History Manga / Barakamon

* Akihiko, or '''"Akki"''' - Tama's responsible little brother who overlooks their grandma's store on occassion while engaging in gaming;

* {{Bishonen}}: Several times, Sensei has been jokingly said to have facial qualities akin to the fashion models in the monthly ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junon_(magazine) Junon]]'', an actual women's magazine.

--> What does it mean to be "yourself"?
--> '''Barakamon, First Opening'''

* HundredPercentAdorationRating: Handa. The island kids just ''adore'' their Sensei, which is a sentiment that extends to most of the villagers in the island. Even Handa's mom has to recognize just how much they love him and need him there. However, as a dejected Kanzaki finds out, Handa is special to the islanders, and much to his chagrin, this doesn't extend to just ''anyone'' that visits their island.

* SlapstickKnowsNoGender: You think that Handa would be the only butt of the jokes in the series? You'd have thought wrong, as the recurring female cast -- Naru, Tama, and Miwa -- ''also'' get their bumps in the name of silly laughs.

An anime for the series aired during Summer2014Anime season, which adapted chapters from the first five volumes.

There's also a prequel series titled ''Handa-kun'', which centers around Handa as a high school student six years prior to ''Barakamon''. It's more of [[GagSeries a gag comedy]], compared with the slice-of-life tone of ''Barakamon''. The manga ran from 2013 to 2016 in ''Monthly Shonen Gangan'', and it received an anime adaptation in the [[Summer2016Anime summer 2016 season]]. A second prequel series, ''Totodon'', focused on Handa's father, Seimei Handa, when he was in his early 20s; it was originally published on the official ''Barakamon'' Twitter account and later compiled into a single volume with other illustrations first posted on Twitter.

* PoisonousFriend:
** Maiko is an altogether ''terrible'' friend for Juri, as most of the stuff she tells her are backhanded compliments and belittling quips. It's not quite clear whether she's just absentminded, or if she's sincerely cruel towards Juri.
** [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] between Handa and Kawafuji. Kawafuji is responsible for Handa's social anxiety, all because back in middle in a fit of jealousy over his crush liking Handa instead of him, Kawfuji told him he was probably going to get set up by her. While Kawafuji has since attempted to correct the original mistake and get Handa to socialize more, he also admits he does find the misunderstandings that Handa frequently get mixed up in to be pretty funny.

* CryCute:
** Hina is the very definition because she is ''extremely'' shy and prone to crying. In turn, once she warms up to Sensei, she is less given to cry because of him. Still, she later admits that [[https://cdn1.tomanga.xyz/16118225416956597791132757704.jpg she cried intentionally in front of him because she liked that he'd always try to mend her]], whereas other adults would have simply ignored her
** It's rather strange to see Naru crying because she is a very cheerful child, but when she does, it's very moving.
** In the manga, Miwa in particular is considerably sad at Sensei's unannounced departure to Tokyo and cries during the planning meeting with the kids that they held to bring him back.
** Surprisingly, Sensei (especially considering he's a grown-ass man), when Miwa, Naru and Hiro dived from a very steep breakwater at the beach, [[AngerBornOfWorry causing him to worry for their safety]]. His unexpected reaction causes them to immediately apologize to him to try to console him.

There's also a prequel series titled ''Handa-kun'', which centers around Handa as a high school student six years prior to ''Barakamon''. It's more of [[GagSeries a gag comedy]], compared with the slice-of-life tone of ''Barakamon''. ''Handa-kun'' received an anime adaptation in the [[Summer2016Anime summer 2016 season]]. A second prequel series, ''Totodon'', focused on Handa's father, Seimei Handa, when he was in his early 20s; it was originally published on the official ''Barakamon'' Twitter account and later compiled into a single volume with other illustrations first posted on Twitter.

''Barakamon'' ("perky/easygoing person" in one of the Gotou Island dialects [[note]]in reference to Handa himself, who is anything but [[/note]]) is a SliceOfLife {{manga}} by Satsuki Yoshino following Seishuu (or "[[UsefulNotes/JapaneseHonorifics Sensei]]" as he soon becomes known) as he tries to get used to island life.

After 18 volumes and 9 years, ''Barakamon'' finally came to an end in 2018.

** BeautifulAllAlong: [[spoiler: Jou Tatenaga, the prospective bride, is rather {{Gonk}}y when the dossier is presented to Handa, but he meets her again when he travels back to Tokyo and finds that she shed an awful lot of weight due to the possibility of getting married to Handa, turning into a cute {{Meganekko}}]].

* {{Meganekko}}: Tama and her younger brother Akki.

* AdultFear: Sensei is constantly being stressed out and worried about his career.

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** [[ActorAllusion Kanzaki is voiced]] by Creator/YuukiKaji who is voicing Citron in [[{{Anime/Pokemon}} the anime]].

* NotSoDifferent:
** It's implied that Kanzaki is more or less the way Sensei used to be before he came to the island, only that Kanzaki is considerably more insufferable.
** Sensei and Tatenaga are about as nerdy and awkward as one another. Though he rejected her marriage proposal previously, they get along surprisingly well and they become quick friends; when they go to the Zoo with Naru, they actually look like a couple.
** Sensei's mom, being the source of his insecurities, is shown to be just as insecure and jumpy as he is. Though she is initially apprehensive about Naru, [[NotSoAboveItAll she quickly grows fond of the girl and even makes an effort to dote her and spend time with her]] when Sensei takes her to Tokyo.

* SweetTooth: Hiro's dad, the Village Chief, likes to snack ''a lot'' and is rather pudgy; [[RealityEnsues the only problem is that he's diabetic]].

* CluelessChickMagnet: While not to the absurd levels as thee manga, Sensei unwittingly charms quite a few of the women on the island, including a [[YourCheatingHeart married nurse at the hospital and even Hiroshi's mom]].

* {{Adorkable}}:
** Sensei, big time. Even more so in the prequel manga.
** Tatenaga also counts, as she's somewhat sheltered herself.

** Since Miwa made 5 copies of his house key, one of she lost, there are a few other people who can get into his home whenever they want.

* OneOfTheKids: [[IntergenerationalFriendship Most of Sensei's friends are still in school]]. Quite a few are still in elementary school. Miwa even little tells Kanzaki that this is the big difference between Handa and himself and why Handa was actually warmly received by the villagers.