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Oct 21, 2018 8:44 AM
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Haha, I love how they just put a "part time worker" tag over irrelevant characters in the show.

Not going to lie though, I think that a fun place to work despite how strange some characters are.
Oct 21, 2018 10:17 AM
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Hmm apart from customers seems the store also needs to struggle against the publishers too. The insight into their relationship was quite interesting. The insight into how recommendations work was amusing. Another great episode that expanded upon how bookshops work and the relationship they have with their suppliers.
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Oct 21, 2018 10:19 AM
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Now I know why Radiant is popular enough to be adapt to anime despite such a generic shonen manga that doesn't take the advantage of French's author origin at all.
Oct 21, 2018 10:35 AM
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i bet all the berserk fans squealed at that last part, lul
Oct 21, 2018 10:39 AM
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Not as good as the other episodes, but still nice.

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Oct 21, 2018 10:39 AM
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Another hard day in a bookstore.

Oct 21, 2018 11:02 AM
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Comes in to find a shoujo manga and finds Berserk instead. Every. Damn. Time.
Oct 21, 2018 11:35 AM
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"Merry Christmas Lantern-san" indeed lol
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Oct 21, 2018 11:45 AM
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the show is so hyped up..I can't even
Oct 21, 2018 11:54 AM

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That old France guy reminds me of Killua's grandpa damn he was overwhelmed by his aura.
FMmatron said:
Not as good as the other episodes, but still nice.
You watching this as well lol.
Oct 21, 2018 4:29 PM

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I don't like that they censor names and titles. Can't they just use a new name that sounds similar? Like Bakuman's anime had 'Shounen Jack' instead of 'Shounen Jump'!
Oct 21, 2018 5:26 PM

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FuMomo-kun said:
I don't like that they censor names and titles. Can't they just use a new name that sounds similar? Like Bakuman's anime had 'Shounen Jack' instead of 'Shounen Jump'!


What? Why Bakuman would do that when Bakuman is part of shonen jump in and outside of universe? lol
Oct 21, 2018 6:28 PM
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Lol this anime is getting funnier for me. I wasn't too into it at first.
Oct 21, 2018 8:22 PM
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i bet all the berserk fans squealed at that last part, lul


I know I did :D That was the best part for me LOL

I am really enjoying this show. I love the humor and that it is loosely based on a real bookstore employees experiences.
Oct 22, 2018 10:08 AM
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i found some people dont know joke in this anime beacause this anime about publishing perspective need some knowledge about market book and genre in manga or light novel.

i like honda san who cant really speak english make me smile every time.
Oct 22, 2018 12:52 PM
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Lol when they asked for Shoujo Berserk instantly came to mind. The show really got me there. Nice Episode!
Oct 22, 2018 11:16 PM
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Can anyone give me the list of the censored titles in this episode?
I could make out some like
1. irregular at magic highschool
2. psycho-pass
3.OPM
4. shiki no zenjitsu
5. natsume yuujinchou
6. nodame cantabile
7. chihayafuru
8. berserk
the rest was up in the air. if anyone could make it out for me, it'd be a real help.
Oct 23, 2018 8:10 AM

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KamikazeDrifter said:
Can anyone give me the list of the censored titles in this episode?
I could make out some like
1. irregular at magic highschool
2. psycho-pass
3.OPM
4. shiki no zenjitsu
5. natsume yuujinchou
6. nodame cantabile
7. chihayafuru
8. berserk
the rest was up in the air. if anyone could make it out for me, it'd be a real help.


i don't remember if there were others but you missed 'utena'! short for shoujo kakumei utena
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Oct 23, 2018 8:10 AM

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i love this show because i relate to it while still being dragged by it
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Oct 23, 2018 10:10 AM

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This episode: That was a huge list of references titles that they mentioned! cool! and they're picky of what's popular or not! lolz
5/5.


Oct 24, 2018 7:51 PM

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honda frantically speaking english is cute

KamikazeDrifter said:
Can anyone give me the list of the censored titles in this episode?
I could make out some like
1. irregular at magic highschool
2. psycho-pass
3.OPM
4. shiki no zenjitsu
5. natsume yuujinchou
6. nodame cantabile
7. chihayafuru
8. berserk
the rest was up in the air. if anyone could make it out for me, it'd be a real help.


-Thomas no Shinzou (07:44)
-Shiota-sensei to Amai-chan (07:49)
Oct 25, 2018 9:54 AM

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The publishers part was interesting to see. And the conclusion with that guy buying Berserk in the end was unexpected but funny nevertheless. It was a good episode.

Scared Honda is best Honda.
Nov 15, 2018 10:09 PM
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“Selling a Manga to a customer without being overwhelmed by other titles”, very relatable, especially when recommendig an Anime to new fans.
Nov 16, 2018 7:37 AM

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So many manga references arrghh
I just recognize Natsume Yuujincho and Chihayafuru
Great shoujo manga! Recommended! xD
B-But Chihayafuru in French? Not sure if the abundance of Japanese things could be explained very well

Male 40s, Shoujo, Short = Berserk
Haha Perfect!
He must have a good "guts" to pick that
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Dec 4, 2018 11:57 AM

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Raven mask girl is actually pretty intersething character y'all
Dec 26, 2018 2:17 PM
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Plague Mask is best girl.

I found all the references on point and the work place environment so fitting. I'm shocked more people aren't loving this. I'm usually so devoid of comedy effecting me so strongly.
Jan 18, 2019 5:58 AM

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The old France guy is creepy.

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Feb 3, 2019 2:17 AM

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Well that sure was quite the fun episode, really liked the development and various sections of it!
Feb 5, 2019 12:22 PM

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Honestly, I just wanna keep watching this anime for all the references so I have new series I can check out, but it's semi-boring to me... ^^"

Guess I'll drop it.
It's hard for me to sit through this lol... 11 minutes seem too long x____x that's how you know an anime isn't for you, hah

5/10
Jan 14, 2020 1:57 AM

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That last part reminds me of the time when I ended up buying the first edition of Berserk Deluxe even though there was a way bigger variety of books I'd like to buy and start reading lul








Apr 22, 2020 6:32 PM

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I don't know if it's just me, but I think that "Frédéric Toutlemonde" guy that appears in the first half might be a reference to Frédéric Boilet, a renowned author who lives in Japan and kind of started the "nouvelle manga" movement
Jul 15, 2020 11:45 AM

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GiaquintaN said:
I don't know if it's just me, but I think that "Frédéric Toutlemonde" guy that appears in the first half might be a reference to Frédéric Boilet, a renowned author who lives in Japan and kind of started the "nouvelle manga" movement


Nope, he's this guy. Toutlemonde, Frédéric
Jul 15, 2020 11:30 PM

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Ricz said:


Nope, he's this guy. Toutlemonde, Frédéric

Wow, I legit thought that Toutlemonde (lit. "all the world" or "the whole world") was a made up name lol
Thanks for clearing it up!
May 2, 2022 7:40 AM

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The mask girl is really something and something about the concept is very realistic to me personally.
"......If I told you that I was a real witch, would you believe it?"


May 31, 2022 7:01 PM

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More references, nice!

Frederic's voice lol.
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Sep 25, 2022 3:01 PM

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According to some Berserk is a seinen with shoujo influences
Aug 6, 2023 9:39 PM

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the amount of references is insane, some I can catch but I’m going to need to find a list of all the mangas named in this show once I’m done

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