The Concierge at Hokkyoku Department Store Anime Film Releases New Teaser Trailer
The official website for the forthcoming anime film adaptation of Tsuchika Nishimura’s The Concierge at Hokkyoku Department Store manga posted its first 30-second teaser trailer today. The clip introduces the voice of the protagonist, Akino, played by Natsumi Kawaida (Natsumi Hodaka in Diary of Our Days at the Breakwater) for the first time.
“Ever since I read the original manga, I absolutely wanted to play the role of Akino, who is always working with her customers in mind, even though she is very busy, hectic, and makes a fuss, so I am very happy,” said Kawaida. “It was my first leading role in a feature film, so I was anxious and nervous going into the recording. But it was a very warm session and I enjoyed playing the role with a sense of happiness. This is the kind of film that makes you want to think of someone and give them a gift. I hope it will reach the hearts of as many people as possible.”
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The main voice cast members announced follows:
- Akino: Natsumi Kawaida (Natsumi Hodaka in Diary of Our Days at the Breakwater)
- Eruru: Takeo Ohstuka (Aquamarine Hoshino in Oshino Ko)
- Todo: Nobuo Tobita (Kamille Bidan in Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam)
- Mori: Megumi Han (Gon Freecss in Hunter × Hunter)
- Iwase: Natsumi Fujiwara (Damian Desmond in SPY x FAMILY)
- Maruki: Eiji Yoshitomi (Minoro Otake in Case Closed/Detective Conan)
- Head Cook: Jun Fukuyama (Lelouch Lamperouge in Code Geass)
- Tokiwa: Yuichi Nakamura (Tatsuya Shiba in The Irregular at Magic High School)
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The Production I.G (Ghost in The Shell, PSYCHO-PASS) produced film is set for a release in fall 2023. Yoshimi Itazu, who made his directorial debut with the 2017 TV anime Welcome to the Ballroom, helms his first anime feature film on a screenplay by Satomi Oshima (Raven of the Inner Palace). Chie Morita (Run with The Wind animation director) will work on the character designs, with tofubeats providing the soundtrack music in cooperation with Utatane Kana, Wataru Sawabe (Skirt), and mochilon.
Teaser visual:
The manga was serialized in Shogakukan’s Big Comic Extra Issue and compiled in two tankobon volumes. It won the Excellence Award of the manga division of the 25th Japan Media Arts Festival held by Japan’s Agency for Cultural Affairs in 2022. The award’s official website describes the manga:
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. Combining a job-themed genre with an animal manga element, this work features beautiful graphics. Its artistic details are also attractive, including the customers’ outfits in the glamorous department store and the Art Deco style interior of the store. Behind the story lies a critical eye toward issues such as our mass consumption society and environmental destruction, and the work stimulates the readers’ thoughts.
Source: “The Concierge at Hokkyoku Department Store” anime film official website / Twitter
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