Handa-kun Series by Satsuki Yoshino, Lys Blakeslee

Handsome teenage calligrapher Sei Handa is worshipped by all his classmates as an aloof superstar--too bad Sei's inherent negativity makes him believe that everyone actually hates him...?! A youthful comedy of misunderstanding and melancholy unfolds in the first volume of this hilarious prequel to Barakamon!

The trials of high school life continue to vex poor Handa-kun. This time he's drawn the attention of the school's wannabe manga creators and a passive aggressive library rep, but the true horror high school has in store for him waits just around the corner...