Aliases
Gaikotsu Shotenin Honda san, Gaikotsu Syotenin Honda san, Gaikotsu Shotenin Honda-san, Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san, ガイコツ書店員本田さん
S1FALL 2018TV_SHORT
Branch
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concluded
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Releasing
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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)
(Source: Crunchyroll)
Last updated
Aug 31, 2026, 04:00 AM
Franchise overview
Franchise timeline
Review every Courcast-tracked season for this series and jump between entries.
Renewal pulse
Courcast score breakdown
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
CourScore
20.0
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 12 days ago
Top reasons
- Cross-platform popularity index - Aggregate reach of ~37,377 followers
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 71.6
- Crunchyroll Like Index - 6,346 likes / 6,380 reactions on recent episodes
Runway
Feasibility warning
NoneSource material looks exhausted, so near-term sequel odds are capped.
Near-term probability is capped at 20% until confirmed evidence lands.
Financial & Commercial64
Production Feasibility27
Audience Reception73
Strategic Priors54
Fandom Engagement32
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedAug 31, 2026, 04:00 AM
Next scheduled11 days ago
Renewal FAQ
Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san has a 20% renewal probability. This score is updated daily and blends fandom momentum, streaming signals, source-material runway, and franchise history. Check back regularly for the latest forecast.
- Will Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san be renewed?
- Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san currently scores 20 out of 100 on Courcast. Signals driving this estimate include online discussion volume, sequel history within the franchise, and platform engagement data - all recalculated daily. Titles scoring above 70 are considered Very Likely to receive a continuation.
- What is Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san's renewal probability?
- Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san's CourScore is 20 as of the latest update. CourScore is Courcast's proprietary metric that aggregates over a dozen renewal signals - from source-material runway to social buzz - into a single daily-updated probability out of 100.
Latest signals
Fresh telemetry
Courcast watches every connected signal to surface the freshest indicators of momentum.
| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 71 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 505 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 37,548 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 6.92 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 38 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 6,352 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 1,925 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 72 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 100 | Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 2 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 21 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 8,569 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 4,404 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 71.7 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 34 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 61,550 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 128,111 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 39,861 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 7.02 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 5,591 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 4 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 10,881 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | chapters total | GLOBAL | 24 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 4 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.79 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 72,072 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 3,778 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 1,829,021 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.43 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 12,899 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 72.8 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 70 | Aug 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 3.48 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 24 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 33 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers count | GLOBAL | 11,328 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | silent days | JP | 725 | Aug 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 36,144,520 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 42,100 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 2,279 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 197,469 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 20,937 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 20,937 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |