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Wednesday, June 17, 2020

Manga Review: Barakamon, Volume 18, by Satsuki Yoshino


Rating (Out of 5): ~4
Publisher: Yen Press
Release Date: August 2019
Volumes: 18 (+1).
Spoilers?: No.
Volume: 1. 17. 18+1.

Goodreads Synopsis:

It's been a year since Handa arrived on the island, and a lot has changed for the residents of Nanatsutake Village. Hiroshi's in Tokyo, Miwa and her friends have graduation on their minds, and Naru and her classmates are going into their second year of elementary school. With everyone looking to the future, the time to say goodbye approaches in the final volume of Barakamon.

Review:

Everyone's moving on, accepting where they'll be as their lives move forward, in this final volume.
Tama and Miwa are settling into their new school and a new routine. Also as upperclassmen, when Tama's little brother doesn't want to hang around them. Tama is getting closer to her mangaka dreams, and Miwa is resolute in her goals to reopen her family shop. Naru and the kids are in a new year, only their school is having less and less new kids every year, and that's something they have to deal with. And Sensei is still learning how to be a good sensei.
Naru makes some important steps forward with her father in this volume, and they're starting to grow a real relationship. Similarly, Miwa and her father have to come to a related agreement. The father/daughter relationships in this series are quite important, and I really like how they end up.
This was a really sweet conclusion to the series. It all ends rather easy and sweet, with a lot of fun along the way.

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