This one is a bit harder to find. I had to order mine from Japan, though I actually saw one at the Yaohan in Los Angeles last time I was there. Eric Luce translated this title as Yokohama Shopping Trip , which I rather like, though I'm going to keep the literal translation here for now. Click on any of these pictures for a large version.
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That's Alpha on the cover. This series runs every month in Afternoon , which is a huge 1000 page phone book, aimed at a more sophisticated audience than Jump or Sunday . But this is the series that got me hooked. It's hard to describe - the art is gorgeous. The characters are drawn simply, but well, and expressively, and the backgrounds are lush, almost woodcuts.