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 Barakamon is an anime adaptation of a comedy slice of life manga written by Satsuki Yoshino. The manga has been running since 2009 and is currently up to its 8th volume. The story follows a young calligrapher who is sent to the remote Gotō Islands after punching the elderly director of an exhibit hall. In the summer season thread Zorak compares the show to Yotsuba& and the comparison couldn't be more apt. It might be a little early for a thread for this show as we're only one episode in, but I was immediately hooked and am currently debating picking up the manga.  Seishū Handa - our protagonist who most of the island locals refer to simply as Sensei. He is a skilled calligrapher who has gained some recognition for his abilities. Despite this however his critics point out that his calligraphy looks like it came straight from a copybook.  Naru - Referred to by the Mayor as 'The Village Scamp', we don't know a great deal about her yet, but it seems she'll be the driving force for much of the show's humor.  This show is going to have a lot of side characters, all of whom show up briefly in the first episode, thankfully I've found this helpful image from the manga. Omake: 
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Jul 6, 2014 11:57
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The manga is pretty funny and laid back. It's a solid read, but didn't really leave a huge impression on me.  
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Jul 6, 2014 15:17
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That's adorable
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Jul 6, 2014 15:33
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Naru is the star of the first episode.  
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Jul 6, 2014 16:35
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This is a fun show. I spent the whole spring season wanting a nice feel good comedy and it feels so refreshing to finally have one. Also, Naru is apparently voiced by an actual 7 year old, which is neat. 
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Jul 6, 2014 17:39
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I thought her voice sounded pretty different from the usual voice actress going super-high.
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Jul 6, 2014 18:01
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IIRC all the child characters have child VAs in this. Anyway, the first episode was delightful and I rather like the protagonist. He has an actual personality and isn't bland at all. It was great seeing him writing that giant "FUN" character while laughing like a madman.  His dad is right though, he really needs to deal with his anger issues.
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Jul 6, 2014 18:29
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AVeryLargeRadish posted:IIRC all the child characters have child VAs in this.
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Jul 6, 2014 18:37
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To be honest I really don't give a poo poo about the protag and his issues and any scene where he ponders his problems is a short distraction from some actually really great cute antics.
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Jul 6, 2014 18:58
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Kibibit posted:I think that's what makes him truly interesting, though. He has actual, somewhat realistic anger issues, rather than "anger issues" distilled down in the most over the top and anime way possible, which is pretty common. I'm not saying that his anger issues are a bad thing from a character construction standpoint, I agree that it's part of what makes him interesting. I'm just saying that you can't make your way through life punching 60 year old art critics because they were rude and insulting to your work, or for that matter chucking little kids into the ocean because they said something rude.
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Jul 6, 2014 19:10
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Man that accent, I could only really get a gist of what they were saying most of the time. Overall the show seems really charming and fun but I really hope I manage to get used to that accent.
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Jul 7, 2014 00:15
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The best accent. Naru voice is adorable.
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Jul 7, 2014 00:24
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Well, now that you've piqued my interest, how do I go about watching this?
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Jul 7, 2014 21:54
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BambooEarpick posted:Well, now that you've piqued my interest, how do I go about watching this? Crunchyroll. Currently the first episode is subscribers-only, but it'll become free to watch in a week or so.
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Jul 7, 2014 22:45
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Also, Crunchyroll only has the show available in non-english speaking countries. There's no legal method to watch it in the states yet.
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Jul 8, 2014 00:12
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Funimation will have it in the US at some point, but they don't seem to be planning on simulcasting it. Or if they are they're behind the ball.
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Jul 8, 2014 00:32
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Sindai posted:I thought her voice sounded pretty different from the usual voice actress going super-high. Yeah, I noticed that too... AVeryLargeRadish posted:IIRC all the child characters have child VAs in this. That makes sense and it's extremely noticeable. It's a huge highpoint of this show so far and it goes a really long way towards making Naru's character work and be adorable.
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Jul 8, 2014 00:44
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AVeryLargeRadish posted:IIRC all the child characters have child VAs in this. And it is amazingly adorable. For me, this is already better than Usagi Drop.
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Jul 8, 2014 01:27
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I'm kinda waiting around for Funi to hopefully push this over to Hulu so I expect to be perpetually behind, but that's OK because I've been reading the manga for a while so I don't have to fear spoilers at least. This was the show I was looking forward to the most this season so I'm kinda bummed about Funimation dragging their feet about streaming it.
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Jul 8, 2014 02:16
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Holy gently caress this is going to be the most heartwarming thing since Usagi Drop isn't it? I couldn't help myself, I made a thing: 
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Jul 8, 2014 02:46
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Roflfox posted:Holy gently caress this is going to be the most heartwarming thing since Usagi Drop isn't it? I couldn't help myself, I made a thing: For me the most diabetes inducing bit of animation is when Naru tries to remember/guess Handa's name.
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Jul 8, 2014 02:52
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This show isn't the Mortal Kombat-Digimon crossover that the title promised me it would be. I'm very disappointed. Seriously, though, this show looks like it's going to be endearingly cute and funny in that way anime does so well.  
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Jul 8, 2014 03:09
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Kibibit posted:For me the most diabetes inducing bit of animation is when Naru tries to remember/guess Handa's name. Is this what you were talking about?  Here is another of Naru being indignant. 
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Jul 8, 2014 03:10
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Oh cool, I had actually read a couple of chapters of this a long while back and couldn't remember the name. Now I can actually read more at last (or watch I guess).
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Jul 8, 2014 03:34
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The Devil Tesla posted:Also, Crunchyroll only has the show available in non-english speaking countries. There's no legal method to watch it in the states yet. Aww, boo. This looks cute and I think my wife would love it.
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Jul 8, 2014 12:02
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korrandark posted:Is this what you were talking about? My heart grew about 3 sizes just looking at it... so cute.
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Jul 8, 2014 21:37
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AVeryLargeRadish posted:I'm not saying that his anger issues are a bad thing from a character construction standpoint, I agree that it's part of what makes him interesting. I'm just saying that you can't make your way through life punching 60 year old art critics because they were rude and insulting to your work, or for that matter chucking little kids into the ocean because they said something rude. Well, you can. You just won't make very many friends and may end up in prison.
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Jul 8, 2014 22:26
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I found that the physical comedy bits to be at odds with the tone of the rest of the show, but hopefully it will tone down as the protagonist is getting used to his new neighbors.
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Jul 8, 2014 22:36
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Rexides posted:I found that the physical comedy bits to be at odds with the tone of the rest of the show, but hopefully it will tone down as the protagonist is getting used to his new neighbors.
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Jul 9, 2014 00:51
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Such a heartwarming first episode. I remember reading some of the manga a long time ago, and I have to say the animated version is so much better. For me it's kinda like Chihayafuru in that aspect. The opening and ending songs own by the way.
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Jul 9, 2014 04:46
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Nondevor posted:The opening and ending songs own by the way. Something about the opening reminds me of the song from 5 cm per Second. The ending doesn't remind me of anything but it's nice.
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Jul 9, 2014 05:29
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Second episode aired. Naru is still the best character. 
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Jul 12, 2014 23:05
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Naru continues to be the show's MVP with some promising first showings from newcomers "Village Chief's wife" and "Nurse" Also, for whatever reason the art style really struck me as kinda neat in this episode. I guess because there's so many more characters and they're all pretty distinct at a glance, which is sadly not as common a thing as it should be.
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Jul 13, 2014 06:30
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So is there still no way to watch this in America without using  ?Funimation what the hell
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Jul 13, 2014 23:28
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Gils posted:So is there still no way to watch this in America without using Nope, Funimation is apparently just going to be way behind on this for some reason. No idea why, given that Crunchyroll has been streaming it to other regions without any issue from what I can tell. Must be some sort of contractual issue 
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Jul 13, 2014 23:32
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Check your privilege, Americans. It's not often that being in the UK is actually a benefit for accessing animes! Watched both episodes earlier today. Having an actual 7yr old voice the kid makes a huge difference, I think. The performance is way more natural than an adult trying to sound like a kid. I'd like to see some edutainment segments that focus on calligraphy too.
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Jul 14, 2014 01:05
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I was worried that episode 2 might not be as good but nope it's still drat great. So many new characters squeezed into one episode.
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Jul 14, 2014 11:08
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bubblegumbo0 posted:I was worried that episode 2 might not be as good but nope it's still drat great. So many new characters squeezed into one episode. Yeah, my only concern with this show was that it might not hold up over 12 episodes but after the second episode it's looking golden.
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Jul 15, 2014 04:30
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 I'm sorry. I'm actually not sorry at all
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Jul 17, 2014 22:13
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Mikl posted:
Junon Boy No Terror this owns
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Jul 17, 2014 23:35
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