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Anime like Handa-kun

Not everyone loves Handa-kun for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 2 reasons people love Handa-kun

Read them all. One will sound more like you than the others.

  1. You like a boy who reads every compliment as an insult.

  2. You liked Handa in Barakamon and want to see him as a teenager.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

Tick them here or with “That’s me” above. The picks re-sort by how many of your reasons they share.

  • Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun2014

    • a boy who reads every compliment as an insult
    • you liked Handa in Barakamon and want to see him as a teenager

    Good for you if you like gags about a manga artist who misreads every romantic moment.

  • Great Teacher Onizuka1999

    • a boy who reads every compliment as an insult
    • you liked Handa in Barakamon and want to see him as a teenager

    Good for you if you like an ex-biker solving school problems with his fists and wild stunts.

  • You and I Are Polar Opposites2026

    • a boy who reads every compliment as an insult

    Good for you if you enjoy Suzuki overthinking every move around Tani.

  • Komi Can't Communicate2021

    • a boy who reads every compliment as an insult

    Good for you if you laugh at a class of odd students all trying to befriend Komi.

  • Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto2016

    • a boy who reads every compliment as an insult

    Good for you if you like a running joke where Sakamoto turns every humiliation into style.

  • Pompo the Cinephile2021

    • a boy who reads every compliment as an insult
    • you liked Handa in Barakamon and want to see him as a teenager

    Good for you if you like quick, silly jokes about a tiny producer bossing Nyallywood around.

  • ReLIFE2016

    • you liked Handa in Barakamon and want to see him as a teenager

    Good for you if you like Arata helping his classmates while facing his own failures.

  • Daily Lives of High School Boys2012

    • a boy who reads every compliment as an insult

    Good for you if you like absurd sketches about boys being idiots together.

  • Tomo-chan Is a Girl!2023

    • a boy who reads every compliment as an insult

    Good for you if you like Tomo hitting Junichiro every time she means to flirt.

  • BOCCHI THE ROCK!2022

    • a boy who reads every compliment as an insult

    Good for you if you like social anxiety played as wild visual gags.

  • Lovely★Complex2007

    • a boy who reads every compliment as an insult

    Good for you if you like slapstick and shouting matches between friends.

Reasons taken from Handa-kun's card. Picks from the Ipsomap catalogue. This application uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.

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