Barakamon (ばらかもん)

Whoo!

So young and yet your work

is already mired in monotony.

A textbook piece in every way,

with a checklist of features to curry favor with judges.

We all face the wall of mediocrity.

At least attempt to climb it.

If you could elaborate, Director.

When you've been in the business as long as I have,

you start to look for the "heart" of a piece.

And this one has none at all.

Hey, that picture we got didn't quite turn out.

Handa?

Maybe you could see better

if you got your head out of your ass!

Arrrgh!

Are you insane? What are you doing?

That bastard deserves every bit of that punch!

You have no idea what I went through to get here,

you dried-up old turd!

I dunno, I just got here.

So do people actually live here, or what?

Rarely see hide nor hair of folks down here.

I was liable to pass you up there.

Woulda been a half-day walk to Nanan'dake!

What?

Said visitors are scarcer than hen's teeth!

Sorry, are you trying to talk to me about chickens?

What's that? Beg pardon?

-- Huh? -- Huh?

I can't hear a word comin' outta yer yapper!

Yeah, I'm just gonna ignore him.

There really isn't anything here.

Hey, young'un! Take a gander over yonder!

Do what?

Oh.

My little tyke gets plumb tickled to death

every time she sees them waters.

So purdy, makes me like to holler, myself.

You think so?

Just looks like the ocean to me.

Maybe I can't appreciate it

'cause my heart is, like, clouded or something.

My ribs!

'Fraid this here is the end of the road, sonny.

Got my fields a-waitin', after all.

Right.

By the way, I wouldn't worry none

about your heart, young man.

The ocean don't look that nice to nobody today.

On account of the cloudy weather and all.

I'll take your word for it.

But you gotta look at them waters when they're calm

and you gotta look at 'em when they're rough and tumblin'

if you wanna see the truth of things.

Mr. Handa!

Mr. Handa?

Mr. Handa, Kijima Transport here!

Coming!

Huh? Oh.

Got your delivery!

That should take care of things.

Uh, so are you gonna help me

carry all these in or what?

Ohh.

I'm sorry, sir, but we don't do that.

Well, see ya around!

I see that customer service

takes a nosedive without any competition.

I've been waiting for you.

Yah! Son of a-- You the mayor or what?

They call it the "Village Leader" out here.

Welp, here.

You guys have any buses or taxis?

Bus runs once a day.

You can call a taxi, but there aren't too many in the area,

so you might have to wait awhile.

If you need to go shopping, I can lend you my car.

Hate to be rude,

but can you leave me alone for the next week?

I need to concentrate on my calligraphy.

Yeah. No problem.

Uh, I'll try. Here.

You just take your time with work.

We'll send you some food, too, so no worries.

Wait, that's it?

So, uh, no one is supposed to be living here, isn't that right?

No, sir! Not a one!

All this stuff kind of tells a different story.

Shh!

Aw, no. It's all in your head!

Yaaa! What's that?

Oh, these talismans?

They weren't for a real curse.

A squat toilet.

Huh? What is that?

Uggh!

It's a heater. A "balanced flue."

Crank it like this to turn the fire on.

Easy!

So this is my new home?

You okay?

Uh...

Just fine.

There's something weird in here, isn't there?

Yaaaaa!

Guess you found me out, didn't ya?

The mouse was one thing, but this is over the line!

She's just a local brat.

I mean that in an endearing way, mostly.

Why is she here?

This is her secret base.

Well, it's my house now.

I, uh, did encourage her to leave before.

Are you a boy band boy?

Now, Naru, don't be rude to our guest!

Nothing rude about it!

He's cool, that's all I'm sayin'.

Fancy clothes, fancy hair-- why don't you sing us a song?

His clothes are nice,

but he's actually a master calligrapher.

And he writes? Wow!

Do all the boys in his boy band do stuff?

He doesn't have a band.

Well, I still think he's a boy band boy.

He's a little old to be a "boy,"

--don't you think? --Hey--

But the people on TV lie about their age all the time!

--That's what Miwa told me. -- Stop it.

That's probably true,

but I don't think calligraphers do that.

Wait! What about cowboys-- they can be old men, huh?

Whoa!

I'm sorry about that. She can be a handful.

Yeah. This has been a real pleasure.

Locked out, huh?

Say goodbye to your "secret base," you little rats.

Still, they did keep it in good order, huh?

That's nice, at least.

So cool! I wanna write nice too!

You come outta the woodwork?

Whoa!

Who does he think he is?

There's no excuse for acting that way.

You saw what he did to the Director.

His career's as good as dead.

Good riddance, then.

Better to keep your distance.

Last thing you need is people thinking

you associate with him.

Damn it! I can't concentrate at all!

Let's see. Where's the kettle?

If you're gonna eat corn snacks,

you gotta do it claw-style!

When you're overweight like me,

you're better off eating them one-by-one.

-- Hey. -- Uh-oh.

Want a bite of corn claw?

Whoa!

Whoa, ta-da! How'd you like my new move?

Great! Let's sneak in so you can do it again!

I can't work like this. Focus.

I've got to focus.

What? How?

Whatcha think? Good, huh?

Those are my tools, not toys!

Aww, come on, Boy Band Boy, you gotta loosen up!

I'm telling you, I'm not in a boy band.

And listen, "Miss Kotoishi,"

I have a name, just like you.

What are you, a mind reader?

How'd you figure out my name?

I can't tell if you think I'm stupid

or if you're just stupid.

Well, I know your name too, Boy Band Boy!

Yay. Good for you.

Um, it's...

Boy Band Boy's name.

I know they told me earlier today.

Oh!

A lightbulb? Really?

Boymo Banderson! Uggh!

Seishu Handa.

Although for the record, that's a pseudonym.

I'd change it to Boymo, if I were you.

No, thanks!

That's cool. You're so good at this stuff!

You write neat!

Well, it is my job!

Looks almost like a school teacher wrote it or something.

So young and yet your work is already...

...a textbook piece in every way,

with a checklist of features to curry favor with judges.

Hey. Are you hungry? They're bringing food--

Whoa, don't crumble it up!

You should put it on the refrigerator!

Shut up! Like your opinion means anything to me!

Everyone just has to run their mouth!