Vol. 1

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 cafe 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.

Contents

• Deluxe Edition Gallery 1
• Prologue: Yokohama Bean-Shopping Trip
• Chapter 1: Steel-Scented Night
• Chapter 2: The Osprey of the Bay
• Chapter 3: Rumbling Stripes
• Chapter 4: Rain and After
• Chapter 5: Endless Neighborhood Association Meeting
• Chapter 6: Lazy New Year's Pre-party
• Chapter 7: 2/2 a.m.
• Chapter 8: 1/1 p.m.
• Chapter 9: 300 Pictures per Piece
• Chapter 10: Ayase of the Barracuda
• Chapter 11: Protein
• Chapter 12: Your Guide
• Chapter 13: Kamakura Fireworks
• Chapter 14: Sandy Beach
• Chapter 15: Sandy Road
• Chapter 16: Apron
• Chapter 17: Waves
• Chapter 18: Musashino, the Old Capital
• Chapter 19: Okuzure in the North
• Chapter 20: Great Bird
• Chapter 21: Water God
• Chapter 22: Yokosuka Cruise
• Chapter 23: The People of Late
• Chapter 24: Kids These Days
• Translation Notes