Seishuu Handa is an up-and-coming calligrapher: young, handsome, talented, and unfortunately, a narcissist to boot. When a veteran labels his award-winning piece as "unoriginal," Seishuu quickly loses his cool with severe repercussions. As punishment…, and also in order to aid him in self-reflection, Seishuu's father exiles him to the Goto Islands, far from the comfortable Tokyo lifestyle the temperamental artist is used to. Now thrown into a rural setting, Seishuu must attempt to find new inspiration and develop his own unique art style—that is, if boisterous children (headed by the frisky Naru Kotoishi), fujoshi middle schoolers, and energetic old men stop barging into his house!
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I'd recommend it because it's fun, relaxing, and Naru manages to get the calligrapher Handa out of his ego and creative block without giving him any speeches.
It's a good fit if you're looking for a rural slice of life, community, and an adult protagonist learning to slow down.
What sets it apart from other anime about artists struggling with creative block is that Handa does not find a great secret technique: the people of an island invade his house and his routine until he gives him a calligraphy that finally seems his own.
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