Barakamon
Barakamon Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.8 | 8.5 |
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About
"A city artist's ego meets island patience"
A young, prize-winning calligrapher punches an elderly critic at an exhibition and is banished by his father to a remote island to cool off and rediscover his craft. There he's swarmed by nosy, warm-hearted villagers and an irrepressible little girl who refuses to leave him alone. The show is slow, sunny, and gentle, more about mood than plot, letting small daily moments and rural scenery do the emotional work. It's funny in a soft way and quietly moving, watching a prickly perfectionist slowly soften under unglamorous community life.
the slow-burn friendship between the grumpy calligrapher and the island's tiny, fearless resident troublemaker.
you need strong plot momentum rather than slice-of-life warmth and small character beats.
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All Seasons
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | Barakakodon/Genkina kodomo | 7.8 | 166 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | Yakamashika/Urusai | 7.5 | 146 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | Hitonmochi/Oiwai de nagerareru mochi | 7.9 | 140 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 4 | Shiman ontsandon/Shima no oyajitachi | 7.6 | 139 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 5 | Un ni oegii/Umi ni oyogi ni iku | 7.8 | 133 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 6 | Yosonmon/Tôkyô kara kita Yatsura | 7.9 | 133 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 7 | Hisan-iwo/Kôkyûna sakana | 7.8 | 130 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 8 | Onde/Nenbutsu odori | 8.4 | 143 | 22 min | |
| ▶ | 9 | Okega makucchishita/Ôkega shisouni natta | 8.0 | 128 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 10 | Dacchi ikode/Minna de ikô | 8.0 | 125 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 11 | Tôkyô ni imasu/Yoseo | 8.8 | 138 | 22 min | |
| ▶ | 12 | Kaette Kite Urishika | 8.5 | 143 | 24 min |