Barakamon
Manga
ばらかもん
2008/02/22
Character count357,298
Word count146,631
Unique words14,200
Words (1-occurrence)7,037
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 count17,548
Word count7,317
Unique words2,097
Words (1-occurrence)1,315
Unique kanji742
Kanji (1-occurrence)307
Difficulty Easy
Volume 2
Character count16,863
Word count6,953
Unique words2,076
Words (1-occurrence)1,302
Unique kanji738
Kanji (1-occurrence)277
Difficulty Easy
Volume 3
Character count20,825
Word count8,721
Unique words2,468
Words (1-occurrence)1,596
Unique kanji832
Kanji (1-occurrence)306
Difficulty Average
Volume 4
Character count21,687
Word count8,906
Unique words2,537
Words (1-occurrence)1,622
Unique kanji834
Kanji (1-occurrence)304
Difficulty Easy
Volume 5
Character count18,403
Word count7,525
Unique words2,152
Words (1-occurrence)1,379
Unique kanji701
Kanji (1-occurrence)277
Difficulty Easy
Volume 6
Character count20,819
Word count8,629
Unique words2,434
Words (1-occurrence)1,564
Unique kanji848
Kanji (1-occurrence)297
Difficulty Easy
Volume 7
Character count22,233
Word count8,992
Unique words2,541
Words (1-occurrence)1,595
Unique kanji843
Kanji (1-occurrence)304
Difficulty Easy
Volume 8
Character count22,740
Word count9,282
Unique words2,637
Words (1-occurrence)1,662
Unique kanji827
Kanji (1-occurrence)296
Difficulty Average
Volume 9
Character count19,336
Word count8,007
Unique words2,352
Words (1-occurrence)1,492
Unique kanji821
Kanji (1-occurrence)300
Difficulty Easy
Volume 10
Character count18,869
Word count7,659
Unique words2,237
Words (1-occurrence)1,441
Unique kanji808
Kanji (1-occurrence)314
Difficulty Easy
Volume 11
Character count18,312
Word count7,429
Unique words2,095
Words (1-occurrence)1,334
Unique kanji748
Kanji (1-occurrence)276
Difficulty Easy
Volume 12
Character count17,190
Word count6,986
Unique words1,997
Words (1-occurrence)1,274
Unique kanji685
Kanji (1-occurrence)272
Difficulty Easy
Volume 13
Character count24,639
Word count10,067
Unique words2,603
Words (1-occurrence)1,636
Unique kanji888
Kanji (1-occurrence)311
Difficulty Average
Volume 14
Character count17,682
Word count7,281
Unique words2,019
Words (1-occurrence)1,238
Unique kanji763
Kanji (1-occurrence)280
Difficulty Easy
Volume 15
Character count20,056
Word count8,392
Unique words2,271
Words (1-occurrence)1,395
Unique kanji826
Kanji (1-occurrence)275
Difficulty Easy
Volume 16
Character count20,402
Word count8,333
Unique words2,302
Words (1-occurrence)1,437
Unique kanji830
Kanji (1-occurrence)289
Difficulty Easy
Volume 17
Character count19,436
Word count7,960
Unique words2,218
Words (1-occurrence)1,417
Unique kanji754
Kanji (1-occurrence)275
Difficulty Easy
Volume 18
Character count20,258
Word count8,192
Unique words2,144
Words (1-occurrence)1,300
Unique kanji742
Kanji (1-occurrence)286
Difficulty Easy