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The decision to make Alpha an android - and hence effectively immortal - was a wise move. She can interact with others as an adult human can (which helps the exploration side of things) but has a childlike desire to learn more about the world around her and of course the passage of time is of no importance to her either, Buy Advair Without Prescription. The point where she seemingly spends all day preparing a cup of coffee is proof of that (this and Eve no Jikan are suggesting to me that Coffea arabica beans are pivotal in the development of humanlike A.I.); she also leads a solitary life but never experiences loneliness that would come from a human living under similar circumstances, generic Advair. Advair steet value, There's a lot that the OAVs leave out I think. They are adaptations of just a few chapters so characters such as Takahiro, effects of Advair, Comprar en línea Advair, comprar Advair baratos, Makki, Misago and Sensei get just one or two appearances; the eternally-absent café owner, buy generic Advair, who is alluded to but is never seen, could do with further explanation too. It's scratching the surface really, but for me at least effectively conveys the vibe of the series and gives that indescribable sense of inner peace.
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Given the fact that the manga has never had an English language edition (for shame!) and there hasn't been a follow-up OAV I think that YKK is a bit of an overlooked gem. There is I think a call for iyashikei and slice-of-life fare, especially in light of Aria's cult status in the fandom; Alpha's adventures are a shining example of why I appreciate the genres so much. Recommended.
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Posted on October 25th, 2008 @ 5:36 pm
It worries me that a pessimistic and almost empty worldview with a positive and constructive spin on it might still be pessimistic and near-empty at heart; this sounds like the anti-Gurren-Lagann. That said, if I’m having ideological disagreements with inoffensive iyashikei stories I probably have bigger things to worry about!
I have, quite by chance, heard of YKK before, and it does sound rather delightful. Are there only four episodes?
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Posted on October 25th, 2008 @ 6:08 pm
Gontiti only did the music for the first and second YKK OVAs, the music for the third and fourth was contributed by Choro Club, who went on to do the music for Aria. I wonder if it was their music for the ‘Quiet Country Cafe’ OVAs that inspired the choice.
The fact that there isn’t a full length anime series (or several series, to adapt the whole thing) is nothing short of criminal. Hey, the people who made the Aria anime haven’t got any more to make, maybe they should do it…! So long as they keep the same voices for Alpha and Kokone.
I am such a sad YKK fanboy that I bought the drama CDs. I can vaguely follow them because they adapt parts of the manga, which I’ve read in scanlation.
It’s a neglected masterpiece. It needs to get an English language publication. There needs to be a full length anime series.
Posted on October 25th, 2008 @ 9:17 pm
I love, love, love YKK and have not written about it myself only because I’m afraid I wouldn’t do it justice. I like these OVAs but what I really want for YKK is an entire TV show, as unlikely as that is.
You mentioned “mono no aware” and I think that’s a subtle but important difference from Aria. When I watch Aria I almost never feel sad except now and then when the episode finishes and I realize that the world is really not that beautiful. But YKK is a little more bittersweet, especially in later volumes of the manga.
For instance you said that as a robot Alpha doesn’t get lonely and that’s true at first but she does start to need company more as time passes. I always thought it was hinted that (and I don’t want to spoil it for anyone so I’ll try to be vague) she and a certain male character had feelings for each other which they could never act on because she’s a robot. Which is very sad if you think about it.
Of course, for the most part YKK is simply very relaxing and very peaceful. It makes me want to go out and enjoy the world.
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Posted on October 26th, 2008 @ 11:27 am
I think you summed up the OVA’s brilliantly here. And I agree with the links to Aria. But as lbrevis said; I think the mono no aware aspects are what makes YKK different. Especially in the manga there is sadness. It’s still relaxing, calming and highly enjoyable. But there is a sense of melancholy over the proceedings. Aria on the otherhand (from what i’ve read/watched), is much more upbeat all the time. I think the relationships between them are fair enough, but the subtle differences are, for me, what makes YKK superior.
Posted on October 26th, 2008 @ 12:48 pm
I haven’t seen the anime, but I’m very much fond of the manga. Every time I think of something to say about this, I find myself at a loss. It is beautiful. That’s all I can come up with. In its many quiet moments you feel an inexplicable exhilaration - like the stirring of birds inside you, sensing the morning.
Posted on October 26th, 2008 @ 1:27 pm
@IKnight: you’d be surprised at how uplifting the worldview is. The strange thing is that it doesn’t feel as though a disaster has occured - the world is different and everyone’s enjoying the changes that it’s brought. And yeah, only four episodes in total.
@Dop: I’d love to see a full series of this - perhaps the melancholic undercurrents make it a less appealing financial proposition than Aria, maybe. I’d love to see the story explored further though. The detail about Choro Club certainly explains why I was getting stronger Aria vibes in the second half.
@Ibrevis: once again, seconded on the TV show idea. There were things like the pilot Alpha meets in the (I think) third episode that need following up; the same for the old guy’s grandson and the other girl he hung out with. Aria’s optimism is less complex than YKK’s bittersweetness but I enjoy both for subtly different reasons.
@Maltos: I know I need to read the YKK manga now, seriously. Aria is indeed much more upbeat (in the anime, at least) but as to whether YKK is superior…that probably depends on how much you appreciate the more complex bittersweetness than the wide-eyed optimism. Depends what mood I’m in at the time, actually!
@ghostlightning: you’d enjoy the OAVs, I’m sure. It brings things to life for one thing (at the very least, the imagery is in full colour!) but if you know the full story, you’d probably get a handle on the bigger picture than I did. It is a beautiful little series.
Posted on October 26th, 2008 @ 2:45 pm
I did buy the R2J DVDs a couple of years ago and absolutely loved the two older OVAs. The last two OVAs disappointed me and somehow failed to capture the right “YKK-feel”, though I have difficulties to explain why.
Posted on October 26th, 2008 @ 6:23 pm
Well, you do get the feeling of the first two OAVs down right. Your mention of the principle of “mono no aware” infusing the OAVs is quite right when I watched the OAVs and read the manga I felt that while we were viewing the passing of the old world, it was more optimistic than that.
While the old world ended, and we don’t get to know why, or did we get to see it happen, I felt that the point of the series was that life will go on. How the old world was ended is not important, but I felt that the few people that were left were coming into a more sustainable equiblrium with the world.
While in the military I visited several very remote places where I observed many communities that if 99% of the outside world disappeared that night they would hardly notice. Those communities pretty much were self-sustaining and the only things they get from the outside world was satellite TV and electronic products, but they could grow their own food, make their own clothes and furniture and so forth.
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Posted on October 27th, 2008 @ 4:41 am
YKK caught my interest from some other blog a year ago. I had heard about the manga off-and-on for a number of years but finally broke down and read the scanlation. Needless to say I read the whole series in one sitting — 6 hours of my mortality gone!
Yes, it was that addicting.
When I heard that their was an OVA a few months ago I leaped on it!
The OVA does bring over the melancholy of the original manga. The story of Alpha moving through the world as mankind enters the slow, sunshine drenched afternoon of its existence is done beautifully. Like Aria, YKK wears a lot of it’s Cordwainer Smith influences on its sleeve. Well without the history shaking tragedy and cruelty.
And no, that is not a snipe because Cordwainer Smith is GOD.
My only nitpick is that there was so much story to tell that the OVA is just not enough.
Posted on October 27th, 2008 @ 4:44 am
Hmmm… Must track down the OVAs now.
Glad you took a look at this, YKK is one of my all time favorite manga!
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Posted on October 27th, 2008 @ 3:26 pm
To be honest, I never knew anything about the background of YKK, because ultimately I felt that it really doesn’t matter. I have always taken the world of slice of life like this for granted, and enjoy its beauty.
For many years, the 12 volume manga of YKK had been the slice of life for me. Everything else felt (and actually still feels) like a shadow of it, when it comes to the soothing effect that slice of life series try to achieve. Although I consider myself a fan of Aria, to me, it cannot reach YKK in any aspect. I also know that the YKK manga has a rather large and very strong following, and it was always fun browsing on the YKK forums. Of course I have expected quite a large number of people commenting on this posting who usually don’t comment. So yeah, enough fangirling, I am glad that you have come to like the series.
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Posted on October 27th, 2008 @ 11:43 pm
@buster_machine: the second two OAVs take Alpha away from her home, which would make sense if the story would continue but it did feel a bit odd when there were only two eps where she stayed where she was…it felt like a condensed version of a longer story.
@Chris: there’s a definite ‘life goes on’ attitude to the series, which is I’m sure why a post-apocalyptic story can still be full of hope and life. I’m intrigued about your travelling though - seeing such different communities that are worlds away from your own must have been an eye-opening and rewarding experience!
@RedMaigo: you’ve just cemented my suspicion that the manga explains a lot more but if it can be read in the space of a day that doesn’t sound as daunting to me (it’s the kind of thing to read on a lazy Sunday I think). “the slow, sunshine drenched afternoon of its existence…” That’s a great way of putting it! Very poetic…
@Mechafetish: Go for it! The OAVs only last a couple of hours but by the sounds of things capture the vibe of the original story.
@Sasa: as much as I’ve come to appreciate slice of life in recent years, I’ve always been a sci-fi geek so the background interested me as well as the main events. I’m also pleasantly surprised at how many people have commented here (especially when we’re all so wrapped up in the new season’s shows); whether it’s because YKK has a strong but silent cult following, or whether it’s just not blogged about often enough, I’m not sure. I’d say it was a bit of both actually!
*makes mental note to track down the manga this weekend*
Posted on October 28th, 2008 @ 5:40 pm
Yes. Yes you should. The manga is in a league of it’s own when all things are considered, as Sasa says. And you are right to know that the OVAs are lacking, especially when there’s 14 volumes of stuff out there in all. I know the OVAs were a shout out to the fans, and based on how well ARIA has done, maybe an attempt should be made to roll out more episodes of an YKK series. I’d appreciate that at least. And I’d appreciate it more if someone took the chance and licensed the manga here in the US.
I feel like I have a lot more to say, but I think this already covers most of it. But now I feel like writing another post or two about it. :3
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Posted on October 31st, 2008 @ 10:37 pm
Regarding the Aria/YKK links, I did a blog post on the manga version in September 2007 and I remember making the following comment which I think sums things up nicely:
“If Aria is the cannabis of the slice of life genre, then watching YKK is like injecting heroin direct into your eyeballs.”
It is absolutely criminal that YKK hasn’t had an official manga release in the US/UK.
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Posted on November 4th, 2008 @ 3:23 pm
Oh oh, I second that comment with all my might.
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Posted on November 12th, 2008 @ 10:38 am
Oh wow, I’ve just emailed you. I’m so excited!!
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Posted on November 18th, 2008 @ 9:44 am
Read the manga -but not in one go! I read it all over 2 days and even then was wiped out for all real-world purposes for 2 weeks. It took over a month to be able to make a cup of coffee without going into a trance. YKK the manga is powerful stuff: recommended dose, 1 episode per week -especially if you have a job to hold down! There should be a health warning: “Caution! Mono-no-aware, industrial strength, do not exceed stated dose”.