History Manga / Barakamon

* SeriousBusiness: Calligraphy dictates the life circumstances of main character. Ultimately, other characters serve as interruption of some calligraphy routines and as means of inspiring discoveries.

%%commented out as a ZeroContextExample * SeriousBusiness: Calligraphy.

* SolemnEndingTheme: "Innocence" by NoisyCell has slow pace, its vocals often dwell on, stretch the individual words. Lyrics are about self-reflection.

* MellowEndingTheme: "Innocence" by NoisyCell has slow pace, its vocals often dwell on, stretch the individual words. Lyrics are about self-reflection.

* CheerfulChild: Naru.

* FreeRangeChildren: Naru.

* ManicPixieDreamGirl: Naru

* SeriousBusiness: Calligraphy.

** It would also seem that Sensei had a case of [[LightNovel/ChuunibyouDemoKoiGaShitai "Eighth Grader" syndrome:]]
--> '''Sensei:''' (''after making a pretentious soliloquy, and the kids mocking him'') Was what I said that bad?
--> '''Akki:''' In eighth grade you claimed to harbour some power in your left arm, didn't you?
--> '''Sensei:''' (''upset'') That's beside the point!

* CutenessProximity: It turns out Sensei's susceptible to this.

** He's a yandere from that toad-frog's perspective.

* AbsurdlyYouthfulMother: Sensei's mother look rather young for someone with a 23 year old son.

** Miwa and Sensei discuss the possibility of fanservice in the BeachEpisode:

* {{Meganekko}}: Tama, and her younger brother Akki.

* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Sensei, who's real is Sei.

** FriendlyRivalry: Kanzaki himself idolize Sensei ''a lot'' and want to be as good as him. There's hardly any animosity between them.

** FriednlyRivalry: Kanzaki himself idolize Sensei ''a lot'' and want to be as good as him. There's hardly any animosity between them.

Seishuu Handa is a talented young calligrapher who ends up punching a curator who criticizes his work, and heads to the Gotou Islands in order to cool off. However, what was meant to be a time for Seishuu to contemplate things and work on his skills is soon disrupted by the friendly, gregarious islanders, who seem intent on getting involved in his life at every available possibility.

* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Sensei.

* AbsurdlyYouthfulMother: Sensei's mother look rather young for someone with 23 year old son.

* ArtShift: In chapter 10/Episode 3, Naru's head puffs up in her pride at having learned katakana. Fortunately for everyone's eyes, she deflates when she realizes she read a word wrong.

* StageName: Seishuu Handa isn't Sensei's real name, it's his pen name. His real name is Sei Handa.

--> '''Sensei:''' Even though we're going to the seaside, there's no fan- service for the readers?

* HowWeGotHere: Episode 1.

* {{Meganekko}}: Tama, and her younger brother Akki.

** It would also seem that Sensei had a case of [[ChuunibyouDemoKoiGaShitai "Eighth Grader" syndrome:]]

* SickEpisode: Chapter 16.

* ThoseTwoGuys: Kenta's friends.

* {{Bishonen}}: Several times, Sensei has been jokingly said to have facial qualities akin to the fashion models in the monthly Junon women's magazine.

* {{Bishonen}}: Sensei

* DontYouDarePityMe: [[spoiler: Sensei has seen, but never used a rotary phone. When he can't figure it out, Naru and Hina make fun of him. Akki offers to dial it. Sensei doesn't take it well.]]

* {{Meganekko}}: Tama.

Not related with that [[Franchise/MortalKombat Baraka]] or with BarakObama.

* ArtShift: In chapter 10, Naru's head puffs up in her pride at having learned katakana. Fortunately for everyone's eyes, she deflates when she realizes she read a word wrong.