Barakamon
Barakamon (ばらかもん) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Satsuki Yoshino. It was serialized on Square Enix's Gangan Online website from February 2009 to December 2018. The story follows Seishu Handa, a calligrapher who moves to the remote Gotō Islands off the western coast of Kyūshū, and his various interactions with the people of the island. An anime adaptation by Kinema Citrus aired in Japan between July and September 2014. Funimation has licensed the series for streaming and home video release. In February 2014, Yen Press announced they have licensed Barakamon for English release in North America. The manga resumed limited serialization in Monthly Shōnen Gangan from April to September 2023.
| Barakamon | |
Cover of the first manga volume, featuring Seishu Handa (top) and Naru Kotoishi (bottom) | |
| ばらかもん | |
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| Genre | Comedy, slice of life |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Satsuki Yoshino |
| Published by | Square Enix |
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| Magazine | Gangan Online (February 2009 – December 2018) Monthly Shōnen Gangan (April – September 2023) |
| Original run | February 21, 2009 – September 12, 2023 |
| Volumes | 19 |
| Manga | |
| Handa-kun | |
| Written by | Satsuki Yoshino |
| Published by | Square Enix |
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| Magazine | Monthly Shonen Gangan |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | October 12, 2013 – June 11, 2016 |
| Volumes | 7 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Masaki Tachibana |
| Written by | Pierre Sugiura |
| Music by | Kenji Kawai |
| Studio | Kinema Citrus |
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| Original network | NNN (NTV, NIB, HTV, STV, CTV, MMT, FBS, BS Nittele), Sun TV |
| Original run | July 6, 2014 – September 27, 2014 |
| Episodes | 12 |
| Anime television series | |
| Handa-kun | |
| Directed by | Yoshitaka Koyama |
| Written by |
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| Music by | Ken Itō |
| Studio | Diomedéa |
| Licensed by |
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| Original network | JNN (TBS, MBS, CBC, BS-TBS, TBS Channel 1) |
| English network |
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| Original run | July 8, 2016 – September 23, 2016 |
| Episodes | 12 |
| Television drama | |
| Directed by | Keita Kono |
| Produced by | Masataka Takamaru |
| Written by | Kumiko Asō |
| Studio | Kyodo Television |
| Original network | FNN (FTV, KTV) |
| Original run | July 12, 2023 – September 20, 2023 |
| Episodes | 11 |
A live-action television drama adaptation by Kyodo Television aired from July to September 2023.
A spin-off manga series Handa-kun (はんだくん) started serialization in the November 2013 issue of Square Enix's Monthly Shonen Gangan magazine. An anime television adaptation by Diomedéa aired in Japan between July and September 2016.