I'm very picky about my animes lately because I'm looking for a female protagonist that I can relate to in some way via personality, strengths or weaknesses. Kino was a fantastic character to watch! She had real substance, which made her so relatable. I thoroughly enjoyed that NO romantic character was attached to her or on her mind! In this day and age, it's so difficult to find a complex storyline for a female lead that doesn't involve romance. Honestly, I didn't care for the other female characters because they were a part of "the woman psyche is irrational" trope, which I dislike very much.The motorrads were cool. I definitely want more information about them and about Kino's Master. So, I'll have to read the novels eventually.