07-19-2014, 12:13 PM | #1 |
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Barakamon
Barakamon Yoshino Satsuki Seishū Handa is a pro calligrapher, despite his young age. When the elderly curator of an exhibition criticises his calligraphy for being too unoriginal ("like a copybook"), Handa gets angry and punches the curator. In the wake of this faux pas, his father sends him off for a retreat on Gotō Island, near Kyushu. There, he meets the colourful villagers, interacts with them, and begins to learn. ... So there's been some considerable interest in this title. I passed it up because on time pressure and I was already watching another SOL anime, Nozaki-kun. Somewhere I also here some vague connection to "Watamote" but there's no way the authors are the same, right? Still, it seems there's been a lot of discussion around the dinner table about how awesome this anime is, so I've been quite curious about the details. I guess there isn't a lot to spoil beyond that summary so please, bring forth as many details as you can, fair posters! Last edited by Doppleganger; 07-19-2014 at 05:28 PM. |
07-20-2014, 11:28 PM | #2 |
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Episode 3 was nice. The main "problem" wasn't anything we haven't seen before, and the solution was also seen many times before, but I still enjoyed it. Episode 3 spoilers
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07-29-2014, 02:47 AM | #3 |
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Episode 01: Barakamon is a pretty adorable addition to the pantheon of finding-my-way stories about young adulthood. It's the story of a young man who, aspiring to become a master calligrapher, goes on retreat to a tiny island village off the coast of southwestern Japan. There, the young man is befriended by a number of islanders, including this one rambunctious child in particular. The final destination seems obvious. Something along the lines of "The calligrapher learns the meaning of life while on the island thanks to the actions of the child. His calligraphy matures as a result, evolving towards the mastery he hopes to achieve." But similar to some other classic anime, Barakamon's appeal appears to be the journey. You quite well recognize what your destination is, but that's okay: this one's all about the ride that takes you there. I would encourage anyone who thinks that they might like to watch an anime this season to at least check out the first episode. Especially our newest members, some of whom have possibly never seen an anime like this one before. Barakamon features elements of slice-of-life and comedy anime, but in addition to those genres it's also an ... "edutainment" piece? It's like food for the soul and the mind at the same time. It keeps for its company such series as Usagi Drop, Gingitsune, and Gin no Saji. Spoiler: show
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07-30-2014, 08:08 PM | #5 |
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Yeah I think I remarked to someone somewhere that the child actress' inexperience with voice acting shone through in the first episode, and that helped convince me her performance was all the more genuine.
That said, while I like Barakamon, I'm not feeling it as the best show of the season material...if you ignore my Akame bias, I don't equate it on funny value above Nozaki-kun. If anything, it's more drama a la Asukara than comedy a la ToraDora!.
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08-07-2014, 08:37 AM | #6 |
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So I'm all the way up to 5 for Barakamon, it's definitely an entertaining watch. It's really sweet and yet at the same time it's hilarious. It manages to present a "dramatic" atmosphere at times yet not compromising the comedy aspect.
Naru is a show-winner for me. Man, is she cute and sweet! I liked how many values and presented through an innocent, young and a little tomboyish girl. Her interaction with just everyone was cute as well. I think her VA (which according to Talon's post is a child herself?) is really fitting for Naru and definitely portrays her immaturity well Also Spoiler: show Anyways, compared to Nozaki-kun... I can't. I'm enjoying both shows just as equally, and those two's comedy styles are a little bit different so it's a bit hard for me to compare. Though let's hope both shows keep up the good work and don't crash somewhere in the middle, hehe :p
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08-17-2014, 02:22 PM | #7 |
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I've still been watching this, but I have no real complaints, so I have difficulty finding something to say. Though one scene did kinda get me. That freaking scene at the end of episode 5. My lord!
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Like BBB, I haven't had much to say about the show other than "this is cute". Episode 08 was especially all kinds of adorbs though. <3
P.S. Is it weird I kinda ship HandaxNaru now? *shot*
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Barakamon is probably my favorite of this season after a good number of episodes of other shows.
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I give Barakamon an 8.5/10. It is the slice of life type of anime that I really enjoy watching. The character interactions + growth of Handa was good for me.
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09-28-2014, 05:03 PM | #11 |
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Finished watching this myself. The ending was a bit weak, but overall it stayed the heartwarming show that it started off as. The characters are fun, and I really enjoyed watching the main guy warm up to the island. This gets a 8.5 from me. I would love to read the rest of the story, but of course it suffers from obscure manga syndrome. Only a few chapters are translated.
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So! I put this show on hold while waiting for Underwater to sub past Episode 02. Then when they released 03 thru 05, I kept it on hold, waiting for them to come back and do the rest. And now it's been, what? A year and a half since this show first aired? ^^; O-o; And I still haven't finished it. Well! Time to fix that. Let's have Barakamon be one of the first of my many tabled projects to get finished.
It's a small world, so I'll leave this message here -- Daiz, if you're reading this: I would warmly welcome an Underwater conclusion to Barakamon. I really valued your translator's ability to understand what the heck the islanders were saying, and I valued just as greatly your team's efforts to localize that island speak into a cultural equivalent for native English speakers. If other teams did just as good a job at this if not better, and you don't feel the need to continue the project, then you needn't waste your time or efforts. But if you want to finish it, and/or if you think you can bring something to the table that no other team has yet brought, then at least know that one fan would be happy to see your continued efforts on this series. Alright, with that out of the way ... let's discuss! Episode 03: Spoiler: show Episode 04: Spoiler: show
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Handa-kun is out and the first episode is hysterical. Had an absolute blast with it.
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Is Handa-kun good? Not sure if anyone has been watching/watched it.
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06-25-2017, 02:13 AM | #16 |
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I watched it. I personally really liked it. Handa-kun was stupid and awesome.
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Handa-kun is in an extremely different humor/story style than Barakamon, so don't go in expecting something similar. Honestly it was very difficult for me to get through watching due to sheer discomfort level of social awkwardness/second-hand embarrassment for the main character (like, worse than WataMote). I'd recommend steering clear if that kind of thing makes you uncomfortable.
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