The last time i checked the news I saw a world on fire. War crimes, rising hate crimes in my own country and a burning planet that seems to be slowely but surely sliding into oblivion. Its hard not to be depressed seeing this before yet another 12 hour shift at a minimum wage job, putting on a happy face for customers. Having mental health issues on top of this is be incredibly difficult. what can i do to combat what seems like an entire world is being ripped apart at the seams?. Yokohama Kaidashi kiko posits you should Take a breath and step back and look at what you have what you can do about your problems.
The series follows Alpha, A coffee loving cafe owning android, as she goes about her daily life played out through a series of vignettes. Ranging from grounded to comedic each of these slice-of-life scenes is tinged with an undercurrent of wistful melancholy. As the series goes on it becomes clear that the world our characters live is in the process of a slow apocalypse. Many beutiful vistas are centered on sunken cities and the gentle creep of nature recaliming the concrete.Alpha, the old family that live down the road from her and her android girlfriend kokone make their way through this ruined but still very much alive world without any of the cyniciysim we see today. All of them are aware that their time is drawing to a close and they can accept that by enjoying the time they have with eachother. The anime OVA has takes the utmost care of showing the characters routines and what it means to them. Alpha makes coffee everymorning, The sounds of birds drift through the window and waves can be heard crashing against the ruined highway in the distance. How do you face the enormity of the world? you take it one day at a time and do what you love despite it.the OVA can be watched
Musings on the end: Yokohama Kaidashi KikÅ
