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Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou: Deluxe Edition 1 by Hitoshi Ashinano

Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou: Deluxe Edition 1

Hitoshi Ashinano, Daniel Komen

Seven Seas Entertainment · Paperback · August 9, 2022

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!

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Who it’s for
A collector-friendly edition for anyone drawn to quietly layered manga.
Genres
Post-Apocalyptic Sci-Fi Comics, Slice-of-Life Comics, General Manga
Published
Seven Seas Entertainment, August 9, 2022

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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.

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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.

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A collector-friendly edition for anyone drawn to quietly layered manga.

Come here for

  • deluxe-format collecting feel
  • layered manga experience

Expect

  • school-life manga framing
  • tie-in/comics shelf appeal

Where it sits

General Manga82%
Slice-of-Life Comics61%
Post-Apocalyptic Sci-Fi Comics43%

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Publisher categories

  • General Manga
  • Post-Apocalyptic Sci-Fi Comics
  • Occult & Supernatural Comics
Authors
Hitoshi Ashinano, Daniel Komen
Publisher
Seven Seas Entertainment
Published
August 9, 2022
Format
Paperback
Reading lane
General Manga