The Best Episodes of Barakamon Season 1

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.7/10(148 votes)

   #1 - Cheerful Child

   S1:E17/5/2014

   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 little Naru won't leave him alone...

   Director:Masaki Tachibana

   Writer:Pierre Sugiura

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   Director:Masaki Tachibana

   Writer:Pierre Sugiura
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   7.5/10(131 votes)

   #2 - Annoying

   S1:E27/12/2014

   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 girls Miwa and Tama, who want their old base back!

   Director:Kazuhisa Ono

   Writer:Pierre Sugiura

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   Director:Kazuhisa Ono

   Writer:Pierre Sugiura
3. 

   7.8/10(125 votes)

   #3 - Mochi Thrown in Celebration

   S1:E37/19/2014

   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 not placing first in a calligraphy competition. Maybe a friendly mochi-picking session with the villagers will cheer him up...

   Director:Satomi Nakamura

   Writer:Pierre Sugiura

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   Director:Satomi Nakamura

   Writer:Pierre Sugiura
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   7.5/10(124 votes)

   #4 - Island Dads

   S1:E47/26/2014

   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 Institute competition, but hits a wall. Can a job from Miwa's gangsterish dad help him break through it?

   Director:Taketomo Ishikawa

   Writer:Pierre Sugiura

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   Director:Taketomo Ishikawa

   Writer:Pierre Sugiura
5. 

   7.8/10(119 votes)

   #5 - Going Swimming at the Beach

   S1:E58/2/2014

   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 taking the kids to the beach, and Naru's Grampa's addictive pickled daikon...

   Director:Shingo Kaneko

   Writer:Pierre Sugiura

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   Director:Shingo Kaneko

   Writer:Pierre Sugiura
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   7.8/10(119 votes)

   #6 - Guys From Tokyo

   S1:E68/9/2014

   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 so badly, and why did Kawafuji agree to bring him?

   Director:Kazuhisa Ono

   Writer:Pierre Sugiura

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   Director:Kazuhisa Ono

   Writer:Pierre Sugiura
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   7.8/10(115 votes)

   #7 - A High-Grade Fish

   S1:E78/16/2014

   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.

   Director:Shinya Kawatsura

   Writer:Pierre Sugiura

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   Director:Shinya Kawatsura

   Writer:Pierre Sugiura
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   8.4/10(127 votes)

   #8 - Onde

   S1:E88/23/2014

   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 best bug! Later, Handa is invited along for a visit to the Kotoishi family gravesite, but finds the local Obon customs unusually cheerful.

   Director:Taketomo Ishikawa

   Writer:Pierre Sugiura

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   Director:Taketomo Ishikawa

   Writer:Pierre Sugiura
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   7.9/10(114 votes)

   #9 - Almost Got Badly Hurt

   S1:E99/6/2014

   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 inspiration falls, so does Handa...

   Director:Shinya Iino

   Writer:Pierre Sugiura

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   Director:Shinya Iino

   Writer:Pierre Sugiura
10. 

    8.2/10(111 votes)

    #10 - Dacchi Ikode

    S1:E109/13/2014

    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. Meanwhile, Kawafuji gets the exhibition hall director to agree to welcome Handa back to Tokyo. How will he bid farewell to the kind islanders who've taught him so much?

    Director:Shinya Iino

    Writer:Pierre Sugiura

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    Director:Shinya Iino

    Writer:Pierre Sugiura
11. 

    8.7/10(124 votes)

    #11 - I am in Tokyo

    S1:E119/20/2014

    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 work, and ends up smearing it before the director can. Could some inspiration from his time at the island help him create an even better work before the deadline?

    Director:Taketomo Ishikawa

    Writer:Pierre Sugiura

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    Director:Taketomo Ishikawa

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12. 

    8.5/10(123 votes)

    #12 - Glad You're Back

    S1:E129/27/2014

    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 convince her to let him go?

    Director:Masaki Tachibana

    Writer:Pierre Sugiura

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    Director:Masaki Tachibana

    Writer:Pierre Sugiura