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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Lol, I bet Seishuu feel a bit trolled this episode. It's funny how much the kids wants to learn from though. Snsei, FIGHTO I really like what the kids made this episode with their ideas. Oh and the girls' yukata looked great too. I think this episode is definitely going to leave a memory in these kids and Seishuu as well. 5/5. Oh Naru, you don't want to kill sensei with those firecrackers right? LOL |
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| This episode was the first not to use material from the first 26 chapters right? That's up to where I'm at at the manga and I'm pretty sure I don't remember reading this anyway... Well regardless pretty fantastic and relaxing once again, but that's to be expected with this one, the best anime of the season pretty easily. At least from the one's I'm watching. :D |
| "Sensei, you ain't taking life seriously!" -- random kid, reflecting on Sensei's (lack of) bug catching skills That dream at the end... Oh, I wonder how Naru will punish Sensei for his generosity? That was a dangerous gift. |
CratexAug 23, 2014 1:00 PM
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animefan8800 said: Haven't read the manga, but it looks like they're preparing to wrap up the anime. What Tama said near the end sounded like foreshadowing.This episode was the first not to use material from the first 26 chapters right? That's up to where I'm at at the manga and I'm pretty sure I don't remember reading this anyway... -Resident- said: He does, doesn't he? I mean, that dog wasn't even speaking the dialect, just Standard Japanese, the hell was up with that?! XDThe ending though. Handa sure has some pretty weird dreams. |
| Such a heartwarming episode. :3 |
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| Such a nice episode, Beetle hunting with those kids was pretty funny, and the ending with the fireworks was nice too. I wonder how Naru will use her gift from Handa. |
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vonPeterhof said: Haven't read the manga, but it looks like they're preparing to wrap up the anime. What Tama said near the end sounded like foreshadowing. Seems like it. Incoming waterworks :( Handa will definitely have to decide whether his new social life with the island villagers or his professional life as a calligrapher is more important. This anime has done a great job of drawing me into Handa's state-of-mind and his development, so I don't look forward to this anime ending so soon :( |
| Gekkan shoujo can be pure comedy, but Barakamon is heartwarming comedy. Such a great episode. I Wonder how the series will end. |
vonPeterhof said: animefan8800 said: Haven't read the manga, but it looks like they're preparing to wrap up the anime. What Tama said near the end sounded like foreshadowing.This episode was the first not to use material from the first 26 chapters right? That's up to where I'm at at the manga and I'm pretty sure I don't remember reading this anyway... Well I'm hopeful we'll get a second season since I know the manga has something like 9 volumes of material and I don't think we've even covered half that, but I guess if it does end with him leaving that might not be possible. |
| Great Episode! that dog at the end tho. :P |
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| Naru's birthday was sweet. But why did they say they only held a birthday party for Naru because sensei was there? Barakamon is so great, it's killing me. I don't want it to end. Ever. I want there to be another episode every week until I die. ... Maybe a little too much to ask. This episode was especially heartwarming though. Definitely my favourite of the season. Probably my favourite anime from 2014. A 5/5 and 10/10 as usual. |
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| Naru was so happy with Sensei's gift lol. The second half of the episode had a more relaxing feel to it. |
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xpaula said: Adults are often disconnected from a kid's world unless that kid is their own child (and even then...). Her grandfather, still working the fields, is probably to tired and distracted to think of those things. These kids feel Handa is somehow part of their world, and part of Naru's world in particular, and I figure they just assumed he would be involved and happy to have a party at "his" place, which is more "their" place really.Naru's birthday was sweet. But why did they say they only held a birthday party for Naru because sensei was there? |
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| Beautiful heartwarming episode:') |
| Summer insects capturing. Having fun though many difficulties. Wow, extra copies of keys! It's the girl's b-day. Main girl's grandma's tomb sweeping. lol @ his face when he got attacked by the highschool girl from capturing the "parashoot". Wait, dog looking guy? No broadcast next Saturday... |
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| this ep was so heartwarming ;u; <3 Cratex said: "Sensei, you ain't taking life seriously!" -- random kid, reflecting on Sensei's (lack of) bug catching skills LOL |
| "It'll probably grow even if i dont water them....." to "She'll probably grow even if I wasent here" I wonder about Naru's parents too. Are they always away on work or something? |
Bikdu866 said: Ohhh, awesome catch!"It'll probably grow even if i dont water them....." to "She'll probably grow even if I wasent here" |
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| Really liked the episode, it was Naru's birthday and sensei tried tio catch bugs, but he ended uo killing them, this environment is not really made for him. Then they went to visit a the graves, looks like everyone likes Naru's grandma, she was probably a good person in that village. |
tsubasalover said: No broadcast next Saturday... It's not airing next week? |
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| Heartwarming stuff. When I started watching this show I thought that Naru would irritate me somewhat but you just can't help but love her. How's the manga going anyway? Is it popular? I hope there's a possibility for a season two ;___; |
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Vexper said: Heartwarming stuff. When I started watching this show I thought that Naru would irritate me somewhat but you just can't help but love her. same here Did anyone else think of island beetle farming in animal crossing new leaf while watching this episode? B) haha |
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I love this Naru focused episode seeing Sensai genuinely care on what to get on her birthday as well as his curiosity of the whereabouts of Naru's parents. Laughed at this episode too and I enjoyed the touch of seriousness that this one brought. My kokoro is warm now. 5/5 Damn, even the kids are wise on this island. I gotta find me the next ticket to the place soon! XD |
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| The comedy wasn't as good as usual, but it still remained heartwarming. OK episode! |
| That was a cute episode towards the end c: |
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| Naru is super adorable! I liked the second half a lot! I'm glad they mentioned the absence of Naru's parents in the anime. |
| Naru's birthday starting a beetle hunting group! Those imaginary scenarios :) Sensei competing with the kids xD Kenta and the other children really enjoying Sensei playing with them! All those spare keys to his house :O And one is lost too! Bon festival with grave visiting. Naru's grandma seems like quite the wonderful person since lots of people visit! Miwa elbowing Sensei to catch the parachute xD Tama's comment! Naru enjoying the festival a lot more than usual with Sensei around! ^w^ Naru's parents!?! I tend to think about the worst situation though >.> |
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| As delightful as ever. Lol'd @ Sensei getting bitten and squashing the beetle,RIP Heracles. Miwa stealing the catch from Sensei and Sensei's evil eye XD. Grave visiting scene was heartwarming. I hope Sensei never leaves the island/Naru. |
VanishingKiraAug 23, 2014 6:19 PM
Bikdu866 said: "It'll probably grow even if i dont water them....." to "She'll probably grow even if I wasent here" I wonder about Naru's parents too. Are they always away on work or something? Abandoned her, maybe ? |
| Enjoyable episode. Especially the short at the end with Hanada's dream of Puchi. |
| My goodness, I love this anime so much. Great episode! Like others have said, it was really heartwarming. I really wonder what's up with Naru's parental situation. I noticed during the first part of the episode during her birthday, she said "Oh, that's right! It's my birthday!" or something along those lines; as if she wasn't even reminded. I'm probably looking too far into it since I'm sure her grandpa remembers, but hey, it kinda seemed that way. On another note, I wish this anime was at least 24 episodes.. |
Uber_DewberAug 23, 2014 7:01 PM
| Only 4 more episodes left and that makes me sad! This anime is such a great heartwarming comedy! I think the reason I enjoy it so much is that it reminds me a lot of Usagi Drop in the way every episode touches your soul. Here is hoping they announce a second season and this will definitely be a day one buy for me when it releases on blu-ray/dvd! |
| So glad that I'm not a huge manga reader, because the manga readers WHINE WAY TOO MUCH and have to RUIN every adapted anime for the ANIME ONLY WATCHERS! |
| brilliant episode once again. i hope this show gets a 2nd season |
You know, this entire time I've thought of Naru as very outgoing and definitely one of the major sources of the lightheartedness in this anime, yet I've never stopped to consider what her personal life is like. It's apparent that she seeks others, but for some reason I never realized that her real family is pretty much absent. She never talks about her parents, and I imagine she would, so I'm thinking there must be some sort of bad experience there. But even so, the townsfolk are her family of sorts. All of them seem like a giant family, with how close they are to each other; each person is familiar with everyone else and I never sense any animosity between people in this anime. But Naru, Naru. We know so much and so little about her. All of what we've seen of Naru in Barakmon is just a surface appearance; we know she's cheerful, but what stood out to me most is that it's a mystery even to Handa what she really likes. It's also a question about what her family is like, and where she goes home to sleep at night. Does she miss her parents, or do the friendships of all the people in her village fill that gap? Even though she has so many people who adore her, I doubt it can still be the same thing as having parents would be. In essence, she's really just a child of the town. Her behaviour reflects that of everyone- outgoing, playful, always with a smile on her face, very welcoming, open-minded. Perhaps, since it appears as though she's indeed been raised by the people of the island, Naru is that way because that's all she's ever known. It's quite often that children come to, at least partially, reflect the outlooks of their parents and family, isn't it? Handa provides another perspective. Because of his calligraphy, he missed out on being able to have fun and be outside. It's not saying that calligraphy isn't fun, but it's also something that detracts from the other experiences that he could have gone through in his life. Now, as a young adult, he's experiencing his rightful childhood. And that's nothing to be sneezed at; there's no rule that dictates when you can have those experiences. The problem is, in a childhood, the viewpoint of most children is clear, innocent, unmarred by the experiences of later life and the negative things in this world. The older you get, the more paranoid you get, expressed as simply as when Handa fears touching the bug. Now that he's going through childhood experiences, he can't really experience it the same way as the children do because he's already seen much of the world. I've noticed adults tend to see the more negative things in life. Knowledge is good, but there's also many instances where it can detract from happiness. Take Charlie Gordon from the novel Flowers for Algernon. A mentally disabled young adult, he undergoes an operation to make him more intelligent, which should, ideally, contribute to his happiness. But it does quite the opposite. He discovers that his friends only hung around him because they liked to make fun of him, he discovers that love is much more complex than even him, as a now intelligent being, can understand; he is fired from his company because everyone fears his intelligence, and for that same reason many people stop associating with him. With his intelligence, he gains an awareness of this world. So in a sense, he might be more mature, but he can also realize what terrible things happen in our society. It's not as severe with Handa, of course, but the idea of trying to be too conscious of what's going on in the world and then becoming more and more distraught certainly applies. On the island, he learns that it's better just to do things, and take things as they come and go. Life changes; there's no such thing as something being truly routine. If Handa had continued to be wary of everyone, he wouldn't have made friends with the people of the village. So he embraced the more easygoing view of the world, didn't focus on trying to intelligently analyze everything as though they were algorithms, because really, even though math can play a big part in nature, it doesn't truly account for how humans function and socialize. A mathematical equation or an instruction booklet can only do a poor job at best of telling you how to socialize with others. This is a good segue into my other point. The problem with Handa and his calligraphy is that he consciously tries to be creative. I mean, trying new things is fine, but it seems like he's just forcing himself to be creative. Creativity is an unconscious process most of the time; you don't develop an art style by setting rules and trying to form it out of your own will, it kind of just evolves over time. I can't describe how my art has progressed to where it is now. I didn't consciously try to make many of the changes that I've seen occur in my art style, yet nevertheless, they continued and still do appear. It's not something that you can manipulate and force into happening; yes, you can stimulate creativity, but it doesn't really have a definite shape. It can't be molded into the desired product, and quite often the products of creativity aren't really what you had envisioned, but they are unique to you. This is something difficult for me to explain especially since it's an unconscious process, but I tried my best to make it as clear as possible. So Handa needs to just let his unconscious do the work, and someday, he'll find something that he can call his own. And as a last note, what the dog said was very interesting. Handa has only ever been completely accepted in this island town. When he lived back in the urban areas, there were always people who would criticize him because he didn't conform to societal expectations. On the other hand, in the village, there are many different types of people with many different personalities, but one factor unifies them all- they're all welcoming and tolerant of everyone. It matters not if Handa's attitude and upbringing is very different from that of everyone else's. I actually find that it's rarely mentioned, how much he stands apart from everyone else, and that's because the townspeople consider him to be one of their own. Yes, they do make comments about how life is different here, but they've never spoken about the city-dwellers in a derogatory way. What's sad is that people living in urban areas will often make offensive comments about people living in the countryside or rural areas. But I guess that's a difference in attitudes... |
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| The bug catching was hilarious! |
| "The weak get washed away by the tides of fate...The strong drink it up."-Godot |
| God this show pulls my heartstrings with the littlest of things. That's a testament to how much I love these characters. I'm anticipating some strong feels regarding Naru and her parents... |
| SENSEI! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE!? THE HERCULES BEETLE COST 12000 BELLS IN ANIMAL CROSSING!!! You have committed a great sin... |
| Another exceptional heartwarming episode. Feeling good~ |
| The bug catching was fun. Getting bitten by the stag and squashing the Hercules... hahaha. Naru's reaction to that card is gold! And it finally touched one of the things I want to know in the series... just where is Naru's parents? Can't wait to see when we get her flashback. |
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| GAAAAHHHH. This anime is so damn charming. I'm going to be depressed when it's over. ;_; I hope it gets a second season. ;____; |
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| Man I love this show |
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| LOL, they caught Handa-sensei trying to do butt calligraphy, while coming to tell him that Naru's birthday is here! Hahahaha, Handa-sensei thinking about Naru's reaction to his presents and especially to the hand mirror was hilarious. Wow... getting told by kids that life and bug catching aren't that easy as he thinks lol. Formation beta failed hahahaha. C'mon sensei... getting scared like that... HAHAHAHA, Handa-sensei smashed Hercules-chan XD. Awwww, Naru's turning 7 and she's one step closer to being legal for sensei mwahahahaha :3 Damn Naru was really thrilled when she got her beloved Handa-sensei's present XD. Naru's grandma T.T LOL, Miwa just bish slapped Handa-sensei with her elbow XD. Yeah... switching from talking serious shit like Handa-sensei returning to Tokyo if his punishment was lifted to talking about freaking homework lol. Naru's so sweet and adorable :3 Still... I wonder where Naru's parent really are hmmm... |
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