Honda-san doesn't waste time: it knows you're here for a guy with a skull for a head dealing with the most mundane catastrophes of retail, and it commits to that bit with laser focus. The comedy lives in the specific texture of bookstore life, customers asking for books with "a blue cover," out-of-print stock that won't die, the weird economics of manga that makes no sense to normal people. You watch someone who genuinely loves this job get slowly dismantled by the job itself, twelve minutes at a time, and laugh because the absurdity is real.

Honda is a skeleton who works the manga counter at a bookstore, and the job turns out to be far tougher than customers imagine. Together with a crew of equally odd coworkers, Honda handles the daily pressures of the book trade, from new releases that show up missing their bonus extras to serving shoppers who speak another language. Through every hassle, Honda loves the work and keeps trying to offer the best selection and service. Twelve short episodes of workplace comedy follow everyday life among people who adore manga.