Storyline
Akino’s first day at Hokkyoku Department Store is already a circus, but not in the way you’d expect—her customers literally have fur, feathers, or tusks. This isn’t your average gig. The place caters to animals, and not just any animals; we’re talking extinct ones. So, Akino’s running around trying to keep a mammoth happy, tracking down rare trinkets for a sea mink, and navigating the heartbreaks of a Japanese wolf, all while sweating buckets under the watchful glare of Mr. Tôdô, the floor manager with a stick somewhere unpleasant. And don’t even get started on the consultant who’s basically sharpening his axe to trim the staff. The so-called president? Total mystery—definitely not a penguin, though. Akino’s got zero experience and way too much pressure, since saying “no” is apparently forbidden. The odds are stacked against her, but she’s stuck jumping through hoops to keep her job and, honestly, just survive the day without getting trampled by the clientele or the system.