Crunchyroll, the ultimate home for anime worldwide, announced today that tickets for the quirky festival darling The Concierge are now on sale for audiences in the United States and Canada. The film, distributed by Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment, will only be released for one-day-only in a few select theaters on September 11 and will only be available in Japanese with English subtitles.
The Concierge, from production company PRODUCTION I.G (Ghost in the Shell, PSYCHO-PASS, HAIKYU!!), is directed by Yoshimi Itazu in his anime film directorial debut. The main voice cast includes Natsumi Kawaida as Akino, Takeo Otsuka as Elulu, and Kenjiro Tsuda as Woolly.
The award-winning film debuted worldwide in June 2023 at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival and in July 2023 in North America at the Fantasia International Film Festival. The film has also been selected and screened at several film festivals worldwide in 2023-2024.
Crunchyroll describes The Concierge as follows:
Akino is a trainee concierge at the Hokkyoku Department Store, an unusual department store that caters exclusively to animals. Under the watchful eyes of the floor manager and senior concierges, 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.
Source: Press Release
