{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"In Sequence - Comics & Manga for Everyone","title":"\"Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou\" by Hitoshi Ashinano","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/3cb374e7\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4527,"description":"The panelists discuss \"Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou\", an incredibly slow-paced slice-of-life about a robot named Alpha living in a world deeply shaped by climate change. Despite that dark-sounding premise, the book is very calm and beautiful to look at, dealing mostly with the mundanity of Alpha's every day as she learns about the world around her. Also the persimmons are huge!\nFurther ReadingNothing else by Ashinano has an official English translation ¯\\(ツ)/¯Two YKK OVAs (not streaming anywhere but not hard to find)Thematically similar: Super CubApocalypse Hotel (anime)\nA comics podcast for everyone, proud to be a part of The Worst Garbage network.Find us on Bluesky or Tumblr.\nThis week’s panelists can be found at:\nScout\nMatt\nRobinJillian\nEditing this week by AJ Fillari.\nCover art by Scout Wilkinson.\nIntro/Outro music by Boqeh.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/ywVHgODoKNeGtj85cy3gxz2BK0yyRh9HdmkxpAGfEww/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83OWIy/YTc4N2Q2ZGQ1ODFi/MThjNjM1NzdjYjY5/ZWFkNy5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}