Silver Spoon, Vol. 1

by Hiromu Arakawa, Amanda Haley (Translator)

Overview

Defying the expectations of family and teachers, Yuugo Hachiken chooses to leave the city and enroll at Ooezo Agricultural High School. Having always been at the top of his class, Yuugo assumes a rural school will be a breeze, but mucking out stables, gathering eggs, and chasing errant calves takes a lot out of him-and fills him with something he's never experienced before. Surrounded by endless fields and fresh air, Yuugo discovers a new connection to the land and to life...Springtime begins at Ezo AG!!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780316416191
Publisher:	Yen Press
Publication date:	02/27/2018
Series:	Silver Spoon Series , #1
Pages:	192
Sales rank:	142,774
Product dimensions:	5.70(w) x 8.10(h) x 0.80(d)
Age Range:	13 - 18 Years

About the Author

Acclaimed author and artist Hiromu Arakawa won acclaim for the hit manga sensation Fullmetal Alchemist which was honored with the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Award 2011 for her innovation. The series went on to spawn two anime adaptations and a blockbuster live action film. Her lastest work, Silver Spoon, is equally beloved, the first volume earning a starred review in Publisher's Weekly in the U.S.

Editorial Reviews

★ 03/05/2018
Arakawa (Fullmetal Alchemist) takes a personal touch in this fresh take on coming of age. Searching for direction, city teen Hachiken enrolls in an agriculture-focused vocational high school out in the countryside. He assumes his intelligence and academic skills will make the transition a breeze, but, in the time-honored tradition of fish-out-of-water comedy, the wind gets knocked out his sails with his first 4:00 a.m. wake-up call. Hachiken soon learns that agriculture courses are demanding, farm work is hard, animals seldom do what you want them to, and the other students—mostly the children of farm families—are smart and motivated in their chosen careers, ignorant about algebra but able to chatter excitedly about the latest livestock cloning technologies. On the plus side, there’s fresh produce at every meal. Arakawa grew up on a dairy farm and brings a refreshing realism to her sitcom premise. In between scenes of rural slapstick, the reader learns all about the realities of modern farming, including cruel realities: some of the animals are penned in factory-farm setups, and the teachers warn kids that “you need to be able to kill.” The simple, character-centered artwork is less arresting than in Arakawa’s prior series, but it’s bright and funny, littered with unexpected visual gags. It’s a side of Japanese high school life seldom seen in manga, making for an irresistible series. (Feb.)

Publishers Weekly