Handa-kun
| I know what Handa-kun is a prequel and it will have nods to Barakamon, but would I be able to enjoy the show without watching it? |
| Yeah. They're not linked in story. PS. Handa-kun is underwhelming compared to Barakamon. |
| You should just watch Barakamon as it's much better (I loved Barakamon but haven't seen Handa-kun. I've heard the latter is shit, though). If you want to watch it as a seasonal you could try to see if someone will do a once a week simulwatch of Barakamon with you. |
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| Just watch Barakamon and skip this Shit... i LOVED Barakamon but Handa-kun is just so underwhelming. Extremely boring for me so far |
| Skip both because both are boring Watch prison school or jojo instead |
I love Prison School and JoJo too, but telling people to skip a comedy/SoF and watch an Ecchi and an Action/Shounen doesn't really sound that right. At least suggest something similar or in the same genre, that's like telling someone to skip Death Note to watch Sailor Moon (okay, I exaggerated a bit, but u get my point). |
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| i've watched all of barakamon today just to start handa-kun so i guess i can give you an opinion. both aren't connected in story at all except for the main characters of course (they have changed a lot, though). you can watch it as you like but i suggest you give barakamon a try first. it's just 12 episodes so i don't see why wouldn't you. there are small stuff that watching barakamon first is better at, though. for example, it is revealed early in handa-kun that handa is which kinda kills a joke from barakamon. after rambling too much in nothing, you can just watch it if you want and it doesn't matter but it's still better to watch barakamon first |
| I think that watching Barakamon first might give one a different insight as far as Handa-kun is concerned. You'll understand some jokes better (and, also, his relationship with Kawafuji-kun). I think it would be far more enjoyable if one watches Barakamon first, though I suppose it might be amusing either way. |
| 鳥はとぶ時 つばさでとぶが あなたはとぶ時 何でとぶのですか？ Terayama Shuji |
| OMG I did not know that it was a prequel..... |
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| Watch this first then Barakamon if you want. |
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jc9622 said: Well, I haven't watched the Barakamon series yet (since the English Dub isn't out yet and it's coming out 3 days from now) and I understood everything that happened in the 1st episode. My answer is........I guess you can watch Handa-kun without watching Barakamon but you'll be missing out on the references that they're most likely going to make in the future. Why not just watch the sub instead of waiting years for the dubs to come out? |
jc9622 said: Didn't you read what I just wrote? The dub for Barakamon is coming out in 3 days..I also just found out about Barakamon a week ago so all I had to was wait for over a week. But in general. Why wait for the dub? Why not just watch the sub? |
jc9622 said: If the dub is coming out in over a year or so then I will watch the sub version. If it's coming out in like a month or less then I'll watch the dub. I have a lot of patience and I prefer watching anime in dub, unless said anime only has a sub version, which in that case, I'll watch the sub version. I'm also very flexible so I can switch sub to dubs or the other way around very easily. Yeah, I do the same thing! |
| I like the comedy in Handa very much and i dont see any point in relating Barakamon to it. The only thing they have in common is a younger main character. The whole appeal of the show is different. Regarding dubs vs subs. I feel like the dubs may miss out on many word-plays which the fansubs cover. |
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| I'm about to show my stupidity so watch out. I just started watching this and I didn't even realize that this was a prequel to barakamon (Warning Stupidity up ahead stop reading if you don't want to lose brain cells). As I'm writing this I'm currently on the latest episode (ep 5) and I didn't even consider this being a prequel to barakamon I mean I saw some similarities but my mind couldn't put two and two together instead my brain went in an entirely different direction (Again Stop reading protect you're precious brain cells). By episode 2 is when I noticed the similarities but rather than realizing it was a prequel I thought "hey he has the same name as handa from barakamon and he's also into calligraphy. they should totally do a crossover it would be interesting two world renowned (I think that's the right word) Calligrapher's head to head who truly is the best at calligraphy"? Then they mentioned who handa's parent's were and rather than realizing that those are in fact handa's parent's from barakamon my mind did this "Wait a minute! does this mean he's actually handa's son? Is this a sequel to barakamon or better yet a spin-off involving his son? does this mean will see cameo's from barakamon?" It wasn't until I saw Takao that I thought something was fishy about this anime but again my mind went to this "holy crap Takao has a son!? who the hell did he end up with to get a son? I must know. also why do the kids look a lot like there parent's (Dad)? are they trying to pull a naruto/boruto cause I'm not interested." I'm ashamed to admit that after episode 2 I looked up barakamon and found out that Handa is actually a prequel. I bet you can guess just how stupid I felt/'looked when I found this out. To answer you're question you don't need to watch barakamon to understand this. Would I recommend this it depends on you're taste in anime if you want some light comedy with some slice of life, then I would recommend you watch barakamon. If you're prefer comedy in general with no real story, mainly focusing on gags and just want to watch something for laugh's then yes I would recommend Handa. As for anything similar to handa Depends do you want the main character to be male or female? because that will limit your options. |
| Definitely, heck I didn't even realize they were related until after I finished watching the show. It was probably better that way in fact, seeing as how they're such completely different shows and you'd possibly be dissappointed if you're expecting Handa-kun to be a proper prequel or Barakamon to be a proper sequel. Literally the only thing they have in common is the same protagonist and even that is debatable considering he's nothing like the Barakmon version of himself other than his appearance and his love of calligraphy. |
| They are both really good but you dont need to see one to watch the other |
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| I always prefer going by the release date of series. The reason being that the directors/producers would have in mind a set of audience that has already watched the first release. Which means that there will be some nuggets or insights that are revealed as "Aha!" moments catered to this audience/fan base. While Handa-Kun is technically a "Prequel" for the character, think of it as a Sequel to Barakamon that reveals his past. When you meet a person, they don't immediately reveal their entire background and history. It's only after learning more about them, that you realise what has shaped them now. That's how both the series are linked. Like me, if you also want to go by the creator's intent then watch Barakamon first and then Handa-kun. Barakamon will raise your curiosity about the character, and Handa-kun will provide the insightful "Aha!" moments that shaped him. |
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