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yongshun · 2011-07-30, 11:22

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Originally Posted by Nightengale

I highly enjoy Silver Spoon. But really... as mentioned, there's nothing really much to discuss about it. Despite already having 11 chapters and what I would say... relatively decent character development in that short amount of chapters, it has really only scratched the surface of the character drama that Silver Spoon is heading towards.

If there was one complaint I have on Silver Spoon... it is that I really wish it could have more 'info-dumping' at times. Part of the charm of such a manga is absorbing all the new things you've only known as a general knowledge or as a textbook/wikipedia material in a 'day-by-days' livelihood fashion.

Just a little bit more though. Frankly, I'm also enjoying how naturalistic the pace of the story is, without forcing too much "AGRICULTURE FOR IDIOTS 101"...

So I'm as conflicted as the fact that pigs taste so good.

I think manga has an assumption that average reader of this have really basic knowledge of where and how food gets to their plate/bowl

Grey · 2011-07-30, 20:34

I love the callback to "None of the farms have decent cellphone reception". Cute joke setup.

Shiroth · 2011-07-31, 04:54

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Originally Posted by Nightengale

If there was one complaint I have on Silver Spoon... it is that I really wish it could have more 'info-dumping' at times. Part of the charm of such a manga is absorbing all the new things you've only known as a general knowledge or as a textbook/wikipedia material in a 'day-by-days' livelihood fashion.

Personally i think too much info-dumping would destroy the nice pace this story has going for it. Example would be if more was added to the creation of the pizza story. There was just enough to learn about it's background, and enjoy the build up of the pizza.

I hope this is one manga Arakawa-sensei plans to do for quite a while, because there's so much that could be done. It's pretty obvious how it will end, though the adventure to that point should be quality.

Nightengale · 2011-07-31, 06:03

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Originally Posted by Shiroth

Personally i think too much info-dumping would destroy the nice pace this story has going for it. Example would be if more was added to the creation of the pizza story. There was just enough to learn about it's background, and enjoy the build up of the pizza.

I hope this is one manga Arakawa-sensei plans to do for quite a while, because there's so much that could be done. It's pretty obvious how it will end, though the adventure to that point should be quality.

That's the thing. I would like more info-dumping because I enjoy learning new things from the manga I read ( eg. Moyashimon, Bakuman ) but at the same time, it's paced rather nicely as it is at the moment.

That's why I said that with Silver Spoon, I'm as conflicted as Hachiken is on 'damn, why must pigs taste so good?' as I am conflicted with damn, I want more Agriculture 101... but why must the pacing be so good?

Though personally, it hasn't bothered me because being Chinese, pork is consumed regularly.

Shiroth · 2011-08-01, 04:05

Chapter 12 was pretty good. Hachiken isn't used to seeing such a happy family set-up, so that was pretty nice. Yet another flashback to add to the growing collection. Do wonder how long it will be before we see a full flashback chapter.

Was i the only one that fell for the joke at the end with the mobile phone?

Procrastinator_CA · 2011-08-20, 14:21

Chapter 14 was fun. Hachiken got to meet the Kobama family.

I have a feeling that Hachiken is about to snap and go butcherin'! Things may get really bloody and gory!

And I never knew you can hunt with a pick-up truck...using it as the weapon!

yongshun · 2011-08-20, 19:44

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Originally Posted by Procrastinator_CA

Chapter 14 was fun. Hachiken got to meet the Kobama family.

I have a feeling that Hachiken is about to snap and go butcherin'! Things may get really bloody and gory!

And I never knew you can hunt with a pick-up truck...using it as the weapon!

yeah you can it called the "I dont care if I need thousands of dollars to repair my vehicle" method.

Procrastinator_CA · 2011-08-21, 00:52

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Originally Posted by yongshun

yeah you can it called the "I dont care if I need thousands of dollars to repair my vehicle" method.

And I'd bet Mikage-ojiisan and Komaba would say:

"Why spend tens of thousands of yen when I can repair it myself?"

Shiroth · 2011-08-21, 04:41

That deer had such a death flag when it first appeared. ;_____;

Claies · 2011-08-21, 14:11

Oh, good. I was wondering why Arakawa didn't have Hachiken kill a pig earlier for the pizza. Kinda weird to involve a deer out of the blue, though.

Kafriel · 2011-08-22, 12:36

Would kinda kill the pizza-happy mood...
So, I just picked this up after finally having nothing better to do, gotta say it is a lot lighter than I expected, and pretty interesting as well! The humour is very good, grandpa joke reached a level of lol I usually get from gintama and the like

It's amazing to see how even the most basic things can be analyzed to this extent, and it got me wondering, if the school activities could be so perfectly illustrated, how will it develop once we get to the MC's choices? <-cue, next chapter, I'm dying to find out!

P.S: I'd totally eat the pig.

Procrastinator_CA · 2011-09-08, 15:45

Well, that was an impressive tour of the Inada (et at.) GigaFarm. LOL at Tamako planning on making Hachiken ~~a slave~~ an employee of the co-op after they graduate. And she sure looks a lot like her more well-proportioned ~~sister~~ mother.

Hmm, it seems the Inada parents have something in store for Tamako-chan. Could we see another person crashing in with the Mikages?

Too bad we have to wait another month to find out...

P.S. I'd like to see Ichiro × Tamako: Greed × Greed

Guido · 2011-09-10, 15:44

Wait, Arakawa's new manga is the Gin no Saji, so does that mean two or none possibilities:

Spoiler:

Claies · 2011-09-11, 04:51

I'm getting a little tired of the teasing with Hachiken's cell phone every chapter. He really should do something about it.

kuroishinigami · 2011-09-14, 09:30

Hmmm... looks like Arakawa-sensei is not ready for weekly publication schedule yet looking at the number of breaks she(I think Arakawa-sensei is a woman right?) takes. Probably better that this series moved to a monthly magazine but with more pages number for each chapter(probably something like FMA's last chapter? :P)

Procrastinator_CA · 2011-11-04, 22:28

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Originally Posted by Claies

I'm getting a little tired of the teasing with Hachiken's cell phone every chapter. He really should do something about it.

Well, going by the latest chapter, someone in the Hachiken family finally did something about it. And judging by his reaction, Yugo did not take his brother's impromptu visit all too well.

I guess we'll finally get some details as to why Yugo doesn't like his family so much next chapter.

Procrastinator_CA · 2011-11-14, 05:22

Spoiler for Chapter 20 - Summertime (10):

kuroishinigami · 2011-11-14, 06:16

How bad is his ramen for hachiken to spit it up from his nose lol. Great grandma is really interesting too lol.

Shiroth · 2011-11-15, 13:13

Guess i can't say i'm surprised about Yugo's Father. He probably played a huge part as to why Yugo is the way he is.

yuzen003 · 2011-12-10, 13:13

Anyone else waiting for Hachiken will figure out he wants to be a chef? There have been multiple hints such as he constantly enjoys the food, cooking is the one thing his brother can't do apparently, he enjoyed cooking the pizza showing he is capable (unlike his brother) and got some satisfaction out of it, and he's learning how to prepare and source ingredients. It seems like the logical dream for him to find given his current experiences, but I'm curious if anyone has any other theories where the story is headed.

2011-08-01, 04:05	Link #25
Shiroth Beautiful fighter. Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: England, UK Age: 37	Chapter 12 was pretty good. Hachiken isn't used to seeing such a happy family set-up, so that was pretty nice. Yet another flashback to add to the growing collection. Do wonder how long it will be before we see a full flashback chapter. Was i the only one that fell for the joke at the end with the mobile phone? __________________ MyAnimeList Twitter

2011-08-21, 04:41	Link #29
Shiroth Beautiful fighter. Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: England, UK Age: 37	That deer had such a death flag when it first appeared. ;_____; __________________ MyAnimeList Twitter

2011-09-10, 15:44	Link #33
Guido Snobby Gentleman Join Date: May 2004 Location: Monterrey, México Age: 43	Wait, Arakawa's new manga is the Gin no Saji, so does that mean two or none possibilities: Spoiler: 1. Either she had a hand on the creation of the character?, OR 2. Is that character going to appear in her manga?

2011-11-14, 05:22	Link #37
Procrastinator_CA Laborus Tardis Join Date: Sep 2004	Spoiler for Chapter 20 - Summertime (10): So, we finally get an idea why Yugo wanted to leave home so badly. Turns out that as much as Yugo doesn't like his brother, Shingo is actually the nice one. Guess Yugo resents the fact that everything comes to Shingo so easily...except for one thing. Epic facepalm by Aki on Shingo's ramen.

2011-11-15, 13:13	Link #39
Shiroth Beautiful fighter. Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: England, UK Age: 37	Guess i can't say i'm surprised about Yugo's Father. He probably played a huge part as to why Yugo is the way he is. __________________ MyAnimeList Twitter

2011-07-30, 20:34	Link #22
Grey Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006	I love the callback to "None of the farms have decent cellphone reception". Cute joke setup.

2011-08-20, 14:21	Link #26
Procrastinator_CA Laborus Tardis Join Date: Sep 2004	Chapter 14 was fun. Hachiken got to meet the Kobama family. I have a feeling that Hachiken is about to snap and go butcherin'! Things may get really bloody and gory! And I never knew you can hunt with a pick-up truck...using it as the weapon!

2011-08-21, 14:11	Link #30
Claies Good-Natured Asshole. Join Date: May 2007 Age: 34	Oh, good. I was wondering why Arakawa didn't have Hachiken kill a pig earlier for the pizza. Kinda weird to involve a deer out of the blue, though.

2011-08-22, 12:36	Link #31
Kafriel Senior Guest Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Athens (GMT+2) Age: 35	Would kinda kill the pizza-happy mood... So, I just picked this up after finally having nothing better to do, gotta say it is a lot lighter than I expected, and pretty interesting as well! The humour is very good, grandpa joke reached a level of lol I usually get from gintama and the like It's amazing to see how even the most basic things can be analyzed to this extent, and it got me wondering, if the school activities could be so perfectly illustrated, how will it develop once we get to the MC's choices? <-cue, next chapter, I'm dying to find out! P.S: I'd totally eat the pig.

2011-09-08, 15:45	Link #32
Procrastinator_CA Laborus Tardis Join Date: Sep 2004	Well, that was an impressive tour of the Inada (et at.) GigaFarm. LOL at Tamako planning on making Hachiken ~~a slave~~ an employee of the co-op after they graduate. And she sure looks a lot like her more well-proportioned ~~sister~~ mother. Hmm, it seems the Inada parents have something in store for Tamako-chan. Could we see another person crashing in with the Mikages? Too bad we have to wait another month to find out... P.S. I'd like to see Ichiro × Tamako: Greed × Greed

2011-09-11, 04:51	Link #34
Claies Good-Natured Asshole. Join Date: May 2007 Age: 34	I'm getting a little tired of the teasing with Hachiken's cell phone every chapter. He really should do something about it.

2011-09-14, 09:30	Link #35
kuroishinigami Ava courtesy of patchy Join Date: Jan 2009	Hmmm... looks like Arakawa-sensei is not ready for weekly publication schedule yet looking at the number of breaks she(I think Arakawa-sensei is a woman right?) takes. Probably better that this series moved to a monthly magazine but with more pages number for each chapter(probably something like FMA's last chapter? :P)

2011-11-14, 06:16	Link #38
kuroishinigami Ava courtesy of patchy Join Date: Jan 2009	How bad is his ramen for hachiken to spit it up from his nose lol. Great grandma is really interesting too lol.

2011-12-10, 13:13	Link #40
yuzen003 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: USA	Anyone else waiting for Hachiken will figure out he wants to be a chef? There have been multiple hints such as he constantly enjoys the food, cooking is the one thing his brother can't do apparently, he enjoyed cooking the pizza showing he is capable (unlike his brother) and got some satisfaction out of it, and he's learning how to prepare and source ingredients. It seems like the logical dream for him to find given his current experiences, but I'm curious if anyone has any other theories where the story is headed.