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Skull-Face Bookseller Honda-san (2)
Author & Artist HondaReleased November 2019 by Yen PressTranslation: Amanda HaleyEditor(s): unlistedGenre: Slice-of-Life, Comedy
Episode 61 - Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san
Shaun continues the theme of the last few episodes by showing Rem another short-form anime, this time with 2018's 10-minutes episode comedy Gaikotsu Shotenin Honda-san, or, Skull-face Bookseller…
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If you’ve ever worked a thankless customer service job, you’ll appreciate Skull-Face Bookseller Honda-san, a semi-autobiographical look at the ups and downs of retail. The titular character works…
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Even with a weaker ending, Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san continues to be fun and charming manga all the way through.
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Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san: How can a skeleton be this charming!?
Hi friends! I hope you’re all doing well! Today I wanted to talk about an anime I hold near and dear to my heart: Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san. It…
The Anti-Social Geniuses Review: Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san Volumes 1-2
Title: Skull-face Bookseller Honda-sanGenre: Comedy, DramaPublisher: Media Factory (JP), Yen Press (US)Creator: HondaSerialized in: Gene PixivLocalization Staff: Amanda Haley (Translator), Bianca Pistillo (Letterer)Release Dates: July 30, 2019, November…
Manga of the Month: Skull-faced Bookseller Honda-san
Skull-faced Bookseller Honda-san by Honda While the names and faces (heads? masks?) are changed to protect the innocent, Skull-faced Bookseller Honda-san is an autobiographic, day-in-the-life serie…
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Emiya Menu takes pre-existing ingredients and prepares them in a new way, relying on the familiarity of those flavours and elements to make the resulting, transformative meal extra…
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Bad plot description: Customers of a bookstore repeatedly ask a neurotic skeleton to help them find a good book instead of run screaming.
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In an earlier post this year, I recounted some of the great double bills I got to see in the 1960s in New York theaters. For Part 2,…
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Uzaki-chan wa Asobitai! Double | The Uzaki family.
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