TV series
Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san
Overview
Honda-san is at war - with business, with out-of-print books, and with people who love manga! Who knew there were so many laughs to be found at the manga counter of a bookstore?! These are the day-to-day happenings that take place at a certain bookstore where the love of manga is abundant.
Details
- First air date
- 2018-10-08
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 12 episodes
- Genres
- Comedy, Animation
- Network
- Tokyo MX, Sun TV, KBS Kyoto
- Production
- DLE, Lantis, HALF H･P STUDIO
- Country
- JP
- Original language
- JA
Cast
- Soma Saito
- Yuko Sanpei
- Eri Kitamura
- Kimiko Saito as Lanterna
- Shizuka Itoh
- Aya Endo
- Kazutomi Yamamoto
- Hiroki Yasumoto
- Wataru Hatano
- Toshiki Masuda
- Koutaro Nishiyama
- Akemi Okamura as Armor
Creators and crew
- Terushige Yoshie - Producer
- Daisuke Masaki - Producer
- Masahiro Saito - Producer
- Yang Guoxiang - Producer
- Takahiro Fujii - Producer
- Noriko Ito - Producer
Episodes
Episode 1: The Handsome Guy is First in Line / Yaoi Girls from OVERSEAS!!!
Meet the enthusiastic customers of the bookstore who bring excitement and stimulation to Honda-san’s job.
Episode 2: Let Me Introduce My Crazy Colleagues in This Bookstore! / Books, Written Instructions, and Me / Go! Azarashi-san
The long holiday is coming up, and the bookstore is swamped by a ton of shipments. How do the staff make it through?!
Episode 3: A Battle Without Honor or Humanity / Lost in Manga
Honda-san gives us insight into the interactions between a bookstore and a publisher.
Episode 4: A Reception Training of Hell / Mission: An Outside Work-ish Job
It’s Honda-san’s turn to attend a customer service coaching session.
Episode 5: An INQUIRY / It's a Book Signing!! Everyone Gather Up / A Fascinating Erotic Story
Honda is faced with restocking popular titles, dealing with energetic foreigners, overseeing the visit of a famous author, and mulling over questions of censorship.
Episode 6: The Man with a Secret Power / Our Fair-Day War
Honda-san introduces Assistant Manager Majutsushi, who has the uncanny ability of knowing exactly which books to order.
Episode 7: Tell Me! Wholesaler-san / A Networking Drinking Party for Booksellers
Honda-san teaches us about the wonderful people known as wholesalers.
Episode 8: Bookstores are so Wonderful! / The Shelves with and without Restrictions / Go for it, Azarashi-san ~The Hidden Ambition~
The bookstore is visited by all kinds of customers, some of whom like books, and some of whom love bookstores.
Episode 9: A Book about Life, Death, and Rebirth
Books go out of print, but under certain special circumstances, they can be brought back from the dead.
Episode 10: An Outstanding Bookseller / Swapping Section Heads
What makes a good bookseller? The answer may not be as straightforward as it seems.
Episode 11: The Alternate Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san / You Can Quit Your Job Whenever You Want
If you’ve ever worked in retail, you’ve dealt with nasty customers. But what if the good customers are worse than the bad ones?
Episode 12: Merry Christmas, Mr. Bookstore / It's Time to Close
Christmas is a time of madness at the bookstore. Closing time is also a time of madness at the bookstore.
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