Barakamon Episode 9: Was Almost Seriously Injured
Manga chapter 17-18
Oshimeter
6 Ratings
EPISODE REVIEWS

Focuses on Handa’s struggle to find inspiration, but shows how it can come from the most unexpected moments. It feels light, but still carries a simple and meaningful takeaway.

Finding meaning in the mundane is hard when you're too occupied dealing with life. Freeing yourself from the shackles of daily life and taking a moment to see beauty in life and nature could give you motivation and inspire you just like Handa.

This is the episode where Handa finally starts to feel like a real part of the island family, but the pressure of his professional life in Tokyo starts looming over him again. The lucky charms and the group's chaotic energy really show how much he belongs there now.



