Denkigai no Honya-san
Denkigai no Honya-san, also known by the abbreviation Denki-gai, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Asato Mizu. It depicts slice of life stories about a group of characters who work in a fictional doujin shop called Umanohone, a reference to the real-life doujin shop Comic Toranoana. It was serialized in Media Factory's Comic Flapper magazine from June 2011 to November 2017. A drama CD was released in August 2013. An anime television series adaptation produced by Shin-Ei Animation aired from October to December 2014.
Characters
Umanohone Bookstore
;Hiotan
;Sensei
;Fu Girl
;Kameko
;Umio
;Kantoku
;Sommelier
;Manager
Others
;Tsumorin
;Ero Hon G Men
;Taishi Yatsu
;Sora
Media
Manga
Denkigai no Hon'ya-san, written and illustrated by Asato Mizu, was serialized in Media Factory's Comic Flapper magazine from June 4, 2011, to November 4, 2017. Media Factory published fifteen tankōbon volumes from November 22, 2011, to December 22, 2017. The manga is also published by Ever Glory Publishing in Taiwan.
Drama CD
A drama CD titled Denkigai no Honya-san Drama CD: Umanohone no Hitobito, produced by Hobirecords, was released on August 5, 2013, and was limited to being sold in Comic Toranoana stores. The script was written by Asato Mizu and Chabō Higurashi.
Anime
The anime television series adaptation was produced by Shin-Ei Animation and directed by Masafumi Sato. It aired from October 2 to December 18, 2014. The anime is licensed by Pony Canyon's North American label Ponycan USA, and the series streamed on Crunchyroll the same day it premiered in Japan. The opening theme is "Kajirikake no Ringo" by Ayana Taketatsu, while the ending theme is "two-Dimension's Love" by denk!girls.
Reception
As of June 2017, the manga had over 1 million copies in print.