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Barakamon: Season 1

12 episodes Premiered Jul 5, 2014 Updated Jul 23, 2026
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Episodes

S1·E1

Cheerful Child

Jul 5, 2014 · 23 min

Handsome young master calligrapher Handa Seishuu has been exiled to a far-western island for punching a critic. He plans to focus on his writing in solitude, but rambunctious littl

S1·E2

Annoying

Jul 12, 2014 · 23 min

A week after coming to the island, Handa is trying to focus on improving his calligraphy. However, he keeps getting interrupted by Naru and her friends, including middle-school gir

S1·E3

Mochi Thrown in Celebration

Jul 19, 2014 · 23 min

Tama hides a deep, dark secret, and meeting Handa may have led her to reveal it. Is it too late for her to save her reputation? Meanwhile, Handa is suffering his own angst after no

S1·E4

Island Dads

Jul 26, 2014 · 23 min

After his computer and cell phone break, Handa's only link to the outside world is the phone at the general store. He decides to focus on his entry for the upcoming Naruka Institut

S1·E5

Going Swimming at the Beach

Aug 2, 2014 · 23 min

After the job from Miwa's dad breaks his artist's block, Handa's ready to get writing! But some distractions come up, in the form of the girls demanding penmanship help, a day taki

S1·E6

Guys From Tokyo

Aug 9, 2014 · 23 min

Handa's only friend, Kawafuji, arrives with a kid named Kanzaki Kousuke in tow, but their trip to Handa's house ends up being very roundabout. Why does Kousuke want to meet Handa s

S1·E7

A High-Grade Fish

Aug 16, 2014 · 23 min

To make up for the turmoil of the previous two days, the village kids and Handa treat his guests to a fun day of fishing before bidding them farewell.

S1·E8

Onde

Aug 23, 2014 · 23 min

It's Naru's birthday, and Handa wants to present her with a new rhinoceros beetle. However, Kenta not only refuses to help him catch one, but also declares a battle to get Naru the

S1·E9

Almost Got Badly Hurt

Sep 6, 2014 · 23 min

It's only two weeks until the Naruka Exhibition. Handa waits for inspiration as he deals with a broken bath heater and various scuffles with the kids. Unfortunately, not long after

S1·E10

Dacchi Ikode

Sep 13, 2014 · 23 min

After Handa submits his "Star" calligraphy despite some trepidation, he gets roped into helping to build a stone wall and then into taking the girls to the summer festival. Meanwhi

S1·E11

I am in Tokyo

Sep 20, 2014 · 23 min

Handa has returned to Tokyo, to show his new "STAR" calligraphy to the gallery director he had punched and ask for forgiveness. However, Handa doesn't feel quite right about the wo

S1·E12

Glad You're Back

Sep 27, 2014 · 23 min

With his calligraphy exhibition entry finished, Handa wants to return to the island and the people he cares about there. Unfortunately, his mom is dead set against it. How will he