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“Post-apocalyptic slice-of-life follows cheerful android Alpha running a quiet café while awaiting her absent owner.”
Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou
ヨコハマ買い出し紀行
8.67
92 rank · 86,460 readers · 5,618 favorites
Seinen
Iyashikei
Award Winning
Sci-Fi
Slice of Life
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Synopsis
Post-apocalyptic slice-of-life follows cheerful android Alpha running a quiet café while awaiting her absent owner.
In a post-apocalyptic world where an environmental disaster led to the eruption of Mt. Fuji and the inundation of Yokohama, the age of humans is in its twilight. Alpha Hatsuseno is an android and the namesake of a small cafe outside Yokohama. As her owner is away on a trip indefinitely, she has been left responsible for running the cafe. Although she rarely gets any customers, Alpha remains outgoing and cheerful. While Alpha awaits her owner's homecoming, she explores the vicinity with her scooter and camera. Throughout her journeys, she meets new people and other androids, making memories along the way. Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou is a beautiful, laid-back story centered around Alpha's daily activities, emphasizing the passing of time in everyday life.
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Community consensus
Derived from 50 sampled reviews
8.5
/10
What 50 readers settled on.
85%
recommend
Score distribution
median 10
mode 10
σ 2.31
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.31 · split reception
The polarity gap
6.0 pts
Recommenders 9.5 · others 3.6
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Score over time
↓ 1.52
Running avg · Jul 2007 → Jan 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “This is the kind of manga that you can read on a bed under a blanket and feel warm but the warmth comes from what you read. it's not a heavy dialogue story and many chapters have as little words,...”
- 10 “for those who want to understand themselves better. for those who want to understand others better. for those who feel that time is flying by too fast. for those who are afraid to grow up. for...”
- 10 “Despite occurring in a post-apocalyptic world, YKK is a story about love. Not love as in primarily romantic love, but the love of life, the love of living things, and a love for existing. A love...”
Verbosity
Short · 20%
Medium · 40%
Long · 40%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 142 × 14 ch × vol
- Total read 18h 56m approx
- Published Apr 1994 – Feb 2006
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M0004 catalog