Yokohama Shopping Trip Log

In the last post and episode, I talked a lot about Japan’s economic fortunes and how they shaped the OVAs being produced in the latter half of the OVA boom. With Yokohama Shopping Trip Log (YSTL), you can see what those uneasy economic and cultural feelings eventually gave way to.

In YSTL, the world has already fallen apart—civilization has declined and many people are gone—but the OVA offers a vision of what might come after. The emotional core of the show is far less dark than OVAs like Twilight Q. There’s certainly a sense of melancholy in YSTL, but it never feels oppressive.

Overall, YSTL is a slice-of-life iyashikei story that seems aware its audience is living in the aftermath of a changed world. Yet it quietly suggests that life doesn’t have to be all doom and gloom. After all, the world already fell apart—and you’re still here.

Notes

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YOKOHAMA KAIDASHI KIKOU
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Type: OVA
Episodes: 2/2
Status: Completed
Overall Rating: ★★★★★ (7.44/5)

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SERIES NOTES
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Avg Episode Rating: ★★★★★ (7/10)

The setting is so soft and calming

Just a nice iyashike time

To stream: https://youtu.be/cUGFCGzX9SA?si=mjuomUHj_zcTxguB

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EPISODE NOTES
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▸ Episode 1: Morning 2/2 - Afternoon 1/1 - Yielding
Watched: Mar 8, 2026

There’s just a gun on alphas side table like it’s normal

Toung based robot data transfer

The port being Thor mouth is so strange and horny

▸ Episode 2: Rain and the Aftermath - The Wind Blew - Yokosuka Cruise
Rating: ★★★★★
Watched: Mar 11, 2026

Interesting that it starts with alpha getting hit by lightning
The doctor and shin graph scenes are really thoughtful
The gag with alpha’s hair after she gets hit by lightning is pretty good

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Exported from Bento Watch
Date: Mar 12, 2026