Barakamon

Barakamon (ばらかもん) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Satsuki Yoshino. It started serialization in Square Enix's Gangan Online February 2009 issue. The story follows Seishu Handa, a calligrapher who moves to the remote Goto Islands off the western coast of Kyushu, and his various interactions with the people of the island. An anime adaptation by Kinema Citrus aired in Japan between July and September 2014. Funimation has licensed the series for streaming and home video release. In February 2014, Yen Press announced they have licensed Barakamon for English release in North America.

Barakamon
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All Characters
  1. Seishu Handa (半田 清舟)
  2. Naru Kotoishi (琴石 なる)
  3. Miwa Yamamura (山村 美和)
  4. Tamako Arai (新井 珠子)
  5. Hiroshi Kido (木戸 浩志)
  6. Hina Kubota (久保田 陽菜)
  7. Kentaro Ohama (大浜 謙太郎)
  8. Akihiko Arai (新井 明彦
  9. Yūjirō Kido (木戸 裕次郎) (郷長)
  10. Kazuyuki Sakamoto (坂本 一行)
  11. Takao Kawafuji (川藤 鷹生)
  12. Kosuke Kanzaki (神崎 康介)
  13. Kosaku Kotoishi (琴石 耕作)
  14. Iwao Yamamura (山村 巌)
  15. Seimei Handa (半田 清明)
  16. Emi Handa (半田 えみ)
Original Run
  1. February 21, 2009 – December 12, 2018 (Manga)
  2. July 6, 2014 – September 27, 2014 (Anime)
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Summary

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.

Seichi junrei (聖地巡礼)

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