Kino is one of those shows that I remember for being extremely relaxing at lots of parts. Most of the time, she just goes to weird places and interacts with the locals, then either leaves or some plot action has to happen before she can leave. I've always been able to watch the whole season whenever I watched this, which is a good sign for the animation and art quality. A few of the episodes go into the past of the main characters, but for the most part these don't even feel necessary to the show. It's still just as good for the next episode.