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I'm Haru, the New Concierge!

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今日からこちらで働かせていただきます！
I'm Going to Start Working Here Today!

Web release

Japan	December 28, 2023
United States	December 28, 2023

English themes

Opening	None
Ending	Have a Good Time Here

Japanese themes

Opening	None
Ending	Have a Good Time Here

Credits

No additional credits are available at this time.
Animation
Screenplay
Storyboard
Assistant director
Animation directors

I'm Haru, the New Concierge! (Japanese: 今日からこちらで働かせていただきます！ I'm Going to Start Working Here Today!) is the first episode of Pokémon Concierge. It was released worldwide on Netflix on December 28, 2023.

Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.

Blurb

For her first day as a concierge at Pokémon Resort, all Haru has to do is enjoy herself on the island as if she were a guest herself!

Plot

Haru stands near the edge of a ferry approaching an island upon which stands the Pokémon Resort. In a voiceover, she recounts her negative experiences of the past week: her boyfriend broke up with her, she fumbled two presentations at her previous job, and she stepped on gum twice, among other things. The ferry lands at the island, and Haru is greeted by a Bulbasaur, who gives her a lei; and Watanabe, who escorts Haru through the lobby of the Pokémon Resort and explains the purpose of the Pokémon Resort and Haru's role as a Pokémon concierge. They are interrupted by a Furret chasing a Rattata; Watanabe intervenes and tells the Furret not to run near the pool. Watanabe instructs Haru to spend her first day in her new job experiencing the Resort as a guest.

Outside, Haru sees Tyler kneeling on a bridge with a Pansage, Pansear, and Panpour, and a boombox. Tyler calls her over and introduces himself — he works in sanitation and gives fitness lessons for fun — and invites Haru to do some exercises. The Panpour presses a button on the boombox, and Haru, Tyler, and the three Pokémon begin stretching. The Pansage jumps on Haru's back, causing her to lose her balance and fall into the river below. Tyler pulls her out of the water and says that he also teaches swimming, wakeboarding, and yoga. Haru notices a Psyduck poking its head out of the brush behind Tyler and then running away. Tyler tells Haru that she can use the orange scooters nearby to travel around the island.

Later, Haru is riding on a scooter when she sees a Dragonite flying overhead, carrying a Hoppip and a Bellsprout. She looks at the Dragonite admiringly and snaps several pictures of it with her phone. The Dragonite lands on a hill where Alisa greets the three Pokémon. Haru approaches Alisa and introduces herself, to which Alisa replies and says that she works at the Resort part-time every summer. Alisa's Mudkip runs over and approaches Haru, who begins to pet it, which pleases the Mudkip and causes it to splash water on Haru's face. Alisa takes Haru indoors to get her a clothing change, and explains the Pokémon Resort's Pokémon grooming services. In the distance, Tyler announces that he has almost done cooking lunch. Sitting outside on a grassy hill facing the ocean, Haru eats her lunch – a bento box. After finishing her lunch, Haru stretches out on the grass and falls asleep. When Haru wakes up, she sees a Psyduck peering over her. She gets up, but the Psyduck has already walked into the bushes.

In the afternoon, Haru enters a gazebo by the pool, where she receives a massage from Watanabe and the three elemental monkeys and falls asleep on the massage bed. Later in the night, Haru berates herself for falling asleep in front of Watanabe and decides to "make up" for it by preparing a report on her activities for the day and some personal work policies for herself. The next day, Haru shows her work to Watanabe, but Watanabe instead simply asks Haru how her day went, and Haru struggles to answer. Suddenly, the three monkeys appear in front of her and she starts laughing. She explains that seeing the Pokémon at the Resort enjoying themselves made her realize how trivial her problems were in comparison. She catches herself and apologizes for speaking in too "childish" a tone, but Watanabe says that that was the type of answer she was looking for. She hands Haru a bandanna to identify her as Resort staff. As her first assignment, Watanabe asks Haru to find a Pokémon and make it feel the same way as she is feeling by sundown. Sitting on a log by the beach, Haru complains that she does not know how to complete her assignment. She sees a Mudkip and a Wooper playing by the water. Suddenly, she hears leaves rustling nearby. She looks to her left and sees a Psyduck staring at her.

Major events

Haru experiences her first day as a concierge in the Pokémon Resort.

Characters

Humans

Pokémon

Cast

Cast
Haru	Karen Fukuhara	Haru	Non	ハル	のん
Watanabe	Lori Alan	Watanabe	Yoshiko Takemura	ワタナベ	竹村叔子
Tyler	Josh Keaton	Taira	Eita Okuno	タイラ	奥野瑛太
Alisa	Imani Hakim	Alisa	Fairouz Ai	アリサ	ファイルーズあい
Psyduck	Hiroshi Kosaka	Koduck	Hiroshi Kosaka	コダック	高坂宙

Trivia

The music that plays on the boombox during Haru and Tyler's fitness lesson is an arrangement of the Pokémon Gym theme, originally composed by Junichi Masuda.

Errors

In other languages

Language		Title
Arabic		أنا هارو، المدبّرة الجديدة!
Mandarin Chinese		我是新任禮賓部專員春繪！我是波琉，新礼宾员！
Croatian		Ja sam Haru, novi konsijerž!
Czech		Jsem nová delegátka Haru
Danish		Jeg er Haru, den nye concierge!
Dutch		Ik ben Haru, de nieuwe conciërge
Filipino		Ako si Haru, ang Bagong Concierge!
Finnish		Olen Haru, uusi portieeri
French		Je m'appelle Haru, enchantée
German		Ich bin Haru, die neue Concierge!
Greek		Είμαι η Χάρου, η νέα κονσιέρζ!
Hebrew		אני הארו, המארחת החדשה!
Hindi		मैं हारू हूं, नई केयरटेकर!
Hungarian		Haru, az új concierge
Indonesian		Saya Haru, Pramutamu yang Baru!
Italian		Sono Haru, la nuova concierge!
Korean		안녕하세요, 새로 일하게 된 하루입니다!
Malaysian		Saya Haru, Pekerja Rencam Baharu!
Norwegian		Jeg er Haru, den nye vaktmesteren!
Polish		Jestem Haru, nowa konsjerżka!
Portuguese	Brazil	Sou Haru, a nova concierge!
Portuguese	Portugal	O meu nome é Haru, a nova rececionista!
Romanian		Sunt Haru, noua asistentă!
Russian		Я Хару, новый консьерж!
Spanish	Latin America	Soy Haru, la nueva concierge
Spanish	Spain	Soy Haru, la nueva conserje
Swedish		Jag är Haru, den nya portvakten!
Thai		ฉันชื่อฮารุ เป็นคอนเซียร์จคนใหม่ค่ะ
Turkish		Ben Yeni Konsiyerj Haru'yum!
Ukrainian		Мене звати Гару
Vietnamese		Tôi là Haru, nhân viên hỗ trợ mới!