Seishu Handa is a handsome, talented, and incredibly prideful young calligrapher from Tokyo. After impulsively punching an elderly critic for calling his award-winning work “unoriginal,” his father exiles him to the remote Goto Islands for a period of self-reflection. Handa expects a quiet, solitary environment where he can focus on his art, but he instead finds a quirky, close-knit community that constantly invades his space.
He befriends the islanders, especially a mischievous and energetic six-year-old girl named Naru Kotoishi, who teaches him to appreciate the simpler things in life. Through his chaotic new relationships and the island’s natural beauty, Handa begins to discover his own unique artistic style. This heartwarming and hilarious Nippon TV series has ended, but sign up for a reminder just in case it returns.