「ひさんいを / 高級な魚」 (Hisan-Iwo / Koukyouna Sakana) "A High-Grade Fish" There have been a lot of great episodes of Barakamon, but this one definitely took its rightful spot as one of the [...]
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On Kawafuji and Kousuke’s last day on the island, everyone Goes Fishin’ (well, almost everybody; Tama isn’t around…perhaps she’s still recovering from seeing all those men together?). Miwa teaches the [...]
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Expect the expected. Barakamon is steady in its child-like giddiness, and although I’d like to see something a bit different, it’s unlikely to change. There’s another trip to the shore and the city [...]
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Barakamon ( A High Spirited Person) Gere Meter: Comedy : Slice of Life : Talk No Jutsu : Synopsis Being a Pro Calligrapher is a hard life for Seishu Handa. He joined lots of competition and won, but [...]
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The trouble with using Wikipedia to remember names and check spelling is that your eyes tend to wander, so I pretty much knew what would happen in Akame ga Kill 6. I just didn’t know the gory details. [...]
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I didn’t expect the new characters to be so different in this episode. Well I was definitely wrong there, it was good to see the difference between the city folk and townspeople though. The new [...]
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This week Seishuu’s open-ended self-finding country island retreat is suddenly interrupted by fresh outsiders: his longtime friend Kawafuji, accompanied by Kanzaki Kousuke, the 18-year-old who beat [...]
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「よそんもん / 東京から来た奴ら」 (Yosonmon / Toukyokarakita Yasura) "Guys from Tokyo" This week's episode was a complete bundle of joy. From start to finish there was never a dull moment to be [...]
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Cloudy, with a 100% chance of Kaji.Anyone who saw the weather forecast for Western Japan knows today was a fitting day for Kaji Yuuki to arrive on the scene in Barakamon.  Like an approaching [...]
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A little outward perspective is a good thing, and Handa gets plenty as he receives both his art dealer friend, and his calligraphy rival as guests in the small village. Barakamon continues to float [...]
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I dropped a quick look at Evirus’ intro and decided that it’s just the anime for me before withdrawing quickly in fear of spoilers. That was a mistake, because having marathoned 5 episodes I went back [...]
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After episode one of Barakamon defied my low expectations for it, I was really excited for the show’s upcoming episodes. I wanted so badly to see where the story of Seishu and Naru would go, and [...]
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Yet another fantastic episode! This anime makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside, it’s so adorable! As we see once again, Handa is too focused on technique, correct form, and the fundamentals to [...]
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Barakamon is an anime series currently still airing. It’s slice of life, funny and enjoyable. But I like most about Barakamon is how Handa Seishū tend to learn life lessons from the antics of a child [...]
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This episode illustrates how Seishuu, formerly the outsider, is steadily becoming “one of the gang,” someone both the adults and children of the village can trust and rely on. Rather than shun a city [...]
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I guess it isn't surprising, but watching Barakamon has roughly paralleled the stages of grief for me.Denial: "That premiere was really good.  They changed a couple of things, but I'm sure it's [...]
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It’s an atypical beach episode in Barakamon as Handa-sensei takes a break, meets up with just about everyone, and heads to the sandy shores of the resort island for some fun and relaxation. Kind of. [...]
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「うんにおえぎいっ / 海に泳ぎに行く）」 (Un ni Oegii / Umi ni Oyogi ni Iku) "Going Swimming At The Beach" Each and every new episode of Barakamon is like a nice little treat that doesn't last nearly long [...]
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Barakamon 4 starts with a crisis of communication. Both Handa’s computer and cell go on the fritz at the same time. But before we can settle down and watch what we think’s going to be the episode’s [...]
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Another great episode to watch. Not as great as the previous one for me but still good. It seems as though Handa is always down on his luck. I think there are many learning experiences to be had for [...]
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