"You won't see any opportunities from below if you keep looking above your head all the time"
"Once you carve your path, all that's left is to walk it."
Sometimes, life isn't always the way you want it to be, and that's what makes life worth living. Watching this series, i cannot stop thinking about the beautiful hidden messages that lie within every episode. Slice-of-life anime has always been my favorite, and Barakamon, you're gonna stay in my list for a long period of time big boy.
Punching the calligraphy director - being sent to an island by his father - coping with the different lifestyle than in Tokyo. Pretty much the whole summary of Barakamon. Simple right ? That simplicity is what makes the whole story so interesting to watch. When i watch any anime, i don't really like to finish all the episodes in one day because i feel that, the longer time it takes for me to finish a series, the more connection i feel with the characters, simply because i look forward to it. ( yes, even though there are just 12 episodes. i know i'm a little weird).
Handa is a very lovable character. He feels so low about everything except when it comes to writing calligraphy that he felt the need to punch an old director for criticizing his work, (not very lovable now doesn't he), but he started to show his true bright color throughout the series especially after meeting Naru, Hina, Tamako, Miwa and Hiro, and you know what, i love this guy. Despite his serious looking face, he has deep thoughts about everything, wisdom quotes that he said to himself, leaving him utterly embarrassed after noticing that he was heard by Naru and others.
There are times when i just want to curl up in bed, in awe of everything that happened, and sometimes i laugh at the stupid jokes, not because i think they're funny, but because of how much i can relate to those. (They are funny actually) And nope, not a single tear was shed, but i do feel my heart fluttered with happiness and other kind of feels i cannot explain, i'm not too good with words, but have you ever felt happy over small little things and everything is just great, yeah, that kind of feels.
If you're looking for a feel good, heartwarming, inspiring anime, give it a try.
I can't help but smile when watching the entire series. The OP and ED are so good i didn't skip any of them during those short but sweet 12 long episodes.
Season 2 ? Yes please ! And there goes my informal review.
oops, they're already announcing my flight. Ja ne !
