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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Jan 18, 2026

bob-weebington

Recommended

This is basically an iyashikei. Very slow, beautiful backgrounds and some animation. Not as much content as the manga obviously. But it is different to see it in animated form for the 2 episodes in this show and the 2 episodes in the other rendering (Quiet Country Café).

If you need to relax a little this is great to pop in. The girls are likeable, wide-grin-faced professor oak is... well, wide grin-faced professor oak. Not much else to say about this one other than it's very relaxing.

It's also fairly unique, so if you are looking for shows with different animation/art styles then I think you will ... like this one.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Aug 20, 2025

Sr_Matheus2000

Mixed Feelings

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.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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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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