TV series

Barakamon

Name: Barakamon
Released: 2014
Cast: Daisuke Ono, Suzuko Hara

2014· 1 season· 23 min episodesTV-PG★ 8.1Ended

On Nippon TV — From Nippon Television Network Corporation · Kinema Citrus

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Synopsis

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.

Themes

becoming an adult country life slice of life bromance based on manga art heart warming anime calligraphy drastic change of life adult child friendship touching iyashikei

Episodes

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E1 Cheerful ChildNext upJul 5, 2014 · 23 min
Synopsis
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...
Guest stars: Nozomi Furuki (Miwa Yamamura (voice)), Rumi Okubo (Tamako 'Tama' Arai (voice)), Rina Endou (Hina Kubota (voice)), Seiya Kimura (Kentaro 'Kenta' Ohama (voice)), Junichi Suwabe (Takao Kawafuji (voice)), Toshihiko Miki (Director (voice)), Hiroshi Ito (Kosaku Kotoishi (voice)), Tanuki Sugino (Yuujiro Kido (voice))
E2 AnnoyingJul 12, 2014 · 23 min
Synopsis
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!
Guest stars: Nozomi Furuki (Miwa Yamamura (voice)), Rumi Okubo (Tamako 'Tama' Arai (voice)), Rina Endou (Hina Kubota (voice)), Tanuki Sugino (Yuujiro Kido (voice)), Koki Uchiyama (Hiroshi Kido (voice)), Kei Hayami (Tomoko Kido (voice)), Ryoko Ono (Ikue Komoto (voice)), Kenichi Mochizuki (Hiroshi's Homeroom Teacher (voice))
E3 Mochi Thrown in CelebrationJul 19, 2014 · 23 min · ★ 8.0
Synopsis
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...
Guest stars: Nozomi Furuki (Miwa Yamamura (voice)), Rumi Okubo (Tamako 'Tama' Arai (voice)), Rina Endou (Hina Kubota (voice)), Seiya Kimura (Kentaro 'Kenta' Ohama (voice)), Junichi Suwabe (Takao Kawafuji (voice)), Fumihiko Tachiki (Ikko Sakamoto (voice)), Yasuko Hatori (Fumi Kinoshita (voice)), Koki Uchiyama (Hiroshi Kido (voice))
E4 Island DadsJul 26, 2014 · 23 min
Synopsis
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?
Guest stars: Nozomi Furuki (Miwa Yamamura (voice)), Rina Endou (Hina Kubota (voice)), Seiya Kimura (Kentaro 'Kenta' Ohama (voice)), Junichi Suwabe (Takao Kawafuji (voice)), Fumihiko Tachiki (Ikko Sakamoto (voice)), Reiko Suzuki (Yasu 'Yasuba' Nomura (voice)), Megumi Han (Akihiko 'Akki' Arai (voice)), Atsushi Ono (Iwao Yamamura (voice))
E5 Going Swimming at the BeachAug 2, 2014 · 23 min
Synopsis
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...
Guest stars: Nozomi Furuki (Miwa Yamamura (voice)), Rumi Okubo (Tamako 'Tama' Arai (voice)), Rina Endou (Hina Kubota (voice)), Seiya Kimura (Kentaro 'Kenta' Ohama (voice)), Junichi Suwabe (Takao Kawafuji (voice)), Hiroshi Ito (Kosaku Kotoishi (voice)), Tanuki Sugino (Yuujiro Kido (voice)), Fumihiko Tachiki (Ikko Sakamoto (voice))
E6 Guys From TokyoAug 9, 2014 · 23 min
Synopsis
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?
Guest stars: Nozomi Furuki (Miwa Yamamura (voice)), Rumi Okubo (Tamako 'Tama' Arai (voice)), Rina Endou (Hina Kubota (voice)), Junichi Suwabe (Takao Kawafuji (voice)), Toshihiko Miki (Director (voice)), Fumihiko Tachiki (Ikko Sakamoto (voice)), Koki Uchiyama (Hiroshi Kido (voice)), Kei Hayami (Tomoko Kido (voice))
E7 A High-Grade FishAug 16, 2014 · 23 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Nozomi Furuki (Miwa Yamamura (voice)), Rina Endou (Hina Kubota (voice)), Junichi Suwabe (Takao Kawafuji (voice)), Tanuki Sugino (Yuujiro Kido (voice)), Koki Uchiyama (Hiroshi Kido (voice)), Yuki Kaji (Kousuke Kanzaki (voice)), Megumi Han (Announcer (voice))
E8 OndeAug 23, 2014 · 23 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Nozomi Furuki (Miwa Yamamura (voice)), Rumi Okubo (Tamako 'Tama' Arai (voice)), Rina Endou (Hina Kubota (voice)), Seiya Kimura (Kentaro 'Kenta' Ohama (voice)), Hiroshi Ito (Kosaku Kotoishi (voice)), Tanuki Sugino (Yuujiro Kido (voice)), Yasuko Hatori (Fumi Kinoshita (voice)), Koki Uchiyama (Hiroshi Kido (voice))
E9 Almost Got Badly HurtSep 6, 2014 · 23 min
Synopsis
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...
Guest stars: Nozomi Furuki (Miwa Yamamura (voice)), Rumi Okubo (Tamako 'Tama' Arai (voice)), Rina Endou (Hina Kubota (voice)), Seiya Kimura (Kentaro 'Kenta' Ohama (voice)), Tanuki Sugino (Yuujiro Kido (voice)), Koki Uchiyama (Hiroshi Kido (voice)), Megumi Han (Akihiko 'Akki' Arai (voice)), Tatsuki Ishikawa (Daisuke (voice))
E10 Dacchi IkodeSep 13, 2014 · 23 min
Synopsis
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?
Guest stars: Nozomi Furuki (Miwa Yamamura (voice)), Rumi Okubo (Tamako 'Tama' Arai (voice)), Rina Endou (Hina Kubota (voice)), Seiya Kimura (Kentaro 'Kenta' Ohama (voice)), Junichi Suwabe (Takao Kawafuji (voice)), Toshihiko Miki (Director (voice)), Hiroshi Ito (Kosaku Kotoishi (voice)), Fumihiko Tachiki (Ikko Sakamoto (voice))
E11 I am in TokyoSep 20, 2014 · 23 min
Synopsis
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?
Guest stars: Nozomi Furuki (Miwa Yamamura (voice)), Rumi Okubo (Tamako 'Tama' Arai (voice)), Rina Endou (Hina Kubota (voice)), Seiya Kimura (Kentaro 'Kenta' Ohama (voice)), Junichi Suwabe (Takao Kawafuji (voice)), Toshihiko Miki (Director (voice)), Koki Uchiyama (Hiroshi Kido (voice)), Megumi Han (Akihiko 'Akki' Arai (voice))
E12 Glad You're BackSep 27, 2014 · 23 min
Synopsis
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?
Guest stars: Nozomi Furuki (Miwa Yamamura (voice)), Rumi Okubo (Tamako 'Tama' Arai (voice)), Rina Endou (Hina Kubota (voice)), Seiya Kimura (Kentaro 'Kenta' Ohama (voice)), Junichi Suwabe (Takao Kawafuji (voice)), Toshihiko Miki (Director (voice)), Hiroshi Ito (Kosaku Kotoishi (voice)), Koki Uchiyama (Hiroshi Kido (voice))