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ばらかもん [Barakamon] #7
Barakamon, Vol. 7
With the exhibition behind him, handsome young calligrapher Seishuu Handa returns safely from Tokyo. Between a full-moon night spent with the islanders, a grade-school recital, and a discussion of Hiroshi's career plans, life is plenty hectic as autumn arrives at the island! The evening sun warms straight to the heart in Volume 7 of this super-popular hot 'n' hearty island comedy!
208 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 22, 2013
About the author
Satsuki Yoshino
80 books94 followersYOSHINO Satsuki
Name (in native language): ヨシノサツキ
Zodiac: Gemini
Name (in native language): ヨシノサツキ
Zodiac: Gemini
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September 11, 2018
Handa is forced to take more of a parental role as the little kids want help preparing their performances for the school recital (apparently the village school is just 1st and 2nd grade) and Hiro wants advice about what to do after graduation, since the career counselor has quashed his dream of becoming a chef.
Naturally sensei is useless at both of these projects.
It turns out that Ma'am (Village Chief's wife) was a theater student.
Why does The Giant Turnip story come up so often in my reading recently?
Naturally sensei is useless at both of these projects.
It turns out that Ma'am (Village Chief's wife) was a theater student.
Why does The Giant Turnip story come up so often in my reading recently?
August 27, 2019
Quietly firms the bond between Naru and Sensei.
World: Wonderful art once again that brings our beautiful character emotions. The world building is small and focused on character which is great. The focus on Hiro and his school was nice.
Story: The Naru and Sensei story was very well done this time. Though there is a large chunk in the middle about Hiro these two are still center stage and their relationship is so beautifully done. The emotions are earned and the satisfaction is real. The stuff with Hiro was also wonderful with coming of age found within these pages and him finding his path. It’s not over stated or melodrama but rather muted and well done.
Characters: Strong character moments this arc with small little emotions coming through in the art. I love seeing Naru stuff the invitation and Hiro and his hair.
So good.
Onward to the next book!
World: Wonderful art once again that brings our beautiful character emotions. The world building is small and focused on character which is great. The focus on Hiro and his school was nice.
Story: The Naru and Sensei story was very well done this time. Though there is a large chunk in the middle about Hiro these two are still center stage and their relationship is so beautifully done. The emotions are earned and the satisfaction is real. The stuff with Hiro was also wonderful with coming of age found within these pages and him finding his path. It’s not over stated or melodrama but rather muted and well done.
Characters: Strong character moments this arc with small little emotions coming through in the art. I love seeing Naru stuff the invitation and Hiro and his hair.
So good.
Onward to the next book!
March 10, 2016
Baca vol 7 ini puas banget; puas ketawa nya, puas squeeing nya, ada moment haru juga
ngakak puas pas bocah-bocah itu latihan drama ama mama kido XDD
moment hirosei nya banyakkkk banget disini, bikin squeeing... awww Hiro looks kewl in with black hair
dan yah yg bikin haru itu moment handa - naru ^.^
ngakak puas pas bocah-bocah itu latihan drama ama mama kido XDD
moment hirosei nya banyakkkk banget disini, bikin squeeing... awww Hiro looks kewl in with black hair
dan yah yg bikin haru itu moment handa - naru ^.^
January 1, 2021
4.25/5 stars
November 19, 2016
Paling ngakak bagian bola karet yang digantung itu. Sensei dan Tama udah kayak berada di dunia sendiri aja sementara Hiro, sebagai orang "normal" gak bisa ngertiin apa seninya dari sebongkah bola karet yang digantung di lampu.
Tenang, Hiro, saya juga gak ngerti kok. Pukpuk Hiro.
Yang lucu juga pas latihan drama sama Bu Kades. Ya ampun. Untung Wakil Kepsek-nya masih waras, gak sesableng Bu Kades soal drama. Anak-anak pun selamat(?). Meskipun jendela rumah Sensei gak terselamatkan lagi.
Ada momen-momen mengharukan juga.
Pas Hiro galau soal masa depannya dan malah ngajak main lempar-tangkap bola sama Sensei. Handa Sensei udah kayak konsultan buat seisi desa yak. Ahahahaha...
Saya eeer... gak bisa bilang suka juga gak suka mengenai Hiroshi yang udah ngecat hitam rambutnya. Tapi, saya suka julukan "Kuroshi"-nya Naru!!
Paling mengharukan itu pas usai pertunjukan drama anak-anak. Udah muncul benih-benih(?) kebapakan di dalam hati Sensei, tampaknya. Dia jadi sangaaaat memperhatikan Naru, macem anaknya sendiri. Ehehehe~ Suka hubungan Naru dan Handa di sini.
Waktu nyeritain soal Nenek Kiyo juga berkesan. Saya suka rasa "sendu-sendu bahagia"(?) di bab ini.
Tenang, Hiro, saya juga gak ngerti kok. Pukpuk Hiro.
Yang lucu juga pas latihan drama sama Bu Kades. Ya ampun. Untung Wakil Kepsek-nya masih waras, gak sesableng Bu Kades soal drama. Anak-anak pun selamat(?). Meskipun jendela rumah Sensei gak terselamatkan lagi.
Ada momen-momen mengharukan juga.
Pas Hiro galau soal masa depannya dan malah ngajak main lempar-tangkap bola sama Sensei. Handa Sensei udah kayak konsultan buat seisi desa yak. Ahahahaha...
Saya eeer... gak bisa bilang suka juga gak suka mengenai Hiroshi yang udah ngecat hitam rambutnya. Tapi, saya suka julukan "Kuroshi"-nya Naru!!
Paling mengharukan itu pas usai pertunjukan drama anak-anak. Udah muncul benih-benih(?) kebapakan di dalam hati Sensei, tampaknya. Dia jadi sangaaaat memperhatikan Naru, macem anaknya sendiri. Ehehehe~ Suka hubungan Naru dan Handa di sini.
Waktu nyeritain soal Nenek Kiyo juga berkesan. Saya suka rasa "sendu-sendu bahagia"(?) di bab ini.
April 23, 2021
I really liked this volume. It had the cute and funny moments that most volumes have but it was also a little bittersweet in places which is my jam.
March 10, 2016
Gabungan lucu dan drama yang pas. Hiroshi dengan rambut hitam imejnya langsung beda.
July 3, 2025
This is a really good manga. It’s a slice of life where the characters are all just decent people. There was a chapter where it looked like one of the kids was getting abused by a parent. And I was really surprised, because I didn’t think this was that kind of manga. I was right. It ended up being a misunderstanding.
There was another chapter where I worried we were going to witness the death of a character. To be fair, she’s 90+ years old, but still. As far as I could tell, she was still alive by the end of the volume.
It feels like we keep getting hints of a dark story creeping up on us, but then it doesn’t happen. I’m a little worried about that. I hope that if the author does decide to take on more serious topics, they balance it out so it doesn’t become traumatizing.
This is definitely one of my comfort reads. They’re funny stories with silly character who don’t mean any harm. I hope it stays that way.
There was another chapter where I worried we were going to witness the death of a character. To be fair, she’s 90+ years old, but still. As far as I could tell, she was still alive by the end of the volume.
It feels like we keep getting hints of a dark story creeping up on us, but then it doesn’t happen. I’m a little worried about that. I hope that if the author does decide to take on more serious topics, they balance it out so it doesn’t become traumatizing.
This is definitely one of my comfort reads. They’re funny stories with silly character who don’t mean any harm. I hope it stays that way.
April 7, 2022
3.5 stars.
I loved reading about some of the more obscure traditions, and I loved seeing Handa realise that Naru might not have all that many people looking out for her. I also really liked Handa and Hiroshi's interaction. At times it looked like the topic should get a bit darker, but it never actually did. It was lovely to see Handa care so much for the kids and try and protect them. I also like the kids trying to help the sick elderly woman. There's a lot I loved. But it felt a bit fractured and I kinda felt low something was missing.
I loved reading about some of the more obscure traditions, and I loved seeing Handa realise that Naru might not have all that many people looking out for her. I also really liked Handa and Hiroshi's interaction. At times it looked like the topic should get a bit darker, but it never actually did. It was lovely to see Handa care so much for the kids and try and protect them. I also like the kids trying to help the sick elderly woman. There's a lot I loved. But it felt a bit fractured and I kinda felt low something was missing.
January 30, 2024
It was so nice to return back to the island! Everyone is so happy that Sensi is back! Gosh I love the whole chapter with his axe and again with the breaking of the window!! We are starting to see more of Handa questioning where Naru's parents are along with Hiroshi trying to make decision for his futures!! But Handa doesn't disappoint with his continued struggles with the quirky islanders and we love to see it!!
August 6, 2018
Hiroshi really eats shit in this volume, and I hate his new hair.
Overall this one's a little bit heavier than the previous volumes with two major characters dealing with failure and the melancholy thread with Naru and the sick grandma.
These guys really sneak up on you and get comfortable in your feelings without being obvious about it.
Overall this one's a little bit heavier than the previous volumes with two major characters dealing with failure and the melancholy thread with Naru and the sick grandma.
These guys really sneak up on you and get comfortable in your feelings without being obvious about it.
February 3, 2020
OMG new characters such as Kiyoba, the village's bedridden elder is definitely a slice of life that runs so true of small towns. And Hiro dying his hair black just so he will be taking seriously as a chef.
April 6, 2023
Ah, my favourite little-found family manga!
July 31, 2017
The end of the school year is a good point to check on how all kids have grown and matured!
February 17, 2018
I like it, but I don’t like how they’re mean to my best friend, Hiroshi.
June 8, 2019
This is the worst, totally deviated from the main story of a calligrapher.
September 19, 2019
Pretty great adorable slice of life manga, really love it!!😻😁📖🖋
September 22, 2019
Kuroshi. Heh.
October 13, 2020
Eps bu kades dan drama anak sd 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Ah, Hiro nih pelan2 jd dewasa juga yaaaa 💗
Ah, Hiro nih pelan2 jd dewasa juga yaaaa 💗
February 23, 2022
Chronique à venir
February 12, 2023
Fun manga volume. There are a bunch of plot threads slowly moving along, and a few events building through the manga volumes (school recital, Hiroshi’s career, etc). Comedy is top notch as usual.
December 27, 2024
面白かった！
この巻まで前回読んでいなかったから、ここから話が全部新しいのでもっと楽しくなった。
いっぱい笑った。
先生やたまちゃんがゴムボールを拝んだ章は特に面白かった。ひろしの気持ちをよく理解して同感した。
ナルの過去や家庭関係がまだ明らかにならないので興味深い。次のは楽しみ！
この巻まで前回読んでいなかったから、ここから話が全部新しいのでもっと楽しくなった。
いっぱい笑った。
先生やたまちゃんがゴムボールを拝んだ章は特に面白かった。ひろしの気持ちをよく理解して同感した。
ナルの過去や家庭関係がまだ明らかにならないので興味深い。次のは楽しみ！
April 20, 2025
3.5 stars ⭐️
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June 23, 2016
Back into the groove after a lull, the seventh volume of BARAKAMON returns to the familiar, if awkward balance of Handa sensei's attempt at living decently (and quietly) among a scrappy horde of miscreant island youths. In penning this story, Yoshino still refuses to dip her toe into the book's more serious subplots, but for all the narrative failings this engenders, the comedy remains sharp.
Sensei is back on the island after a brief jaunt to the city. Everything is the same, except it's not: Hiroshi is struggling with his post-secondary education options, Naru is more predisposed to loneliness than before, and most challenging of all, Sensei can't quite seem to master the art of splitting firewood.
The focus on Hiroshi is long overdue. It's been two or three whole volumes since readers were last informed of the young man's destiny to leave the island in search of his future. Whether said future includes culinary school or a more traditional academic setting, Hiroshi's enduring lack of resolve is now bleeding into everything else he does. It's a relatable conflict. He's scared of putting 100% of himself into something for the first time in his life. (Indeed, it sucks to discover you're good at something only to realize it's too late for you to actually apply your skill at it.)
Separately, this volume of BARAKAMON will surely bring readers as much relief as it does frustration. Chapter 57 (takumon waru; splitting firewood) being the leading example.
In this chapter, Handa sensei, while failing at splitting firewood, discovers Miwa stashed away in his storehouse, pseudo running away from home. Miwa is a tough and bright tomboy, so why would she avoid going home?
Her arms are covered in bruises.
Her father is a known, rambunctious alcoholic.
She asks, only half-calm, ". . .Ah don't wanna see dad's face for a bit. Can't ah stay here just one night? Ah'm beggin' ya, sensei."
Sensei wants to concede. But he doesn't.
The potentiality of domestic violence permeating such a small community is a damning storm cloud that only seems obvious after it's rained hell upon the innocent. This is what Sensei (and the reader) is trusted to believe. To make matters more complex, Miwa fights Sensei's insistence on informing other adults, and it's Sensei who then proceeds to confront her father about his suspicions.
This point of honest drama thoroughly installs the young calligrapher as an Older Brother figure to the teen girl. He feels genuinely responsible for her well-being.
Of course, then again, BARAKAMON is an all-ages book. And in the end, the situation described here isn't quite as dire as it first seems.
Perhaps this halfhearted metaphor is a good way of understanding Satsuki Yoshino's book on the whole: what appears to be the erosion of human sympathy is little more than a misunderstanding, a misfiring, or a penchant for poor timing.
Would BARAKAMON have been a better book if it actually did confront domestic violence? If it actually did confront the issue of parental absenteeism? Absolutely. And yet, if it did, would it still be BARAKAMON?
Sensei is back on the island after a brief jaunt to the city. Everything is the same, except it's not: Hiroshi is struggling with his post-secondary education options, Naru is more predisposed to loneliness than before, and most challenging of all, Sensei can't quite seem to master the art of splitting firewood.
The focus on Hiroshi is long overdue. It's been two or three whole volumes since readers were last informed of the young man's destiny to leave the island in search of his future. Whether said future includes culinary school or a more traditional academic setting, Hiroshi's enduring lack of resolve is now bleeding into everything else he does. It's a relatable conflict. He's scared of putting 100% of himself into something for the first time in his life. (Indeed, it sucks to discover you're good at something only to realize it's too late for you to actually apply your skill at it.)
Separately, this volume of BARAKAMON will surely bring readers as much relief as it does frustration. Chapter 57 (takumon waru; splitting firewood) being the leading example.
In this chapter, Handa sensei, while failing at splitting firewood, discovers Miwa stashed away in his storehouse, pseudo running away from home. Miwa is a tough and bright tomboy, so why would she avoid going home?
Her arms are covered in bruises.
Her father is a known, rambunctious alcoholic.
She asks, only half-calm, ". . .Ah don't wanna see dad's face for a bit. Can't ah stay here just one night? Ah'm beggin' ya, sensei."
Sensei wants to concede. But he doesn't.
The potentiality of domestic violence permeating such a small community is a damning storm cloud that only seems obvious after it's rained hell upon the innocent. This is what Sensei (and the reader) is trusted to believe. To make matters more complex, Miwa fights Sensei's insistence on informing other adults, and it's Sensei who then proceeds to confront her father about his suspicions.
This point of honest drama thoroughly installs the young calligrapher as an Older Brother figure to the teen girl. He feels genuinely responsible for her well-being.
Of course, then again, BARAKAMON is an all-ages book. And in the end, the situation described here isn't quite as dire as it first seems.
Perhaps this halfhearted metaphor is a good way of understanding Satsuki Yoshino's book on the whole: what appears to be the erosion of human sympathy is little more than a misunderstanding, a misfiring, or a penchant for poor timing.
Would BARAKAMON have been a better book if it actually did confront domestic violence? If it actually did confront the issue of parental absenteeism? Absolutely. And yet, if it did, would it still be BARAKAMON?
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