Audience reviews
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MemeLordMadz
As a vegan, this anime was a difficult watch, but I decided to put my personal beliefs aside and try and give it a shot.
The story as stated, is about a city boy who enters an agricultural school and develops culture shock as he discovers a totally different view of life. Everyone is connected to their buisness, their families, and their farms. Over time, Hachiken develops bonds with the other students and learns new skills, often struggling and complaining about the chores and work load in a comedic fashion. Hachiken also struggles with his own morality as he is faced with the cruel reality of agriculture - the death of the farmed animals.
A few things I appreciate about this anime..
The music is memorable and fits the mood. The opening and ending songs are catchy songs with farm-like…
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Considering the fact that it's way more refreshing when this series doesn't fall to any "Iyashikei" type of shows.. Honestly it's more than that.
Silver Spoon is on par with Mushishi and Natsume on its’ feel good. Gin no Saji is the equivalence of a breeze in the summer. You watch it, enjoy it and you forget about it. It is a modest attempt on equating the reason for killing animals in exchange for tasting that delicious. Hachiken is a sympathetic character whose childhood of holding back his compassion made him unable to deny anyones’ call for help. He loves the animal, especially Pork Bowl but instead of simply delaying/extending his life, Hachiken embraces it. Because life ends, but life goes on. What was the point of rearing the animals, should they only be meant to be used, discarded…
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If you thought this would be just a boring, agricultural slice of life anime, you're wrong.
The first time that I watched it, I had to postpone watching halfway through episode 1 because I was not interested. I only checked it out because I heard that Hiromu Arakawa, the creator of Full Metal Alchemist created it. Due to the lack of good anime series to watch, I decided to watch all episodes. Unknowingly, this series provided entertainment and the humor is unique and entertaining. I thought that it all comes down to that, but there's more. The characterization is outstanding and you can see well the character development throughout the series. In this anime, you get to watch the characters work hard for their dreams, not a bunch of boobs and pantyshots. I related to the main protagonist…
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Ever wanted a taste of parenting? Try Usagi Drop. Curious about farming? Silver Spoon's got you covered. This latest noitaminA feature contains yet another interesting and unique perspective that actually provides meaningful lessons beyond how to immediately get dumped by girls. As with Usagi Drop, the show manages to take a potentially dull and boring topic and turn it into something intriguing and entertaining. While this isn't as emotionally touching as Usagi Drop, it is still a fun watch for anyone even a bit curious about farming or how a city boy will deal with the culture shock of agricultural life.
Animation:
The animation studio took a more conventional approach than that in Usagi Drop. For the most part, it looks like any other rural-based anime. The only major differences are t…
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This review considers both seasons to be one entity.
If any anime has ever been able to evoke feeling of pure joy, it's this one. This isn't the prettiest anime, nor does it feature the most original story, nor does it have the most complex characters. But it is hands down one of the most easygoing, pleasant, and enjoyable anime I have ever seen.
The first thing I want to note is how much I adore the show's aesthetics. The food is of course, a focal point of the show, and A-1 Pictures managed to make it look damn tasty, as they needed to do in a show about agricultue. I love Hiromu Arakawa's style and the character designer really nailed the way everyone looked. Which is surprising considering A-1 produced this. Their style is generally so typical and bland to me. It just makes me apprec…
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Watching the first couple of episodes of Gin no Saji I was very sceptic. I had heard that it was a very good series but I just could not see it. Having powered through the first two episodes I was relieved to discover that it was indeed a very good series. It was very fun and it deviated from the norms of slice of life anime.
Story: 8
The story is pretty much what you would expect from such a series but due to the set up in an agricultural high school there were several minute changes that boosted the series as a whole. Unlike other series it kept being fun and the stories of each episode managed to make the viewing process very fun. The main story was pretty basic but that does not mean that it was boring in any way.
Art: 9
Artistic wise is what you would expect from a series launche…
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Life is what you make it, if anything, it’s far from perfect.
In order to experience the true beauty of the world, we must accept the unimaginable situations we’ve been placed in, no matter how uncomfortable they may be.
Dive into the world of agriculture ‘Gin no Saji’ otherwise known as ‘Silver Spoon’ in English. Our main character, Yugo Hachiken, who in desperation separates himself from his family and their ever growing expectations, enrolls into the boarding school Yezo High School. Carrying a quirky and half assed attitude, Hachiken quickly realizes that escaping the expectations of not only his family, but others as well without having any aspirations of your own isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. This realization is even further amplified when he is surrounded by peers who seemingl…
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"Tokiwa, how can something so tasty come out of an anus?" - Hachiken
Every so often, we come upon an anime that isn't afraid to challenge the needs and wants of the industry. Gin no Saji, or Silver Spoon, is one such anime. It depicts the adolescent adventures of our young protagonist Hachiken who, despite having a strictly urban upbringing, decides to enrol in an agricultural school, full of budding farmers and the like.
While the preface may seem rather dull, I cannot stress how much I came to love and adore this series. And while Hachiken may be introduced as the main character, a massive cast of side characters are included in every moment just as much as him. While some may see this as a weakness, thinking something along the lines of - "Just how much character development can be sp…
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(This has been adapted from my reddit thread)
While sitting here writing this review, I looked around me to see what food I had lying about. I see some left-over chips, crackers, and a bit of candy. When you think about it, the way certain foods are made is pretty amazing. We can go to the grocery store, pick out pre-sliced meat, and bring it home for dinner to make into hamburgers, steak, or what have you. But how does that meat get from the farm to the freezer? Gin no Saji looks to explore the facets of farming, agriculture, and morality when dealing with the very animals we eat, and it does it in a splendid way.
STORY
Gin no Saji starts off in a similar fashion to other shows; new student Hachiken has come to Ezonoo in order to start learning about what it means to run a farm.
It do…
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Gin no Saji is a pearl hidden deep underneath the all of the 2014 winter animes. I originally read the description of this anime when it first came out, and found it like any other slice of life anime, that will be good but not enough to keep me wanting to watch more. Boy, was I wrong, and thus came to write this review, which is my very first so please be easy on me. Arakawa Hiromu has out done herself again with this award-winning anime. Gin no Saji is definitely an anime you would want to watch when you want to watch a comedic, light-hearted but deep anime.
Story
The plot to this anime is rather simple; boy with family problems, doesn't know what he wants to do in life, and goes to an agricultural high school to learn more about himself. The plot is simple to follow but truly teaches…
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"Tokiwa, how can something so tasty come out of an anus? Chickens are amazing"
As an anime I picked up out of a whim I did not expect much, but nonetheless Gin no Saji delivered tenfold. Not only was it a light hearted watch with tasteful comedy given the context, but Gin no Saji really isn't afraid to explore complex issues which inevitably challenge our perspectives on our morality and allow us to really see what we take for granted. Let's go into specifics.
Story (9)
Hiromu Arakawa has created the plot through envisioning the life of the protagonist Hachiken, who takes the initiative to enrol in an Agricultural school in order to be separated from his family. Although at first glance this anime does not seem to have a strong standing plot, though it is through its execution of the sto…
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Gin no Saji's strength is that it's a 'high school' anime that's almost wholly original. By taking place in an agricultural school, it abandons most of the run-of-the-mill high school storylines. The main character flees his home to this farflung school for reasons that are only vaguely outlined during the show. The secondary characters are amusing, but have limited depth to them, and his love interest is almost one-dimensional. As such, this show is not really character-driven. It's about the novel new burdens of life that the protagonist has to accept at this school. If anything, the protagonist's increased understanding and respect for the food chain becomes the main focus of the show; his own personal development doesn't seem to go anywhere.
Gin no Saji is different enough from other…
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At the start of watching Gin no Saji, I was unsure of what to think about it. I thought it would be just a fun little slice of life anime, but what I got far exceeded my expectations.
Gin no Saji is the perfect example that we each have the ability to set our own path and believe what we want to believe. And even if we face adversity we still stand by our beliefs.
Personally I have never seen an anime in which a city boy was placed in a farming school, so kudos to the maker of the manga for doing it well. The anime misses no opportunities to put the main character, Hachiken, into situations far outside of his comfort zone, thus leading to hilarious developments. But don't let the comedy fool you, because there are moments in this anime where they ask the tough questions, and you may see…
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Mainstream anime is so predictable, the mere thought of watching one revolts me. Plots are used over and over again, characters are portrayed by the same well-known voices who's lack of emotion is really starting to piss me off, and worst of all, the use of below-average OPs and EDs make majority of mainstream anime a very bad batch of brew... much rather like Budweiser.
Gin no Saji however, isn't a bottle of Budweiser... it's a bottle of 30 year old scotch. So now, please allow me to explain the differences to you non-drinkers.
Budweiser.. bitter to drink, flavourless after a few sips, and would take just below 10 gallons to get you tipsy. All in all, a useless piece of garbage designed for those with a unusable tongue, and a lack of tolerance to alcohol. Mainstream anime (such as the…
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Silver Spoon
Rating 5(average-low)
(POSSIBLE SPOILERS BEWARE)
Silver spoon was not that good and In my opinion I didn't find the first season as interesting. In fact I almost don't find it as memorable at all i don't even know all of the characters names for starters (But I guess that is just me). It is just another anime to me.
The main character is a typical anime type boy cliche, unrealistically happy like he has never experience mental pain before, the constant over exaggeration of simple gestures and as always to complete the trend he gets into "sticky situations" (uh-oh).
Yeah and I should mention that he is pretty much the focal point for most of the humor. At the end of the show it never really answers the question, which was what he did want to become when he was older? (he is…
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Ah, one of the most hyped anime of the season. Why? Not only is it adapted from a commercially successful, award winning & critically acclaimed manga but also it is written by the famous mangaka Hiromu Arakawa who is responsible for the world famous FMA. So how was the anime? Does it live up to the hype? And how can a manga based on life on agricultural school be this famous? And most of all how come a mangaka who wrote such an action based title as FMA write this? Let me just say that whatever else this anime does it proves (or tries to actually) that you can be a person who doesn't have a clear goal in life or any vague idea what you are gonna do with your life even if are surrounded by ambitious people and it is not always bad; and most of all it proves that book-worm nerds can be cool…
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Ola everybody, as I've finished this watching this anime, I'd probably say that this is one of the truly most unique anime for this year, since it doesn't focus on the usual genre that every anime has followed, so, without further adieu, I present my ratings for each of this anime's category:
Story, character, enjoyment- very good 8.
Story:
Ok, the story about a city slicker incoming high schooler is very unique in the sense that it presents a strong slice of life that happens in real life, about a boy who escapes from the problems he has with his family only to find himself from the frying pan to the fire kind of thing. However, there is another part of this anime's slice of life where it shows us that sometimes destiny has a weird way of showing us where we belong.
Character:
So her…
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Everyone views the world in a different colored light. Our shade is affected by our upbringing, our culture, our religion, our language, and a variety of other factors. However, when our color mixes in with another color, then the light in which we view the world in changes dramatically, as yellow mixing with blue makes green. It allows us to see things that we have missed before, and makes us question the things that we've always believed. Silver Spoon pushes Hachiken Yugo into a completely new world, and changes the hue of his view as well as ours in this story.
Written by Hiromu Arakawa of Fullmetal Alchemist fame, she writes a story on something that would have been completely overlooked and unappreciated if not for her name, a story about farming, which would have been a complete sha…
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Everyone has dreams. In fact, dreams can come in all shapes or sizes. It be as simple as getting an A+ on a math exam or to something as difficult as winning a gold medal in the Olympics. The problem with dreams is though is that not everyone seems to be able to follow all the way through. It’s from dreams though that people learn about the world and about themselves. In Silver Spoon, we follow a main male protagonist named Yugo Hachiken as he embarks on a road for his future but one that he never expected to turn out to be.
Gin no Saji (also known by its English name Silver Spoon) is anime series based off of the manga of the same name written by Hiromu Arakawa. She is known already for her previous work, Full Metal Alchemist that has achieved universal praise for both its anime and mang…
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“Because of the life they were born into, they are immediately stuck as an existence that can’t even choose their own life and death.”
Such is the life of livestock. Chickens are killed to be eaten if they don’t lay enough eggs; horses are immediately retired or put to rest if they don’t win any competitions or get injured; and pigs and cows are sold at a really cheap price if they do not eat enough. Behind the scenes of our farms and their livestock, the idea of the “survival of the fittest” is more clear-cut and harsh than it is in human society. However, humans are judged equally as harsh by the results they produce. In a generation that values the credentials of people more than the people themselves, people who fall behind even a little bit are often shunned or overlooked, just as if…
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