Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou

After a disaster leaves the world in a state of decline, the remaining human population lives out their lives peacefully and quietly in the twilight of the human age. Alpha Hatsuseno is an android who works at a cafe bordering Yokohama that rarely gets visitors, and is waiting for her owner to return.

One day, another android, the courier Kokone Takatsu, brings Alpha a package from her master. Inside is a camera, given to Alpha so she can take pictures to reminisce about.

Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou is a slow and contemplative anime that follows an android girl as she takes beautiful pictures and experiences touching moments, all amidst a calming sense of peace.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Hatsuseno, Alpha Main

Shiina, Hekiru Japanese

Takatsu, Kokone Supporting

Nakagawa, Akiko Japanese

Ojisan Supporting

Terashima, Mikio Japanese

Takahiro Supporting

Suyama, Akio Japanese

Koumi'ishi Supporting

Sugita, Ikuko Japanese

Suzuki, Seiji Producer

Okamura, Masahiro Producer

Matsuyama, Ryuuichirou Assistant Producer

Annou, Takashi Director, Episode Director, Storyboard

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Jul 26, 2007

dollie_mixtures

Recommended

I\'ve been a long time fan of the manga so I decided to finally check out the anime as well. This OVA is not everyone\'s cup of tea, or should I say coffee?

After watching, I prefer the manga. This is probably due to the fact that it\'s in colour and to me, they\'re ill suited. Also the art in the OVA looks dated by now, yet the manga manages to avoid that.

It\'s not easy to rate, never mind describe the story, to give it justice. And perhaps that was the idea, to make you feel things rather than tell you a story? It is ... not unlike sitting and looking at a sunset or watching a field of grass swaying in the wind. The slow pace, simple story line and gentle music help reinforce a feeling of relaxation and watching the world go by. If you\'re a person who can\'t appreciate things like that, Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou may not be for you.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Oct 2, 2008

Patty_chan

Mixed Feelings

Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou is a "story" about Alpha, a robot, whose owner went away on a trip and hasn´t returned.
Alpha runs a coffee shop, that never has customers.
The story takes place in an era post-war, in which low technology is side by side with a robot that cries, feels and has non-typical robot behavior.
Alpha receives as a present from her owner a camera, to register her most dear memories.

Story:
Mediocre...Alpha is a robot that feels, cries, drinks coffee and lots of stuff that robots don´t do, she even has weak memory (?!).
The two OAVs (first part of the series) show her routines, some chit ... chats with her "friends" and lots of scenario, landscape...

Art:
The artwork is beautiful, even though these OAVs are from the 90´s. The clouds, birds, trees, sea and everything are really well made.

Sound:
Some background music that doesn´t get along with the images...
There isn´t much work for the seiyuu, because there is almost no dialogues.

Character:
I didn´t catch very well the concept for this OAVs...not much development, only some images and tedious scenes.

Enjoyment:
While watching this series I almost fell asleep twice. The background music all the time, and the lack of dialogues made me feel very sleepy.
In some parts of the first OAV I was having fun and in the second OAV, only one part was "watchable".

Overall:
5/10- Mediocre...but if you really suffer from insomnia you´ll watch this in no time. I wish it was better developed, it could be a very interesting title...

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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Apr 24, 2010

SamildanachEmrys

Not Recommended

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I've seen numerous 10/10 ratings for Yokohama Shopping Trip (or Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou), and almost never anything below 8/10. So I decided, since it's only two episodes long, it had to be worth a try.

It may well be the single most boring thing I have ever seen in my life. The main character spent a good fifteen minutes trying to take a photo but being unable to get the right shot. That's it. Later on, she looks at some lights under a lake. It's a pretty sight, no doubt, and there's nothing wrong with a scene of atmospheric tranquility, but it goes like this: lingering ... shot of lights, lingering shot of face, lingering shot of lights, lingering shot of face, lingering shot of lights, lingering shot of face, lingering shot of lights, lingering shot of face....in silence for at least five minutes. I can't see any way in which that's anything less than incredibly dull.

And the animation! I've seen reviews praising the way the animation brings the main character's personality out vividly - but it's a lie! The art isn't bad, but the animation is downright poor. Alpha (the main character) has two expressions: 'slack-jawed gawp', and 'suprise' - and it soon becomes obvious that 'surprise' is the same slack-jawed gawp but with pink cheeks. The only other recurring character is the old man down the road, and he has only one expression! His facial features never move more than a fraction of an inch!

The worst example of animation in this, though, was the scooter-sideways incident. There was a sustained shot of Alpha riding her scooter, 'filmed' from behind. This was fine on the straight stretch of road, but then she came to some kind of curve or bend - but it took me a moment to realise that's what it was meant to be, because what actually happens is she leans slightly and moves directly sideways. It's HIDEOUS.

I'm completely nonplussed by the seemingly universal love of this anime. It makes watching paint dry seem eventful; at least paint progresses from wet to dry. The technical ineptitude only serves to make the experience painful as well as boring, leaving me with a weird feeling of being sedated and then beaten with wads of damp tissue paper.

Reviewer’s Rating: 2

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