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  • Nippon TV

Barakamon

  • 2014
  • Ended
  • Animation · Comedy
  • ~23m / ep
  • 1 season
  • 8.1/10

After punching a famous curator in the face for criticizing his work as "textbook and lifeless," Handa Seishuu is sent to Gotō Island to calm his nerves and find new inspiration for his calligraphy. Growing up in the city all his life, though, Handa must adapt to country life while meeting an assortment of quirky people during his tenure.

Latest: Season 1 · 2014

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  1. E1. Cheerful Child

    Jul 5, 2014 · 23m

    Handsome young master calligrapher Handa Seishuu has been exiled to a far-western island for punching a critic. He plans to focus on his writing in solitude, but rambunctious little Naru won't leave him alone...

  2. E2. Annoying

    Jul 12, 2014 · 23m

    A week after coming to the island, Handa is trying to focus on improving his calligraphy. However, he keeps getting interrupted by Naru and her friends, including middle-school girls Miwa and Tama, who want their old base back!

  3. E3. Mochi Thrown in Celebration

    Jul 19, 2014 · 23m

    Tama hides a deep, dark secret, and meeting Handa may have led her to reveal it. Is it too late for her to save her reputation? Meanwhile, Handa is suffering his own angst after not placing first in a calligraphy competition. Maybe a friendly mochi-picking session with the villagers will cheer him up...

  4. E4. Island Dads

    Jul 26, 2014 · 23m

    After his computer and cell phone break, Handa's only link to the outside world is the phone at the general store. He decides to focus on his entry for the upcoming Naruka Institute competition, but hits a wall. Can a job from Miwa's gangsterish dad help him break through it?

  5. E5. Going Swimming at the Beach

    Aug 2, 2014 · 23m

    After the job from Miwa's dad breaks his artist's block, Handa's ready to get writing! But some distractions come up, in the form of the girls demanding penmanship help, a day taking the kids to the beach, and Naru's Grampa's addictive pickled daikon...

  6. E6. Guys From Tokyo

    Aug 9, 2014 · 23m

    Handa's only friend, Kawafuji, arrives with a kid named Kanzaki Kousuke in tow, but their trip to Handa's house ends up being very roundabout. Why does Kousuke want to meet Handa so badly, and why did Kawafuji agree to bring him?

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