Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou
1998 2 seasons · 4 ep live_tv Scripted

Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou

ヨコハマ買い出し紀行

Synopsis

ヨコハマ買い出し紀行

In a peaceful post-apocalyptic world where the coasts have been flooded, the robot Alpha is left in charge of a Cafe by her owner who went off travelling. One day, she receives a package containing a camera, which causes Alpha to take a closer look at the little things in life.

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The 1997–1999 Other Asia Window

Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou holds position #13 of 22 Other Asia seriess in the 1997–1999 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

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    #1

    Children of Heaven

    ★ 8.0 · 1997
  2. Summer in Bethlehem
    #2

    Summer in Bethlehem

    ★ 7.8 · 1998
  3. Taste of Cherry
    #3

    Taste of Cherry

    ★ 7.6 · 1997
  4. The Color of Paradise
    #4

    The Color of Paradise

    ★ 7.5 · 1999
  5. Saint Mary
    #5

    Saint Mary

    ★ 7.5 · 1997
  6. Leila
    #6

    Leila

    ★ 7.4 · 1997
  7. West Beirut
    #7

    West Beirut

    ★ 7.3 · 1998
  8. Punjabi House
    #8

    Punjabi House

    ★ 7.3 · 1998

The 1990s Other Asia Landscape

1998 was the decade’s peak output year for Other Asia — 8 titles released, including Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou. Bars below show how the 1990s stacked up year by year (53 total).

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 7 other Other Asia seriess in 1998.

The 98th Other Asia title from Other Asia we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1949).

Our Other Asia catalog contains 547 titles in total (25 seriess).

Audience Engagement

16
Reviews
47th
Review-volume percentile
83rd
Popularity percentile

16 audience reviews — more than 47% of Other Asia seriess in our index.

Popularity (83th percentile) outruns review volume (47th) — a trending, discussed title among Other Asia seriess.

Broadcast Timeline

First Air Date
May 21, 1998
Last Air Date
March 5, 2003
Broadcast Span
4.8 years
Total Episodes
4 across 2 seasons
Format
Scripted
Total Runtime
≈ 2 hours

Reception Benchmarks

6.9
TMDB Rating
16
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #223 of 547 Other Asia seriess indexed here (59th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.3 points above the Other Asia average of 6.6/10.

Among Other Asia Animation productions specifically: #8 of 14 (top 57%).

Production Details

Primary CountryOther Asia
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesAjiado
Series TypeScripted
Seasons / Episodes2 / 4
Release DateMay 21, 1998
Official Sitewww.aniplex.co.jp

Questions Answered

Who created Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou?

Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou was created by Hitoshi Ashinano.

When did Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou end?

Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou finished its run with its final episode airing on March 5, 2003.