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Barakamon (ばらかもん) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Satsuki Yoshino. It was serialized on Square Enix's Gangan Online website from February 2009 to December 2018. The story follows Seishu Handa, a calligrapher who moves to the remote Gotō Islands off the western coast of Kyūshū, and his various interactions with the people of the island. An anime adaptation[2] by Kinema Citrus aired in Japan between July and September 2014. Funimation has licensed the series for streaming and home video release.[3] In February 2014, Yen Press announced they have licensed Barakamon for English release in North America.[4] The manga resumed limited serialization in Monthly Shōnen Gangan from April to September 2023.
| Barakamon | |
Cover of the first manga volume, featuring Seishu Handa (top) and Naru Kotoishi (bottom) | |
| ばらかもん | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy, slice of life[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Satsuki Yoshino |
| Published by | Square Enix |
| English publisher | |
| Magazine | Gangan Online (February 2009 – December 2018) Monthly Shōnen Gangan (April – September 2023) |
| Original run | February 21, 2009 – September 12, 2023 |
| Volumes | 19 |
| Manga | |
| Handa-kun | |
| Written by | Satsuki Yoshino |
| Published by | Square Enix |
| English publisher |
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| Magazine | Monthly Shonen Gangan |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | October 12, 2013 – June 11, 2016 |
| Volumes | 7 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Masaki Tachibana |
| Written by | Pierre Sugiura |
| Music by | Kenji Kawai |
| Studio | Kinema Citrus |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | NNN (NTV, NIB, HTV, STV, CTV, MMT, FBS, BS Nittele), Sun TV |
| Original run | July 6, 2014 – September 27, 2014 |
| Episodes | 12 |
| Anime television series | |
| Handa-kun | |
| Directed by | Yoshitaka Koyama |
| Written by |
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| Music by | Ken Itō |
| Studio | Diomedéa |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | JNN (TBS, MBS, CBC, BS-TBS, TBS Channel 1) |
| English network | |
| Original run | July 8, 2016 – September 23, 2016 |
| Episodes | 12 |
| Television drama | |
| Directed by | Keita Kono |
| Produced by | Masataka Takamaru |
| Written by | Kumiko Asō |
| Studio | Kyodo Television |
| Original network | FNN (FTV, KTV) |
| Original run | July 12, 2023 – September 20, 2023 |
| Episodes | 11 |
A live-action television drama adaptation by Kyodo Television aired from July to September 2023.
A spin-off manga series Handa-kun (はんだくん) started serialization in the November 2013 issue of Square Enix's Monthly Shonen Gangan magazine.[5] An anime television adaptation by Diomedéa aired in Japan between July and September 2016.
Seishu Handa is a professional calligrapher, despite his young age. When the elderly curator of an exhibition criticizes his calligraphy for being too unoriginal ("like a textbook"), Seishu gets angry and punches him. Because of this, his father sends him off for a retreat on Goto Island, near Kyushu. There, he meets the colorful villagers, interacts with them, and begins to find his own style.
The title of the series means "energetic/cheerful one" in the local provincial Goto Islands' dialect. The first episode is also called "Barakakodon/ばらかこどん" which means "energetic/cheerful kid", which refers to Naru Kotoishi, a very hyperactive kid that comes into Handa's life.
The story of prequel spin-off Handa-kun is about the hilarious high school days of the calligraphy genius, Seishu Handa, who was also protagonist of Barakamon.
Barakamon began serialization in Square Enix's Gangan Online February 2009 issue. The first tankōbon volume was released on July 22, 2009.[16] It was announced in the seventeenth volume that the manga would be ending with the release of the eighteenth volume in December 2018.[17] The series was licensed by Yen Press in February 2014, who released the first volume on October 28, 2014.[18][19] The series resumed limited serialization in Monthly Shōnen Gangan from April 12 to September 12, 2023.[20][21] A volume 19 was published in July 2023, during the new serial.[22]
A spin-off/prequel manga, titled Handa-Kun, written and illustrated also by Satsuki Yoshino, started serialization in Square Enix's Monthly Shonen Gangan in the November 2013 issue.[5] It focuses on Seishu's life as a high school student, six years prior to Barakamon. The first tankōbon volume was released June 21, 2014; seven volumes have been released as of September 12, 2016.[23] The spin-off ended in the Monthly Shōnen Gangan magazine's July 2016 issue, which was scheduled for release on June 11, 2016.[24] Elex Media Komputindo later licensed the manga in 2017.[25] The series was published in english by Yen Press.[26]
An anime adaptation by the studio, Kinema Citrus, began airing on July 5, 2014. Funimation has licensed the series for streaming and home video release, and Crunchyroll streamed it.[3] The opening theme song is "Rashisa" (らしさ) performed by Super Beaver, and the ending theme is "Innocence" by NoisyCell.
An anime television adaptation of the Handa-kun spin-off manga was announced on Square Enix's Gangan Online website on February 1, 2016.[27][28] It began airing on July 7, 2016 on TBS and CBC, and later began airing on MBS, BS-TBS, and TBS Channel 1. The 12-episode series was directed by Yoshitaka Koyama and produced by Diomedéa.[29] Michiko Yokote, Mariko Kunisawa, and Miharu Hirami wrote the series' scripts, while Mayuko Matsumoto designed the characters and Kenji Kawai composed the music. The opening theme song, titled "The LiBERTY", was performed by Fo'xTails, and the ending theme song, titled "HIDE-AND-SEEK", was performed by Kenichi Suzumura.[7] Funimation has also licensed the series for streaming and home video release and plans a broadcast dub for the series.[30]
| No. | Title | Original air date | |
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| 1 | "Troublesome Kid" "Barakakodon /Genkina Kodomo" (Japanese: ばらかこどん /元気な子供) | July 6, 2014 | |
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After punching the elderly curator of the exhibition for insulting his calligraphy, Seishu Handa is sent to a village on an island near Kyushu, where he plans to improve his craft. Seishu has trouble dealing with the culture shock compared to his Tokyo upbringing: the people speak with strange accents, the house has decades-old technology, and a little girl, Naru, continuously pesters him. That evening, Seishu meets the villagers as they help him move in the rest of his belongings. | |||
| 2 | "Annoying" "Yakamashika /Urusai" (Japanese: やかましか /うるさい) | July 13, 2014 | |
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Seishu meets Naru's friends, middle-school students Miwa and Tamako. The village chief's son, Hiroshi, brings Seishu his mother's cooking and finds that Seishu has worked himself near death. Naru shows Hiroshi the effort Seishu puts into his work, inspiring Hiroshi. The next day, Naru finds Seishu collapsed from exhaustion, and he is rushed to the hospital, where everyone visits him. Seishu meets an elderly patient, but when he is discharged, he is told that he was the only patient there, making the others wonder if he saw a ghost. | |||
| 3 | "Mochi Thrown in Celebration" "Hitonmochi /Oiwai de nagerareru Mochi" (Japanese: ひとんもち /お祝いで投げられる餅) | July 20, 2014 | |
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Seishu meets Tamako at the general store, learning that she wrote a manga she wants to submit to a shounen magazine, though he finds that her draft is exceedingly violent. The next day, Seishu receives word that his calligraphy contest entry placed second behind the work of a younger entrant, leaving him depressed. In an attempt to cheer him up, Naru drags him to a mochi-catching contest. When Seishu is unable to catch any, an old woman advises him to wait for the opportunities in front of him instead of fighting others. | |||
| 4 | "Island Dads" "Shiman ontsandon /Shima no Oyajitachi" (Japanese: しまんおんつぁんどん /島の親父たち) | July 27, 2014 | |
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Seishu finds that his computer and cellphone have stopped working, so he goes to the general store to make a call. The general store's phone ends up being an old rotary phone, which Tamako's younger brother Akki has to help him use, embarrassing him. Miwa's father has Seishu paint a long phrase in kanji on his new boat as its name. Seishu panics at messing up, but after the kids put hand-prints on the hull, he finds that he can indeed write on the boat. | |||
| 5 | "Going Swimming at the Beach" "Un ni oegii /Umi ni oyogi ni iku" (Japanese: うんにおえぎいっ /海に泳ぎに行く) | August 3, 2014 | |
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When Miwa and Tamako ask for help with their writing homework, Seishu impresses upon them his own calligraphy training. He accompanies the children on their beach trip and tries to take care of them, but being inexperienced, keeps slipping on the slick rocky shore. On the way back, he mutters that he was worried about the group's safety. The children embrace him in response, promising not to worry him anymore. Seishu's agent arrives at the island with a younger calligrapher in tow. | |||
| 6 | "Guys from Tokyo" "Yosonmon /Toukyou kara kita Yatsura" (Japanese: よそんもん /東京から来た奴ら) | August 10, 2014 | |
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Seishu's agent and only friend Takao shows up drunk with prodigal calligrapher Kosuke. Upon realizing that Kosuke is the younger calligrapher who beat Seishu in the previous contest, Miwa and Hiroshi try to get him to leave. Seishu tells them that he knew who Kosuke was, but has moved on. Kosuke tells Seishu how much he idolizes him and begs him to return to Tokyo, saying that Seishu's art has gone downhill since he came to the island. Seishu has a breakdown, feeling stuck between writing for a prize and writing for himself. When he sees Naru and Hina, he reiterates his decision to stay. | |||
| 7 | "A High-Grade Fish" "Hisan-Iwo /Koukyuuna Sakana" (Japanese: ひさんいを /高級な魚) | August 17, 2014 | |
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The group takes Kawafuji and Kosuke fishing. When Hiroshi gives his fishing rod to Kosuke, a large fish catches the bait and the group helps Kosuke reel it in. They joyfully identify the fish as the hisanio fish Hiroshi was pursuing. Just then, the fish falls back into the water, leaving the group in fits of laughter. The next day, Kosuke and Kawafuji leave the island and the group comes to see them off. | |||
| 8 | "Buddhist Chanting Dance" "Onde /Nenbutsu Odori" (Japanese: オンデ /念仏踊り) | August 24, 2014 | |
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The gang decides to hold a surprise birthday party for Naru. Seishu unsuccessfully tries to catch a beetle to gift her and then loses the beetle one of the village children, Kentarou, gives him when it bites his hand. Eventually, Seishu gifts Naru an "I'll do anything you say" ticket. The next day, Naru and Seishu go to the graveyard for the Bon Festival, where Seishu realizes that despite Naru's cheerful nature, she must get lonely, and decides to give her as much time as he can while he is there. | |||
| 9 | "Was Almost Seriously Injured" "Okega Makucchishita /Ookega shisouni natta" (Japanese: おけがまくっちした /大怪我しそうになった) | September 6, 2014 | |
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Seishu has no idea what to write for the Naruka Institute Contest. Wanting to refresh himself with a hot bath, he discovers that his bath boiler is broken. He warms the bath with a fire but Miwa and Tamako mess around with it, angering him. Seishu and Hiroshi find kids from another village bullying Naru's group, and all get into a childish fight. The next day, Seishu goes into the mountains with the kids and falls off a cliff. Thinking he is going to die, he sees a shooting star and makes a wish to be saved, just before the group finds him. | |||
| 10 | "Let's All Go Together" "Dacchi Ikode/ Minna de ikou" (Japanese: だっちいこで /みんなで行こう) | September 13, 2014 | |
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Seishu finally finishes his work for the Naruka Institute exhibit - it says Stars, inspired by the starry night sky he had seen. The director decides that Seishu should return home. On the phone with Kawafuji, Seishu says, "I'll return." The next day, he attends the local festival with the group, where he enjoys himself greatly, having never attended a festival before due to his calligraphy career. Unable to tell the group, Seishu leaves the island the next morning without informing anyone. | |||
| 11 | "I Am in Tokyo" "Toukyou ni imasu/ Yoseo" (Japanese: 東京にいます /よせおっ) | September 20, 2014 | |
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Seishu returns to Tokyo and becomes worried about his new work since it is not really his style. He apologizes to the director for punching him, and is forgiven, as the director believes Seishu has matured. In a state of panic, Seishu blurts that his work isn't his official entry for the contest. As a result, he has to write something new and sinks into despair. The gang back on the island calls him, and Naru tells him to return home - the island. This inspires Seishu to create another work, which he names "The Stone Wall". | |||
| 12 | "Glad That You're Back" "Kaette Kite Urishika" (Japanese: かえってきてうりしか) | September 27, 2014 | |
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Seishu's mother is against him going back to the island, believing it to be a bad influence. Seishu learns that Miwa and Tamako have won awards for their calligraphy work, and reflects that he should've been there to celebrate with them. Seeing how much he cares, his mother agrees to let him return. Back at the island, the gang surprises him. Seishu receives word that he got 5th place in the contest but he is pleased, since it was a work he could be proud of. He tells Naru that right now, the group is what is most important to him. It is revealed that "The Stone Wall" had been a work displaying all of the group's names, with Naru's name being the largest. | |||
| No. | Title [a][31] | Original air date |
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| 1 | "Handa-kun and a Girl's Friendship" "Handa-kun to Onna no Yūjō" (Japanese: 半田くんと女の友情) | July 8, 2016[b] |
| 2 | "Handa-kun and the Continuation of Episode 1" "Handa-kun and the Chairman" "Handa-kun and the Model" | July 15, 2016 |
| 3 | "Handa-kun and the Truant" "Handa-kun and Cooking Class" "Handa-kun and His Friend" | July 22, 2016 |
| 4 | "Handa-kun and Handa-kun?" "Handa-kun and a Girl's Jealousy" "Handa-kun and Sociability" | July 29, 2016 |
| 5 | "Handa-kun and the Student Council" "Handa-kun and Memory Loss" | August 5, 2016 |
| 6 | "Handa-kun and His Friend's Friend" "Handa-kun and Dash Higashino" "Handa-kun and Palmistry" | August 12, 2016 |
| 7 | "Handa-kun and the Supplementary Exam" "Handa-kun and the Library" | August 19, 2016 |
| 8 | "Handa-kun and the School Excursion" "Handa-kun to Shūgakuryokō" (Japanese: 半田くんと修学旅行) | August 26, 2016 |
| 9 | "Handa-kun and the Frog" "Handa-kun and the Stalker" | September 2, 2016 |
| 10 | "Handa-kun and the Normal Guy" "Handa-kun and the Bishoujo" | September 9, 2016 |
| 11 | "Handa-kun and the School Festival Preparations" "Handa-kun to Bunkasai Junbi" (Japanese: 半田くんと文化祭準備) | September 16, 2016 |
| 12 | "Handa-kun and the Cultural Festival" "Handa-kun to Bunkasai" (Japanese: 半田くんと文化祭) | September 23, 2016 |
In April 2023, it was announced that the series is inspiring a live-action television drama produced by Kyodo Television.[32] The series is directed by Keita Kono, with Masataka Takamaru serving as producer, Kumiko Asō handling the screenplay and Juichi Uehara in charge of planning.[9] It was aired from July 12 to September 20, 2023 on Fuji TV.[11] Perfume performed their 28th single titled "Moon" as the theme song.[33]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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| 0 | "Pilot episode" | Unknown | Unknown | July 5, 2023 |
| 1 | "To the Goto Islands! Unexpected exile on the island" (Japanese: 五島列島へ！まさかの島流し編) | Keita Kono | Kumiko Aso | July 12, 2023 |
| 2 | "A new life on the island has many challenges ahead!? Torrential rain causes troubles one after another" (Japanese: 島の新生活は前途多難 ! ? 豪雨襲来トラブル続出) | Keita Kono | Kumiko Aso | July 19, 2023 |
| 3 | "Best friends and rivals come to the island! Popular series with 10 million copies" (Japanese: 親友とライバルが来島！シリーズ一千万部人気作) | Yasushi Ueda | Tatsuya Kanazawa | July 26, 2023 |
| 4 | "New character appears! Troubles keep coming! Kiyoshu unexpectedly returns to Tokyo!?" (Japanese: 新キャラ登場！トラブル続々！清舟まさかの帰京 ! ?) | Yasushi Ueda | Tatsuya Kanazawa | August 2, 2023 |
| 5 | "Kiyoshu is in a slump after returning to Tokyo!? His mother also appears, causing a stir" (Japanese: 清舟、帰京でスランプに ! ? 母も登場で大波乱) | Keita Kono | Kumiko Aso | August 9, 2023 |
| 6 | "New chapter starts! Deliver it! Thoughts of gratitude! Tears sent to field" (Japanese: 新章スタート！ 届け！感謝の想い！涙の野辺送り) | Yasushi Ueda | Kumiko Aso | August 16, 2023 |
| 7 | "My father and mother came to Goto! An unexpected showdown between parent and child!?" (Japanese: 父と母が五島にやって来た！まさかの親子対決 ! ?) | Takao Kinoshita | Tatsuya Kanazawa | August 23, 2023 |
| 8 | "The mysterious man is Naru's father!? A stalker appears on her birthday!" (Japanese: 謎の男はなるの父親 ! ? 誕生日にストーカー出現！) | Shinichi Kitabo | Rie Uehara | August 30, 2023 |
| 9 | "Kiyoshu, life choices! Going to Tokyo for the first time" (Japanese: 清舟、人生の選択！なる初めて東京に行く) | Keita Kono | Kumiko Aso | September 6, 2023 |
| 10 | "Off to a new journey! What is the future for each?" (Japanese: 新たなる旅出ちへ！それぞれの未来は？) | Takao Kinoshita | Tatsuya Kanazawa | September 13, 2023 |
| 11 | "Heartful Island Comedy finally final episode" (Japanese: ハートフル島コメディ、ついに最終回) | Yasushi Ueda | Kumiko Aso | September 20, 2023 |
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