8.523 minSeason 2 • Episode 11
LatestYuugo returns home to Sapporo to obtain his brother's study guides for Aki and has a frustratingly insightful encounter with his father. Afterwards Yuugo's mother visits Ezonoo to better understand the school he choose and leaves knowing that he is growing into a better person. Finally, as the winter season approaches, Yuugo and his friends begin planning their respective futures.
Yuugo Hachiken enrolled in Ooezo Agricultural High School for the reason that he could live in a dorm there. In some ways he chose Ooezo in an effort to escape the highly competitive prep schools he had attended previously, but he was faced with an entirely new set of difficulties at Oezo, surrounded by animals and Mother Nature. After growing up in an average family, he began to encounter clubs and training the likes of which he had never seen before.
Writing
Hiromu Arakawa's lived-in farm knowledge from her own Hokkaido upbringing
Production
Gorgeous rural landscapes that make manure look poetic
Acting
Ryohei Kimura's panicked everyman energy carries every episode
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Arakawa grew up on a Hokkaido dairy farm—every absurd agricultural detail is autobiographical, including the terrifying chicken coops.
The manga went on indefinite hiatus in 2016 due to Arakawa's family farm obligations, making the anime's rushed ending sadly prophetic.
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