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Bookstore Comedy Manga Denki-Gai no Honya-san Gets TV Anime
posted on by Sarah Nelkin
The June issue of Denki-Gai no Honya-san (Electric Town Bookstore Worker) manga has been green-lit. The anime will premiere this fall, and future issues of the magazine will have more details on the anime.
The "youthful bookstore comedy" revolves around the folks who work in a Denki-Gai" or "Electric Town" is a popular name for shopping areas that specialize or used to specialize in electric and electronic items, like Tokyo's Akihabara.) The protagonist Umio works part-time at "BOOKS Umanohone" along with his senior at work (but not in age) Hiotan. As many dedicated manga fans visit the store, there is always something going on.
The manga inspired a drama CD that the real-life bookstore chain Soredemo Sekai wa Utsukushii) as Sommelier (a male employee who is very versed in manga knowledge).
Mizu Media Factory will ship the seventh compiled volume in Japan on May 23.
