Production I.G. is involved in an intriguing new project with an anime feature film adaptation of The Concierge at Hokkyoku Department Store manga. The film is set for a fall 2023 theatrical release with Yoshimi Itazua making their directorial debut working from the screenplay by Satoshi Ooshima.
After being announced in April 2023, it saw an October 20th, 2023 premiere date. Now, Aniplex Japan has scheduled the home video releases for the film with an April 24th, 2024 release. It’ll be available in four different forms:
- BD LE: 8,800 yen
- BD Reg: 4,800 yen
- DVD LE: 7,800 yen
- DVD Reg: 3,800 yen
The limited editions come with a bonus disc that includes a stage greeting collection, a festival documentary, interviews, and promos. The main disc for all editions features an audio commentary with the director and the film critic Ryoto Fujitsu.
The Japanese cast includes:
- Natsumi Kawaida as Akino
- Takeo Ōtsuka as Eruru
- Nobuo Tobita as Tōdō
- Megumi Han as Mori
- Natsumi Fujiwara as Iwase
- Eiji Yoshitomi as Maruki
- Jun Fukuyama as the Maître d’
- Yūichi Nakamura as Tokiwa,
The manga from Tsuchika Nishimura began in 2016 as serialized in Big Comic Zokan and wrapped up in 2020 with two volumes.
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Plot Concept: The story focuses on a new concierge at a mysterious department store where all the customers are animals. As a concierge, she tries to read her peculiar customers and try to make appropriate recommendations to them.
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