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Barakamon
Synopsis
The story
Seishuu Handa is an up-and-coming calligrapher: young, handsome, talented, and unfortunately, a narcissist to boot. When a veteran labels his award-winning piece as "unoriginal," Seishuu quickly loses his cool with severe repercussions. As punishment, and also in order to aid him in self-reflection, Seishuu's father exiles him to the Goto Islands, far from the comfortable Tokyo lifestyle the temperamental artist is used to. Now thrown into a rural setting, Seishuu must attempt to find new inspiration and develop his own unique art style—that is, if boisterous children (headed by the frisky Naru Kotoishi), fujoshi middle schoolers, and energetic old men stop barging into his house! The newest addition to the intimate and quirky Goto community only wants to get some work done, but the islands are far from the peaceful countryside he signed up for. Thanks to his wacky neighbors who are entirely incapable of minding their own business, the arrogant calligrapher learns so much more than he ever hoped to.
Slice of Life
Episode guide
12 episodes
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Characters & voices
16 credited
Naru Kotoishi
Main
Sei Handa
Main
Miwa Yamamura
Supporting
Tamako Arai
Supporting
Hiroshi Kido
Supporting
Hina Kubota
Supporting
Kentarou Oohama
Supporting
Akihiko Arai
Supporting
Kousuke Kanzaki
Supporting
Yuujirou Kido
Supporting
Kazuyuki Sakamoto
Supporting
Emi Handa
Supporting
Takao Kawafuji
Supporting
Seimei Handa
Supporting
Kanchou
Supporting
Iwao Yamamura
Supporting
Production staff
500 credited
Kenji KawaiMusic
Shigeki AwaiKey Animation (ep 9)
Manabu TamuraProduction
Toshio NakataniProducer
Hiroshi KatouArt Director
Hironori TanakaKey Animation (ep 5)
Akiko MatsuoAnimation Director (eps 3, 7, 9, 11, 12)Akiko MatsuoKey Animation (OP, eps 1, 3, 7, 11)Akiko Matsuo2nd Key Animation (ep 12)
Shinya KawatsuraStoryboard (eps 7, 12)Shinya KawatsuraEpisode Director (ep 7)Tatsuya OkaKey Animation (ep 7)
Ryousuke NakamuraStoryboard (OP)Ryousuke NakamuraEpisode Director (OP)
Satsuki YoshinoOriginal Creator
Nizou YamamotoKey Visual Artwork
Kikuko SadakataAnimation Director (eps 2, 6, 10, 12)Kikuko SadakataKey Animation (OP, eps 1, 2)Kikuko Sadakata2nd Key Animation (ep 6)
Masatsugu ArakawaStoryboard (eps 2, 4, 10, 12)Themes & motifs
AniList community tags
RuralSetting-Scene92%
CalligraphyTheme-Arts91%
Found FamilyTheme-Other91%
IyashikeiTheme-Slice of Life89%
EpisodicTechnical85%
RehabilitationTheme-Drama78%
Male ProtagonistCast-Main Cast77%
SlapstickTheme-Comedy77%
CoastalSetting-Scene72%
Family LifeTheme-Slice of Life70%
PhilosophyTheme-Other68%
Coming of AgeTheme-Drama64%
SeinenDemographic62%
TeacherCast-Traits55%
TsundereCast-Traits42%
FishingTheme-Game-Sport40%
Community pulse
153.7K members
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Watch status
Current6,217
Planning52,815
Completed88,541
Dropped2,281
Paused3,811
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What viewers say
500 community reviews
Barakamon is the slice of life anime of 2014.
@Zaphkiel115/121 helpful
Sometimes, Less is More
@EXistential100/102 helpful
For someone like myself, who doesn't normally watch 'Slice of life' anime, this one hooked me.
@digisoulwings30/37 helpful
Barakamon: A relaxing, hilarious, and heartwarming slice-of-life. A must-watch, especially for those who make art.
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