Whenever you find a new anime friend you can’t not ask them the question “What’s your number one favorite anime?” So like imagine, I’m that new friend and I tell you my number one favorite anime is Barakamon. You would then ask, “Oh! Never heard of it, what’s it about?” and I would explain it to you like so… “OmG iT’S So goOD! I Can’T BeLiE-!” Nah, I’m just kidding.
I feel that Barakamon resonated with me because it was the type of life style I wish I had, but never did. I’m not claiming my life isn’t okay right now, but I do wish it was more fun yet relaxed like how they Naru’s life in the anime.
This was one of the first anime’s I watched as well, way back near the beginning of my sophomore year of high school and I’ve never wanted to match someone’s energy like hers. Of course, she is very young so not much really goes through her head besides having fun and playing with Handa-sensei. However, there are moments in the anime where a little fun and a carefree attitude is definitely needed. For Handa-sensei, Naru’s constant presence was annoying at first, but he eventually learns how to loosen up and recollect himself before he basically dies from being over-stressed.
I don’t think there hasn’t been a moment in anyone’s life where they haven’t been overworked or super stressed to the point of crying. If you haven’t had that moment yet then you probably needa stop reading and step outside for a second to see how our world really be like though. Anyways, one could say that Handa-sensei is the embodiment of most people’s fears of failure, but with his failures he seeks improvement. At first, his drive to seek improvement wasn’t the healthiest, but ever since his manager spontaneously forced him to take a break in a rural area his perspective of growth has changed.
Of course I wish that I could have special abilities like Natsu Dragneel’s dragon-like powers from Fairy Tail or Rimuru Tempest’s god-like powers from That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime. Powers like those are a dream of mine, but with Barakamon it’s the type of dream I have with just wanting the more simple things in life. City life is pretty hectic and you don’t really know many people around you unless for the one’s that you know might help you bring you to the top. With that behavior one may grow used to putting up a fake persona and ultimately believing everyone else around you is just using you for their own needs. I guess that has helped me become a more social-able person, but sometimes I’d love to be social with a group of people I know I can genuinely enjoy their company with no ulterior motives at play and vice versa.
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