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Barakamon
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Score

8.2 / 10

Status

Finished Airing

Episodes

12

Studio

Kinema Citrus

Official Streams

Crunchyroll

Barakamon

Also known as ばらかもん

TVSummer 2014Source Web mangaPG-13 - Teens 13 or older
Slice of Life

8.2/10

Community score

#258

Rank

715.2K

Members

13.5K

Favorites

Synopsis

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.

(Source: MAL Rewrite)

Cast Highlights

Handa, Sei

Handa, Sei

Main

Voice: Ono, Daisuke (Japanese)

Kotoishi, Naru

Kotoishi, Naru

Main

Voice: Hara, Suzuko (Japanese)

Arai, Tamako

Arai, Tamako

Supporting

Voice: Ookubo, Rumi (Japanese)

Arai, Mother

Arai, Mother

Supporting

Voice: Yasokawa, Mayuno (Japanese)

Arai, Akihiko

Arai, Akihiko

Supporting

Voice: Han, Megumi (Japanese)

Cat House Owner

Cat House Owner

Supporting

Voice: Yandell, Barry (English)

Cat House Owner's Wife

Cat House Owner's Wife

Supporting

Voice: Yuuya, Atsuko (Japanese)

Daisuke

Daisuke

Supporting

Voice: Ishikawa, Tatsuki (Japanese)

Core Staff

Cook, Justin

Cook, Justin

Producer

Nakatani, Toshio

Nakatani, Toshio

Producer

Ogasawara, Muneki

Ogasawara, Muneki

Producer

Sasaki, Marina

Sasaki, Marina

Producer

Hosoi, Shunsuke

Hosoi, Shunsuke

Assistant Producer

Kirimoto, Atsushi

Kirimoto, Atsushi

Assistant Producer

Theme Songs

Openings

"Rashisa (らしさ)" by SUPER BEAVER (eps 1-10, 12)

Endings

"Innocence" by NoisyCell

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Quick Facts

FormatTV
Episodes12
Duration22 min per ep
SourceWeb manga
RatingPG-13 - Teens 13 or older
SeasonSummer 2014
AiredJul 6, 2014 to Sep 28, 2014
StatusFinished Airing
Recommended
Monetizing Content

Ranking And Reach

Popularity#331
Scored by362.6K
BroadcastSundays at 02:20 (JST)
ApprovedYes

Title Variants

English title

Barakamon

Romaji title

Barakamon

Japanese title

ばらかもん

Synonyms

Unknown

Production Team

Main studio

Kinema Citrus

Producers

VAP, Nippon Television Network

Licensors

Funimation

Japanese title

ばらかもん

Themes And Audience

ChildcareIyashikeiVisual Arts