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ばらかもん [Barakamon] #13
ばらかもん 13 [Barakamon 13]
何かを選ぶということは、何かを捨てるということだ。
半田先生の帰省にくっついて、遂に東京デビューしたなる! 電車も、街並みも、動物園も…すべてが生まれて初めての経験だらけ! そんな中、半田は父にそろそろ東京に戻って来て欲しいと告げられる。半田が下した決断とは――…? 成長と、勇気と、決別の第13巻!
半田先生の帰省にくっついて、遂に東京デビューしたなる! 電車も、街並みも、動物園も…すべてが生まれて初めての経験だらけ! そんな中、半田は父にそろそろ東京に戻って来て欲しいと告げられる。半田が下した決断とは――…? 成長と、勇気と、決別の第13巻!
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First published March 12, 2016
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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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October 28, 2024
Ok.im (pleasantly) surprised.
Handa and Naru head off to Tokyo over Christmas and New Year.
What could have been some crazy big city adventures..isn't quite that.
Handa makes an important decision..and meets Ojou ..his prospective but rejected arranged marriage partner.
Lots of funny scenes and some lovely tender ones as well.❤️
Handa and Naru head off to Tokyo over Christmas and New Year.
What could have been some crazy big city adventures..isn't quite that.
Handa makes an important decision..and meets Ojou ..his prospective but rejected arranged marriage partner.
Lots of funny scenes and some lovely tender ones as well.❤️
September 16, 2019
A change in locale and a change in direction.
World: Solidly executed art that is easy to convey the emotions of the characters. The world building is good with new pieces and also new directions. I like how it's character based.
Story: An interesting journey to Tokyo that leaves the book changed and into a new direction. Once again we have these beautiful little moments between Naru and Sensei. I like the personal growth and journey and the new friends they meet.
Characters: Wonderful growth for Sensei and earned feels from Naru. I love the new characters that fill in their world and the journey that happens this book.
So satisfying.
Onward to the next book!
World: Solidly executed art that is easy to convey the emotions of the characters. The world building is good with new pieces and also new directions. I like how it's character based.
Story: An interesting journey to Tokyo that leaves the book changed and into a new direction. Once again we have these beautiful little moments between Naru and Sensei. I like the personal growth and journey and the new friends they meet.
Characters: Wonderful growth for Sensei and earned feels from Naru. I love the new characters that fill in their world and the journey that happens this book.
So satisfying.
Onward to the next book!
June 13, 2019
Awww, yay! I love Ojo. Some good character work in this one. Tell Kawafuji to stop being such a dick.
January 8, 2019
Probably my least liked installment so far. I don't really care for the Tokyo characters much, especially if it is all in Tokyo and there aren't the villagers for contrast.
The zoo was fun.
The zoo was fun.
April 6, 2019
I’m left with a bad feeling! This school idea sounds like a disaster... I guess 100 chapters in you’ve got to add some new conflict to keep things fresh. Overall I enjoyed the volume, but I feel like this change to not want to be a calligrapher seems a bit sudden. I guess they’ve been building toward it with playing up his lack of artistic sensibilities, but I thought he was a professional able to support himself with his calligraphy. I’m so sad for Kawafuji! He’s been pushing Handa forward all this time and now he’s been abandoned...
Kousuke was fun, he and Hiroshi are amusing together. Kousuke’s obliviousness on country life is nice in small doses like this. I also enjoyed meeting Ojou, a little romance (not counting all of Tama’s imagined romance...) is a pleasant addition.
Kousuke was fun, he and Hiroshi are amusing together. Kousuke’s obliviousness on country life is nice in small doses like this. I also enjoyed meeting Ojou, a little romance (not counting all of Tama’s imagined romance...) is a pleasant addition.
February 6, 2017
Entahlah... saya kok cemas dengan arah komik ini selanjutnya.
Naru's possessiveness toward Handa is no longer cute.
Dan akhirnya ada karakter cewek yang seumuran Handa (saingan Hiro makin banyak ah... Tama bakalan sibuk, Tama jangan insay dulu dongggg ^..^)
Naru's possessiveness toward Handa is no longer cute.
Dan akhirnya ada karakter cewek yang seumuran Handa (saingan Hiro makin banyak ah... Tama bakalan sibuk, Tama jangan insay dulu dongggg ^..^)
January 3, 2017
First time I gave 5 stars. This volume is perfect.
May 13, 2017
Awww, I think Ojo and Handa are good together!
February 23, 2018
I'm glad he's going to be sensei.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 22, 2018
A fully engaging volume of BARAKAMON, and yet it focuses almost entirely on domestic troubles.
Perhaps that's not entirely fair. The domestic squabbles of the Handa family residence invariably bleed into all other aspects of life: Seimei's professional obligations (the contract with the hotel isn't going so well), Seishuu's personal relationships (one clever encounter reveals a surprising amount), Naru's expectations for fun in the big city (time to visit the zoo), and more. Volume Thirteen is like a spinning top, covered in ink: at its center is the disruptive attraction-avoidance bond of father and son, which whips and whirls about, shifting the book's emotive focus at the slightest gaze, and as their inertia grinds through the day, an array of sentiment (contentment, angst, curiosity, dissatisfaction) is invariably flung from the centrifugal movement to contest and collide with anyone close enough to care.
Seishuu makes a momentous decision at the close of this volume, but not before he takes a healthy dose of self-reflection. And because of that, one notes that this volume requires multiple readings. How does Seishuu view his devotion to calligraphy? How does his father? How does Kirie Kawafuji, the art dealer, approach her work with Seimei? How does Seishuu view his professional duties insofar as they extend beyond the creative act itself? Is calligraphy an artistic endeavor, or is it a merely commercial one? The answer to each of these questions is rather nuanced . . . but Seishuu is slowly maturing in the eyes of the reader, and in the end, it truly shows (Seimei: "If the path isn't difficult . . . he won't feel that he's walking it himself.").
On the fun side, Volume Thirteen includes a bit of a surprise: Jou Tatenaga. "Ojou"-san is an insightful understudy and employee of Kirie's, and the young woman's long-ago affection for Seishuu bubbles to the surface when she meets the (in)famous young artist in-person for the first time. Jou is an adorable and amusing character, and it would be a shame to waste her dynamics on just one volume. The woman has the deer-in-the-headlights shyness that Seishuu used to have, and yet, Jou's aptitude for fine art shows that when she puts her mind to something, she's a cut above the rest.
Presuming Ojou and Sei will wind their way toward a romantic relationship is highly suspect, but the thought is a sincere and kind one. Jou's presence also gives Naru a female companion for the duration of the volume, which is a bonus.
It's difficult to say where, specifically, this manga is going. Some readers are no doubt disappointed in that this is no longer a book about a young man searching for the best way to produce outstanding calligraphy. But one could argue that a story about a young man searching for the best version of himself, though calligraphy, is much, much better.
Perhaps that's not entirely fair. The domestic squabbles of the Handa family residence invariably bleed into all other aspects of life: Seimei's professional obligations (the contract with the hotel isn't going so well), Seishuu's personal relationships (one clever encounter reveals a surprising amount), Naru's expectations for fun in the big city (time to visit the zoo), and more. Volume Thirteen is like a spinning top, covered in ink: at its center is the disruptive attraction-avoidance bond of father and son, which whips and whirls about, shifting the book's emotive focus at the slightest gaze, and as their inertia grinds through the day, an array of sentiment (contentment, angst, curiosity, dissatisfaction) is invariably flung from the centrifugal movement to contest and collide with anyone close enough to care.
Seishuu makes a momentous decision at the close of this volume, but not before he takes a healthy dose of self-reflection. And because of that, one notes that this volume requires multiple readings. How does Seishuu view his devotion to calligraphy? How does his father? How does Kirie Kawafuji, the art dealer, approach her work with Seimei? How does Seishuu view his professional duties insofar as they extend beyond the creative act itself? Is calligraphy an artistic endeavor, or is it a merely commercial one? The answer to each of these questions is rather nuanced . . . but Seishuu is slowly maturing in the eyes of the reader, and in the end, it truly shows (Seimei: "If the path isn't difficult . . . he won't feel that he's walking it himself.").
On the fun side, Volume Thirteen includes a bit of a surprise: Jou Tatenaga. "Ojou"-san is an insightful understudy and employee of Kirie's, and the young woman's long-ago affection for Seishuu bubbles to the surface when she meets the (in)famous young artist in-person for the first time. Jou is an adorable and amusing character, and it would be a shame to waste her dynamics on just one volume. The woman has the deer-in-the-headlights shyness that Seishuu used to have, and yet, Jou's aptitude for fine art shows that when she puts her mind to something, she's a cut above the rest.
Presuming Ojou and Sei will wind their way toward a romantic relationship is highly suspect, but the thought is a sincere and kind one. Jou's presence also gives Naru a female companion for the duration of the volume, which is a bonus.
It's difficult to say where, specifically, this manga is going. Some readers are no doubt disappointed in that this is no longer a book about a young man searching for the best way to produce outstanding calligraphy. But one could argue that a story about a young man searching for the best version of himself, though calligraphy, is much, much better.
May 17, 2017
In Summary
Handa finally gets his chance to show one of the villagers around his home turf. However, this arc winds up less about city versus county life and more about the direction of Handa’s life. Naru displays some of her usual kiddie antics, but for the most part this arc is an intriguing glimpse into the demands on a professional artist and the relationship possibilities for Handa’s personal life.
The Review
The tables are turned when Naru joins Handa on a trip to Tokyo. Now he’s the regional expert, and she can barely comprehend her hectic surroundings. But while she makes an atypical guest in the Handa household, this arc is less about her and more about the interactions Handa has with the adults of Tokyo.
For starters, Yoshino-sensei introduces Ojou, a college student working part time for the Kawafuji business. She’s also the girl Handa was asked to consider as a marriage prospect. After Handa turned the proposal down, I didn’t think she’d be mentioned again, let alone make an appearance. However, she is quite unlike her photo and, despite certain shortcomings, can hold her own in the art business world. Except for Kawafuji, Handa hasn’t had much opportunity to hang out with people his age, and as he and Ojou interact, we get a pretty good idea why he doesn’t have a girlfriend.
Then on the professional end of things, Handa meets the representatives for the major hotel project his father is working on as well as a young calligrapher just starting his career. Because Handa has been producing commissioned works and participating in contests (and is the son of a master calligrapher), I assumed he knew what a career as a calligrapher would entail. This trip to Tokyo shows just how much he doesn’t know about the art business. While Naru does have the opportunity to cause her particular brand of mayhem away from home, these chapters are less about her city experience and more about Handa’s reflections on the trajectory of his life.
However, the village isn’t completely left out of this volume. Kanzaki runs away to the village, supposedly to get away from “society’s strictures,” and Handa gives the kid permission to stay at his house while he’s in Tokyo. Thus the island gets another city boy in Handa’s absence. Kanzaki though is less of a clueless urbanite than he is an annoying, whiny one, and poor Hiroshi gets saddled with the brunt of Kanzaki’s damage.
Extras include two bonus manga, translation notes, and another installment of “Barakamon News.”
For more manga and book reviews, drop by my blog Keeping It In Canon!
Handa finally gets his chance to show one of the villagers around his home turf. However, this arc winds up less about city versus county life and more about the direction of Handa’s life. Naru displays some of her usual kiddie antics, but for the most part this arc is an intriguing glimpse into the demands on a professional artist and the relationship possibilities for Handa’s personal life.
The Review
The tables are turned when Naru joins Handa on a trip to Tokyo. Now he’s the regional expert, and she can barely comprehend her hectic surroundings. But while she makes an atypical guest in the Handa household, this arc is less about her and more about the interactions Handa has with the adults of Tokyo.
For starters, Yoshino-sensei introduces Ojou, a college student working part time for the Kawafuji business. She’s also the girl Handa was asked to consider as a marriage prospect. After Handa turned the proposal down, I didn’t think she’d be mentioned again, let alone make an appearance. However, she is quite unlike her photo and, despite certain shortcomings, can hold her own in the art business world. Except for Kawafuji, Handa hasn’t had much opportunity to hang out with people his age, and as he and Ojou interact, we get a pretty good idea why he doesn’t have a girlfriend.
Then on the professional end of things, Handa meets the representatives for the major hotel project his father is working on as well as a young calligrapher just starting his career. Because Handa has been producing commissioned works and participating in contests (and is the son of a master calligrapher), I assumed he knew what a career as a calligrapher would entail. This trip to Tokyo shows just how much he doesn’t know about the art business. While Naru does have the opportunity to cause her particular brand of mayhem away from home, these chapters are less about her city experience and more about Handa’s reflections on the trajectory of his life.
However, the village isn’t completely left out of this volume. Kanzaki runs away to the village, supposedly to get away from “society’s strictures,” and Handa gives the kid permission to stay at his house while he’s in Tokyo. Thus the island gets another city boy in Handa’s absence. Kanzaki though is less of a clueless urbanite than he is an annoying, whiny one, and poor Hiroshi gets saddled with the brunt of Kanzaki’s damage.
Extras include two bonus manga, translation notes, and another installment of “Barakamon News.”
For more manga and book reviews, drop by my blog Keeping It In Canon!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 28, 2020
I dunno but it feels like Barakamon is losing its charm to me. I did like the new character introduced, Ojou. But I don't really care for Tokyo and it's cast. The villagers are far more charming.
And Handa's decision wasn't at all surprising. It has been constantly brought up in the past how "stiff" his art was; all technique but no heart. And while he had his moments of brilliance, he isn't naturally gifted as his father.
And Handa's decision wasn't at all surprising. It has been constantly brought up in the past how "stiff" his art was; all technique but no heart. And while he had his moments of brilliance, he isn't naturally gifted as his father.
January 31, 2024
Handa's trip home was not at all what I expected it to be!! There was certainly growth for Handa has he finally has settled on his career path... Of course I don't think he has thought out the logistics of it so that will be interesting to see how it works out for him!
May 5, 2017
This series is pure comfort food, so sweet and satisfying. This volume is in top form, with humor, a little romance, and a major turning point for the main character.
May 16, 2017
This is a cute series, and this is a good volume. There's a real turning point for a major character, as well as more attention to some interesting side characters.
August 21, 2017
Another good volume.
February 26, 2019
Great Manga
If you watched the anime and wanted to see how it ends, this is great. It is translated well, and I enjoyed reading it.
If you watched the anime and wanted to see how it ends, this is great. It is translated well, and I enjoyed reading it.
June 8, 2019
This series turned out to be an interesting one, the purpose of MC life came abroad in this book.
September 19, 2019
Pretty great adorable slice of life manga, really love it!!😻😁📖🖋
January 1, 2020
Ahhh I love where things are headed
July 12, 2020
4.5 stars
May 12, 2021
I love getting to see how much Seishuu's been growing after living on the island to make as big a choice as he does here.
But man does poor Hiroshi suffer this volume having to babysit Kanzaki 😂
But man does poor Hiroshi suffer this volume having to babysit Kanzaki 😂
March 1, 2022
Chronique à venir
May 18, 2023
The character growth!!! I also am super sus of takao now, cuz that was a dick move in the end.
June 25, 2023
Handa's growth is amazing. I feel kinda sad that Naru didn't get to do all that much in Tokyo though. Also, Ojo was great too.
January 4, 2025
ナルの出演は楽しかった。彼女のインスピレーションの元で半田父の字が見たい。
それからお嬢の登場は面白かった。お見合いが断っても彼女と半田が後で恋人になると思う。
それからお嬢の登場は面白かった。お見合いが断っても彼女と半田が後で恋人になると思う。
January 7, 2017
A surprising turn of event. The story is actually getting better.
January 1, 2017
kuhampir nangis.
April 9, 2017
I don't know what I'll do when this series is over. It's so delightfully charming and always manages to make me laugh. There isn't a single character that I don't like, and though it took a bit of a serious turn at the end of this volume, it's still as light and funny as always.
Can't wait for the next one!
Can't wait for the next one!
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