Handa is back in Tokyo for an important meeting. When he really starts feeling the pressure, he finds comfort in an unexpected phone call.
After punching a famous curator in the face for criticizing his work as "textbook and lifeless," Handa Seishuu is sent to Gotō Island to calm his nerves and find new inspiration for his calligraphy. Growing up in the city all his life, though, Handa must adapt to country life while meeting an assortment of quirky people during his tenure.
The peaks and the valleys. Find the essential episodes — and the ones to skip.
Handa is back in Tokyo for an important meeting. When he really starts feeling the pressure, he finds comfort in an unexpected phone call.
With a few more loose ends to tend to, Handa is ready to go back to the island. Smiling faces and open arms await Handa's return.
Handa experiences summer on the island, and sees a different side of Naru when he joins her in paying a visit to her family grave.
Miwa's father strong-arms Handa into writing the name on his ship; in the process, Handa gains a new perspective on his approach to calligraphy.
Each point is an episode, plotted in order. Colored bands mark season boundaries. Look for the rise, the plateau, or the decline.
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