I really enjoyed watching Barakamon and rated it quite highly for a slice of life show but I have some problems with the show, mainly:
1. Comedy, it's hit or miss and I personally didn't enjoy it.
2. A lot of recurring characters don't get any development
3. It's episodic. My main problem with most SoL series (one of the reasons they don't get more than 8 from me), you can't compare these with shows that have to take care of everything that happens from first episode to the last; plot progression, foreshadowing events,plot twists, proper ending... SoL show can do whatever it wants since it's episodic and it takes away a lot from the series.
Barakamon
1. It's about calligraphy. Who the fuck draws words in the modern era. 2. Kids. I hate kids. 3. MC is babied to hell and back.
I really enjoyed watching Barakamon and rated it quite highly for a slice of life show but I have some problems with the show, mainly:
1. Comedy, it's hit or miss and I personally didn't enjoy it.
2. A lot of recurring characters don't get any development
3. It's episodic. My main problem with most SoL series (one of the reasons they don't get more than 8 from me), you can't compare these with shows that have to take care of everything that happens from first episode to the last; plot progression, foreshadowing events,plot twists, proper ending... SoL show can do whatever it wants since it's episodic and it takes away a lot from the series.
It's really boring, I didn't even make it through the first episode. All I got from it is that MC is super whiny.