Handa-kun

A breezy, silly comedy of misunderstandings where everyone adores the hero except the hero, who thinks he's being bullied.

Genres

Animation, Comedy

Starring

Yuya Hirose, Nobunaga Shimazaki, Kazuyuki Okitsu

Tagline

Everyone loves him...but him.

Overview

Set six years prior to the events of Barakamon, detailing the life of Seishuu Handa as a high school student—and a very interesting life it is. In Handa-kun, Seishuu Handa is admired by his peers as a calligraphy genius and given the utmost respect, but Handa-kun himself is under the mistaken impression that the deference and attention he receives from the other students is actually bullying. Handa just wants to live a quiet life, but hilarity ensues as one character after another challenges his position as the school idol, and somehow comes away as a fan all while Handa is horrified and clueless.

How it feels

Absurd, light, satirical and whimsical. Brisk and easy to follow.

About

Identity, isolation, friendship, art

Content

Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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