Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san — Season 1
About this season
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.
Episodes (12)
1. The Handsome Guy is First in Line / Yaoi Girls from OVERSEAS!!!
Aired 8 October 2018 • 12 min
Meet the enthusiastic customers of the bookstore who bring excitement and stimulation to Honda-san’s job.
2. Let Me Introduce My Crazy Colleagues in This Bookstore! / Books, Written Instructions, and Me / Go! Azarashi-san
Aired 15 October 2018 • 12 min
The long holiday is coming up, and the bookstore is swamped by a ton of shipments. How do the staff make it through?!
3. A Battle Without Honor or Humanity / Lost in Manga
Aired 22 October 2018 • 12 min
Honda-san gives us insight into the interactions between a bookstore and a publisher.
4. A Reception Training of Hell / Mission: An Outside Work-ish Job
Aired 29 October 2018 • 12 min
It’s Honda-san’s turn to attend a customer service coaching session.
5. An INQUIRY / It's a Book Signing!! Everyone Gather Up / A Fascinating Erotic Story
Aired 5 November 2018 • 12 min
Honda is faced with restocking popular titles, dealing with energetic foreigners, overseeing the visit of a famous author, and mulling over questions of censorship.
6. The Man with a Secret Power / Our Fair-Day War
Aired 12 November 2018 • 12 min
Honda-san introduces Assistant Manager Majutsushi, who has the uncanny ability of knowing exactly which books to order.
7. Tell Me! Wholesaler-san / A Networking Drinking Party for Booksellers
Aired 19 November 2018 • 12 min
Honda-san teaches us about the wonderful people known as wholesalers.
8. Bookstores are so Wonderful! / The Shelves with and without Restrictions / Go for it, Azarashi-san ~The Hidden Ambition~
Aired 26 November 2018 • 12 min
The bookstore is visited by all kinds of customers, some of whom like books, and some of whom love bookstores.
9. A Book about Life, Death, and Rebirth
Aired 3 December 2018 • 12 min
Books go out of print, but under certain special circumstances, they can be brought back from the dead.
10. An Outstanding Bookseller / Swapping Section Heads
Aired 10 December 2018 • 12 min
What makes a good bookseller? The answer may not be as straightforward as it seems.
11. The Alternate Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san / You Can Quit Your Job Whenever You Want
Aired 17 December 2018 • 12 min
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?
12. Merry Christmas, Mr. Bookstore / It's Time to Close
Aired 24 December 2018 • 12 min
Christmas is a time of madness at the bookstore. Closing time is also a time of madness at the bookstore.