Kino no Tabi

http://www.tokyopop.com/popfiction/Kinoch1.pdf

Preview chapter of the TokyoPop release of "Kino no Tabi".

It's interesting that they're leaving the title untranslated.  I wonder what the business rationale is there.  It seems odd, since it's supposedly going to be shelved with regular mainstream titles.

I like the feel of the prose, simple and straightforward, yet evocative.  It's pretty much what I expected, considering how the anime presents the same material, so I'm glad they were able to keep that feel in translation.  I can't wait to get the whole book and experience some of Kino's adventures that haven't been animated yet.