligent, talking motorcycle - only staying in one country for three days.

During their adventures they come across happiness, sadness, pain, decadence, violence, beauty, and wisdom. But through it all, they never lose their sense of freedom. They discover that the world is a thing of beauty precisely because of this delicate balance between perfection and imperfection.

The world is not beautiful, therefore it is.