Dengeki Bunko
"Kino's Journey" began as a series of light novels written by Keiichi Sigsawa, and illustrated by Kouhaku Kuroboshi. The series originally started serialization in MediaWorks' now-defunct light novel magazine "Dengeki hp" with the release of volume six on March 17, 2000. The first volume of the series was published on July 10, 2000 by ASCII Media Works under their Dengeki Bunko publishing imprint. As of July 10, 2019, 22 volumes have been published. The eighth volume of "Kino's Journey", originally published in October 2004, was "Dengeki Bunko"'s 1000th published novel. An additional volume entitled was only released as a promotional gift for the second animated movie. A collection of special chapters entitled "Kino's Journey: the Sigsawa's World" came with the first volume of ASCII Media Works' light novel magazine "Dengeki Bunko Magazine" on April 10, 2008.