Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou: Deluxe Edition Series

WELCOME TO CAFÉ ALPHA, HAVE A SEAT AND ENJOY YOUR STAY.

The world is slowly sinking beneath the waves. Alpha walks the remaining roads with her eyes on the sea, but treasures every day with her neighbors. Time seems to be speeding up, sloughing away like cliffs into the ocean, but Alpha’s heart still beats, excited for what tomorrow will bring. Welcome to the finale of this beloved manga classic, publishing chapters 112-140 in English for the first time.

THE AIR AS THICK AS SYRUP, MINUTES MELT AWAY.

The world festival is over, and the sun is setting on the days of humanity. Alpha returns home to her quiet café, richer by a few treasured friends and memories. She wanders with Kokone and they surrender themselves to the syrupy air, letting their time melt and fuse into one. We hope you enjoy chapters 83-111 of this beloved manga classic available in English for the first time. Please come again!

DAYS, MONTHS, YEARS SPILLING OUT THROUGH A CRACK IN A COFFEE CUP.

A summer storm passes over the café, reminding Alpha that everything, even her memory, is changing all the time. She takes a tour through the seasons on foot, to record all she can in her memories. The days slide easily into the future. Enjoy chapters 53-82 of this beloved manga classic available in English for the first time.

TIME THAT FLOWS LIKE SILK THROUGH YOUR FINGERS.

Alpha the android takes a short vacation from the café and travels to Musashino to shop and visit with her new friend, Kokone. At the shore, Takahiro searches for the Osprey, and Makki meets her for the first time. The sun goes down and another childhood day falls away forever. Chapters 25-52 of this beloved manga classic are collected here in English for the first time.

Don’t miss this moving, critically acclaimed classic manga (which inspired the anime) about an android running a coffee shop in a slowly dying Japan–published in English for the first time in oversized omnibus editions!

In a future Japan, long after an environmental catastrophe, Alpha the android runs a small café in a seaside town. As she wonders if her absent owner will ever return, she stands witness to the twilight of humanity with coffee, a slice of watermelon, and the sound of her moon guitar. Alpha and her fellow residents enjoy the melancholy beauty of life, even as the end approaches. Savor chapters 1-24 of this beloved manga classic in English for the first time, in this deluxe five-volume set.