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Yokohama Shopping Log consists of two OVA series, each consisting of a pair of episodes. It's apparently set in a post apocalyptic world. I say apparently, because even though we have ruins of modern buildings and so on, there really isn't much about what happened to make the world go away.

Instead, the story follows around a robot-girl named Alpha. She's been left behind by her owner to tend to a cafe, but with no travellers she gets very little business. In the first OVA series, there isn't much of a story, but instead we simply see her trying to (out of routine or whatever) find meaning or things to do, in a world that has kind of left her on autopilot.

The second series has the cafe destroyed by a Typhoon, and so she goes out on a trip to see the surrounding countryside.

The closest thing I can compare this to is the movie A.I., insofar as it involves an abandoned robot. But it's not really a good comparison, as YKK is much lighter in tone, and had very little in the way of a plot.

This is a manga turned OVA series, and especially in the second OVA series, there are points where minor characters show up just to get screen time.

I'll say it rates somewhere between okay and good, but it did inspire me to download the Manga scanslations. (here, and click on Contents.) I want to see if there's any story underlying this.