Anime studio Production I.G. announced Tuesday that it is producing a film adaptation of Tsuchika Nishimura " The Concierge at Hokkyoku Department Store " (Hokkyoku Hyakkaten no Concierge-san), which will premiere this fall.
The Concierge at Hokkyoku Department Store to be Made by Production IG
Yoshimi Itazu (“Pigtails,” Welcome to the Ballroom, key animation on Popin Q) is making his directorial debut on an anime feature film, while Satomi Ooshima (Hataraki Man, Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko, Raven of the Inner Palace) is writing the script and Aniplex is distributing.
Nishimura then launched the manga in Shogakukan's Big Comic Zoukan magazine in November 2016, finishing it in 2020 with two volumes. Additionally, the manga won the Excellence Award for the 25th Japan Media Arts Festival Awards from the Ministry of Cultural Affairs in 2022.
The author is one of 13 featured artists in the indie manga anthology Glaeolia 3, Glacier Bay Books released the book in July 2022.
Synopsis
The manga revolves around a new concierge at a mysterious store where all the customers are animals. Ultimately, as the concierge, she tries to read her peculiar customers and make appropriate recommendations.
Source: Comic Natalie
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