Barakamon
Original title: ばらかもん
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.
Seasons
1
Episodes
12
Country
Japan
Status
Ended
Cast
Daisuke Ono
Sei 'Seishu' Handa (voice) · 12 eps
Suzuko Hara
Naru Kotoishi (voice) · 12 eps
Rina Endou
Hina Kubota (voice) · 12 eps
Nozomi Furuki
Miwa Yamamura (voice) · 12 eps
Koki Uchiyama
Hiroshi Kido (voice) · 10 eps
Rumi Okubo
Tamako 'Tama' Arai (voice) · 10 eps
Junichi Suwabe
Takao Kawafuji (voice) · 9 eps
Seiya Kimura
Kentaro 'Kenta' Ohama (voice) · 9 eps
Megumi Han
Akihiko 'Akki' Arai (voice) · 7 eps
Fumihiko Tachiki
Ikko Sakamoto (voice) · 6 eps
Yuki Kaji
Kousuke Kanzaki (voice) · 5 eps
Tanuki Sugino
Yuujiro Kido (voice) · 6 eps
Tatsuki Ishikawa
Daisuke (voice) · 6 eps
Satoru Koga
Yutaka (voice) · 6 eps
Hiroshi Ito
Kosaku Kotoishi (voice) · 5 eps
Toshihiko Miki
Director (voice) · 5 eps
Kohsuke Meguro
Seimei Handa (voice) · 4 eps
Reiko Suzuki
Yasu 'Yasuba' Nomura (voice) · 3 eps
Atsushi Ono
Iwao Yamamura (voice) · 3 eps
Yoshino Takamori
Emi Handa (voice) · 3 eps
Yasuko Hatori
Fumi Kinoshita (voice) · 3 eps
Kei Hayami
Tomoko Kido (voice) · 3 eps
Takahiro Fujiwara
Villager (voice) · 2 eps
Kotori Koiwai
Female Student (voice) · 2 eps
Ryosuke Kanemoto
Hiroshi's Friend (voice) · 2 eps
Ryoko Ono
Ikue Komoto (voice) · 2 eps
Mitsuru Miyamoto
Nenbutsu Folk Dance Leader (voice) · 1 eps
Atsuko Yuya
Lady from the Cat House (voice) · 1 eps
Ayaka Suwa
Female University Student (voice) · 1 eps
Yohei Tadano
Puchi (voice) · 1 eps
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1
Cheerful Child
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
Annoying
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
Mochi Thrown in Celebration
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
Island Dads
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
Going Swimming at the Beach
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
Guys From Tokyo
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?
7
A High-Grade Fish
To make up for the turmoil of the previous two days, the village kids and Handa treat his guests to a fun day of fishing before bidding them farewell.
8
Onde
It's Naru's birthday, and Handa wants to present her with a new rhinoceros beetle. However, Kenta not only refuses to help him catch one, but also declares a battle to get Naru the best bug! Later, Handa is invited along for a visit to the Kotoishi family gravesite, but finds the local Obon customs unusually cheerful.
9
Almost Got Badly Hurt
It's only two weeks until the Naruka Exhibition. Handa waits for inspiration as he deals with a broken bath heater and various scuffles with the kids. Unfortunately, not long after inspiration falls, so does Handa...
10
Dacchi Ikode
After Handa submits his "Star" calligraphy despite some trepidation, he gets roped into helping to build a stone wall and then into taking the girls to the summer festival. Meanwhile, Kawafuji gets the exhibition hall director to agree to welcome Handa back to Tokyo. How will he bid farewell to the kind islanders who've taught him so much?
11
I am in Tokyo
Handa has returned to Tokyo, to show his new "STAR" calligraphy to the gallery director he had punched and ask for forgiveness. However, Handa doesn't feel quite right about the work, and ends up smearing it before the director can. Could some inspiration from his time at the island help him create an even better work before the deadline?
12
Glad You're Back
With his calligraphy exhibition entry finished, Handa wants to return to the island and the people he cares about there. Unfortunately, his mom is dead set against it. How will he convince her to let him go?
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