The Concierge

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The Concierge

Released Sep 11

1h 10m

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Comedy

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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 myriad needs and problems in her pursuit to become a full-fledged concierge.

Kambole Campbell

IGN Movies

Through its light and adorable premise, The Concierge smuggles in a rather tragic environmentalist message, but not at the expense of its incredibly well-crafted gags.

Rated: 9/10

Mar 19, 2024

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Jana Monji

Age of the Geek

This is a kid-friendly whimsical tale about learning customer service and considering the place of human beings in this world.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 11, 2024

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Sherin Nicole

RIOTUS

Beyond the impact of its principles and visuals, The Concierge is elegant, contemporary yet nostalgic; imbued with wonderment and interwoven with meaning.

Sep 10, 2024

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Mike McGranaghan

Aisle Seat

It tells a simple story that nevertheless imparts a great deal of wisdom about the benefits of kindness and going the extra mile to help other people.

Rated: 3/4

Sep 7, 2024

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Lisa Nystrom

FILMINK (Australia)

... sweetly humorous ...

Rated: 17.5/20

Aug 27, 2024

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Charlie Ceates

Cultured Vultures

The Concierge is a short (maybe too short) and sweet comedy that’ll be sure to brighten your day.

Rated: 8/10

Nov 13, 2023

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J

One of the cutest movies I've ever seen. Not perfect by any stretch of the imagination but I still highly recommend it for a fan lf slice-of-life anime or cute animals. My boyfriend and I cried the entire time, pretty much.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/12/24

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Alyssa

Must see! So good, needs to have WAY more showings. One showing in one theater at only one time, for the whole city of Las Vegas, NV is ridiculous.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/12/24

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Anonymous

Liked --- - Art style - Character design - Music - Comedy Dislike --- - Shallow character growth and narrative - Incredibly short runtime

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/12/24

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Dale W

A wonderful story that delightfully captures the beauty of service, resilience, relationships, and cute animals!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/12/24

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Isaac Y

It really nice slice of life I thought I never get to see it the west but it surprised with great animation of different kinda of animal that sassy seal look sooo cute but sooo mean I WTF was her problem

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/12/24

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thousand74

Amazing feel-good movie. I was smiling for so long after the credits ended. Would highly recommend.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/12/24

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Yoshimi Itazu

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Natsumi Kawaida

Akino

Takeo Ōtsuka

Eruru

Nobuo Tobita

Todo

Megumi Han

Mori

Natsumi Fujiwara

Iwase

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Synopsis

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 myriad needs and problems in her pursuit to become a full-fledged concierge.

Director: Yoshimi Itazu
Screenwriter: Satomi Ôshima
Distributor: Crunchyroll
Production Co: Production I.G.
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Comedy, Anime
Original Language: Japanese
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 11, 2024, Limited
Runtime: 1h 10m