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.
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Original Binding: Trade Paperback
Pages: 450 pages
ISBN-10: 163858544X
Item Weight: 1.1 lbs
Dimensions: 5.9 x 1.4 x 8.2 inches
Customer Reviews: 4 out of 5 stars 101 to 500 ratings
Hitoshi Ashinano is a manga creator from Japan best known for Kabu no Isaki, Kotonoba Drive, and the award-winning Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou (which was adaptated into anime).
Author Residence: Japan
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