Congratulations on being accepted into the Department of Dairy Science!
Yezo Agricultural High School
Hokkaido
Yezo Agricultural High School
Hokkaido
Yezo Agricultural High School
Hokkaido
Yezo Agricultural High School
For the next year, you will all live in student housing
while pursuing your studies and gaining hands-on experience in agriculture.
We have many kinds of livestock, so there's no such thing as a holiday on the farm!
Here's the cattle shed!
In Japan, dairy cows are still generally kept in enclosures,
but here at Yezo,
we have implemented a pasture-based dairy system that allows us to keep our cows...
It stinks!
Why is everyone okay with it?
She's huge!
Oh! Sorry, sorry!
I was just changing this one's straw bedding.
Minami-sensei, can you put her back in her stall?
Sure thing.
Are they just leaving her there?
Aww, she's so cute!
Won't she run off?
Maybe I should grab a hold of her...
Hey!
Huh? Where did that student go?
He went towards the fields chasing the calf.
He's stupid.
She would've come along if you held a feeding pail.
He... seems to have run off somewhere.
Oh, man... We seem to have lost one.
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Where am I?
Episode 1
Welcome to Ezonoo
Why, you—
It's your fault.
All your fault, you jerk!
If a bear shows up, I'll sacrifice you and run!
Hey...
Did you hear something?
Huh? A bear?!
Found you!
The Conqueror of the Century's End?!
TL note: This is a reference to Raoh from Fist of the North Star.
Umm...
You're Hachiken-kun, right?
I've come to get you.
Are you okay?
A feeding pail?
Is it really that simple?
Animals will just run away if you chase after them.
So that's how it is...
But why are you on a horse?
I borrowed one from the equestrian club.
With a horse, I can go anywhere.
Amazing... I'm surprised you can ride such a huge horse.
It's just a plow horse.
I've been riding since I was little, so I'm used to it.
My family has a farm with cows and horses.
I thought I might carry on the family business, so I came to this school.
What was your name again?
I'm your classmate, Mikage.
Mikage Aki. Nice to meet you.
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Congratulations on entering!
I'm your homeroom teacher, Sakuragi.
We'll be together for the next three years.
You've been living in the dorms, so you probably know each other already.
But let's have everyone introduce themselves.
I'm Aikawa Shinnosuke, from East Makubetsu Junior High.
I'm goal is to become a vet.
Komaba Ichirou, from Shimizu Daiichi Junior High!
Once I graduate, I'm plan to carry on my family's dairy business.
I'm in the baseball club!
We're aiming for Koshien!
TL note: Koshien is the stadium for the Japanese nationals in baseball.
I am Inada Tamako, and I've come from Obihiro Kawanishi Central Junior High.
I'd like to study agricultural business management
and set up a world-class farm.
I'm Tokiwa Keiji!
I'm from South Nakasatsunai Junior High!
I'm gonna take over my family's poultry farm!
Yoshino Mayumi, from Shimourahoro Junior High.
In the future, I want to start up a cheese business through my family's dairy farm.
What's with these guys?
Next, Hachiken.
Hachiken!
Oh, yes!
Hey, it's that guy who got lost during the campus orientation tour.
You're right.
I'm Hachiken Yuugo, from Shin Sapporo Junior High.
Umm... Nice to meet you all.
Shin Sapporo Junior High?
Isn't that a high level prep school?
Hands-on Training Info
Forming Teams
We're now going to split the forty of you up into eight teams.
Each team will work together on topics such as morning-to-night farm life familiarization.
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Be nice to your teammates for the next three years.
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Yezo Agricultural High School Dormitory for Future Agriculture Managers
Here, eat this.
You've got awhile until breakfast.
Thanks.
Good luck! Night!
I'm sleepy...
I'm cold...
Can't stand it...
Livestock familiarization lasts for the whole week, right?
Yeah...
You're...
Aikawa. Aikawa Shinnosuke.
Nice to meet you, Hachiken-kun.
Nice to meet you.
Your goal is to become a vet, right?
Yeah.
It's my childhood dream.
I'm already about to give up, though.
What about you, Hachiken-kun?
If you came from Sapporo to a high school way out in the middle of nowhere, you must have a reason.
Because it's a boarding school...
I don't have to go to home.
Bring some people!
What about nets?
It's fine! Just get help!
Did something happen?
Oh, first-years?
Guys, help us out!
The chickens that were intended for training got loose!
Oh, uh... Right! I'll help!
But what about our training?
All right! Let's catch 'em quick!
What?!
I'll let Sensei know.
Don't hold them back.
Hey, Tamako!
You—
Whew, you've all been helpful!
Thanks, first-years!
Sure...
We should thank you.
We'll give you some smoked chicken when it's done!
Yeah!
Which dorm room are you in?
What're your names?
Chicken Coop
Good morning!
Hey! Great work, right off the bat!
All right, come right in.
It's gonna be like this for three years?
Ugh, it stinks...
Wow!
It's like an egg factory!
Hachiken and Tokiwa, collect the eggs.
Yes!
You're good at this.
My family runs a poultry farm.
But I didn't know the chicken coop was so systematic.
There's only enough space for chickens to eat feed and lay eggs.
But these efficiency-first coops that aren't kind to the chickens are criticized in America.
When it's this efficient, it's just impressive.
U-Um...
Yeah?
Where do chicken eggs come from?
Where?
The anus, of course.
The same as poop?!
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and the oviduct opens directly into the intestine—
T-Then, aren't these dirty?!
That's why we're giving them a good scrubbing.
Each egg's full of the farmer's tender, loving care! They're delicious!
But...
It's the same as poop!
Yezo Agricultural High School Dormitory for Future Agriculture Managers
It's time for breakfast.
All students, please report to the dining hall.
I repeat, it's time for breakfast.
All students, please report to the dining hall.
I wonder what's on the menu~
It's a silver spoon.
Is there a meaning behind it?
In Europe, they give newborn children a silver spoon.
It represents the hope that they never go hungry.
All right, let's eat...
Let's eat!
What's wrong? It'll get cold.
I'll let you have this...
It's to thank you for earlier.
Really?
Yay!
The anus...
Looks delicious!
Wait a minute...
Wait a minute!
That came from the anus...
The anus!
Fresh food really does taste the best!
I don't care about Tamako!
What's the matter?
This school's hard on my nerves...
Really?
But math's next.
General subjects are harder on my nerves.
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Finally, time for normal high school stuff!
Huh... As expected of an agricultural high school.
It's way too thin!
The contents have almost nothing!
If that's all, it'll be a piece of cake!
The true enemy is...
I'm Yachiyo, in charge of livestock science.
I'll start with the basics.
Livestock Science
That being said, the majority of farms in this area produce dairy.
So as you might expect, we'll be focusing on dairy cows.
Nice to meet all of you.
I took advantage of spring break and already studied the textbook.
Nothing will stop me!
I've already memorized all the numbers!
I'm gonna get the top score on the next exam—
Oh! About all the reference stats in this textbook...
They're based on the national average.
Since cows in Hokkaido are big, those numbers aren't accurate.
So we'll use another reference text in class.
Livestock Science
Dammit...
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Hachiken!
You're smart, right?
Huh? Not really—
Teach me math!
I'm already lost at page one!
But this is junior high stuff.
No, I was just as bad back then!
Besides, I got admitted here under a recommendation for being a farmer's son.
Seriously?
Despite scoring one out of five in math, I got in without taking the entrance exam.
We also got in through a referral, but we weren't that bad!
Don't group us with you!
My best grade was a three!
What, on a ten-point scale?
No, five!
Me too! I always got twos in English.
Oh! Same here!
Ugh, low level n00bs...
Yeah?
Well...
Want to start with the basics?
But don't underestimate how dumb I am!
It's fine.
I'll stick with you till you get it.
Really? Thanks!
If this is what my classmates are like,
I'll probably be the top student in my class in no time.
First, take X...
What's "X"?
Huh?
Aikawa, you want to be a vet?
Yeah.
What's the deal with somatic cell cloning research these days?
Once TPP kicks into gear,
Japan won't be able to compete with imported agricultural products
unless it can grow high-quality produce in large quantities at low cost.
Japan won't be able to insist on not cloning beef cattle anymore.
Oh? If you're talking about that, you've got me interested.
Well, if we're talking recent research...
Cloning cows from somatic cells is a really complicated process,
so the success rate is really low.
More and more research institutes are giving up.
They say clones have a shorter lifespan,
The genetic blueprint gets reset during
but a study found that Dolly was actually an exception.
the early developmental stages following insemination,
and as cells proliferate and differentiation continues...
By silencing the XIST gene on the...
As for what will happen to the epigenetics of the recipient's cloned embryos...
Incantations?!
Isn't that college-level science?
Not really...
Our knowledge is pretty focused, so it's nothing to be proud of.
All right! Line up, first-years!
Today, we'll test your endurance with a marathon.
What?!
One lap around the school campus!
Let's start with warm-ups!
One lap?
Sounds surprisingly easy.
Oh, and by the way...
Our campus, which includes fields and forest used in training,
is the largest high school in the nation.
One lap covers twenty kilometers.
I... want to quit... this school already.
Hey! No slacking!
Hey, the evening livestock familiarization
is about to start.
Gimme a break.
If we don't get this done quickly, I'll miss club practice.
You're still gonna do that?!
Komaba-kun, you already joined a club?
I've been training with them since spring break.
Want to join me in the baseball club?
I don't like sports...
I'm not really suited for it.
By the way...
Why the hell does this school have two baseball fields?!
This school has more than enough space, that's for sure.
Hey!
So you've joined a club too, Aki?
"Aki"?
Yeah, since spring break.
You two seem like good friends.
We went to the same junior high.
We're also next-door neighbors.
Hey. Don't bring a horse all the way here.
I borrowed him from the neighboring university, so I'm just moving him.
These two are close, huh...
Hachiken-kun, have you chosen a club already?
Huh?
No, I might not join any...
It's a requirement to join one, you know?
What? Seriously?
Just to let you know, there aren't any cultural clubs!
It's all athletics!
Damn jock school!
If you haven't decided, how about the equestrian club?
Horses are so cute!
"Cute"?
Okay? Come check us out sometime!
Sure, at some point.
All right, we're off for more training.
Hey, be careful!
They're a valuable product!
Hachiken, you must be tired!
But you seem fine, Tokiwa...
Yeah, I'm tired, but I totally prefer training over studying textbooks!
Komaba, you don't look tired at all.
I get lots of sleep during class!
Don't be proud of that!
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This... is the last of 'em.
All right, all done!
You can go home!
Yup.
I'm starving!
Dinner will be so tasty...
The wind's really blowing!
Hey!
Chicken-sensei!
Can I borrow some of your students?
What's the matter?
The greenhouse got damaged by the sudden gust.
There's supposed to be a cold front tonight.
We could lose our crops to frost!
That's bad!
All hands on deck!
Hey!
Get a firm grip on it, Aikawa!
Okay!
You over there, pull harder!
Tamako, how can you get blown away with that body weight?!
Hachiken, go help her!
Why me?
Damn it...
Shit!
I... I'm starving.
It's seven already?
We won't make it to the dining hall in time.
Nice work!
You've been a huge help.
You guys must be starving!
Eat up!
Although, it's whatever we managed to find.
The pickles are from the gardening instructor.
The eggs are from me!
Let's eat!
Gimme the soy sauce!
Wait, wait.
Break the yolk, then pour it over!
C'mon, gimme!
Not yet. It tastes even better when you pour it on.
You already did!
Just three more drops...
It's all black now!
Nah, it needs even more.
Super tasty!
Damn you, anus...
Damn you, anus!
Shut up!
I told you it's the cloaca.
Tokiwa, how can something so tasty come out of an anus?
Chickens are amazing!
I'm glad, but also irritated!
Amazing!
Yezo Agricultural High School Dormitory for Future Agriculture Managers
Nishikawa Hajime
Hachiken Yuugo
Beppu Tarou
I'm so tired...
Both my body and mind are exhausted...
Huh? Are you down for the count already?
Since you came all the way out here from a big city like Sapporo,
you must've wanted to come to this school, right?
Let's tough it out together till graduation.
Nishikawa and Beppu, what're you guys' goals?
Since my family has a farm, I joined agricultural sciences to carry it on.
Our potatoes are amazing.
I joined food sciences because I want to make good food!
What's with this whole "you're a loser if you don't have a dream" atmosphere?
Huh? What was that?
It's nothing.
Ah! It's bath time!
Hurry!
Why do we only get fifteen minutes each to wash up and change clothes?!
Is this a prison?
Here!
What else can they do? There are too many of us!
Hey! Hurry up and get out!
The next team's waiting!
That's too fast!
Give us a bit more time!
Shut up!
It'll cut into our free time!
Whatever, just wait!
Hey! Don't come in!
I'm really tired...
Once in a while, I try to write a letter
I know I had a postcard around here somewhere
When I turn towards that missed face
There's nostalgia after a few lines
How are you doing?
Did you get busy?
Daydreaming, looking for things to say
Where did that dream lead to?
Changing the mood to something better
Why don't we sing a song together?
So then we're daydreaming, looking for things to say
Let's talk about how that dream turned out
Let's keep on going through tomorrow
Now to the future that lays before us
Come on, let's start running there
This story is a work of fiction. The people and groups are fictitious, but the themes relating to food and life are firmly based in reality. Visiting the places and facilities used as models can be dangerous and may result it contracting diseases from the animals. Please enjoy this story as a work of fiction.