Shin Sapporo Junior High School Shin Sapporo High School
Hachiken, you're not gonna join any clubs?
Nope... I'm not good at sports, anyway.
Yeah?
Besides, if I joined any clubs,
I'd fall behind in my studies.
Academic Ability Test Results
But you can focus better if you do some physical activity.
English
Geography
Besides, you'll get a better evaluation from our school
if you can say that you did well both in academics and extracurriculars
throughout junior high and high school.
Sorry.
I have to go to cram school.
I really want to get into the best university possible,
Don't budge on your top choice!
so I gotta pass on the whole club thing.
Hey, Hachiken!
Wake up, Hachi!
"Hachi"?
Your alarm's too loud.
Chose a club yet?
I think I wanna do martial arts.
How can these guys be so... full of energy?
What's wrong?
Just feeling a bit dizzy...
Are you okay?
Yeah, I'm okay.
Don't push yourself too hard.
I gotta tough it out!
I'm not the only one suffering!
Crap, I forgot to eat my morning snack.
Episode 2 Hachiken Rides a Horse
Yo, I know you guys are all tired,
now that we're approaching the end of this practicum.
Be careful!
If you crack an egg, you'll be suspended for a day!
Just kidding.
But that's just how careful I want you guys to be.
We're below livestock on the ladder here, huh?
Below? Not even!
You guys are slaves to the livestock!
Slaves...
Campus Motto Defy Logic Cooperation Diligence
I did it, Hachiken!
Because of you, I got a good score on the math quiz!
Oh?
That's great!
I got double-digits for the first time ever!
What's with that score, after all the detailed, personal tutoring I gave you?
Didn't I tell you not to underestimate how stupid I am?
Sit down!
I'm gonna drill it all into you again, from square one!
Okay!
Hachiken's amazing.
All right, we'll start with this problem.
He's not giving up on Tokiwa's brain.
Something's really wrong with him.
Next up is a class on raising crops.
Hurry up and get changed! We'll meet up on the fields!
Those of you who haven't indicated their club choices
have until the end of next week to do so.
Make up your minds!
Okay!
Each of you gets 17 square meters!
(10 AM): Practicum
Till it!
Twenty-one!
(2 PM): Physical Education
Twenty-two!
After School (4 PM): Livestock Practicum
Off I go!
How the hell can anyone
Later (after 5 PM): Joining Club Practice Mid-Way
go to clubs after this?
Ooezo Agricultural High School Dormitory for Future Agriculture Managers
Man, I sure worked hard today, too.
Yo!
We've met you before.
Oh, we helped you catch those chickens.
I'm Inada, a third-year in food science.
Thanks for your help the other day.
I brought you guys the smoked chicken, as promised!
I wanted you to try it while it's still fresh!
Thank you for coming by so late in the evening.
You should eat it right away!
It's delicious!
Delicious!
No, stop that!
Don't make assumptions!
Thanks for the food!
Say something.
Right?
It tastes like... there's nothing added to it.
You get it?!
There are no additives in this!
Maybe you're made for food science!
You know what tastes good.
I do?
I don't really get it.
Hey, Hachiken!
Don't eat all of it!
Let me have some, too!
Oh, Brother.
Hey, Tamako.
Are you still doing inefficient research into additive-free foods?
This is an era of mass production and mass consumption.
You should accommodate the people's needs
by making good use of additives.
"Brother"?
I'm gonna do things my way!
Smoked-Chicken Senpai and Tamako are siblings?
You keep your mouth shut.
Why not use them when they've cleared safety regulations?
No way. They don't look anything alike.
They're not completely safe.
Some don't even have detectable levels...
She'd be hot if she slimmed down!
Don't ever judge a book by its cover!
Komaba, a table's opened up.
Play with me.
Okay!
Library Recreation Room
Tamako, you're in the table tennis club?
Wait, how can you have enough energy left for that?
Table tennis has its own energy pool!
My killer move!
Monsters...
Chicken Coop
Clubs, huh?
I have to pick one soon.
Why not join the equestrian club?
Come check it out.
Horses, huh?
Feed Store Room (Biological Production Association: Practicum Room)
All right!
You're done with the practicum!
Good work the past week!
Yay!
We won't have livestock practicum for the rest of April, at least.
Thank God...
I won't have to wake up at five in the morning for a while!
But, clubs?
I've barely done any sports, and that's the only kind of clubs they have?
And why must you join one when there are so many practicums?
Oh, man...
Nice...
Nice tits.
I love the waistline of this one.
Excellent!
Oh, not bad...
Super-excellent!
Aren't those too large?
Who's there?!
Oh, a first-year?
What, don't hold back if you're curious.
You want to see, too?
Of course you do.
Oh, well, uh...
I'll let you see, so just come.
Holstein Hall of Fame 2013
Aren't these great tits?!
Check out the great hip width!
The balanced limbs!
This is Bellwood-chan, last year's champion in the forms category!
What is this place?!
The Ezonoo Holstein Club!
Holstein Club
We breed cows with beautiful form and submit them to cattle fairs!
A club that loves Holsteins above all others!
Come join the Hol Club!
Come make our dream woman together!
No!
I don't want to spend my high school years with
a black-and-white cow as a girlfriend!
No!
Come now, Hol Club third-years.
Don't terrorize a first-year.
Let him go.
Are you all right?
Oh... Thank you!
You appeared like an angel rescuing me from hell...
I am but a passing equestrian club instructor.
My name is Nakajima.
If you are in need of help, just say the word.
Ah, so you are looking for the equestrian club?
I am just heading there, myself.
I will guide you there.
How can you not understand the beauty of cows?
Forget human women!
Do you even drink milk?
Oh, it's Mikage.
Horses might be cool...
This one's white and pretty, too.
Nope!
Ugly!
You just thought this horse looked ugly, didn't you?
Sorry.
Ow...
You'll get yourself hurt if you look down on them.
Horses are very observant of people.
You came to check us out.
Thanks!
Whoa! Is this the horse from before?
Yeah.
Want to give him a carrot?
Me?!
Hold it on your palm.
Yeah, like that.
Hold it on your palm.
Yeah, like that.
See? Aren't they cute?
I don't know if I can call them that,
but I've had enough lessons over the past couple days to know
that I can't make decisions based solely on my assumptions!
Horses might look big and scary at first glance,
but they're very timid and delicate.
Seriously?
Yeah.
They even get scared by shiny things they don't see in nature,
and anything that flutters.
Their shy nature also explains why they're observant of people.
They're herbivores, so they value the herd.
They're shy, delicate, and care about their kind.
They kind of sound like a lot of trouble.
But isn't that what's also good about them?
I think you'd get along with them.
I encourage you to join the equestrian club!
The equestrian club...
Riding around on a horse instead of using my legs
might make things easier...
Ooezo Agricultural High School Dormitory for Future Agriculture Managers
Club Registration Form
Equestrian Club
Class 1-D, Hachiken Yuugo
Welcome to the equestrian club, new students!
You'll be interacting with live animals in this club,
so first-timers may find it tough.
Just ask upperclassmen and people with more experience
if you have any questions.
The practicums are tough,
but I'm off to a good start with Mikage, too.
Maybe this high school isn't so bad.
I don't have to wake up at five anymore, either!
By the way,
you'll need to take care of the horses every day,
so you'll wake up every morning at four.
Oh, he's out cold.
You're slow, Mikage!
Wait for me, Hachiken-kun!
Yeah, right.
I knew that wasn't gonna happen.
First-year!
Hurry up and clean out the muck!
I wonder when they'll let us ride one.
Man, this is an impressive pile of manure.
We've done nothing but muck stalls since the day we joined.
But, thanks to that...
Man, breakfast is awesome again today.
I wonder what's for lunch.
Crap, food is all I have to look forward to!
Gotcha!
You're starting to fit in, Hachi.
Time for clubs!
Crap! I gotta go to the school kiosk!
I'm just gonna be mucking stalls again, anyway.
What a drag.
Hachiken-kun!
Yeah?
Going to your club?
Yeah.
So am I.
Mine's in the same direction.
Which one did you choose?
The Holstein Club.
I know what you're thinking.
But aside from the upperclassmen, it's a proper club.
I appreciate being able to look at livestock outside of classes.
I see.
I guess you do want to become a vet.
But if you want to go to a vet school,
wouldn't you normally choose a high school
that's strong in normal academics?
Normally, yeah.
Despite being a high school,
they have facilities for researching cloning and transporting fertilized eggs.
They let you participate if you want.
I wanted to get that kind of experience as soon as possible.
That's why I chose this school.
This school's amazing.
Everyone has a well-thought-out dream.
As for me...
Even if you have a dream,
and know what you need to make your dream come true,
that's not enough.
All right, my club room's this way.
Good luck, Aikawa!
You're leaning forward.
Okay!
When can I ride a horse and look that cool?
Wait, is that my dream?
I hurt all over.
Can they just let me ride a horse already?
It stinks.
Well, this might do the trick.
It looks clean, right?
Yeah, it does!
No one will find out!
Do you not like horses?
Huh?
You're in the equestrian club, right?
Um... Yes, I am.
You cut corners.
You didn't join because you liked horses?
Well, um...
When I joined, I was just going with the flow.
I'm sorry.
Do you have no interest in horses?
Um, well...
To be honest, I think just being able to ride them is cool.
I might actually be uncomfortable around horses.
That's fine.
Huh?
You're a new student, no?
Are you in Dairy Science?
I'm Hachiken, a first-year.
Ah, you were a general applicant.
I find it curious that you'd join Dairy Science
when you're not from a farm.
What kind of career are you considering?
Um... I'm sorry.
I actually don't have any specific dream...
I'm really sorry.
That's fine!
What?!
I'll enjoy working with you.
What's with this guy?
Nakajima-sensei, I've come to see my pretty horse.
Oh, Principal.
New students, welcome to our school.
School Entrance Ceremony
Oh.
He was so short, I didn't see his face!
Would all of you first-timers like to try riding a horse?
All right!
Hachiken-kun, have you ever ridden one?
Only that time when you let me ride behind you.
How was it?
I thought I'd fall off because I was so high up.
I was kind of scared.
I see.
Then try him.
What?! That one?
Here.
It's all right.
He takes his job seriously.
Okay...
Whoa, this is so high.
You have poor posture!
Keep your back straight!
Okay!
More!
You're still hunched over.
Straighten your back.
Okay!
Not enough!
Pretend you're arching your back!
More!
Okay!
Isn't it great to have a high-up view?
Even though I'm high up,
I feel like I'm still in contact with the ground.
There are things you can only learn
when you have faced the unknown,
be it a different species, different values, or upbringing.
That is why we, as human beings,
appreciate these animals
that allow us to see the view we cannot see by ourselves,
and take care of them daily.
Therefore,
if anyone does not feel the need to care for them properly
I'll shove him headfirst into a manure pile.
Okay.
Next weekend will be the start of Golden Week.
About stable duty during break...
Ookawa-kun was scheduled to handle it, but a family emergency has come up.
Sorry.
Is anyone else available?
I'm going to visit relatives on Honshuu with my family.
I don't think I can get the dates changed.
I have to help out on my farm.
Um, I'll do it.
Oh, you will?
Thank you, Hachiken-kun.
Work together with Mikage-san.
All right, dismissed.
Thanks a bunch, Hachiken!
Oh, it's nothing.
I'm not going home over break, anyway.
Okay!
Thanks for taking care of the horses over break!
Leave it to me, no matter how many days!
Man, I'm tired.
I have very important information.
Why so serious?
The girls' bath is apparently right above us.
A man's dream, eh?
Dream...
Hey, get out already!
The next team's coming in!
Denied!
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.