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Silver Spoon Vol. 3

(銀の匙 Silver Spoon [Gin no Saji Silver Spoon] #3)

Hiromu Arakawa

4.22 · Rating details · 658 ratings · 59 reviews

Hachiken melewatkan liburan musim panas di pertanian Mikage... Hari-harinya dipenuhi keringat, kerja keras, dan kebingungan, jauh sekali dibandingkan dengan musim panas di kota... Lalu Hachiken kembali ke asrama yang telah biasa dia tinggali, teman-teman biasa yang tertawa seperti biasa. Musim panas belum akan berakhir...

Jangan sampai lewatkan komik yang sudah meraih Peng ...more

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Paperback, 192 pages

Published September 10th 2014 by Elex Media Komputindo (first published April 18th 2012)

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Jul 16, 2012 Jordan rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Hiromu Arakawa is some sort of genius. The fact that she could pull of Fullmetal Alchemist AND this, which are totally different, awes me. I just... cannot even... (However! I could see the farm in FMA, and the same soul in this) Just DO NOT expect this to be anything like Fullmetal Alchemist.

The art is lovely, with realistic enough looking animals and large, farmy backgrounds. I've gotten a good laugh or two through what's been released so far. Some parts are educational, especially for America ...more

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Jul 28, 2018 Rod Brown rated it liked it · review of another edition

The summer doldrums settle in during the first half of the volume as our hero, Hachiken, continues on as a helping hand on a classmate's dairy farm during a school break. The introduction of a new supposed-to-be-wacky character falls flat, and there is not much new or interesting knowledge offered about farm life.

The second half picks up as the students return to school and see how much can change in just a month apart. One change is that the little pig to which Hachiken has become attached is a ...more

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Oct 01, 2019 Pilos rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: shonen, comics-jp, serializations, slice-of-life

Pretty emotional volume, I daresay, especially for what concern the last chapters.
In this issue we are introduced to Hachiken's older brother, who apparently shares the same disdain towards his parents as the young siblings. A funny presence, indeed.

However, what I appreciated the most here is Hachiken's work in changing his mindset when forced to face animals death. There would be several ways in which this could have been resolved and Arakawa choose the most mature one.

Another little perk t ...more

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Dec 17, 2018 Taylor Ramirez rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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Aug 17, 2020 Cookie rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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An entertaining read. This is a bit the epitome of the "slice of life" genre. ...more

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Jun 16, 2020 Kailey (Luminous Libro) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: graphic-novels-and-manga

Hachiken attends an agricultural high school even though he has no interest in pursuing an agricultural career. In this 3rd volume, Hachiken is conflicted about his favorite pig, Pork Bowl, being sent to the slaughterhouse. He has to work through his feelings about raising animals for slaughter, and it brings up a lot of debate among his classmates. He works hard to earn the respect of his teachers and classmates, and his thoughtfulness and kindness draws people to him.

This manga is hilarious! T ...more

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Sep 08, 2016 Anna C rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: manga-manhwa-manhua, shounen

Fools waste their money on foolish things. Only the wise use their money to better themselves. A man's worth can be determined by how he spends his money. --> jleb banget ini, lol

Don't go thinking you're a failure just because you made one mistake.

And yet you can kill livestock, but nobody wants to see their pet die. I wonder what the difference is.

All animals want to live, so...where do you draw the line?
The only justification is our tastebuds. If that is not a sufficient justification for do ...more

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Apr 22, 2019 Amy rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

There isn't too much plot in this series, but it's a nice slice of life story with lots of funny parts that are made considerably more funny by Arakawa's wonderful art style. One of my best friends has a small farm and I keep recommending this to her because Hachiken's reactions to things keep reminding me of conversations we've had, hahaha... ...more

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Mar 04, 2019 Shae rated it really liked it · review of another edition

I continue to be amazed at the amount of detail taken with this series! I love seeing our characters grow and change with each phase of this story. I'm excited to see what is in store for our characters! ...more

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Aug 25, 2018 Kristin rated it really liked it · review of another edition

This continues to be an enjoyable, relaxing read. Hachiken's relationship with his paretns will hit home for a lot of people, and I loved seeing him bloom on Mikage's farm, surrounded by kind and understanding people. ...more

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Feb 16, 2019 Baileys Book Babble rated it liked it · review of another edition

Such a fun story but also super educational read.

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Jan 12, 2019 ~Cyanide Latte~ rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: manga-manhwa-manhua, personal-favorites, what-a-surprise

I'm glad that I got through this volume today (I kept setting it down and reading only a few pages at a time, which is unusual for me to do with manga at all. It felt very odd.) I already have the fourth volume, and I didn't want to put this off for very long.

So if you've kept up with the Silver Spoon manga thus far, we last left off with our boy Hachiken agreeing to work over his summer break at Mikage's farm. In this volume, we not only see what comes of his job there and his interactions as h ...more

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Jun 30, 2018 Evelyn rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: finished-manga-series, owned-manga

Things I took away from this volume:

Families are a great thing. They are a center of support and a safe harbor when things get rough. (Or they’re supposed to be anyway) But more often than not, family are the hardest people to talk to.

You know that crushing feeling when you mess up so bad and it hurts people you care about? That feeling is ten times worse when you don’t get yelled at. But that inner turmoil forces you to grow as a person. Even though you’ll still feel the shame every time you th ...more

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Sep 26, 2018 S.Q. Eries rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: manga

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. In Summary

Summer vacation arcs often mean fun outings with friends, trips to the beach, swimsuits, and festivals. But that’s not the case for Hachiken. While he does manage to attend a festival, his summer is marked by more unpleasant incidents in the countryside and unwanted visits from his free-spirited older brother. As usual, Arakawa-sensei does an excellent job balancing the comedy of Hachiken’s city boy bungling and his angst over the fate of Pork Bowl and other farm animals.

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Hac In Summary

Summer vacation arcs often mean fun outings with friends, trips to the beach, swimsuits, and festivals. But that’s not the case for Hachiken. While he does manage to attend a festival, his summer is marked by more unpleasant incidents in the countryside and unwanted visits from his free-spirited older brother. As usual, Arakawa-sensei does an excellent job balancing the comedy of Hachiken’s city boy bungling and his angst over the fate of Pork Bowl and other farm animals.

The Review

Hachiken’s summer at the Mikage Ranch continues. Our city boy’s sojourn in the countryside continues to deliver a nice combination of laughs and education (Hey, I’m a city slicker, too!), but when he and Mikage talk about dreams and family expectations, the narrative also touches upon the family dynamic that made Hachiken choose not to go home.

Then the story plunges deep into the Hachiken family dynamic when Hachiken’s older brother Shingo bursts unannounced onto the Mikage Ranch. Personality-wise, carefree Shingo is the exact opposite of Hachiken, and his particular talent for ruining food introduces a new running joke into the story. But even though Hachiken bears an intense dislike for his brother, the feeling is not mutual. Rather, Shingo admires what his younger brother is doing and encourages him to do what he wants. Their parents never make an actual appearance in this volume, but the bits of communication that they direct to their sons paint a pretty clear picture why Hachiken wants to get away from them.

Then school resumes, and the story shifts away from the family situation Hachiken’s trying to escape and back to the dilemma he can’t seem to get over: the fate of Pork Bowl. Rather than come to terms with the fact that Pork Bowl was born to be meat, Hachiken gets more tied up in knots now that Pork Bowl is full-grown. Unfortunately, there’s no stopping Pork Bowl’s slaughter date, and when it’s finally staring Hachiken in the face, he makes a surprising proposal. I love this part of the story, how Hachiken has become so acutely aware of the animal lives that make meat possible and how that pushes him to acknowledge those lives the best way he can. Vegetarians probably won’t be too happy with his decision, but as another person who can’t become a vegetarian, I really enjoyed it.

For those who have seen the anime, the manga and TV series share the same major scenes and general timeline. However, there are a number of small scenes in the manga that were not included in the anime, and the last-minute fattening of Pork Bowl in the anime was not part of the manga.

Extras include story thus far, character profiles, bonus manga, and translation notes.

For more manga and book reviews, drop by my blog Keeping It In Canon! ...more

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Feb 04, 2020 Becky B rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult, contemporary-fiction, graphic-novels, asian-lit-setting-characters, animal-stories, multicultural, manga

Hachiken finishes his summer job at the Mikage family farm but not before his brother tracks him down for a visit and leaves the entire farm with intense memories of his ramen making skills. Hachiken feels like he made so many mistakes and learned so much he doesn't deserve to be paid, but the Mikage family has a lot to teach Hachiken about giving yourself grace for mistakes and the value of hard work. When school starts back up Hachiken must finally face the fact that the piglet he named and gr Hachiken finishes his summer job at the Mikage family farm but not before his brother tracks him down for a visit and leaves the entire farm with intense memories of his ramen making skills. Hachiken feels like he made so many mistakes and learned so much he doesn't deserve to be paid, but the Mikage family has a lot to teach Hachiken about giving yourself grace for mistakes and the value of hard work. When school starts back up Hachiken must finally face the fact that the piglet he named and grew attached to is about to be sent to the butcher. He's learned a lot from the farming families about how they can value animals, care for them, and still send them to be slaughtered. But can he let go himself? Meanwhile Keiji has gone wild over the summer and must pay for it, he then mishears something and starts a wild rumor at school. And the Ezo Ag students descend on a local festival where the food vendors vow they will outlast the students' appetites for once this year, but it will be a tough competition.

This was the funniest Silver Spoon volume yet. First there's the dad of the Mikage family giving Hachiken a serious stink eye while mom on the other hand is plotting to get him to marry Aki (purely because he works hard and they don't have to feel guilty about stealing him from another farming family). Then there's the older Hachiken brother's epic cooking skills. And then the way the illustrator chose to depict the showdown between the Ezo Ag students and the food vendors at the festival. So, so funny. So many teens have no clue what farm life is like these days, and this series really does a great job of depicting what it is like both for kids who grew up on the farm and those who are new to it, like Hachiken. I also like that the teens in this series are not afraid of hard work physically and academically, and they're more focused on the end goal than their grades. They are very good for Hachiken who grew up obsessed with grades. The book also gives a good look at the importance of farmers for the food we eat, and weighs the ethical questions of farming. Looking forward to the next one!

Notes on content: 3 mild swear words. No sexual content. (The rumor is based on a kid mishearing that a girl has a baby bump on her head from a cow butting it and him thinking she is pregnant, but it is handled tactfully and not crudely. Also the kid who starts the rumor gets punished with mucking stalls. I wish we had stalls we could send students to muck for certain infractions.) The same kid brings 2 items to school with a fantasy character in it that's wearing a loose bathrobe but it isn't too scandalous and everything is still covered up. The students watch a video of a pig being butchered for one class, just a little is shown. ...more

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May 24, 2020 Sara rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Hachiken is finishing up his summer job at Mikage’s family farm. His mother is so worried because of lack of communication from Hachiken that she sends his big brother to look for him. After proving that his dream of becoming a famous ramen chef is highly unlikely, Hachiken’s older brother decides to report to their mother that they should leave him be. Hachiken causes a disaster with the milking machine and tries to refuse the payment offered to him for his summer work, but the Mikage family wo ...more

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Jan 22, 2020 John rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: manga

It’s a tough summer for Hachiken. He takes to heart a mistake made on his last day of summer as he calculates the cost. But, the Mikage family's assurances over his summer of hard work help to ease his burden. Then, upon his return to school, he finds his favored pig is primed for the slaughter house. Hachiken makes a tough decision to keep Pork Bowl the pig on campus. All that and we also meet the older Hachiken brother Shingo, the ramen chef... oh my goodness! This is my favorite of a series o ...more

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Sep 07, 2020 Katie Mccain rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

As someone currently re-watching The Good Place I find myself drawn to stories with a philosophical/ethical message and Vol 3 of Silver Spoon provides that in spades. I picked this series up mostly because it's Hiromu's work, partly because I was in the mood for some slice of life, but so far it has surpassed all my expectations regarding comfort storytelling and excellent artwork. The questions Hiromu has her characters struggling with - What are you working towards in life? Is it okay to take ...more

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Aug 20, 2017 Emily Ross rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: favourites, 2017-reading-challenge, reviewed, manga

This has such great messages wrapped in such an amazing story and beautiful illustration.
Two examples of these messages being "Fools waste their money on foolish things. Only the wise use their money to better themselves. A man's worth can be determined by how he spends his money." and "Don't go thinking you're a failure just because you made one mistake."

So Hachiken is staying on his friend Mikage's farm and learns the art of butchering and even more hard work, but actually in a farm rather t ...more

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Sep 05, 2018 Denise rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: gnmc2018

My favorite manga this year have involved animals. Usually I avoid stories with animals because I don't do well with sad stuff and cute things. One title has been pretty much free of really sad stuff (Plum Crazy! Tales of a Tiger-Striped Cat). Silver Spoon makes up for it. Animals are cute, but also tasty. Hachiken--and some of his classmates--have to come to terms with the places animals have in our lives.

We get an unflinching look at what some animals are for. Like the volumes before this one, ...more

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Dec 28, 2018 Nunya rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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Feb 16, 2019 Donna rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: manga

Hachiken winds down his time helping on a friend's farm and has to decide if he can eat the pig he named 'Pork Bowl'.

This series succeeds because it makes me get invested in the characters. Hachiken is a good guy who is slowly learning to grow up a bit. The thought put into the 'yes, you're not a vegetarian, but see this pig over here - this really cute one - could you eat that?' makes the storyline interesting. I'll definitely be continuing in the series.
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Aug 13, 2018 Mary rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: graphic-novels

I live where dairy and beef farms (and farm life in general) is common, but I still learn so much with each volume. Arakawa tackles the often unpleasant aspects of farms (mostly the deaths of animals for food) but in such an honest way to explain the importance of each decision and the impact of society and farm life.

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Jan 13, 2019 Suzanne rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: graphica

This volume was a treat to see how some of the students live with their families on their home farms. I like how there is a contrast between the different styles of farms from those that are smaller with the larger ones that do much more culling. It makes me curious to read more volumes but this is the last one I have for now.

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Apr 29, 2019 Jessica rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: japan

I enjoyed this just as much as the others. This one had a real "Summer Wars" vibe with the protagonist going to stay with his crush- where nothing really happens between them. I'd have liked to see more love triangles going on. Real curve ball at the end with Pork Bowl. I can't wait to see what happens next! ...more

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Jul 07, 2020 Emmy Lou rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: manga-and-manwha, challenge-manga-365-2020, challenge-manga-noble-cause-2020, 2020

This volume included Hachiken saying goodbye to Pork Bowl. This is a prime example why I can't be a meat farmer. I've helped my friend out on her beef farm a couple times tagging and castrating newborns, but I've become attached to one we call Princess. She's still only a few months old, but I know one day she may used for meat. I'm crossing my fingers she will be used for breeding, but.... ...more

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Jun 28, 2018 Angelica rated it it was amazing

“You can tell what a man’s worth by how he uses his money.”

This volume was great! The comedy in this manga is on such another level... I find it extremely hilarious. I found myself laughing more in this volume than the other volumes. Can’t wait to read more!!

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Jul 14, 2019 Kate rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: checked-out-from-library, young-adult, manga, read-in-2019

Hachiken's first summer of high school, spent working at Aki's family farm, comes to a close. So many life lessons learned, and experience gained. Back at school, he continues to wrestle with coming to terms with Pork Bowl's fate. Soon, it will be fall - what adventures await ...more

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Jan 12, 2020 Nadina rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: manga

This was another free good volume, I think something that makes this series so great is the honesty it gives to the farming industry. It makes you ponder food in a way. I love Hachiken's decision with what to do about Pork Bowl.
It is a fun series and makes me want to have a small farm even more. ...more

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Jul 30, 2018 Bryn (Plus Others) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: other-manga

Still very good, still very thought-provoking! I am looking forward to when the manga outpaces the anime, though -- if that happens.

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About Hiromu Arakawa

Hiromu Arakawa

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Associated names :
荒川弘美 (real name)
ARAKAWA Hiromi

Name (in native language) : 荒川弘

Zodiac : Taurus

Blood type : A

Her self-portrait is usually that of a bespectacled cow, as she was born and raised on a dairy farm in Hokkaido with three older sisters and a younger brother. She worked as a farmer for 8 years before moving to Tokyo.

Arakawa thought about being a manga artist "since [she] was little" and d ...more