Barakamon

Want a break from an intense tv show like attack on titan? Then this is the show for you! Super casual, super adorable, totally worth your time!

Barakamon tells the story of Handa Sei, an up and coming calligarapher, who acts impulsively and causes a commotion after being criticized for his submission in an exhibit. He is then sent to an island in order to reflect on his actions, and not known to him yet at the time, to show him something much more in life apart from the world of calligraphy.

From its first episode, to its very last, the series utilizes every moment to build upon a supportive community and characters brimming with personality. It revisits childhood innocence to those who seem to have been overcome with the responsibilities that comes with being an adult. Accompanied by beautiful and fitting music tracks for its opening (Rashisha by Super Beaver) and ending (Innocence by NoisyCell), Barakamon gives a feeling reminiscent of times filled with warmth, innocence, and calm.

This is an anime series that one can always come back to a few times to lift up spirits and reconnect with their youth.

The anime has a different charm puting the emphasis on the community life and the value it holds over an isolated individualilstic life. Naru herself puts a smile in us whenvever she comes . The characters are all so loving and adorable. Plus you will get to seea different picture of rural life in Japan. It is fun and has so much to teach. Handa kun is a kid in an adult body but towards the end we find him maturing both in his caligraphy and in himself.

I loved this anime. It was so beautiful and feel good as well as funny. All the characters are so wonderful. It reminds me of several feel good tv shows where the person from the big city movie to the small town in Alaska or an island or small town. I loved it.

I am not gonna talk about the storyline or characters or any other frames of this anime, I will just say one thing: after watching this, my heart was healed!

The crazy pace of life in this era, does not let us to notice every little things happening around us! Or to take a moment and appreciate what we have.

Every little interactions, reactions and moments in this anime was so on point that sometimes I would find myself lost in the rhythm without knowing that an episode was just finished.

I watched this in 2024, almost 10 years after the Anime was released, and I cannot think of a better timing in my life for finding this hidden gem!