Should you watch Handa-kun?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.

Handa-kun
Anime · 2016
Set six years prior to the events of Barakamon, detailing the life of Seishuu Handa as a high school student—and a very interesting life it is. In Handa-kun, Seishuu Handa is admired by his peers as a calligraphy genius and given the utmost respect, but Handa-kun himself is under the mistaken impression that the deference and attention he receives from the other students is actually bullying. Handa just wants to live a quiet life, but hilarity ensues as one character after another challenges his position as the school idol, and somehow comes away as a fan all while Handa is horrified and clueless.
The sides of Handa-kun
- A calligraphy genius sure he is being bullied
- Classmates who all end up as his fans
- The school years of the hero of Barakamon
Handa-kun is good for you if…
- you like a boy who reads every compliment as an insult.
- you liked Handa in Barakamon and want to see him as a teenager.
Handa-kun is bad for you if…
- you don't watch anime.
- you need a comedy to stay believable. Every rival here turns into a devoted fan.
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