Japanese: はんだくん
English: Handa-kun
Type: Manga
Volumes: 5 +
Chapters: 15 +
Status: Publishing
Published: Oct 12, 2013 to Jun 11, 2016
Genres: Comedy, Shounen, Slice of Life
Mangaka: Yoshino Satsuki (Story & Art)
Serialization: Shounen Gangan
Synopsis: Seishuu Handa is everything a high school boy could hope to be: handsome, smart, and a calligraphy genius. Though he is revered by the whole school, Handa is completely unaware of his popularity. Much to his best friend Takao Kawafuji's amusement, Handa is convinced that the admiration of his classmates is actually bullying. Unfortunately for him, every action he takes in order to avoid being "bullied" results in another student, be they model or delinquent, joining the ranks of the Handa worshippers.
Handa-kun illustrates the hilarious high school days of the young calligrapher and his ever-growing fanbase, even though all he wants is a quiet life.
Related Manga
Sequel: Barakamon
Adaptation: Handa-kun
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Jaimini's Box
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Licensed in English
Yen Press (2 volumes, ongoing)
Source: MAL Manga info, Baka updates
Side notes: The reason for me to pick this manga up was pretty plain. It's soon to be airing anime (Summer 2016) so I wanted to get a feel for it. I liked the Barakamon (sequel) so I's sure that this won't be a let down.^-^ Art is good and charas well though so I'm not complaining. Also the plot although it might be a bit stereotypical is fun enough to make this enjoyable reading, at least in my case.^-^b
Sei Handa (半田 清舟)
Age: 17
Birthday: April 15
Second year in High school. Known as "prodigy" calligraphy expert. As much people envy him they also admire him too. He holds the hilarious mistaken belief that no one like him and that the distantly worshipful actions of his peers are in fact bullying. This is apparently the fault of his best friend, Kawafuji, who told him a lie that he was disliked as a joke, which Handa mistook for the truth, and his friend never corrected because he found it funny. For that reason he avoids others and fears everybody around thinking only negative outcome. Introvert, tends to shut the everything out and doesn't understand what's happening around him. Calligraphy helps him to concentrate and forget everything else.
Reo Nikaidou (二階堂 礼緒)
Leo was the target of all the girls due to his good looks and working as a model.
When tailing Handa to find out his secret of popularity Leo ends up being misunderstood by Handa and being pitied by him, for which he thinks Handa is a pure guy.
(Main)
Junichi Aizawa (相沢 順一)
Aizawa Junichi had been the class rep for all the 10 years of his school, for his excellent sense for leadership.
When deciding for the class rep, Handa, who was chosen as a candidate while he was taking a nap, quits right after being chosen as class rep, leaving Aizawa as the class rep.
(Main)
Takao Kawafuji (川藤 鷹生)
Seishuu's friend who takes care of his calligraphy and other needs. He later on starts living at the Goto Islands together with Seishuu and Kousuke.
(Supporting)
Source: MAL, Handa's presentation is modified by me after the text on MAL and in translation.
Promotional video for the 5th volume:
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