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ガイコツ書店員本田さん

Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san

Honda-san is at war - with business, with out-of-print books, and with people who love manga! Who knew there were so many laughs to be found at the manga counter of a bookstore?! These are the day-to-day happenings that take place at a certain bookstore where the love of manga is abundant. (Source: Crunchyroll)

Names

Originalガイコツ書店員本田さん (japanese)
RomajiGaikotsu Shotenin Honda-san
EnglishSkull-face Bookseller Honda-san
Chinese骸骨书店员本田君 (simplified · via bangumi)
Also known asGaikotsu Shotenin Honda san · Gaikotsu Syotenin Honda san

Facts

FormatTV short · 12 ep · 12 min · 2h total
Aired2018-10-08 → 2018-12-24 (Autumn 2018)
StatusFINISHED
StudioDLE
SourceManga
OriginJapan (Anime)
DemographicShoujo
GenresComedySlice of Life
ThemesWorkOtaku CultureSlapstickSkeletonAutobiographicalUrbanEpisodicPrimarily Adult CastSurreal ComedyEducational
StreamingCrunchyroll

Reception

Community score7.16 / 10
Bayesian score7.21 / 10
Composite51.7
On lists37,512
Favourited504 (1.3%)
Completion72.4%
Drop rate11.1%
In backlog33.2%
Score spread σ1.55
MyAnimeList7.28 / 10

Score distribution

1922673174431851,05162,04774,33583,31791,72410729

Where it places

CohortValueTierRank
StudioDLEA2 of 25
Broadcast seasonAutumn 2018C34 of 91
FormatTV shortA41 of 417
Year2018C142 of 383
DemographicShoujoC147 of 297
EraLate 2010sC675 of 1,863
Season (all years)AutumnC738 of 1,921
GenreSlice of LifeC771 of 1,578
LengthSingle-courC1,054 of 2,668
GenreComedyC1,252 of 3,488
Source materialMangaC1,386 of 3,025
OriginJapanC2,606 of 7,157

Key staff

DirectorOwl Todoroki, Yuuichi Imaizumi
Series compositionShin Okashima
Character designNaoko Kakiki
MusicTECHNOBOYS PULCRAFT GREEN-FUND, Junnosuke Satou
Original creatorHonda

Franchise — ガイコツ書店員本田さん

秘密結社 鷹の爪
Himitsu Kessha Taka no Tsume
2006TV short
秘密結社鷹の爪 THE MOVIE　総統は二度死ぬ
Himitsukessha Taka no Tsume THE MOVIE: Soutou wa Nido Shinu
2007Feature film
秘密結社鷹の爪 THE MOVIE II　私を愛した黒烏龍茶
Himitsukessha Taka no Tsume THE MOVIE II: Watashi wo Aishita Kuro Oolong-Cha
2008Feature film
秘密結社 鷹の爪 カウントダウン
Himitsukessha Taka no Tsume Countdown
2009TV short
秘密結社鷹の爪 THE MOVIE3 http://鷹の爪.jp は永遠に
Himitsukessha Taka no Tsume THE MOVIE 3: http://takanotsume.jp wa Eien ni
2010Feature film
秘密結社鷹の爪 THE MOVIE4 〜カスペルスキーを持つ男〜
Himitsukessha Taka no Tsume THE MOVIE 4: Kaspersky wo Motsu Otoko
2010OVA (home video)
秘密結社鷹の爪 THE PLANETARIUM: ブラブラ！ブラックホールの謎
Eagle Talon the Planetarium: Mystery of the Black Hole
2011Special
秘密結社鷹の爪.jp
himitsukesshatakanotsume.jp
2012ONA (net original)
秘密結社鷹の爪 NEO
Himitsukessha Taka no Tsume NEO
2012TV short
むかしの吉田くん－秘密結社鷹の爪外伝－
Himitsukessha Taka no Tsume Gaiden: Mukashi no Yoshida-kun
2012TV short
秘密結社鷹の爪 MAX
Himitsukessha Taka no Tsume MAX
2013TV short
鷹の爪GO 吉田
Taka no Tsume GO: Yoshida, Himitsukessha Yamerutteyo.
2013Feature film
だーよしPプロデュース あしたのジョブーブ
Da-yoshi P Produce: Ashita no Jobuubu
2013ONA (net original)
秘密結社 鷹の爪 EX
Himitsukessha Taka no Tsume EX
2014TV short
鷹の爪７ ～女王陛下のジョブーブ～
Taka no Tsume 7: Joou Heika no Jobuubu
2014Feature film
秘密結社鷹の爪 DO
Himitsukessha Taka no Tsume DO
2015TV short
秘密結社 鷹の爪 GT
Himitsukessha Taka no Tsume GT
2016ONA (net original)
鷹の爪８ ～吉田くんのＸ（バッテン）ファイル～
Taka no Tsume 8: Yoshida-kun no Batten File
2016Feature film
本田さん×鷹の爪
Honda-san x Taka no Tsume
2018ONA (net original)
D
ガイコツ書店員本田さん OVA
Skeleton Bookstore Employee Honda OVA
2019OVA (home video)48.0
秘密結社 鷹の爪 ～ゴールデン・スペル～
Eagle Talon: Golden Spell
2020TV short
秘密結社 鷹の爪XX（ダブルエックス）
Himitsu Kessha Taka no Tsume XX
2026ONA (net original)

Related

RelationYearTitle
side story2019Skeleton Bookstore Employee Honda OVA
other—Honda-san x Taka no Tsume

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