Houkago no Honya-san

Despite the synopsis of this sounding kinda suspect, it's actually quite a fluffy and funny story. The subject matter is a ero bookstore, but it doesn't really ever come up besides for jokes and isn't used to get into weird lewd stuff. The setting and characters are absurd and silly, but it plays well into the humor of it all. It's kinda actually wholesome feeling at times. The art is pretty cute and well done. The plot is pretty much nonexistent since it mainly just a canvas for jokes, but it's also not just random nonsense likeyou'd expect from typical gag manga. As long as you don't take it too seriously it can be a decent quick read.

In general I tend to dislike 4 comma manga more than traditional style manga because of how the paneling makes it reiterative and how the punchline is always easy to see when it will appear. So it's a little surprising that I actually like this one. Most of the jokes are short but cohesive and gets to the point. The cutesy art works well with the raunchy gage humor, it makes the situations more absurd and through that makes the punchline land even better. I would say that the raunchy jokes are rather tame compared with most other manga series that I have read but somecould still argue that the setting / subject matter of the story is still inappropriate. Which is an opinion I do not hold. If you despise loli characters in raunchy situations then this manga is not for you! In conclusion, it's a fun innocent short story worth reading. The art is pleasant and the characters are cute and relatable.