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For a certain reason, a handsome, young calligrapher by the name of Seishuu Handa uproots himself and moves to an island on the westernmost edge of Japan. 'Sensei' as he comes to be known, is a city boy through and through, and has never experienced rural life until now. And by the looks of it, he has much to learn! From navigating public roads by tractor to resigning himself to having his new digs commandeered by the local children as their new hangout, the list of Sensei's hardships is shaping up to be long indeed! Here unfolds a heartfelt island comedy about a gruff on the outside, soft on the inside urbanite teacher and his new, unfailingly tolerant island neighbours!

Reality is tough, but...surely, the future must be bright. Handa-sensei has returned from Tokyo with a new declaration--he's going to start his own calligraphy school! But will he find any students!? But when an unusually cold winter brings rare snow to the island, is Handa prepared to hibernate the time away...?

Santa, huh...? Guess each household tends to have its own customs....Jingle jingle jingle jingle....Christmas has come to the island!Handsome young calligrapher Seishuu Handa tries his hand at the Santa business for the first time! But could it be that Handa Claus isn't the only one who's come to visit all the nice little children...? The love of every dad warms the world in Volume 12 of this hot 'n' hearty island comedy!

Life never seems to get easier for Handa-sensei in this funny, heartwarming slice-of-life series!

No matter what he's looking at, he sees only what's on the outside. Now that Hiroshi is gone, the villagers are really feeling his absence, and nowhere is this more apparent than with his mother, who is sighing up a storm. But Handa-sensei is here to fill the void...by dyeing his hair blond?! It's all about Hiroshi in Volume 17 of this hot 'n' hearty island comedy!

Take one last trip back to Nanatsutake Village with 69 specially drawn pages of new stories and over 70 full-color illustrations! Find out the answers to burning questions like: What if the villagers suddenly gained superpowers? And what if they all swapped bodies? All this and more in the final celebration of this hot 'n' hearty island comedy!

It’s been a year since Handa arrived on the island, and a lot has changed for the residents of Nanatsutake Village. Hiroshi’s in Tokyo, Miwa and her friends have graduation on their minds, and Naru and her classmates are going into their second year of elementary school. With everyone looking to the future, the time to say good-bye approaches as the curtain closes on this hot ’n’ hearty island comedy!!

Kawafuji, the only friend of handsome young calligrapher Seishuu Handa, has come to visit the island...!! ...However, the lack of cell phone signal and any useful landmarks is preventing the two of them from meeting up!! Also, why has Kyousuke Kamisaki, who beat out Seishuu for an award (in the "Second-Place Calligraphy Incident"), come along for the ride......?! There's a storm brewing in the third volume of this mature, heartwarming island comedy!!

Before his exile to an island and his exploits with Naru and friends in the pages of Barakamon, Sei Handa was a neurotic teen and aspiring calligrapher, who was convinced that his classmates despised him! His enigmatic nature, though, makes him a magnet to everyone around him, and every day is a comedy of errors. Prepare yourself for one of the funniest manga in years as it follows the misadventures of Handa-kun!

School life isn't getting any easier for Seishuu Handa. Try as he might to make himself invisible to his classmates, the rising number of "Handaists" --classmates beguiled by his erratic behavior-- make his task nearly impossible. With a new nemesis and girlfriend (??) in the mix, does Handa-kun have even a slim chance of staying off the radar?!

His house suddenly a hangout for the local kids, weird rumors about him getting spread all over the island in the span of day... Handsome young calligrapher Seishuu Handa, unused to rural life, can't take it anymore and collapses from the weight of it all......?! The equally heartwarming and hilarious tale of a sullen city boy teacher and his tolerant island neighbors continues! Will Handa finally start to learn that living life at a slow pace isn't all that bad...?

Aiming for an autumn calligraphy exhibition, handsome young calligrapher Seishuu Handa sets out to get in touch with his creative side. Meanwhile, a man whose appearance screams yakuza, landing him well out of place on the peaceful island, puts in a "request" to have Handa write the name on his boat...!? With the prickly-sweet--prickly-useless, more like--Sensei in tow, the overindulgent islanders unfurl a mature, heartwarming island comedy that fumbles blindly in the dark in Volume 4!!

This is the most realistic Tarzan make-believe I've ever seen......Gaining tremendous inspiration from nature, handsome young (and bug-hating) calligrapher Seishuu Handa makes strides in his creative endeavors. But while anguishing over the individuality of his calligraphy, he receives a phone call from Tokyo, and...?!! The tale of bumbling Sensei, who doesn't even hold back against children, and his warm island neighbors trundles into the last days of summer, which bring with them bittersweet memories!

Miwa and the gang leave the island on their school trip! Meanwhile, Hiroshi-or rather, Kuroshi-tries to prepare for an interview, and handsome young calligrapher Seishuu Handa gets ready for his first-ever island-wide broadcast. But in the middle of all of this bustle comes the sudden appearance of-an ambulance?!

Don't lose sight of what you set out to do!The cold north wind sets in on the island and handsome young calligrapher Seishuu Handa longs for his winter clothes. But instead of Kawafuji making the delivery, Handa's parents decide to make their island debut--and come bearing much more than just winter clothes...! Double the trouble arrives on the island in this chaotic, hot 'n' hearty comedy! Go back to the country and back to the basics in Volume 10 o fBarakamon!

Severely overestimating the villagers' wealth, Handa-sensei finds himself quite short on students for his calligraphy school upon announcing his exorbitant tuition rate. But as his hopes begin to fade, a savior appears!?

The class trip has begun, but now it's not just his own classmates Handa needs to worry about... When a rival school ends up going along for the ride, isn't it a given that Handa-kun's going to run afoul of a whole new set of kids??The Handa Army have met their nemesee...nemenisee...neemessss--their rivals! There is no way they will allow their beloved Handa to be diminished by the white shirts!! Meanwhile, poor Handa-kun is trying REALLY hard just to fit in...

Just when you thought it was all over, the whole crew makes a surprising return for three extra chapters! How will the Handa Army react to the news that their beloved Handa will be the focus of an anime series? By blowing it all ridiculously out of proportion, of course! The final volume of Handa-kun is full of high jinks with the Handa Army, plus some special extras from the author.

Thirty-two-year-old Tohno Naruhiko has been scraping by as a manga creator for ten years, and when his latest series gets canceled, he finds himself at a crossroads. Tohno’s always had his sights set on fantasy, but this time around, his editor’s got another idea—a slice-of-life story set in a remote village not unlike the one where he was born and raised. Could a return to his roots be exactly the change of pace our reclusive manga creator needs?

After ten years of trying to hit it big in the manga world, Naruhiko’s latest series is taking off! Still, he can’t help but wonder if he really deserves the success. So when the time comes for him to leave the island for a book signing in Tokyo, he can’t help but worry! At long last, he gets to meet some of the fans who have supported him for years… Surely he won’t slip up along the way?