This is bad, bad, bad...!! I'm being utterly contaminated by the island!! Miwa and Tama leave the island on their middle-school class trip...! While the girls are away, handsome young calligrapher Seishuu Handa attempts his first island broadcast, helps Kuroshi (formerly Hiroshi) prepare for an interview, and completely neglects his calligraphy! And in the middle of all this bustle comes the sudden appearanceof an ambulance?! The eighth volume of this heartwarming island comedy is full of bittersweet persimmons, souvenirs, and good-byes!

Damn it!! I'm getting married and leaving this crazy island!!!! (teary) Handa's parents' true motivation for coming to the island is made clear-an arranged m-m-m-marriage?!! Will handsome young calligrapher Seishuu Handa find the resolve to meet his fate?! Add in a fight with the neighboring village's own handsome young guy, Kazuma Higashino, and Hiroshi's spate of delinquency, and you get the super-chaotic Volume 11 of this hot 'n' hearty island comedy!!

Ya can't see the sunset from here.Tagging along on Handa-sensei's visit home, Naru finally arrives in Tokyo! Trains, tall buildings, the zoo-the big city's full of amazing first experiences! But what will Handa decide when his dad asks him to come back to Tokyo? Volume 13 promises growth, courage, and farewells!

Don't lose sight of what you set out to do! The cold north wind sets in on the island and handsome young calligrapher Seishuu Handa longs for his winter clothes. But instead of Kawafuji making the delivery, Handa's parents decide to make their island debut--and come bearing much more than just winter clothes...! Double the trouble arrives on the island in this chaotic, hot 'n' hearty comedy! Go back to the country and back to the basics in Volume 10 of Barakamon!

Heeeeeeave hoooooooo!!! With the exhibition behind him, handsome young calligrapher Seishuu Handa returns safely from Tokyo. Between a full-moon night spent with the islanders, a grade-school recital, and a discussion of Hiroshi's career plans, life is plenty hectic as autumn arrives at the island! The evening sun warms straight to the heart in Volume 7 of this super-popular hot 'n' hearty island comedy!

Huff...huff.........huh?! This is not running practice!! The villagers have nominated handsome young calligrapher Seishuu Handa to compete in the relay race--the main event of their annual sports festival! But while Handa undertakes some super-secret running practice, Hiroshi goes on a job interview, Tama awaits the results of her manga submission, the adults concentrate on defeating Rokunosaki (the neighboring village) and the kids do their best to keep up with the adults! Everyone's hard at work in Volume 9 of this super-popular, hot 'n' hearty island comedy!!

Take one last trip back to Nanatsutake Village with 69 specially drawn pages of new stories and over 70 full-color illustrations! Find out the answers to burning questions like: What if the villagers suddenly gained superpowers? And what if they all swapped bodies? All this and more in the final celebration of this hot 'n' hearty island comedy!