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Aug 9, 2014 10:50 AM
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I actually think Takao is pretty cool despite his sarcastic attitude.

Drama escalated this episode but I'm glad Naru was able to diverge the mood a bit with her paper airplanes. I find that scene like a piece of art.
Aug 9, 2014 12:27 PM
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Another super awesome episode.
Filthy Monster Ball!
And that friends meeting: "My friend foreveer!", was laughing hard :DD
All those epic phrases by Handa for magazines, and really great moment with paper airplanes made by Naru, Handa gonna find his own style there, at that island, with all those people around.
And another fujoshi moment at the end.
I'm soooo in love with this anime, can't wait for BD release to rewatch it already.
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Aug 9, 2014 12:38 PM
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Handa getting embarrassed by those words he said in that magazine was really funny, he made a good choice to stay at that island and boost his calligraphy.
Aug 9, 2014 12:40 PM
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So it turns out that Tama does speak the local dialect... but only when she's extra excited.
Aug 9, 2014 12:43 PM
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LOL that ending. wth

man this show has been great so far. it really highlights what one can learn when they slow their city life down by heading to the country side to meet good people, good scenary, good food.
Aug 9, 2014 12:47 PM
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One of the best eps so far :3

The part before the OP was hilarious XD Naru's reaction to the tattoo's was so lol and cute :3 How she went inside and drew one herself was funny ^^

Lol'd at Kousuke saying he likes children "For publicity's sake" XD

And Kawafuji saying "In another 10 years I'd like her" was hilarious XD...that's not kids that's already a woman XD

Naru's negotiation skills are hilarious and BA! But she got ripped off with that card XD She's got quite the future ahead of her :P Shady business dealer Naru

The "My friend for ever" scene had me on the floor XD "False friend" was hilarious too XD

This ep had awesome development for Handa with how he didn't mind Kousuke at first and how he wanted to change himself :D

Naru was awesome with the paper planes. That scene was beautiful >.<! And how she distributed the magazines about him to everyone in the village was hilarious XDXD

Tama's reaction to 4 guys at the end with all the blood was priceless ROFL
Aug 9, 2014 12:52 PM
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Great episode, best of the series so far :)
My friend forever and the "humiliation" scene were really funny lol.
I'm learning English so maybe I make mistakes :)
Aug 9, 2014 12:52 PM
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That beginning scene was funny. That moment with the paper planes was really nice.
Aug 9, 2014 12:53 PM
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My friend forever! That was such a beautiful moment. Too bad drunk Kawafuji totally ruined it by getting mad at Handa.
Kousuke admires Handa a little too much. Nice to see that Handa is maturing as a calligrapher. His kick was awesome.
Aug 9, 2014 1:00 PM

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Friends forever, oh god x)
And that filthy monster ball. Literaly Pocket Monsters.
And another moral scene.
That after crédits with Tama.
Aug 9, 2014 1:02 PM
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The best episode so far imo. Had a really nice balance between comedy and character developement.

Just as Naru was having a shell stall, she met up with Kawafuji and Kousuke.
Kousuke got irritated pretty early, though Kawafuji had a bargain with Naru.
Naru's a big fan of cards, who knows what kind of value a deck of trading cards would hold up to her.

Just as Miwa's father showed up, Kawafuji immediately got taken in to the village meeting for kidnapping, lol. He does look a bit suspicious with that tattoo of his.At least Kousuke made it to Handa's house without any major effort.

Kawafuji was pretty beat up or drunk, I should say, when he arrived at Handa's house, late at night.

Giving Kousuke that big pokeball with shield bugs was a great idea, if Handa didn't know his identity already. Loved Miwa and Hiroshi's reaction though.

Kousuke was more obsessed with Handa, than I thought. He had quite the collection of paperwork than Handa's been involved in. Too bad his efforts were made into paper airplanes.

Poor Handa, he never gets properly credited for his work. He either gets heavily criticized when his work is not good enough, or he doesn't feel any esteem when he wins a prize. I hope he realizes that only his close friends and his fans are the people whwo support him.

To cheer up the mood, we get a great epilogue which showcases the inner fujoshi of Tamako even further, lol.

Brilliant episode.
Aug 9, 2014 1:06 PM

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I love that fujoshi girl.
Aug 9, 2014 1:31 PM

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Funny episode , i really enjoyed it !! xDD
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Aug 9, 2014 1:32 PM
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As great as always. I loved how Naru collected tons of bugs all in one toy Pokeball.
Aug 9, 2014 1:36 PM

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Tama's delusions are funny. Nice episode. Handa's words in the magazines were pretty embarrassing.
Aug 9, 2014 1:41 PM

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hahaha after the ending :D
Aug 9, 2014 1:41 PM

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miwa and hiroshi trying to protect sensei was hilarious. also, i was on the floor during the opening scene. overall it was a great episode. the balance between character development and the comedy was done really well.

tama is the greatest fushoji 5ever
Aug 9, 2014 1:44 PM
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xD freaking love this show! When sensei heard those embarrassing lines hahaha.
Aug 9, 2014 1:45 PM

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LOL, they're having difficulties finding Handa-sensei's house, now that's pretty funny.

Naru has what it takes to become a great businesswoman XD.

Kawafuji go caught by the villagers since he's suspicious with all dem tattoos.

LOOOOL, "My friend Handa!" - "My friend Kawafuji!" - "My friend forever!" EPIC!

Oh, so that's the young guy that won the competition... he seems really annoying and actually is.

So Sensei actually knew who Kanzaki was and didn't commit seppuku... ah, Kawafuji had informed him.

Ah, Naru to Handa-sensei's rescue once again T.T

LOL, he just KO-ed Kanzaki XD.

Poor Tama thinks the BL army is growing XD.
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Aug 9, 2014 1:48 PM

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Loved the episode! Really liked the interaction between sensei and the guy the won the competition. The lines that sensei said were awesome.
Aug 9, 2014 1:57 PM

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Naru selling shells was pretty hilarious and kinda cute too, the moment with the paper planes was nice also, good episode.
Aug 9, 2014 2:00 PM

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That "forever friend" Engrish was hilarious. Another nice funny episode. It got pretty intense at the end there about Handa returning to Tokyo, but I'm glad things got resolved nicely.

All those corny lines from the magazine... even I started cringing from some of them lol.
Aug 9, 2014 2:23 PM
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Kawafuji and Kousuke first time meeting Naru was pretty nice.

Lol at the end when people knew about the magazines of Handa.
Aug 9, 2014 2:33 PM
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Okay, so...I'm beginning to suspect that Naru is not human. The timing of the paper airplanes couldn't have been coincidence.
Aug 9, 2014 2:39 PM

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Does this show ever disappoint... Such a great and funny episode, like all the other ones pretty much.

I was really anticipating Kawafuji and the lad's arrival. I knew he was the one who won the contest, I knew iiiitttt and I thought Sensei would feel super depressed about this, but I'm glad he was okay and that Kawafuji only took him here to get them into some sort of rivality. And now it's only going to get funnier with the two on the island. I'm kind of scared there'll be a serious episode where Kawafuji tells Seishuu to come back to Tokyo and Seishuu disapproves, probably near the end.

I'm glad we got Hiroshi through the whole episode also, but was kind of weird not to see Tama with Miwa. Though, I noticed Tama at the door during the monster ball moment and I wondered if she was going to make some kind of epic entrance.

The paper planes moment was beautiful, Naru sure is an hyper kid but she lights up the mood so easily, I'm glad she's there.

And THAT FUJOSHI MOMENT. Also, I liked seeing Seishuu in suit and as a student, I think they should put some flashback of their middle school days.

vonPeterhof said:
So it turns out that Tama does speak the local dialect... but only when she's extra excited.


I think I've already read about it, but why doesn't she usually speak it?
Aug 9, 2014 2:41 PM

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Another epic episode.
Aug 9, 2014 2:44 PM

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Tamaaa,i understand your feelings ;A;

beautiful episode
Aug 9, 2014 2:53 PM

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aaaaaaand another fantastic episode


that opening scene with naru, the serious moments in this episode, the after credits scene just perfect
Aug 9, 2014 2:55 PM

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The girl meeting the two, and she didn't know his name. They got taken to drink. So KajiKaji's character a fan of the main guy to the extend that he has his interviews and books! 18 years old award winning calligrapher. His boss is also his friend since school life.

Wow, stinky bugs...

He wants him to be back to Tokyo. His calligraphy is worse by his own style?? Nice phrase!

lol~ the magazines has been spread and they know. lol @ Fujoshi girl.
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Aug 9, 2014 3:00 PM
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Hilarious episode was laughing from start to finish.
Naru's reaction to seeing the tattoo, was not expecting that!
Too bad Tama wasn't there for the "Forever Friend/False Friend" scene haha.
Also loved the airplane moment, just what Handa needed.
Aug 9, 2014 3:12 PM

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hahaha after the ending :D


if you notice during the monster ball scene, tama was there openning the door looking stunned. Which makes the after ending a perfect scene to follow that up xD


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Was I the only one who noticed that the barrier Handa put up when Kawafuji was describing his middle school life was an AT Field?
Aug 9, 2014 3:50 PM

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that monster ball xD
another epic episode
omg when she ate that snail haha this show is amazing now i have to wait another week
that ending XD
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It seems like this episode went by so quickly! Watching Barakamon has become one of the highlights of my week, lame as it sounds; I really enjoy it.

Is the concept of Handa having friends that foreign to the townspeople? Aren't they counted to be his friends as well? Or maybe it's the idea that he has friends outside of the town, because of his rather standoffish attitude; alternatively, it could be that they more look up to Handa than consider him a friend. But I think Handa will value their friendship, because it appears as though Kawafuji is not only considering him a friend, but also using him. The way Kawafuji described Handa made him sound like...hm, like growing fruit, I guess, as strange as that analogy sounds. I don't know if you can consider it true friendship. It's undeniable that Kawafuji is a friend to Handa, but is it really friendship or is it more like commensalism?

I think I have a natural dislike of Kanzaki just because he's Handa's rival, but the thing is, through the episode, I realize that Kanzaki is just like how Handa was when he first came to the island. A total outsider, wary of the ways of the townsfolk. I also found it interesting that Handa didn't seem to be as affected by Kanzaki's presence as I expected him to be. It seems as though living on the island hasn't dampened his pride; it's simply made him more at ease with the world and more willing to let things go, including the "Second-Place Calligraphy Incident". Many of the things that Kanzaki said were true, especially that phrase about how Handa is trying to add individuality to his style, but that doesn't work.

And it doesn't. Individuality is something that emerges after the basics have been learned. It's not something that can be done consciously. As one of my teachers pointed out, we never really know who we are. If you just sit where you are for a few minutes, can you really name everything about yourself? No, there are things that you won't be able to know. Finding individuality is an unconscious process.

As an artist, I've found that you can't force yourself to develop a unique style. You can make little changes here and there, but even so, those changes are still inspired by the works of others. But then, after some time, you begin to develop a unique style without actually realizing it.

Thus, I think one of the greatest challenges for Handa will be subconsciously discovering an individual style. So far, his calligraphy has been all about keeping a conscious mind, studying every detail, paying attention to the basics of form and technique, but a sense of individuality only comes from not really concentrating on finding it. It is, in a way, a serendipitous process.

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Aug 9, 2014 4:13 PM

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Was I the only one who noticed that the barrier Handa put up when Kawafuji was describing his middle school life was an AT Field?
everyone knows about that, i thinks this scene isnt so memorable but yes, its funny, Handa must be an Angel or something.
Aug 9, 2014 4:14 PM

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LOL, they're having difficulties finding Handa-sensei's house, now that's pretty funny.

Naru has what it takes to become a great businesswoman XD.

Kawafuji go caught by the villagers since he's suspicious with all dem tattoos.

LOOOOL, "My friend Handa!" - "My friend Kawafuji!" - "My friend forever!" EPIC!

Oh, so that's the young guy that won the competition... he seems really annoying and actually is.

So Sensei actually knew who Kanzaki was and didn't commit seppuku... ah, Kawafuji had informed him.

Ah, Naru to Handa-sensei's rescue once again T.T

LOL, he just KO-ed Kanzaki XD.

Poor Tama thinks the BL army is growing XD.

i agree about Tama :DD but it was hilarious delusion :D
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Aug 9, 2014 4:15 PM

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So much embarrassment for Sensei! That Fujoshi girl ending :D
Aug 9, 2014 4:19 PM

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Some really deep stuff happened here. Sensei is clearly showing some character development ever since he landed on the island. I am so glad I found this gem of a anime this season.

Aug 9, 2014 4:43 PM

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I truly enjoy this anime. It never fails to make me laugh. After the ending theme was hilarious. btw I love the ending theme!! ugh I can't get enough!

Aug 9, 2014 4:59 PM

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Fantastic development this episode, I'm glad Handa feels like he knows what he's doing now instead of just hoping that he'd randomly improve. EVERY SINGLE episode so far has been so entertaining, cute and absolutely hilarious. The soundtrack - MARVELOUS.

Still AOTY for me, easily.
Aug 9, 2014 5:33 PM

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Man another great episode.
My friend forever!
Scene with all those paper planes was good :D
Handa getting embarrassed because of those lines XD

LOL Tama "The army keeps increasin'!"
Aug 9, 2014 6:01 PM
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Another very good,sweet and funny episode.
It was funny to see Sensei getting embarrassed about his quotes.

And the scene after the credits was funny as well.
Aug 9, 2014 6:10 PM

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One of the best episodes so far.
Aug 9, 2014 6:36 PM

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best series this season
Aug 9, 2014 6:49 PM

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That fujoshi is awesome!
Aug 9, 2014 7:24 PM

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The fujoshi girl after the end. God bless her.
Liked this episode much more than the previous one, and the two new characters have potential, I hope they won't go back to Tokyo anytime soon.
Aug 9, 2014 8:00 PM

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i'm worried the fujoshi girl(she has no other name!)might die by the end of this from over excitement lol
Aug 9, 2014 8:34 PM

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That episode felt so fast :o time just flies by.
And lmaoooo poor tama.
Aug 9, 2014 8:54 PM
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I don't think this was as strong as last weeks, but still pretty good. Naru comes and saves the day with how light hearted and carefree she is. She's the breath of fresh air Handa needed in life.

Really love this show.
Aug 9, 2014 9:35 PM

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Naru is best.
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