Never has there been as many instances where an anime successfully showed nostalgic sentimentality with regards to making us feel homely inside. This once in a blue moon example of nostalgia shows some of the strangest goofy humor that wouldn’t usually be in a show like Barakamon. Like all surprising gems, what Barakamon does is not merely retread the slice of life with a different style to make it seem different; instead, it breathes all new life with that different style and makes it its own unique identity.