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The final three episodes of Apocalypse Hotel are pretty representative of this quirky little original anime as a whole. The story goes all over the place and spans the genres from murder mystery to calm walking simulator to dramatic (mostly) space opera. And yet, throughout it all, the one constant is Hotel Gingarou and its quirky staff, which are all seemingly determined to stay on Earth forever.
Apocalypse Hotel Ep. 10-12: Details in Brief
Apocalypse Hotel Ep. 10-12 are the final three episodes (you can read my reviews of Ep. 1, Ep. 2, Ep. 3, Ep. 4, Ep. 5, Ep. 6, Ep. 7, Ep. 8, and Ep. 9 here) of this postapocalyptic sci-fi comedy-drama (with emphasis on the comedy) anime series. Uniquely, this anime is an original series, not adapted from any manga. In fact, it now has a manga series that spun off from the anime called Apocalypse Hotel Pusupusu.
CyberAgent is producing the anime, with CygamesPictures (Manaria Friends, Brave Bang Bravern!, The Summer Hikaru Died) as the animation studio behind it. Crunchyroll is the company licensing it for its global debut, as well as the company streaming it. Kana Shundo is the director behind the anime, with Shigeru Murakoshi as the writer.
Synopsis
Apocalypse Hotel has ended its run for a month now at the time of this writing. However, some of you may still have not watched these last three episodes yet. Or maybe you are still undecided on watching this anime as a whole? Well, if you fall into either of these two categories, then here’s the official synopsis of the anime as a whole from Crunchyroll below:
“Following the collapse of civilization, one storied hotel stands among the ruins of Tokyo’s Ginza district. Overrun by nature, this lone hotel continues to defy humanity’s collapse. Current guests: zero. Check-ins scheduled today: zero. Yesterday’s website traffic: zero. Enter with caution in this story of survival and mystery in a world where the memory of humanity begins to fade.”
If you wish for the synopses for the episodes in question, then here’s the one for Ep. 10 “Clean Sheets Symbolize Pure Hearts”:
“The Gingarou receives an unnerving guest who requests total secrecy about his visit…”
Ep. 11 “Wag Your Tail, but Never Wag a Shift!”:
“Labor standards say Yachiyo has been overworked, and Ponko demands that she take time off.”
And Ep. 12 “Aim to Be the Number One Hotel in the Galaxy”:
“Gingarou and Earth receive a visit from an old, old friend.”
Apocalypse Hotel Ep. 10-12: The Good
The main draw of these final three episodes of Apocalypse Hotel was, is, and always will be its story, just as it had been for the entire anime. All because of its scenes of heartfelt emotion combined with some of the zaniest and most bonkers plotlines ever seen in a story about a hotel after the apocalypse. Let’s go over each individual plotline briefly:
- A murder takes place in Hotel Gingarou, and the staff attempts to cover up the murder to preserve the hotel’s reputation…with decidedly mixed results.
- Yachiyo gets her first day (well, days) off after literal centuries of work, and finally gets to do some self-maintenance and local exploration.
- Humanity finally returns to Earth…kind of, and Yachiyo (voiced by Saho Shirasu) has to deal with her own internal feelings and assorted trauma on the matter.
The sheer array of plot types makes this anime feel like a variety show. None of these plotlines even share the same genre, which keeps the entire anime feeling fresh and entertaining. And despite the focus on comedy, the anime does get into some very heartfelt emotions at times, even during the murder mystery episode, but especially during Yachiyo’s day off. The latter really shows off not only Yachiyo’s personality, but also the postapocalyptic world around her that we only saw glimpses of in previous episode. All with practically zero dialogue to boot, which only makes it all the more impressive.
Of course, the story isn’t the only thing that deserves a mention. CygamesPictures and their animation team deserves one last bit of praise for these last three episodes for their determination to produce a shockingly good-looking anime. Seriously, the animation quality goes pretty above and beyond what you would expect of a niche little anime like Apocalypse Hotel. The lighting and reflections combined with the overall high quality makes you think you’re watching a feature-length anime film at times. Heck, the horses in Ep. 11 move like actual horses. This is shockingly hard to do due to how weird horses move, which definitely gets this little-known animation studio a kudos from me.
Apocalypse Hotel Ep. 10-12: The Bad
Alas, for all that the overall story of Apocalypse Hotel as a whole is amazingly good, there is one aspect of it that I have to criticize. That would be the perceived yuri baiting in the relationship between Yachiyo and adult Ponko (voiced by Sumire Morohoshi). The story seemed to strongly hint at their relationship being romantic. They hung out with each other all the time, and they show that they deeply care for each other. And yet, Ponko ends up marrying a random guy who the story only introduces in the fourth-final episode of the show. A guy who then shows himself to get insanely jealous in Ep. 10, to the point where he attempts to murder another guy purely on suspicion of him having an affair with Ponko. And last of all, their daughter Tamako’s (voiced by Hina Kino) design looks like an amalgamation of Yachiyo and Ponko.
Now granted, it could be my yuri senses misfiring here. Maybe the writer Shigeru Murakoshi had always meant for Yachiyo and Ponko’s relationship to be purely platonic. But then, why have Tamako look like Yachiyo and Ponko’s love-child? It almost feels like the anime is trolling us here with the yuri baiting, and frankly, it mars an otherwise great show. Your mileage may vary here though, so make of that what you will.
Now as for action…it’s a mixed bag. There is some action in Ep. 10, but it’s heavily focused on horror-comedy. With only bits of alien blood and gore present. If you want bloody action, then might I suggest checking out Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Kaiju No. 8, DDDD, DAN DA DAN, Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online II, Zenshu, Blue Box, Solo Leveling, and/or Black Butler? Or if you want anime that’s just as relaxing as Ep. 11, then you might want to check out With You and the Rain, My Dress-Up Darling, and Senpai is an Otokonoko.
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