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.
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...
TIME THAT FLOWS LIKE SILK THROUGH YOUR FINGERS.Alpha the android takes a short vacation from the café and travels to Musashino to shop and visit with her new friend, Kokone....
DAYS, MONTHS, YEARS SPILLING OUT THROUGH A CRACK IN A COFFEE CUP.A summer storm passes over the café, reminding Alpha that everything, even her memory, is changing all the time....
THE AIR AS THICK AS SYRUP, MINUTES MELT AWAY.The world festival is over, and the sun is setting on the days of humanity. Alpha returns home to her quiet café,...
WELCOME TO CAFÉ ALPHA, HAVE A SEAT AND ENJOY YOUR STAY.The world is slowly sinking beneath the waves. Alpha walks the remaining roads with her eyes on the sea, but...