Touring after the Apocalypse volume 1 - Sakae Saito

 I can't put my finger on it why I was attracted to this manga exactly, but when I saw the cover I decided to go for this series and picked up volume one from Archonia.

Seemingly, this should be an after apocalypse roadtrip story, visiting places in Japan after something big happened.

At the end of the days, and all alone, two girls undertake a motorcycle trup across the ruins of Japan.  These girls are the impulsive Youko and level headed Airi.  Because now civilisation has ended, they have all the tourist spots to themselves!

Youko has lived her life so far in a shelter, and now makes the tour based on pictures her older sister posted on her social media back in the days.  Though at the first spot they visit, Hakone, they get chased by the AI of a damaged tank.  Airi stops it though, her arm capable of changing into a plasma cannon.

At their next stop in Yokohama, they find Anuld Schwar-chan, a cyborg.  Bringing him to the portside where he used to work, he secretly remembers where his family passed away, and he waits for his battery to die down before falling in the waterfilled crater they died in an explosion.

On the outskirts of Tokyo, they have a break as they go foraging, finding a secured house.  Though it's owner has passed away, they manage to fill up on rations, have a good meal and a solid night sleep before heading to Shinbashi to cross the water across an old railway track.  

Arriving at the Tokyo Big Sight, they stumble upon the remains of the very last Comic Marmot (a reference to Comiket) before going for a swim.  They pick up a radio signal, apparently from Akiba, hinting at the presence of other survivors...

So this was a good book, and even though it isn`t revealed yet why and when the apocalypse took place, nor if it is global or something regional, it does fill you with impending doom.  Every chapter was another location, and it is quite fun how the known spots have been re-imagined after a huge disaster.

Definitly a series I`ll keep following, and I wouldn`t be suprised if this is one that gets an anime in the future...