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ばらかもん [Barakamon] #17
ばらかもん 17 [Barakamon 17]
春は来る。誰がいても、いなくても。
進学によりヒロシが島を出て以来、村は空前のヒロシロスに陥っていた。
そんな中、みんなを励ますために半田がとった行動とは…?
泣いていても、笑っていても、毎日は続いていく。
大人気ハートヒートアイランドコメディ、みんなの心に花が咲く第17巻!
進学によりヒロシが島を出て以来、村は空前のヒロシロスに陥っていた。
そんな中、みんなを励ますために半田がとった行動とは…?
泣いていても、笑っていても、毎日は続いていく。
大人気ハートヒートアイランドコメディ、みんなの心に花が咲く第17巻!
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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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June 5, 2019
Nothing of importance ever happens in Barakamon -- for instance this volume features sequences of squid fishing and picking up litter -- but I love the warm fuzzy feeling I get whenever I revisit the rural Japanese island where it is set and its slightly wacky inhabitants. I've grown to depend on this gentle oasis in my graphic novel reading, so my stomach dropped when I saw on the last page that the next volume is the last volume. Noooooooooo!
March 15, 2019
I loved how much everyone misses Hiroshi in this volume, me too! I found the fishing part rather long and boring though.
October 10, 2019
Beautiful moments and some fun.
World: The art is good, emotional and simple that sets the tone for the world wonderfully. The world building is also small and solid and tied with character. The stuff with the visitors was kinda fun.
Story: As a penultimate book it seems very nonchalant in the way it goes about things. It’s still small and quiet and simple and I love it for that. There is no huge drama coming and no big decisions that needs to be made. It’s just simple and beautiful. The travellers was kinda interesting but the best was the squid.
Characters: Nice little moments. The stuff with missing kids who have flown the coop was nice and the small moments they create for it. Beautiful.
I am gonna miss this series.
Onward to the next book!
World: The art is good, emotional and simple that sets the tone for the world wonderfully. The world building is also small and solid and tied with character. The stuff with the visitors was kinda fun.
Story: As a penultimate book it seems very nonchalant in the way it goes about things. It’s still small and quiet and simple and I love it for that. There is no huge drama coming and no big decisions that needs to be made. It’s just simple and beautiful. The travellers was kinda interesting but the best was the squid.
Characters: Nice little moments. The stuff with missing kids who have flown the coop was nice and the small moments they create for it. Beautiful.
I am gonna miss this series.
Onward to the next book!
April 23, 2021
Love this series! The author can do no wrong in my eyes. Can't wait for #18.
March 19, 2019
I love this series so much, but I miss Hiroshi.
December 4, 2019
Outside of Yasuba being a boss with during the squid fishing sequence, I forget what else happened here. But Yasuba was a boss so I liked it.
December 15, 2019
Well, I'm biased as heck about this volume because Hiroshi has been one of my favourite characters since the very beginning of this series. This volume focuses a lot on him so that made me really happy. It's very bittersweet because it felt like a goodbye to the character and now he's left the story behind to live his own dreams.
Wah! And I just learned that the next volume will be the last and then it's over. My body is not ready!
Wah! And I just learned that the next volume will be the last and then it's over. My body is not ready!
February 24, 2019
Arguably the best slice-of-life manga out there. Light and cheerful.
June 26, 2019
In Summary
There’s no major story arc or calligraphy in this installment. Rather it’s a hodgepodge of vignettes, ranging from a squid-fishing excursion to clean up day. Two Tokyo students briefly take over the clueless urbanite role when they traipse in for a class film project, but between cats raiding his fridge and his inability to cook for himself, Handa strongly continues as the village silly city slicker.
The Review
Handa’s a professional calligrapher and has spent a lot of effort (sort of) getting his calligraphy school started. Despite that, there’s no calligraphy at all in this installment of Barakamon. Rather, this volume is a collection of short episodes that poke fun at Handa’s immaturity and the folly of city folk.
However, there is one gag that runs throughout. Volume 16 focused primarily on Hiroshi’s departure from the island, and his absence is still keenly felt, especially by his mother. As a result, Handa gets the harebrained idea of becoming a Hiroshi substitute in Chapter 122, and ta-dah! One blond-dyed Handa for the duration of Volume 17. Obviously, it provides more fuel for the villagers to tease Handa, but Handa’s Hiroshi impersonations are pretty funny, too.
Then after a silly mini-mystery involving Handa’s refrigerator and two (ugly) stray cats, two college kids show up. Unlike previous visitors to the village, this aspiring idol and film student have no connection to Handa or any locals. They’ve come to make a documentary about rural life for a class assignment and are as intrusive as Kousuke was. They are also out of touch with reality, and most of the humor in this two-chapter arc stems from the disconnect between their idyllic notions of country life and actual Nanatsutake. Although Handa usually plays the part of the clueless city-slicker, this is a rare case where he’s more villager than not as he grudgingly hosts the students.
The volume then wraps up with two single-chapter stories. If you’ve ever wondered about squid-fishing, Chapter 126 will tell you more than you ever imagined about it. Even if you don’t care about squid, you get to see Handa interacting with a group of village men, which he doesn’t do often. And finally, Chapter 127 has all the Nanatsutake residents working together at the village’s cleanup event. “Working,” of course, is a relative term where Handa and the kids are involved, and the chapter is a stellar example of what happens when sensible Hiroshi isn’t around to keep everyone on task.
Extras include bonus manga, translation notes, and another installment of “Barakamon News.”
For more manga and book reviews, drop by my blog Keeping It In Canon!
There’s no major story arc or calligraphy in this installment. Rather it’s a hodgepodge of vignettes, ranging from a squid-fishing excursion to clean up day. Two Tokyo students briefly take over the clueless urbanite role when they traipse in for a class film project, but between cats raiding his fridge and his inability to cook for himself, Handa strongly continues as the village silly city slicker.
The Review
Handa’s a professional calligrapher and has spent a lot of effort (sort of) getting his calligraphy school started. Despite that, there’s no calligraphy at all in this installment of Barakamon. Rather, this volume is a collection of short episodes that poke fun at Handa’s immaturity and the folly of city folk.
However, there is one gag that runs throughout. Volume 16 focused primarily on Hiroshi’s departure from the island, and his absence is still keenly felt, especially by his mother. As a result, Handa gets the harebrained idea of becoming a Hiroshi substitute in Chapter 122, and ta-dah! One blond-dyed Handa for the duration of Volume 17. Obviously, it provides more fuel for the villagers to tease Handa, but Handa’s Hiroshi impersonations are pretty funny, too.
Then after a silly mini-mystery involving Handa’s refrigerator and two (ugly) stray cats, two college kids show up. Unlike previous visitors to the village, this aspiring idol and film student have no connection to Handa or any locals. They’ve come to make a documentary about rural life for a class assignment and are as intrusive as Kousuke was. They are also out of touch with reality, and most of the humor in this two-chapter arc stems from the disconnect between their idyllic notions of country life and actual Nanatsutake. Although Handa usually plays the part of the clueless city-slicker, this is a rare case where he’s more villager than not as he grudgingly hosts the students.
The volume then wraps up with two single-chapter stories. If you’ve ever wondered about squid-fishing, Chapter 126 will tell you more than you ever imagined about it. Even if you don’t care about squid, you get to see Handa interacting with a group of village men, which he doesn’t do often. And finally, Chapter 127 has all the Nanatsutake residents working together at the village’s cleanup event. “Working,” of course, is a relative term where Handa and the kids are involved, and the chapter is a stellar example of what happens when sensible Hiroshi isn’t around to keep everyone on task.
Extras include bonus manga, translation notes, and another installment of “Barakamon News.”
For more manga and book reviews, drop by my blog Keeping It In Canon!
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September 20, 2020
Hiroshi's absence has left a sizeable hole in the community. For the youngest children, an elder-brother figure who cares for them when nobody else will is now no longer there. For the adults, a charming and resourceful young man whose love of home is reflected in his every action is on the cusp of external influence. Nobody can replace Hiroshi. Does that mean everyone should simply move on?
BARAKAMON #17 feels like a filler arc. This is particularly evident in the way it tracks Handa-sensei's dorky effort to relieve the locals of their anxieties. Handa-sensei is not necessarily neglecting his duties as the steward of a "writing hut," but rather, he's found it just as instructive to both his and the community's health for him to be engaged and attentive to the troubles of the isle. Not to say there are no poignant moments. On a few occasions, the ace calligrapher acknowledges that filling Hiroshi's shoes is not only impossible, it's entirely unwarranted. What the islanders need is a writing sensei, not another Hiroshi-kun.
Also of note is a comical middle chapter involving pseudo-celebrity tourists making an attempt to craft a homemade documentary about rural life. A college-aged producer, Akio, and his sort-of model girlfriend, Yuna, travel to the village in search of something rustic and friendly and warms the heart. What they get, however, is a crash course in what happens when one crosses paths with rambunctious schoolchildren, an irate writing teacher, and several village locals who want nothing to do with being exploited for the likes of city-folk. Who knew Handa-sensei would be the perfect host for such fame seekers?
As is often the case, BARAKAMON #17 shows readers that outsider views, no matter how skewed or quirky, are liable to shift and change if one lends the time to listen and learn.
BARAKAMON #17 feels like a filler arc. This is particularly evident in the way it tracks Handa-sensei's dorky effort to relieve the locals of their anxieties. Handa-sensei is not necessarily neglecting his duties as the steward of a "writing hut," but rather, he's found it just as instructive to both his and the community's health for him to be engaged and attentive to the troubles of the isle. Not to say there are no poignant moments. On a few occasions, the ace calligrapher acknowledges that filling Hiroshi's shoes is not only impossible, it's entirely unwarranted. What the islanders need is a writing sensei, not another Hiroshi-kun.
Also of note is a comical middle chapter involving pseudo-celebrity tourists making an attempt to craft a homemade documentary about rural life. A college-aged producer, Akio, and his sort-of model girlfriend, Yuna, travel to the village in search of something rustic and friendly and warms the heart. What they get, however, is a crash course in what happens when one crosses paths with rambunctious schoolchildren, an irate writing teacher, and several village locals who want nothing to do with being exploited for the likes of city-folk. Who knew Handa-sensei would be the perfect host for such fame seekers?
As is often the case, BARAKAMON #17 shows readers that outsider views, no matter how skewed or quirky, are liable to shift and change if one lends the time to listen and learn.
April 18, 2019
Probably only 3 stars, it wasn’t much excitement but there were some funny parts. The real issue I’m having is that at the end of the book it says next volume—the conclusion. What’s up with that?! I want this story to go on forever! At the very least I feel like there are a lot of open ends that can’t be finished off in just a couple chapters. Handa’s got to build his school and do all the stuff to become a famous calligraphy teacher and go back to being a professional calligrapher and... I wouldn’t hate it if the series ends and there was a Hiroshi spin off though and that’s how we got to follow up on Handa for years to come without having to deal with the same situations in the village repeatedly. I really felt like that documentary thing was going to open a can of worms in a couple volumes but maybe it’ll happen next volume or maybe it’ll never happen.
June 4, 2023
the addition of the college students working on a film was cute, especially with the comment handa made about his treasure being the villager's words and how it made him know he belongs there. my heart! i'm honestly so bummed this series is almost over, and i know this is gonna be something i reread again.
February 1, 2024
Eee this was great ! First off Handa dying his hair as a distraction from Hiroshi's departure was great! The documentary group was very funny but it was also a great way to show Handa's growth! He is truly happy on the island and his life there! Also .... none of those kids should be in charge of picking up the trash... they simply made more of a mess !!
January 15, 2025
釣りの編は本当に面白かった。
私は魚釣りはあまり好きではないけどそれが両親の趣味なので知りたいでも知りたくないしても釣りの道具のことが結構分かっている。勿論漫画の道具ノ名前はちょっと違うだけど、リールの話になった時が私が何が本物の名前を知ってたし、釣りに得意のサングラスは実に存在している。それから釣り人の話題は本当に話の感じになる。半分以上は冗談だけど、自慢していなかったら釣り人ではないね。
とにかく、結構笑った。
私は魚釣りはあまり好きではないけどそれが両親の趣味なので知りたいでも知りたくないしても釣りの道具のことが結構分かっている。勿論漫画の道具ノ名前はちょっと違うだけど、リールの話になった時が私が何が本物の名前を知ってたし、釣りに得意のサングラスは実に存在している。それから釣り人の話題は本当に話の感じになる。半分以上は冗談だけど、自慢していなかったら釣り人ではないね。
とにかく、結構笑った。
April 8, 2019
I really am gonna be sad since the next volume is the last one! These kids, Handa-san, everyone T_T
June 1, 2019
Mostly the same light fun story, but the part about the wanna-be idol and manager was really irritating.
September 19, 2019
Pretty great adorable slice of life manga, really love it!!😻😁📖🖋
October 14, 2019
Good volume.
July 4, 2022
4.5 The fishing chapter was quite boring, but everything else was funny and/or heartwarming as usual.
June 3, 2019
Like everyone else who reviewed this volume, I really really missed Hiroshi. Blond Handa was hilarious though.
Can't believe there's only one of these left to go. :(
Can't believe there's only one of these left to go. :(
March 14, 2020
~4 Stars
Everyone's feeling Hiroshi's absence, and Handa attempts to make his mother feel better by being him, though that fails, of course. Handa-sensei is not the same as Hiroshi, even with blond hair.
Aside from that bit, a new film-making couple arrives in town, and invades their space. Of course, there's some misunderstandings, since this is an odd small town. We also get to see some fishing, and later everyone gets together to clean up the village. They're a very close-knit group of people.
I believe the next volume is the last, and I look forward to seeing how this series wraps up. It's been a lot of fun, and the characters have gone through a bit of growing and change.
Everyone's feeling Hiroshi's absence, and Handa attempts to make his mother feel better by being him, though that fails, of course. Handa-sensei is not the same as Hiroshi, even with blond hair.
Aside from that bit, a new film-making couple arrives in town, and invades their space. Of course, there's some misunderstandings, since this is an odd small town. We also get to see some fishing, and later everyone gets together to clean up the village. They're a very close-knit group of people.
I believe the next volume is the last, and I look forward to seeing how this series wraps up. It's been a lot of fun, and the characters have gone through a bit of growing and change.
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