by Kodansha in the seinen (aimed at younger adult men) manga magazine Monthly Afternoon between June 1994 to February 2006. The serial chapters were collected in 14 tankōbon volumes by Kodansha under the Afternoon KC imprint. In Q4 of 2009 Kodansha started a reprint of the tankōbon volumes. It is licensed in Korea under the title (Café Alpha), in Indonesia by M&C Comics, in Taiwan by Tong Li Publishing, in France by under the title , and in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment. First edition Second edition In addition, a six-page postscript episode was published in the July 2006 issue of Afternoon. Titled "Touge" ("Mountain Pass"), this story does not have a chapter number and was not included in the original collection, though it is included in volume 10 of the re-release. A postcard book () with art from the manga was published on 24 September 1997, and an artbook () was published on 20 March 2003. Anime Parts of the manga have been dramatized in two original video animation (OVA) anime series of two episodes each, where the latter one is titled Quiet Country Cafe. In both series, Alpha is voiced by Hekiru Shiina and Kokone by Akiko Nakagawa. The first OVA series, produced by Ajia-do Animation Works and directed by Takashi Annō, was released in May 1998 and December 1998 on VHS and Laserdisc. It dramatizes selected events from volumes 1–3, including the initial meeting of Alpha and Kokone and Alpha's recovery from being struck by lightning. It was subsequently rereleased on DVD. The second series, produced by Ajia-do Animation Works and SME Visual Works and directed by Tomomi Mochizuki, was released in December 2002 and May 2003 on VHS and DVD. It dramatizes selected events from volumes 7–9, including the storm that destroys Alpha's cafe and her subsequent journeys in central Japan. A soundtrack CD for the second series was produced in 1998. Drama CDs Three drama CDs of Yokohama Kaidashi Kikō were released in 2002. In all three, Alpha is voiced by Hekiru Shiina and Kokone by Akiko Nakagawa. Volume 1 (released October 2002) dramatizes events from volume 1 of the manga, ending with the meeting of Alpha and Kokone. Volume 2 (released October 2002) dramatizes events from volume 2 of the manga, picking up immediately from where the first CD ended. Volume 3 (released December 2002) dramatizes events from later in the manga. It