Crunchyroll Acquires Anime Film The Concierge in North America, Reveals Trailer

<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;&quest;s&equals;crunchyroll">Crunchyroll<&sol;a> recently announced that it has acquired the North American rights to publish the new <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;&quest;s&equals;anime&plus;film">anime film<&sol;a> The Concierge&period; The film is an adaptation of Tsuchika Nishimura’s The Concierge at Hokkyoku Department Store manga series&period; It follows Akino&comma; a trainee concierge&comma; who works at a very special store – the customers are all animals and the most valued among them are extinct species&period; The film is set to be released by Aniplex in Japan on October 20 and expected to come to Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures territories sometime in 2024&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"aligncenter wp-image-179726 size-full" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2023&sol;10&sol;14182330&sol;The-Concierge&lowbar;Key-Art&lowbar;2x3&lowbar;2000x3000-Medium&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"768" height&equals;"1152" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-youtube layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"500" height&equals;"281" data-videoid&equals;"0r4lFOkTiAc" title&equals;"The Concierge &vert; OFFICIAL TRAILER"><a placeholder href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;youtube&period;com&sol;watch&quest;v&equals;0r4lFOkTiAc"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i&period;ytimg&period;com&sol;vi&sol;0r4lFOkTiAc&sol;hqdefault&period;jpg" layout&equals;"fill" object-fit&equals;"cover" alt&equals;"The Concierge &vert; OFFICIAL TRAILER"><&sol;a><&sol;amp-youtube><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center">Additional Details<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>The Concierge made its World Premiere this past June at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival and its North American Premiere at the Fantasia International Film Festival&period; The film will screen in competition at the Animation Is Film Festival in Los Angeles on Saturday&comma; October 21 at 3pm PT&period; Tickets are now on sale at&colon; https&colon;&sol;&sol;animationisfilm&period;com&sol;events&sol;the-concierge&sol;&period; The Concierge is the first feature film from director Yoshimi Itazu &lpar;Welcome to the Ballroom&rpar;&period; The film is set to be released by Aniplex in Japan on October 20 and expected to come to Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures territories in 2024&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Concierge is directed by Yoshimi Itazu from production company PRODUCTION I&period;G &lpar;Ghost in the Shell&comma; PSYCHO-PASS&comma; Haikyuu&excl;&rpar;&period; The main voice cast includes Natsumi Kawaida as Akino&comma; Takeo Otsuka as Elulu&comma; and Kenjiro Tsuda as Woolly&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Official Film Synopsis&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>Akino is a trainee concierge at the Hokkyoku Department Store&comma; an unusual department store that caters exclusively to animals&period; Under the watchful eyes of the floor manager and senior concierges&comma; Akino runs around to fulfill the wishes of customers with a myriad of needs and problems in her pursuit to become a full-fledged concierge&period; Run Time&colon; 70 Minutes<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p><strong>Source<&sol;strong>&colon; press release<&sol;p>&NewLine;