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Barakamon Spinoff Anime Handa-kun Reveals New Visual, Designs
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
The official website of the television Handa-kun manga unveiled a new visual and character designs for the anime on Monday.
The anime will BS-TBS, and other channels.
The manga is a spinoff of Yoshino's licensed Handa-kun and is releasing it digitally and in print. The company describes the first manga volume:
Handsome teenage calligrapher Sei Handa is worshipped by all his classmates as an aloof superstar--too bad Sei's inherent negativity makes him believe that everyone actually hates him...?! A youthful comedy of misunderstanding and melancholy unfolds in the first volume of this hilarious prequel to Barakamon!
Yoshino launched the prequel manga in Square Enix published the fifth compiled volume in Japan on February 12.
Yoshino launched the Barakamon (pictured at left) slice-of-life comedy manga in Square Enix's publishing Barakamon, and it published the ninth volume in February. The manga follows the calligrapher Seishuu Handa after he moves to an island on the westernmost edge of Japan, and learns to live a rural life that he hasn't ever experienced before.
Barakamon streamed the series as it aired, and Funimation also has the home video rights to the series.
