Hyakushō Kizoku (The Peasant Noble) 百姓貴族: A Hilarious Manga About Life on a Japanese Farm
https://ebay.io/m/FzODlt https://ebay.io/m/zV1Jh0 If you have read Silver Spoon and enjoyed its portrayal of agriculture and rural life, you might be interested in another manga by the same author, Hiromu Arakawa. It's called Hyakushō Kizoku , and unlike Silver Spoon , it isn't a traditional story manga. It's an autobiographical essay manga based on Arakawa's own experiences working on her family's farm in Hokkaido, Japan. I was curious about what this manga would be like, especially because I already knew Arakawa as the author of Silver Spoon . What I found was a surprisingly entertaining combination of agricultural knowledge, everyday farm life, and hilarious stories. Some episodes made me laugh out loud. But the manga also gave me something else: a strong desire to visit Tokachi, the region of Hokkaido where Arakawa grew up and worked on her family's farm. After reading it, I wanted to see the agricultural world she describes with my own eyes. Overvi...