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Whether it's foreigners asking for JAPANESE EROTIC MANGA, navigating the tricky government definition of morally harmful material, or helping a customer who's awfully criminally organized, there's rarely a dull moment for Honda-san. The true stories of a Japanese bookstore employee can be stranger than fiction! Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san, Vol. 2 by Bianca Pistillo, Amanda Haley, and Honda, offers a humorous...

Ever wonder what it s like to sell comics at a Japanese bookstore? Honda provides a hilarious firsthand account from the front lines! Whether it s handling the store, out-of-print books, or enthusiastic manga fans, Honda takes on every challenge!

When you work in a Japanese bookstore like Honda-san, there are a million and one things to keep track of. Managing new releases, accounting for the revival of titles from the grave, understanding the unique (and maddening) quirks of each manga publisher—it's enough to leave anyone bone-tired! Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san, Vol. 3 invites readers into the hectic and often humorous...

Honda-san is stuck: It's hard to keep drawing about your bookstore job after you've quit! But being a full-time manga artist opens new doors—stories from the publishers' perspectives, to the nitty-gritty of e-books, and even to Taiwan's book industry. It's the final volume of Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san, but the joys and agonies of bookselling last forever!