Gaikotsu Shotenin Honda-san


Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san

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Alternative Titles

Japanese: ガイコツ書店員本田さん
English: Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san
German: Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san
Spanish: Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san
French: Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san
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Type: TV
Episodes: 12
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Oct 8, 2018 to Dec 24, 2018
Premiered: Fall 2018
Broadcast: Mondays at 00:30 (JST)
Licensors: Discotek Media
Studios: DLE
Source: Web manga
Genre: ComedyComedy
Themes: Adult CastAdult Cast, Otaku CultureOtaku Culture, WorkplaceWorkplace
Duration: 11 min. per ep.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Statistics

Score: 7.291 (scored by 5031850,318 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #28082
2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #1887
Members: 121,236
Favorites: 408

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Ranked #2808Popularity #1887Members 121,236
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Episodes: /12

Synopsis

Honda is a skeleton, but more importantly, they are a bookseller. And they will tell you from firsthand experience that the job of a bookstore employee is more challenging than it may seem to the average customer.

Alongside their equally eccentric coworkers, Honda constantly deals with the stressful requirements of the bookselling industry. From the drama of receiving new titles without their bonus material to the struggle of providing quality service to customers who speak a different language, the work of a skeleton bookseller never ends.

Nevertheless, despite the hardships they face, Honda thoroughly enjoys their job and strives to bring the best book selections and service to their customers.

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Characters & Voice Actors

Honda

Main
Saitou, Souma
Japanese

Kamibukuro

Supporting
Sanpei, Yuuko
Japanese

Okitsune

Supporting
Itou, Shizuka
Japanese

Pest Mask

Supporting
Hikasa, Youko
Japanese

Houtai

Supporting
Kitamura, Eri
Japanese

Azarashi

Supporting
Murase, Ayumu
Japanese

Gas Mask

Supporting
Hatano, Wataru
Japanese

Armour

Supporting
Okamura, Akemi
Japanese

Kendou

Supporting
Nishiyama, Koutarou
Japanese

Majutsushi

Supporting
Nakao, Ryusei
Japanese

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Opening Theme

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"ISBN ~Inner Sound & Book's Narrative~" by TECHNOBOYS PULCRAFT GREEN-FUND feat. Honda (Souma Saitou)
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Ending Theme

"Book-end, Happy-end" by TECHNOBOYS PULCRAFT GREEN-FUND feat. Hiroshi Takano

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Reviews

Dec 23, 2018
"No sorry we don't have that it's...uh...SPECIAL YAOI BOOK!" - Honda-san

I'm gonna give this an outstanding score just because. Can I (or we) call this the SOTY (Short of the Year) for 2018? Because this short-form 10 minute series, as simple as its premise goes, drives home perfectly about more than just being a fun and educational series. Heck, anime like this really are once-in-a-blue-moon novelty! And...this is brought to you by director (not Shouto) Todoroki Owl (his very first directorial work). (Aw, Shouto almost had his own anime...)

Originally a Pixiv web comic, Gaikotsu Shotenin Honda-san is an accurate depiction of Japan's culture of bookstore ...
Dec 23, 2018
'Skull-face bookseller Honda-san' is without a doubt one of the best short shows of 2018, and perhaps even the best comedy I've ever watched. Seriously.

It revolves around our main character, a skeleton called Honda, as we watch him work through his job as a bookstore employee; within the bookstore, we meet his fellow co-workers, who each have very expressive personalities, and the daily shoppers who visit the store. This whole entire show is comedy gold - especially if you get the references - filled with BL jokes and western tourists along with the relatable struggles at work that Honda and his co-workers go through that ...
Oct 1, 2023
Mixed Feelings
To be honest, I almost gave up on this anime around episode 5, as at that point despite the good vibes of the show in general, none of the jokes had really landed. I'm glad I stuck it out, and really when the episodes are as short as these it wasn't any real struggle.

The strongest point, for me, was how visually interesting this anime ended up being, despite how few setting changes there are. I really enjoyed the styling of the various booksellers and employees. I also tend to like episodic structure, and that was no different for this anime.

The main sticking point for me ...

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