by Hitoshi Ashinano (Author)
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.
Author Biography
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).
Number of Pages: 450
Dimensions: 1.45 x 8.21 x 5.97 IN
Publication Date: August 09, 2022
