Apocalypse Hotel Ep. 5 “Provide Unlimited Hospitality in Limited Time” has the robots and tanukis team up against a most unconventional foe this time. That foe is now the ability to have a good drink. Specifically: whiskey. It’s a most unusual foe to overcome, but it’s all worth it to provide that wondrous hospitality.

Apocalypse Hotel Ep. 5 “Provide Unlimited Hospitality in Limited Time”: Details

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After all, what is life without a nice, strong drink?

Apocalypse Hotel Ep. 5 “Provide Unlimited Hospitality in Limited Time” is the fifth episode (you can read my reviews of Ep. 1, Ep. 2, Ep. 3, and Ep. 4 here) of this postapocalyptic sci-fi comedy-drama anime series. Uniquely, this anime is an original series not adapted from any manga. 

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.

Production Crew

Alas, we don’t know who exactly is behind Apocalypse Hotel Ep. 5 “Provide Unlimited Hospitality in Limited Time”.

However, as for Apocalypse Hotel as a whole: Kana Shundo is the director behind the anime, with Shigeru Murakoshi as the writer. Manami Kabashima, Ryou Ebina, Atsushi Kimura, Kouichi Sano, and Naofumi Shioya are the producers. Natsuki Yokoyama is the character designer, based on Izumi Takemoto‘s original designs. Yoshiaki Fujisawa is the composer behind the music.

Speaking of that music: the opening theme song for Apocalypse Hotel is “Skirt” by Aiko. Meanwhile, “Capsule” (カプセル) also by Aiko is the ending theme song.

Voice Cast

Apocalypse Hotel Ep. 5 “Provide Unlimited Hospitality in Limited Time” features the voices of Saho Shirasu as Yachiyo the Acting Acting Manager, Sumire Morohoshi as Ponko, Hiroki Tōchi as Doorman Robot, and Shin-ichiro Miki as Environment Checker Robot.

The other notable voice roles in this episode are Chō as Bumbuku, Takako Honda as Mami, Mutsumi Tamura as Fuguri, Yoshiko Sakakibara as Mujina, Kazuhiko Inoue as Blue Tentacle, and Mayumi Shintani as Pink Tentacle.

When and Where to Watch

Apocalypse Hotel Ep. 5 “Provide Unlimited Hospitality in Limited Time” made its airing and streaming (aka. simulcast) debut on May 6, 2025. You can watch this episode only on Crunchyroll. In fact, you can watch this entire anime only on Crunchyroll due to it being an exclusive there.

Apocalypse Hotel Ep. 5 “Provide Unlimited Hospitality in Limited Time”: Synopsis

The hotel facilities just keep getting larger.

Alas, Apocalypse Hotel has only just recently started airing a couple weeks ago. In fact, Apocalypse Hotel Ep. 5 “Provide Unlimited Hospitality in Limited Time” only just made its debut a day ago as of this writing. Thus, you all will get the official synopsis of this episode from Crunchyroll to give you all a taste of the story without too much spoilers below:

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

Apocalypse Hotel Ep. 5 “Provide Unlimited Hospitality in Limited Time”: The Good

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Darn, who knew animated whiskey can make me tear up?

As always, Apocalypse Hotel Ep. 5 “Provide Unlimited Hospitality in Limited Time” provides us with a most unusual yet entertaining story that makes it this episode’s best feature. Who knew that a story about making whiskey could be such an oddly entertaining and emotional journey? And yet, Shigeru Murakoshi pulls off that story quite well, down to the exact process of making whiskey from scratch. Once the comedy has passed, it has that kind of somber atmosphere to it that will make you too want to get a drink. All with an in media res-style opening to boot.

And of course, CygamesPictures and their animation continues to enhance that story with their amazing animation quality. This quality is especially notable when the cast are drinking their whiskey. Seriously, this episode contains some of the most beautifully animated whiskey I’ve seen since Bartender: Glass of God. You can see the light reflect through it in ways that only whiskey can accomplish. Truly, this entire episode, from the writing to the visuals, makes me want to grab a nice tumbler of whiskey to sip along with the cast.

Apocalypse Hotel Ep. 5 “Provide Unlimited Hospitality in Limited Time”: The Bad

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Ain’t nothing wrong with the whiskey here.

Alas, if you’re looking for an action-packed anime to top the previous episode, Apocalypse Hotel Ep. 5 “Provide Unlimited Hospitality in Limited Time” isn’t it. This is a much more quiet and emotional episode for the thinkers out there. It’s more of an episode to sip hard liquor over rather than one to guzzle down cheap beer to.

Honestly, if you want that, then I’ll 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. Those anime should contain more than enough blood and/or action to satisfy your inner action junkie’s desire for the beer of anime.

What do you all think of this week’s episode of Apocalypse Hotel? Tell us your thoughts in the comments section below.

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