Honda
Author
Series
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"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(ly maddening) quirks of each manga publisher-it's enough to leave anyone bone-tired!"--Back cover
Author
Series
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"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"--Back cover
Author
Series
Skull-face bookseller Honda-san volume 2
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
When a gay couple from abroad shows up in Honda-san's bookstore, can Honda help them find the "Japanese erotic manga" they're looking for?! What's more, Honda recounts the harsh and deadly battle that is the "store sales fair," and what to do with books considered "morally harmful"!
Author
Series
Skull-face bookseller Honda-san volume 1
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
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-ot-print books, or enthusiastic manga fans, Honda takes on every challenge!
Publisher
Shout Factory
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Mizore Yoroizuka and Nozomi Kasaki are a pair of best friends in their final year of high school. They're both obsessed with the school's brass band club. With Mizore on the oboe and Nozomi on the flute, they spend their days in happiness, until the club begins to practice songs inspired by the fairy tale Liz und ein Blauer Vogel - "LIZ AND THE BLUE BIRD". Immersed in this story, Mizore and Nozomi begin to realize that there may be no such thing as...