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Sr_Matheus2000
Im very mixed on this anime. I dont see the point of it. only 2 episodes? no setup is payed off. Like the girl in the beginning asks if she can come visit again, but never does. The show the main character having a gun a lot of times, but she never uses it or has any need to. Maybe this is more developed in the manga. but the anime seemed to be more interested in showing the pretty visuals.
The visuals are pretty, lots of nice shots, beautiful backgrounds. But some shots linger a bit too much. The episodes are 30 minutes, but i feel like it could easily be cut down to 20 if the shots didnt linger so much.
There is barely any sound or background music. the ones that are there are fine.
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It would be very hard to do a straightforward adaptation of Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou, a highly-episodic manga about little scenes from everyday life. It's a type of loose story that lends itself well not only to the periodic-release manga format but also to the comic form, where your eyes can pass over scenes and panels at your own leisure. Not so much when animated, where you're forced to sit and contemplate what are sometimes static scenery paintings with superimposed characters (this was not a high-budget OVA), which can result in anxiety or frustration.
The YKK manga I think disappoints many people who are coming to it as an "ultimate relaxation experience" or "healing" (iyashikei) series. A lot of YKK involves boredom, for the main character Alpha and perhaps for the reader as well. I…
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I hate to be that person, I really do, but the manga is better. Infinitely better. It’s hard for me to say this, because I really wanted to like the adaptation, but the manga just does everything the anime does without any of the problems the anime has. I’ll concede that most of my issues with it probably contain some bias, and that some issues might come off as nitpicks, but it nonetheless stands that they are problems not present in the original.
I suppose to start with a nitpick, I want to mention the starting song. I don’t like it (I did say nitpicks). Well, that’s not entirely true, because I don’t actually dislike the song itself. My main question is why this song. I guess I’m just confused as to what mood the song is supposed to establish. It has this reggae/surf vibe to it that w…
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This isnt an anime I usually go out of my way to recommend, I think its a bit of an aquired taste, but its one of my all time favorite. It's beautiful, relaxing and a perfect show to help you feel better about the world after a bad day. The characters are lovable, but especially given that the OTA is so short and gives you little time to truly connect with them, it especially excels in its serene moments and beautiful scenery. It is a show where not much of anything happens and while some scenes or gorgeous, some of the animation does suffer from a small budget
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I want to preface that this anime is not for everyone
This anime is such a short and bittersweet experience, in the two episodes that it is packaged in it can almost bring you to the verge of tears and I think that's a sense of Anemoia and Kenopsia if I could describe it with a couple of words. The setting is what grabs you and pulls you in with such a strong grasp that the characters are almost secondary, It has such little dialogue that's why I say that but that's not a bad thing. Having something reach out to you on an emotional level without characters having conflict and/or something on the line is really hard to do but Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou does just that and with relative ease.
This is exceedingly subjective, but regarding world-building, I have seen that it has been docked some…
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Ahhh, what a relaxing and comfy slice of life anime. You can honestly leave the subtitles off for this and it wouldn't make much difference, the dialogue and characters are secondary to the art. That's because this is legit some of the prettiest hand painted watercolor art/backgrounds I've seen in years, relaxing, serene, calming, and gorgeous are the first words that come to mind. All complimented by really smooth hand drawn old school animations. The most dated part are the character models, they're VERY 90's which I honestly love. To me this ranks up there with something like Mushishi season 1 in terms of ART quality (lol, and nothing else so don't take that comment too seriously or the wrong way).
I'll be honest, if you're the type of anime fan that thinks modern anime is the be all e…
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10s across the board. The first Yokohama Kaidashi Kishou (YKK) OVA (and manga which I am currently reading and adoring) could not have come to me at a more perfect time. I watched this OVA during a month-long break after I quit a stressful fast food job which left me anxious and depressed every week. Watching YKK ultimately relaxed me in a time when I was extremely tense, and gave me a newfound appreciation of the beauty around me, and the relationships I form with friends and family.
There are dozens of reviews here that put it better than I ever will, YKK is a show about appreciating beauty, and the somberness of the passage of time which will ultimately wash away so many amazing memories. Something else that I feel is important (moreso to be found in the manga, but is plentiful in the…
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The protagonist is a green-haired, always-genial, and scarcely ingenuous gynoid-denominated Alpha who runs a coffee shop while waiting for her owner to return. She infrequently gets customers at the start of the OVA, but everyone who meets her relishes her due to her outgoing and cordial personality. She’s simply a nice person, without any malevolence at all.
As far as my enjoyment goes, there are a few ways to describe the atmosphere: serene, bittersweet, nostalgic, poetic, explorative, joyous, even inscrutable. There are only two major events and these are weather-cognate. The rest of the time it’s the minuscule moments that are in the spotlight, much homogeneous to a diary or an impressionistic painting. The inclusion of a camera, specially designed for robots, that avails Alpha to re…
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"𝘼𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙚 𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙩 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧,
𝙡𝙚𝙩 𝙪𝙨 𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧,
𝙡𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙮 𝙤𝙣 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖 𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙚...
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𝘼𝙨 𝙬𝙚 𝙨𝙖𝙫𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙜𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙢𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩."
I wanna see more green apocalypses....
Nausicaa and Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou really got me wanting green apocalypses where people help each other out and rebuild a life, It's an unbelievably chill anime with no complex plot involving die-hard enemies out to destroy you or something of that sort, the only enemy these characters are trying to defeat is the loneliness in life itself or their inner-self.
Stories of characters just going about their daily lives, trying to find their place in the world. I not only like the heartwarming relationships they shared…
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Let me start by saying that I enjoyed watching this show very much and that I watched the entire OVA while having my morning cup of coffee.
Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou is a short OVA series that concentrates a lot more on telling, or rather implying a story through the images and experiences of the main character. Overall, the art style, while dated, is fairly decent. The characters in the story, while not developed much, are fairly believable (as in there are no overused tropes and the characters act in a similar way to actual people). I would say that the main reason that someone should watch this anime is because you have some spare time and just want to relax and enjoy an anime that doesn't have any serious story on the surface.
That being said, the main reason I gave this anime a 7/10 i…
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I loved this anime because it was relaxing. It wasn't like any other anime I've seen before. The story is simple, yet creative. It's perfect to watch late at night with a loved one. I don't like how short it is. I hear the Manga is longer and has mermaids and more characters and it just tells a better story. I wish there were more episodes to explain if the robot had a crush on the owner. I want to know what happened to the other android. No matter how much more I want to know about the story, even if I hate how there's no explanations, I still enjoyed it.
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~ Story ~
Yokohoama Kaidashi Kikou is a "slice of life" series. Like many of the genre, there really isn't much of a story to speak of. The series is about Alpha, a humanoid robot living in one of the coastal regions of Japan. Her owner had gone on a journey and left her there to tend a coffee shop (aptly named Cafe Alpha). It takes place in Earth's future, during a time when global warming has caused the polar ice caps to melt. Human society is on the decline and the pace of life has slowed to a crawl. The oceans have risen, causing the world's coastal cities to lay underwater. What is left of humanity has moved to the higher regions where they live out somewhat primitive lives. Most of the roads are in a state of disrepair, but life goes on in a calm manner. Humanity's last achievement,…
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I was trying to watch some "Seinen" type anime, but I saw something like...Josei? I don't know, maybe one day I will know that, heh.
Sound? There is almost no sound.
Story very boring.
Drawing isn't bad.
Character is the same as story, because that anime is very close with normal life of main character.
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While I very much enjoyed this 2-episode OVA, I wish it had become a longer series. Still, I felt that the episodes it chose to portray were some of the most important in the manga, in terms of the theme it sets. I've included a record of the chapters taken from the manga below to give one an idea of how the anime used the pace effectively. Each left me with an impression that was like that of a peaceful sunny day or quiet storm and I definitely recommend it to those of us who love staring out of windows.
My favourite story from this OVA was actually a piece written specifically for the episode itself called "The Wind Blew." It's a beautiful little story about Alpha having a spot of laziness where it literally takes her all day to make a cup of coffee. I think it was one of the best of t…
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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…
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Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou is a two-episode OVA based on the manga of the same name (please read my review of the manga for more details). Specifically, it is based on a few early chapters in the manga. After reading over some other reviews, it seems that the transition from still images to animation has been somewhat of a hit-or-miss kind of thing with many people, but for me, I think it weathers the transition very well; the OVA takes advantage of the medium to showcase the world and characters, but in some ways doesn't go far enough.
Story: 9 (Great)
The story concerns Alpha Hatsusueno, an android (or gynoid, to be gender-specific) who lives on the outskirts of what's left of Yokohama, Japan after rising sea levels destroyed most of the city. She spends her days running a cafe and waitin…
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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 ev…
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It’s hard to rate Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou accurately. After watching this first OVA, I decided to read a bit of the manga too. The manga is a little better suited for the slow pace, I think. Really not much happens. You don’t get a clear view of what’s going on through the episodes. However, the storyline probably wasn’t the point of this. What it wanted was to make you feel it. It’s very relaxing, and it goes along at such a leisurely pace.
Characters come across nicely, and Alpha is very likeable. We don’t get to learn much about her owner, again, you do not get the experience of delving into a complicated storyline, but rather a very simple one.
Sometimes I find watching this sort of anime enjoyable. I did enjoy Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou, and I like…
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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,…
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Though this is a relatively short OVA in two episodes it still captivates me somehow. This is the kind of anime that I would like to watch after watching an full action anime just to get my pace down to 0 again and be able to breath normally. This anime is really hard to describe in other ways but must be experienced to understand. Due to the lack of story, cause there really isn\'t a clear thread that goes through the two episodes I can\'t give it a higher overall rating.
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