Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san (with Asher Sofman)

Shojo & Tell: A Manga Podcast

Covers all 4 volumes of Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san by Honda.

Ever wanted to know what it's like to work in a bookstore? Well, your friendly neighborhood bookseller, Honda-san, has some funny stories to share and will teach you about wholesalers. Oh, and Honda's a skeleton. Of course. Honda relays many hijinks at their Kin*kuniya or B**k*ff in Tokyo, particularly in regards to foreign customers. The Ashes compare the anime and the manga, talk about issues surrounding book distribution and discovery, and name their favorites among Honda's coworkers. Here's a short episode for Halloween that has absolutely nothing to do with Halloween other than everyone's portrayed in a funny costume. Anyway, enjoy our rants about Rakuten Kobo!

REFERENCES

• Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san is available from Yen Press
• The K-Drama service we were thinking of is, ironically, Rakuten's Viki
• Manga/authors mentioned:
  • The Story of Saiunkoku
  • The Poe Clan
  • Osamu Tezuka
  • Bleach
  • My Hero Academia
  • Horimiya
• Pixiv
• Barnes and Noble's new strategy away from niche titles
• Dive deep into the confusing world of publishing sales figures
• Outro song: "The Streatham Hill Gods" by Danosongs

CONTACT US

• Asher on Archive of Our Own: @dashery
• Shojo & Tell on Twitter, Tumblr, and Instagram
• Ashley's Tales of Xillia fanfic: Well Suited