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はんだくん [Handa-kun] #2
はんだくん 2
孤高のカリスマとして崇められている高校生書道家・半田清。「全校生徒に嫌われている」と思い込んでいる本人とは裏腹に病的なはんだ信者は感染的に増えていき…!? 「ばらかもん」のスピンオフだけどこっちだけでもいけるやつ第２巻！
143 pages, Paperback
First published September 22, 2014
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Satsuki Yoshino
80 books93 followersYOSHINO Satsuki
Name (in native language): ヨシノサツキ
Zodiac: Gemini
Name (in native language): ヨシノサツキ
Zodiac: Gemini
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August 23, 2017
This volume focuses on the various side characters most of the time, which was great. Like I said first volume, it's more fun seeing other characters react to Handa, especially considering that Handa can't possibly grow as a character because this is a prequel, and Handa can't be any less broken than he was at the start of Barakamon.
Still a fun read, and still doesn't really require any knowledge of Barakamon. There are some answers to some questions in Barakamon, though, so fans will finally get to know who a certain track runner is!
Still a fun read, and still doesn't really require any knowledge of Barakamon. There are some answers to some questions in Barakamon, though, so fans will finally get to know who a certain track runner is!
January 2, 2018
Handa ini zuuuper sekalli loh, dia ngomong sama meja aja bisa mencegah orang bunuh diri.... wakakaka......
July 6, 2018
More fun with Handa-Kun. This prequel might have been more enjoyable if it were a separate story from Barakamon, which by the way, is fantastic!
July 26, 2017
Akhirnya pecah juga ngakakku.... wkwkwkwkwk...
Di volume sebelumnya, beredar kabar Handa kun punya pacar cwantik, dan ini yang bikin deretan cewek2 patah hati hingga muncul gosip ngalor ngidul, hingga ketahuan ternyata si cewek cwantik itu maknya, eh, handa kun no okaasan. Liat maknya cantik gitu, ya pantas aja kalo handa kun itu kawaiiii #ehem...
Di volume ini saya mulai enjoy dengan segala kekonyolan dan kewaguan yang muncul gegara kesalahpahaman sana sini. Yang paling bikin ngikik saat Handa kun yang bingung bagaimana cara memulai percakapan dengan teman sekelasnya karena nilai sosialisasi nya yang kurang. Kayaknya dia butuh kursus kilat dengan Leo, si mantan model yang flamboyant itu :))
Tapi yang paling bikin ngakak saat mantan teman SMP Handa kun yang dendam karena kalah di lomba lari itu ingin menuntut balas. NGOAHAHAHAHA... Kebangetan dah ni lucunya. Untung baca jauh dari keramaian jadi aman buat ngakak sampe nyungsep....
Sudahlah...reviewnya segini aja. Ntar sopiler lagi. Mo lanjut bacaan lain dulu... dieman eman, tinggal satu volume ini..hikssss.,.. kayaknya bakal baca Barakamon kalo ini ntar kelar...
Di volume sebelumnya, beredar kabar Handa kun punya pacar cwantik, dan ini yang bikin deretan cewek2 patah hati hingga muncul gosip ngalor ngidul, hingga ketahuan ternyata si cewek cwantik itu maknya, eh, handa kun no okaasan. Liat maknya cantik gitu, ya pantas aja kalo handa kun itu kawaiiii #ehem...
Di volume ini saya mulai enjoy dengan segala kekonyolan dan kewaguan yang muncul gegara kesalahpahaman sana sini. Yang paling bikin ngikik saat Handa kun yang bingung bagaimana cara memulai percakapan dengan teman sekelasnya karena nilai sosialisasi nya yang kurang. Kayaknya dia butuh kursus kilat dengan Leo, si mantan model yang flamboyant itu :))
Tapi yang paling bikin ngakak saat mantan teman SMP Handa kun yang dendam karena kalah di lomba lari itu ingin menuntut balas. NGOAHAHAHAHA... Kebangetan dah ni lucunya. Untung baca jauh dari keramaian jadi aman buat ngakak sampe nyungsep....
Sudahlah...reviewnya segini aja. Ntar sopiler lagi. Mo lanjut bacaan lain dulu... dieman eman, tinggal satu volume ini..hikssss.,.. kayaknya bakal baca Barakamon kalo ini ntar kelar...
March 13, 2023
I enjoyed this very much (wish I could give 4.5 🌟)! The story became a more cohesive, progressive branch of the first volume and I liked that a lot. I also really admire the thought put into story elements that make this so engaging.
Main takeaway:
- Blindly obsessing over someone in a godlike manor can be quite a dangerous thing to oneself.
😅...🤣
The bonus of each chapter was really fun, and overall there were plenty of brilliant comedic moments! I suggest this manga if you wanna read something easy to follow and simply funny. I'll happily read more of this series 🤗*RECOMMENDED*
Main takeaway:
- Blindly obsessing over someone in a godlike manor can be quite a dangerous thing to oneself.
😅...🤣
The bonus of each chapter was really fun, and overall there were plenty of brilliant comedic moments! I suggest this manga if you wanna read something easy to follow and simply funny. I'll happily read more of this series 🤗*RECOMMENDED*
May 25, 2017
Already watched the anime, but reading this made me laugh. Yoshino-Sensei can draw expressions and mood REALLY well.
August 22, 2017
Mungkin memang dibaca pas momennya tepat, ketika sedang membutuhkan bacaan ringan lucu dan menghibur lalu dapatlah volume kedua ini. Konyol sekali Sei Handa, sampai ada Handa KW -nya segala.
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July 2, 2018These manga are absolutely ridiculous, but because I am Barakamon trash I will keep reading them. It's like a terrible, comedic soap opera or something. Why!?
November 29, 2017
Another good volume.
December 12, 2017
Funny, but seriously, I dunno how much more I can take of the same gag over and over again...
January 3, 2018
Kocak pas balapan lari :))
February 10, 2018
I think I like this better than Barakamon because it’s so ridiculous.
November 4, 2018
Poor boy has so many stalkers.
December 28, 2018
I think I like this less than Barakamon because it's so ridiculous.
March 7, 2019
Its a prequel to barakamon. This series gives us a preview of handa’s teenage years. A very insecure boy, who thought that everyone is bullying him when in fact everyone is in awe of him....
January 25, 2020
... that moment when you realize you're trapped in a gag manga.
March 18, 2023
The type of humor I enjoy!
June 13, 2023
I'm not feeling that instant love I had for the original series still, but I'm sticking it out since I like some of the new characters.
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March 4, 2025no but when she said, “WE'LL CATCH HANDA-KUN...
...SOAK HIM IN FORMAL-DEHYDE, AND DECORATE OUR ROO-“ 😭 that is WILLLLLLDDDDDDD
...SOAK HIM IN FORMAL-DEHYDE, AND DECORATE OUR ROO-“ 😭 that is WILLLLLLDDDDDDD
June 8, 2016
In Summary
There’s one panel in this volume where a teacher yells, “Another second-year!? What is wrong with your grade!?” Indeed, everyone in Handa’s year are so out of touch with reality that when a normal person gets added to the cast, he’s the lone voice crying in the wilderness. For the most part Handa himself doesn’t do much to push the action forward; most chapters revolve around other characters’ impressions of him. As such, there’s no overarching plot or goal, but if you enjoy delusional characters, this volume should keep you entertained.
The Review
The characters introduced thus far, both adults and students, have been weird in one way or the other. Now Yoshino-sensei changes things by bringing Yukio Kondou into the cast. He’s a normal high school student with average grades and interests. In short, he’s a garden variety mob character. But due to the luck of the draw, he gets grouped with Handa and Handa’s top three idolizers for a home economics assignment. Aizawa, Reo, and Tsutsui behave much as they did in Volume 1; Handa completely misinterprets their true intentions; and Kondou is the single normal POV, calling out the other boys’ craziness for what it is. By the way, their home economics assignment is a cooking project, and just as in Barakamon, cooking and Handa prove a disastrous combination.
Afterward, Kondou has no desire to associate with these freaks, but the three Handa idolizers somehow incorporate Kondou into their group. Handa henceforth has a foursome watching his every move: three spouting delusions while the fourth (Kondou) tries to inject reality into the commentary.
Yoshino-sensei then returns to introducing more characters with “HND Syndrome,” and Kei Hanada in Chapter 7 has it bad. Simply put, he’s very similar but not exactly the same as Handa, and the funniest and most extreme aspect of Hanada’s “similar but not exactly” is his face. The reaction Handa fans have when they discover he’s a fake fuels much comedy, and though the real Handa is largely absent from this arc, he does makes a final calligraphy jab at the fake that’s hilarious.
Then to wrap things up, Dash Higashino joins the story. Unlike most HND sufferers, his obsession with Handa began in middle school. While the cause of Dash’s jealousy is a bit of a stretch and his subsequent phobia of Handa is even more of a stretch, the illustrations of Dash trying to conquer his HND with the help of Hanada (the fake Handa) are quite funny.
Extras include bonus manga including glimpses of the Barakamon kids, translation notes, and an installment of “Handa-Kun News.”
For more manga and book reviews, drop by my blog Keeping It In Canon!
There’s one panel in this volume where a teacher yells, “Another second-year!? What is wrong with your grade!?” Indeed, everyone in Handa’s year are so out of touch with reality that when a normal person gets added to the cast, he’s the lone voice crying in the wilderness. For the most part Handa himself doesn’t do much to push the action forward; most chapters revolve around other characters’ impressions of him. As such, there’s no overarching plot or goal, but if you enjoy delusional characters, this volume should keep you entertained.
The Review
The characters introduced thus far, both adults and students, have been weird in one way or the other. Now Yoshino-sensei changes things by bringing Yukio Kondou into the cast. He’s a normal high school student with average grades and interests. In short, he’s a garden variety mob character. But due to the luck of the draw, he gets grouped with Handa and Handa’s top three idolizers for a home economics assignment. Aizawa, Reo, and Tsutsui behave much as they did in Volume 1; Handa completely misinterprets their true intentions; and Kondou is the single normal POV, calling out the other boys’ craziness for what it is. By the way, their home economics assignment is a cooking project, and just as in Barakamon, cooking and Handa prove a disastrous combination.
Afterward, Kondou has no desire to associate with these freaks, but the three Handa idolizers somehow incorporate Kondou into their group. Handa henceforth has a foursome watching his every move: three spouting delusions while the fourth (Kondou) tries to inject reality into the commentary.
Yoshino-sensei then returns to introducing more characters with “HND Syndrome,” and Kei Hanada in Chapter 7 has it bad. Simply put, he’s very similar but not exactly the same as Handa, and the funniest and most extreme aspect of Hanada’s “similar but not exactly” is his face. The reaction Handa fans have when they discover he’s a fake fuels much comedy, and though the real Handa is largely absent from this arc, he does makes a final calligraphy jab at the fake that’s hilarious.
Then to wrap things up, Dash Higashino joins the story. Unlike most HND sufferers, his obsession with Handa began in middle school. While the cause of Dash’s jealousy is a bit of a stretch and his subsequent phobia of Handa is even more of a stretch, the illustrations of Dash trying to conquer his HND with the help of Hanada (the fake Handa) are quite funny.
Extras include bonus manga including glimpses of the Barakamon kids, translation notes, and an installment of “Handa-Kun News.”
For more manga and book reviews, drop by my blog Keeping It In Canon!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 22, 2016
Amusing, enjoyable, pitiable, these are all words that come to mind when reading Handa's continuing adventures. His pack of followers he doesn't even realize are following him keeps growing, it's all just too funny without being totally slap stick or ridiculous, though it has its moments.
December 13, 2014
This volume covers chapters 6-10. I found this volume to be quite enjoyable. This volume introduces two new characters, Kondou Yukio & Hanada Kei. Kondou is the normal one who unwillingly joins the Handa fanclub. Hanada Kei is Handa's biggest fan, even going so far as to cosplay as him. This leads many people to mistake Hanada for Handa leading to many false rumors about Handa.
Like always Handa is an adorable dork. While this volume wasn't as funny as the first volume, I still found myself cracking up in certain chapters. My favorites are when Handa actually tries to communicate with his "fanclub" only to find it very challenging.
The omakes in this volume though were especially cute. I really like seeing Hiro-nii and Akki interact when they were younger.
Like always Handa is an adorable dork. While this volume wasn't as funny as the first volume, I still found myself cracking up in certain chapters. My favorites are when Handa actually tries to communicate with his "fanclub" only to find it very challenging.
The omakes in this volume though were especially cute. I really like seeing Hiro-nii and Akki interact when they were younger.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 29, 2015
The brilliance keeps coming
The more you get to know the real Sei Handa, the more you never want to stop reading. Every story takes you on an adventure of misunderstandings, that you will never believe to be possible, but when put into such realistic terms you can not doubt them. Can't wait for volume 3.
The more you get to know the real Sei Handa, the more you never want to stop reading. Every story takes you on an adventure of misunderstandings, that you will never believe to be possible, but when put into such realistic terms you can not doubt them. Can't wait for volume 3.
August 11, 2015
Handa is adorable. Especially when he's awkward.
Barakamon fans will appreciate the omake bits at the end.
Barakamon fans will appreciate the omake bits at the end.
May 8, 2016
4.5 stars
September 21, 2016
Love this series so far. Looking forward to reading vol 3. Too funny!
January 28, 2017
Hilarious as always, Handa-kun just lighten ups my mood.
June 7, 2017
Why is life so hard for Sei?
Well, for one, when everybody is hustling to make things easier, at the same time, and through their own maladjusted means, rarely does anything go according to plan. Such is the case of high-school life for Seishuu Handa.
The young calligrapher remains the pride, envy, and despair of his schoolmates. And he's still the withdrawn, anxiety-prone, comically brilliant young fool readers always knew him to be. Make no mistake about it. In HANDA-KUN, the kid makes life harder for himself. But as readers float their way into Volume 2, it is abundantly clear that outside influences persist, and are rarely as innocuous (or as easily identifiable) as one would hope.
Yoshino's second installment in the high-school drudgery of her eponymous calligrapher is a lot better than the first. The narration is more consistent, the drama is more genuine, and the characters have more equitable time in focus. Best of all, the balance of Sei's internal versus external locus of social indignation is much more flexible to the demands of the story.
For example, Volume 2 introduces Yukio Kondou, the true everyman whom also serves as a Shakespearean chorus, seeing the story as the audience does and reacting accordingly. As such, Yukio vacillates between openly fearing Sei, and openly pitying him. And whereas the local truant is susceptible to bouts of frustration with high-school life, Yukio actively contextualizes his peer's anxiety and calms him down. And whereas the class pretty-boy has a tendency toward acerbity, Yukio, willingly, plays peacemaker and brings him back down to earth.
All of this is coming-of-age fare, and may sound a bit boring, but considering it all occurs under the jittery eye of Sei Handa -- the young man everyone respects -- Yukio's quest for understanding (and not merely rationalization) is altogether ridiculous, comical, and totally heartwarming. These are their teenage years. Social contact is debilitating and stressful, and bullying is an everyday conceit. But despite it all, if one can laugh and smile at the end of the day, then perhaps it's not all that bad.
This volume is told from the perspective of other students, mostly, and so forsakes the previous volume's regular tendency to slip into the mind of Sei himself. This adjustment for the sake of narrative continuity is most welcome. It does, however, detach readers from the book's purported goals of not merely showing what life was like for young Sei, but of actually showing how young Sei endured such a life. This is a catch-22 that Yoshino has yet to show promise of navigating.
Well, for one, when everybody is hustling to make things easier, at the same time, and through their own maladjusted means, rarely does anything go according to plan. Such is the case of high-school life for Seishuu Handa.
The young calligrapher remains the pride, envy, and despair of his schoolmates. And he's still the withdrawn, anxiety-prone, comically brilliant young fool readers always knew him to be. Make no mistake about it. In HANDA-KUN, the kid makes life harder for himself. But as readers float their way into Volume 2, it is abundantly clear that outside influences persist, and are rarely as innocuous (or as easily identifiable) as one would hope.
Yoshino's second installment in the high-school drudgery of her eponymous calligrapher is a lot better than the first. The narration is more consistent, the drama is more genuine, and the characters have more equitable time in focus. Best of all, the balance of Sei's internal versus external locus of social indignation is much more flexible to the demands of the story.
For example, Volume 2 introduces Yukio Kondou, the true everyman whom also serves as a Shakespearean chorus, seeing the story as the audience does and reacting accordingly. As such, Yukio vacillates between openly fearing Sei, and openly pitying him. And whereas the local truant is susceptible to bouts of frustration with high-school life, Yukio actively contextualizes his peer's anxiety and calms him down. And whereas the class pretty-boy has a tendency toward acerbity, Yukio, willingly, plays peacemaker and brings him back down to earth.
All of this is coming-of-age fare, and may sound a bit boring, but considering it all occurs under the jittery eye of Sei Handa -- the young man everyone respects -- Yukio's quest for understanding (and not merely rationalization) is altogether ridiculous, comical, and totally heartwarming. These are their teenage years. Social contact is debilitating and stressful, and bullying is an everyday conceit. But despite it all, if one can laugh and smile at the end of the day, then perhaps it's not all that bad.
This volume is told from the perspective of other students, mostly, and so forsakes the previous volume's regular tendency to slip into the mind of Sei himself. This adjustment for the sake of narrative continuity is most welcome. It does, however, detach readers from the book's purported goals of not merely showing what life was like for young Sei, but of actually showing how young Sei endured such a life. This is a catch-22 that Yoshino has yet to show promise of navigating.
August 4, 2017
i have not read a manga in a while. And I am glad this is the manga that I chose to read first.
Handa-kun is just a peculiar guy whose view of his fellow schoolmates have been twisted due to his best friend.
A funny manga to read and laugh with from the beginning to the end.
Especially with the the Handa-kun army which makes handakun think it is a group of people who want to severely hurt him.
His way of running away makes all his schoolmates believe he is a coll untouchable guy when in reality all he wants is a friend but in return he thinks everyone despises him
Hillarious, Cannot wait to finish the series in order to watch the anime!
Handa-kun is just a peculiar guy whose view of his fellow schoolmates have been twisted due to his best friend.
A funny manga to read and laugh with from the beginning to the end.
Especially with the the Handa-kun army which makes handakun think it is a group of people who want to severely hurt him.
His way of running away makes all his schoolmates believe he is a coll untouchable guy when in reality all he wants is a friend but in return he thinks everyone despises him
Hillarious, Cannot wait to finish the series in order to watch the anime!
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