# Where to Watch Barakamon

**Barakamon streams on Crunchyroll. The definitive healing anime — a disgraced young calligrapher exiled to a rural island, adopted against his will by the local kids, and slowly put back together by village life.**

## Where to Watch

- [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/barakamon)

Crunchyroll is its streaming home — twelve episodes of pure decompression.

## Synopsis

Seishuu Handa is a rising star of calligraphy until a veteran calls his award-winning work 'textbook' — and Handa punches him. His father's sentence: exile to a remote island to cool off and figure out who he is without the validation. The island has other ideas about solitude. Naru, a six-year-old force of nature, treats his house as her playground; teenagers commandeer his living room; neighbors arrive with vegetables and opinions. Every attempt to work in peace is demolished by community, and somewhere between rice-planting and beach trips, his art — and his definition of originality — starts to breathe again.

## Fast Facts

- **Format:** TV
- **Episodes:** 12
- **Premiered:** 2014
- **Studio:** kinema citrus co., ltd.
- **Score:** 8.2

## Watch Order

One complete season — start anywhere in your life when you need it most.

- Mijikamon — side\_story
- Handa-kun — prequel

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## FAQ

### Where can I watch Barakamon?

It streams on Crunchyroll.

### How many episodes is Barakamon?

It's a complete story in 12 episodes.

### Is Barakamon a comedy or a drama?

Both, in perfect ratio — laugh-out-loud rural comedy wrapped around a sincere story about creative burnout and community.