A new trailer has dropped for The Concierge at Hokkyoku Department Store, providing another look at the colorful visuals and lively animation of the anime movie before its October 20 Japanese premiere. The trailer also serves as a preview for the movie’s charming theme song, “Gift” by Myuk.
The Concierge at Hokkyoku Department Store is based on the Shogakukan-published manga by Tsuchika Nishimura, which was a recipient of the Japan Media Arts Festival’s 25th Manga Division Excellence Award. The Japan Media Arts Festival describes the manga as:
“All kinds of animals, including ones that are a bit unfamiliar, visit the department store where I work.” Akino is a new concierge at the Hokkyoku Department Store, where all customers are animals. This is a series of short stories, portraying Akino’s growth as she learns about the mentality of being a concierge through her job. At this unusual department store with human clerks and animal customers, extinct animals come to consult with the concierges about items they are looking for or problems they have. As Akino tactfully solves the problems of the customers with a smile, her sincerity gradually softens difficult customers.
Yoshimi Itazu (Welcome to the Ballroom) is directing the adaptation at Production I.G with Satomi Ooshima (Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko, Raven of the Inner Palace series composer) as scriptwriter and Chie Morita (Run With The End Ep 17, 21, and 23 co-animation director) as character designer and chief animation director. Other staff include:
• Concept color designer: Izumi Hirose (Tengoku Daimakyou color designer)
• Art director: Studio Fuuga’s Ichirou Tatsuta (Haikyu!!)
• Compositing director: Kouji Tanaka (The Deer King)
• Music composer: tofubeats
Meanwhile, the cast includes:
• Natsumi Kawaida as Akino
• Takeo Ootsuka as Elulu
• Nobuo Tobita as Todo
• Megumi Han as Mori
• Natsumi Fujiwara as Iwase
• Eiji Yoshitomi as Maruki
• Jun Fukuyama as the maître d’hôtel
• Yuuichi Nakamura as Tokiwa
The Concierge at Hokkyoku Department Store manga began serialization in Big Comic in 2017. Its second and final tankoubon volume was published in 2020.
Source: Aniplex Channel
