Japan / SEASON

A True Hotel Is Always Storied

12 listed episodes · First aired April 9, 2025

Season overview

The autonomous robot staff of the Gingarou Hotel, led by concierge Yachiyo, as they maintain the deserted hotel in a post-human Earth. After humans evacuate due to a toxic environmental contagion, the robots wait for their return, until alien guests, starting with an extraterrestrial visitor and then a family of tanuki aliens, begin to arrive. The season explores their adaptation to serving alien clients, the humorous and sometimes melancholic challenges of their duties in a world without humans, and the evolving relationships between the robot staff and their new, non-human guests.

EPISODE GUIDE

Episodes

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E1A True Hotel Is Always Storied

Yachiyo and her staff are ready to welcome you to the Gingarou Hotel... except there's nobody left on Earth.

E2Tradition Evolves with Innovation and Experimentation

The Gingarou Hotel gets its first guest in over a century, but he's not human! Do aliens even count as guests?

E3A Smile Is the Ultimate Ambiance

A group of humans return to Earth... but not all is as it seems.

E4Food and Etiquette Are Mainstays of Culture

Yachiyo and Ponko head out in search of new ingredients.

E5Provide Unlimited Hospitality in Limited Time

A new pair of aliens arrive at the hotel, but the shortage of alcohol will be a problem.

E6Our Only Vice Is Service

The end times have come to Earth... and it seems they will be staying at the Gingarou Hotel?

E7Bow Down Deep But Always Aim High

The gang decides to launch a satellite for promotion, but Ponko has other ideas.

E8Discipline with a Fist! Reconcile with a High Five!

What happens after Yachiyo gets stranded in space?

E9Bookmark Today's Page in Our Guests' Lives

After reconciling with Yachiyo, Ponko has some news to share.

E10Clean Sheets Symbolize Pure Hearts

The Gingarou receives an unnerving guest who requests total secrecy about his visit...

E11Wag Your Tail, but Never Wag a Shift!

Labor standards say Yachiyo has been overworked, and Ponko demands that she take time off.

E12Aim to Be the Number One Hotel in the Galaxy

Gingarou and Earth receive a visit from an old, old friend.