Barakamon
Manga
ばらかもん
2008/02/22
Character count348,174
Word count150,045
Unique words14,086
Words (1-occurrence)6,910
Unique kanji1,889
Kanji (1-occurrence)340
Difficulty Easy
Volumes18
External Rating
83 %

For a certain reason, a handsome, young calligrapher by the name of Seishuu Handa uproots himself and moves to an island on the westernmost edge of Japan. "Sensei," as he comes to be known, is a city boy through and through, and has never experienced rural life until now. And by the looks of it, he has much to learn! Luckily(?), he has a willing teacher in Naru, the energetic expert islander, to help show him the ropes. But can Sensei keep up with the plucky first-grader, or will he get schooled?! Here unfolds a heartfelt island comedy about a gruff on the outside, soft on the inside urbanite teacher and his new, unfailingly kind island neighbors! (Source: Yen Press) Notes: - One extra and four side stories are included in volume 18+1. - Original serialization was completed on 2018-12-12 with 18 volumes (139 chapters). - A new limited-run serialization was started on 2023-04-12 and ended on 2023-09-12 in Monthly Shounen Gangan, in conjunction with the TV-drama adaptation. This new run adds 7 chapters and 1 volume to the total count.

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Genres
Comedy
Slice of Life
Tags
Family
Art
Countryside
Island
Work
Male Protagonist
Teacher
Food
Cars
Tomboy
Shounen
Agriculture
Crossdressing
Subdecks
Volume 1
Character count17,102
Word count7,511
Unique words2,131
Words (1-occurrence)1,329
Unique kanji742
Kanji (1-occurrence)307
Difficulty Easy
Volume 2
Character count16,401
Word count7,088
Unique words2,065
Words (1-occurrence)1,277
Unique kanji738
Kanji (1-occurrence)277
Difficulty Easy
Volume 3
Character count20,271
Word count8,933
Unique words2,480
Words (1-occurrence)1,593
Unique kanji832
Kanji (1-occurrence)306
Difficulty Average
Volume 4
Character count21,114
Word count9,111
Unique words2,569
Words (1-occurrence)1,631
Unique kanji834
Kanji (1-occurrence)304
Difficulty Easy
Volume 5
Character count17,788
Word count7,750
Unique words2,178
Words (1-occurrence)1,380
Unique kanji701
Kanji (1-occurrence)277
Difficulty Easy
Volume 6
Character count20,363
Word count8,825
Unique words2,451
Words (1-occurrence)1,561
Unique kanji848
Kanji (1-occurrence)297
Difficulty Easy
Volume 7
Character count21,637
Word count9,197
Unique words2,576
Words (1-occurrence)1,620
Unique kanji843
Kanji (1-occurrence)304
Difficulty Easy
Volume 8
Character count22,053
Word count9,451
Unique words2,666
Words (1-occurrence)1,674
Unique kanji827
Kanji (1-occurrence)296
Difficulty Average
Volume 9
Character count18,893
Word count8,184
Unique words2,371
Words (1-occurrence)1,492
Unique kanji821
Kanji (1-occurrence)300
Difficulty Easy
Volume 10
Character count18,390
Word count7,835
Unique words2,259
Words (1-occurrence)1,435
Unique kanji808
Kanji (1-occurrence)314
Difficulty Easy
Volume 11
Character count17,803
Word count7,644
Unique words2,096
Words (1-occurrence)1,301
Unique kanji748
Kanji (1-occurrence)276
Difficulty Easy
Volume 12
Character count16,739
Word count7,115
Unique words1,999
Words (1-occurrence)1,265
Unique kanji685
Kanji (1-occurrence)272
Difficulty Easy
Volume 13
Character count24,152
Word count10,271
Unique words2,629
Words (1-occurrence)1,641
Unique kanji888
Kanji (1-occurrence)311
Difficulty Average
Volume 14
Character count17,225
Word count7,484
Unique words2,060
Words (1-occurrence)1,258
Unique kanji763
Kanji (1-occurrence)280
Difficulty Easy
Volume 15
Character count19,596
Word count8,536
Unique words2,281
Words (1-occurrence)1,387
Unique kanji826
Kanji (1-occurrence)275
Difficulty Easy
Volume 16
Character count19,977
Word count8,539
Unique words2,335
Words (1-occurrence)1,452
Unique kanji830
Kanji (1-occurrence)289
Difficulty Easy
Volume 17
Character count18,959
Word count8,164
Unique words2,219
Words (1-occurrence)1,404
Unique kanji754
Kanji (1-occurrence)275
Difficulty Easy
Volume 18
Character count19,711
Word count8,407
Unique words2,171
Words (1-occurrence)1,311
Unique kanji742
Kanji (1-occurrence)286
Difficulty Easy