“A pair of sloths are comparing handbags; a raccoon is trying perfume; a pig is buying lipstick; a lion is thinking about getting some aftershave. On Akino’s first day at work, she is rebuffed by a rabbit who doesn’t want her help, and then accidentally steps on a duck. We’ve all been there.”

Over at All the Anime, I discuss Yoshimi Itazu’s The Concierge at Hokkyoku Department Store, which has its UK premiere at Scotland Loves Anime in November.