Japan Synopsis
はんだくん
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.
Also On BS-TBS
Other series that aired on BS-TBS.
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Animation + Comedy in Japan
973 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Handa-kun itself).
The 2015–2017 Japan Window
Handa-kun holds position #102 of 588 Japan seriess in the 2015–2017 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s Japan Landscape
2016 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 213 titles released, including Handa-kun. Bars below show how the 2010s stacked up year by year (1769 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 212 other Japan seriess in 2016.
The 3375th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (1,671 seriess).
Audience Engagement
109 audience reviews — more than 77% of Japan seriess in our index.
Popularity sits at the 81th percentile among Japan seriess.
Broadcast Timeline
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #685 of 4,579 Japan seriess indexed here (85th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.0 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #573 of 2,532 (top 23%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | diomedéa |
| Series Type | Scripted |
| Seasons / Episodes | 1 / 12 |
| Release Date | July 8, 2016 |
| Official Site | www.tbs.co.jp |
Questions Answered
When did Handa-kun end?
Handa-kun finished its run with its final episode airing on September 23, 2016.
Where did Handa-kun air?
Handa-kun aired on BS-TBS, which has broadcast 8+ other Asian series indexed in this catalog.