Almost No Dialogue! Episode 11 of the Anime “APOCALYPSEHOTEL” Features a Rare Directorial Shift, Changing the Atmosphere—“Quiet and Beautiful,” “It Was Divine...”

Episode 11 of the anime “APOCALYPSEHOTEL” began airing sequentially from June 17. The series is known for the lively antics of its characters, but this ambitious attempt—featuring “almost no dialogue” and a dramatically different mood than prior episodes—has drawn praise such as “quiet and beautiful” and “it was a divine episode...”.

In Episode 11, “Dig a Hole, But Don’t Open a Shift!”, the hotelier robot Yachiyo (voiced by Saho Shirasu) takes a break from work to wander through an Earth devoid of humanity. Yachiyo roams here and there, sits around a campfire with animals, steps into ruins, and discovers a broken-down, immobile robot... During this journey, Yachiyo speaks almost no lines, so viewers are left to imagine her feelings from her subtle facial expressions and gestures.

While “APOCALYPSEHOTEL” is typically marked by comical interactions among its unique cast, Episode 11 takes a strikingly quiet turn. Many viewers commented, “It was a truly divine episode that conveyed what Yachiyo was thinking and feeling through visuals alone,” “Even though there was hardly any dialogue, it was deeply moving,” and “There were barely any lines, but why did it make me cry? It was quiet and beautiful.”