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Barakamon
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Barakamon

Cover of the first Japanese volume of Barakamonfeaturing main

character Seishū Handa (top) and Naru Kotoishi (bottom)

ばらかもん

Genre Comedy, Slice of Life

Manga

Written by Satsuki Yoshino

Published by Square Enix

English publisher NA

Yen Press

Magazine Gangan Online

Original run February 21, 2009 – present

Volumes 16 (List of volumes)

Manga

Handa-kun

Written by Satsuki Yoshino

Published by Square Enix

English publisher NA

Yen Press

Demographic Shōnen

Magazine Monthly Shonen Gangan

Original run October 12, 2013 – June 11, 2016

Volumes 7 (List of volumes)

Anime television series

Directed by Masaki Tachibana

Written by Pierre Sugiura

Music by Kenji Kawai

Studio Kinema Citrus

Licensed by NA

Funimation

Original network NTV, NIB, SUN, HTV, STV, CTV, MMT, FBS, BS

Nittele

Original run July 6, 2014 – September 27, 2014

Episodes 12 (List of episodes)

Anime television series

Handa-kun

Directed by Yoshitaka Koyama

 Michiko Yokote
Written by
 Mariko Kunisawa

 Miharu Hirami

Music by Ken Itō

Studio Diomedéa

Licensed by NA

Funimation

Original network TBS, MBS, CBC, BS-TBS, TBS Channel 1

English network SEA

Animax Asia

Original run July 8, 2016 – September 23, 2016

 Episodes 12 (List of episodes)

Anime and Manga portal

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
Seishū 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 was
announced[1] that began airing on July 6, 2014 and ended on September 27,
2014. Funimation has licensed the series for streaming and home video release.[2]In February
2014, Yen Press announced they have licensed Barakamon for English release in North
America.[3]
A spin-off manga Handa-kun (はんだくん) started serialization in the November 2013 issue of
Square Enix's Monthly Shonen Ganganmagazine.[4] An anime television adaptation began airing
on July 8, 2016 and ended on September 23, 2016.

Contents
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 1Plot
 2Characters
o 2.1Main characters
o 2.2Supporting characters
o 2.3Handa-kun
 3Media
o 3.1Manga
o 3.2Anime
 3.2.1Barakamon episode list
 3.2.2Handa-kun episode list
 4Notes
 5References
 6External links

Plot[edit]
Seishū Handa is a pro calligrapher, despite his young age. When the elderly curator of an
exhibition criticizes his calligraphy for being too unoriginal ("like a textbook"), Seishū gets angry
and punches him. Because of this, his father sends him off for a retreat on Gotō Island, near
Kyūshū. There, he meets the colorful villagers, interacts with them, and begins to find his own
style.
The title of the series means "easy-going person" in the local dialect, and in the beginning of the
series Handa is anything but one.
The story of prequel spin-off Handa-kun is about hilarious high school days of calligraphy genius,
Seishū Handa - so in short - Barakamon's protagonist school times.

Characters[edit]
Main characters[edit]
Seishū Handa (半田 清舟 Handa Seishū)
Voiced by: Daisuke Ono[5] (Japanese, adult); Nobunaga Shimazaki[6] (Japanese,
young); Robert McCollum (English)[7]
23 year old master calligrapher who dedicates his life to the art. His real name is Sei (清).
After punching a gallery curator for calling his calligraphy "unoriginal", he is sent by his
father to a small town in the Goto Islands to chill out. He's a childish and short-tempered
adult. He's also easy to scare. He's affectionately called "Sensei" (先生) by the people of
the village area of town.
Naru Kotoishi (琴石 なる Kotoishi Naru)
Voiced by: Suzuko Hara[8] (Japanese); Alison Viktorin (English)[7]
A 7-year-old (6-year-old in the beginning) girl. Energetic and curious, she likes Seishū
and enjoys bug catching. She visits Seishū's house every day to play. She is a first-year
student at a local elementary school. Her parents are never seen.
Supporting characters[edit]
Miwa Yamamura (山村 美和 Yamamura Miwa)
Voiced by: Nozomi Furuki[8] (Japanese); Lynsey Hale (English)[7]
A 14-year-old middle school student with a bit of a boyish personality who is friends with
Tamako and Naru. Naru learned many weird things from emulating her (mainly things
she shouldn't know), for which Seishū scolded her. She created five copies of the key to
Seishū's house back when it was the kids' base, one of which she lost in the hills behind
his house.
Tamako Arai (新井 珠子 Arai Tamako)
Voiced by: Rumi Ōkubo[8] (Japanese); Apphia Yu (English)[7]
A 14-year-old middle school student. She has been a lover of manga since childhood and
recently began aiming to be a manga artist. She has been struggling with her repressed
yaoi interests ever since Handa moved in. She also owns one of the keys to Seishū's
house.
Hiroshi Kido (木戸 浩志 Kido Hiroshi)
Voiced by: Kōki Uchiyama[8] (Japanese); Clifford Chapin (English)[7]
Son of the village chief. He is a high school student who hates how he is average in
everything, such as looks, grades, sports, and activities. He delivers meals to Handa's
home and sometimes cooks for him. He likes to fish, and aims for the hisanio, or the
striped beakfish, when fishing with others. He also owns one of the keys to Seishū's
house.
Hina Kubota (久保田 陽菜 Kubota Hina)
Voiced by: Rina Endō (Japanese); Lara Woodhull (English)[7]
[8]

She is a child from the island, and Naru's best friend. She is very shy and quick to cry,
especially when dealing with strangers.
Kentarō Ōhama (大浜 謙太郎 Ōhama Kentarō)
Voiced by: Seiya Kimura (Japanese); Leah Clark (English)[7]
[8]

A boy with a buzzcut and friend of Naru. He is just like Naru: a really energetic kid. He
loves to hunt for beetles and other insects. The first time he meets Seishū, he gives him
a butt jab.
Akihiko Arai (新井 明彦 Arai Akihiko)
Voiced by: Megumi Han (Japanese); Morgan Berry (English)[7]
[8]

Tamako's responsible younger brother. He loves gaming, and frequently watches his
grandmother's store for her.
Yūjirō Kido (木戸 裕次郎 (郷
長) Kido Yūjirō (Gōchō))
Voiced by: Tanuki Sugino (Japanese); R. Bruce Elliott (English)[7]
The village chief and Hiroshi's father. He is laid back and brings Seishū medicine and
food.
 Kazuyuki Sakamoto (
坂本 一行 Sakamoto
Kazuyuki)
Voiced by: Fumihiko Tachiki[8] (Japanese); Christopher R. Sabat (English)[7]
The vice-principal of Naru's school, who Seishū says doesn't look like a teacher. He has
a habit of smoking and enjoys fishing in the village's pond.
Takao
Kawafuji (川
藤鷹
生 Kawafuji
Takao)
Voiced by: Junichi Suwabe (Japanese, adult); Kazuyuki Okitsu (Japanese,
[8] [6]

young); Duncan Brannan (English)[7]

Seishū's art dealer, and friend since middle school. He arranges Handa's calligraphy
work and other needs. He says that he prioritizes Handa for his skills as a money maker,
but actually cares deeply for him.
Kōsu
ke
Kanz
aki (
神崎
康
介 Ka
nzaki
Kōsu
ke)
Voiced by: Yūki Kaji (Japanese); Austin Tindle (English)
[8] [7]

A high school calligrapher. He idolizes Seishū and started calligraphy professionally after
seeing an exhibition of his. He got the first prize in a calligraphy competition in which
Handa entered. He is generally polite, if a bit effete, and hates bugs.
K
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s
a
k
u
K
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t
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i
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i

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琴
石
耕
作
 K
o
t
o
i
s
h
i
K
ō
s
a
k
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)
Voiced by: Hiroshi Ito (Japanese); Bill Flynn (English)[7]
Naru's grandfather. He gives Seishū a ride on his tractor both times Seishū came to the
island. He is kind to Seishū but frequently asks favors of him.
I
w
a
o
Y
a
m
a
m
u
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(
山
村
巌

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m
a
m
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r
a
I
w
a
o
)
Voiced by: Atsushi Ono (Japanese); Greg Dulcie (English)[7]
Miwa's father. He is an eccentric and intimidating man, who Seishū thinks resembles
a Yakuza.
Voiced by: Kōsuke Meguro (Japanese); Mark Stoddard (English)[7]
Seishū's father. He is a man of few words and a little awkward. He was the one to send
Seishū to the island, and also lived there when he was around his son's age.
Voiced by: Yoshino Takamori; Natsuko Kuwatani (Handa-kun) (Japanese); Cynthia
Cranz (English)[7]
Seishū's mother. She was against him going to the island, and tries to convince him not
to go back, believing his time on the island turned him into a strange person. Despite her
appearances, she is actually rather outspoken and short-tempered.
Voiced by: Yūya Hirose[6] (Japanese); Micah Solusod[9] (English)

Voiced by: Tetsuya Kakihara[6] (Japanese); Chris Burnett[9] (English)

Voiced by: Yoshimasa Hosoya[6] (Japanese); Alejandro Saab[9] (English)

Voiced by: Daiki Yamashita[6] (Japanese); Dallas Reid[9] (English)

Voiced by: Kaede Hondo (Japanese); Jad Saxton (English)[10]
Voiced by: Miku Itō (Japanese); Sarah Wiedenheft[9] (English)

Voiced by: Yusuke Shirai (Japanese); Anthony Bowling (English)[10]

Voiced by: Yū Kobayashi (Japanese); Trina Nishimura (English)[10]
Voiced by: Makoto Furukawa (Japanese); Ricco Fajardo (English)[10]

Voiced by: Kimiko Saito (Japanese); Terri Doty[9] (English)

Voiced by: Rie Kugimiya (Japanese); Tia Ballard (English)[10]

Voiced by: Kenichi Suzumura (Japanese); [11] Chris Patton (English)

Voiced by: Daisuke Hirakawa[11] (Japanese); David Trosko (English)[10]
Voiced by: Shōta Aoi (Japanese); [11] Josh Grelle (English)[10]

Voiced by: Toshiki Masuda (Japanese); [11] Todd Haberkorn (English)[10]

Voiced by: Wataru Hatano
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