 Synopsis Having died of sickness at the age of 39, Machio Hiraku is given the opportunity to go to another world. When asked what his wish is by God intending to give him strength, he requests to have a healthy body, offered a second wish, he chooses to live peacefully, a third wish to be able to know the local language, and for a final wish, to be able to be a farmer. Information Type: TV Episodes: 12 Status: Currently Airing Aired: Jan 6, 2023 to ? Premiered: Winter 2023 Broadcast: Fridays at 21:00 (JST) Producers: Pony Canyon, Kadokawa Licensors: Sentai Filmworks Studios: Zero-G Source: Light novel Genre: Fantasy Themes: Harem, Isekai, Reincarnation |
| Episode 1 Hiraku built himself quite a farm in just a few days, and with a lot less effort than it normally requires with his almighty tool that allows him to plow without getting tired and grow crops without needing to wait very long, just like in those video games. And he even got himself some pet dogs there seeing that he's helping a pregnant one give birth. It's another isekai with a MC who's OP, albeit this one it's for farming rather than combat, and it's a good change of pace. He already has a farm, but it won't stop there as he's out to build a village, and next time the first villager moves in. Not a bad start there as this is a more laid-back fantasy show than what I'm used to seeing. |
| Here's our first unnecessary isekai. Not much to say really. Although judging by the OP this dude's harem is huge. |
| This was boring.... We have another isekai where the mc becomes a famer and builds his own farm. Being reborn into the world he has to start from scratch, but we get a glimpse of what the farm will look like in the beginning. Yeah, I don't think this is going to work even with all the waifu's that are going to be in it. Id rather just play Harvest Moon or Animal Crossing and build my own farm. I'll still watch it but only after I have watched everything else. |
| Surprisingly, this was better than most of the other shows out so far this season. Then again, it's not that big of a surprise considering how weak this season has been so far. I knew we were spoiled with how good last season was, but seeing all the dregs that are coming out this season really drives home just how good it was. |
| Cursive is the future. - Nate Bargatze |
| seemed more like minecraft |
| If you're curious how far that flash forward was: So yeah, I've actually read a good bit of this one's manga. It was the farming isekai I had initially hoped we were getting last season. All I'll say out of box is that this one should be better. If you're curious about the general themes, content, and if I'd recommend it, then: |
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| Real men propose to the first thing they find in the woods. |
runec said: Well, when she's that cute... The sad part is that in the flash forward they didn't seem to even be engaged, let alone married.Real men propose to the first thing they find in the woods. When she showed up looking younger the next day it would have been funny if he'd been all 'actually, that makes it worse.' And you really shouldn't go building outhouses that close to a water source. |
zkeletonJan 13, 2023 12:32 PM
| Cursive is the future. - Nate Bargatze |
zkeleton said: runec said: Well, when she's that cute... The sad part is that in the flash forward they didn't seem to even be engaged, let alone married.Real men propose to the first thing they find in the woods. When she showed up looking younger the next day it would have been funny if he'd been all 'actually, that makes it worse.' The flash forward it seemed like he was just pointlessly surrounded by girls and there wasn't really anything special about the relationships. I suppose we'll see how fast he ditches the vamp when the angel shows up. Yeah, I was questioning her logic there given she's in an anime. :p |
| Do the Japanese really eat tomatoes as if they were apples? It always amuses me seeing characters in anime just bite into a tomato right off the vine |
HOOfan_1 said: Do the Japanese really eat tomatoes as if they were apples? It always amuses me seeing characters in anime just bite into a tomato right off the vine Was wondering that myself. It happens weirdly often in anime. |
| Back in middle school I took a hobby class of agriculture. One time, after making sure I had received credit, I grabbed a tomato I had been growing and ate it just like this. The other kids had a lot of looks and comments about my being weird. It's not like it's an ear of corn or squash though. If you're not using pesticides it's the most eatable plant not from a tree that comes to mind. You don't have to cook, split, peel, or rinse it. Legitimately, you just need teeth. Looking back I suppose I may have been too trusting of my peers, but considering how surprised they were - I guess I was safe. I wonder how much of an American/westerner thing it may be to think it so strange. We do live in a society where everything we eat goes through some kind of processing be it mechanical or bureaucratic. Edit: Oh, yeah. I did expect Lu's explanation for her defense to be met by Machio with, "Well you see I'm formerly Japanese..." |
Nick_ReignsJan 14, 2023 12:10 PM
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Nick_Reigns said: If you're not using pesticides it's the most eatable plant not from a tree that comes to mind. You don't have to cook, split, peel, or rinse it. Legitimately, you just need teeth. It's not even that it seems necessary to wash it, it's more like I just don't think of tomato as something that people just eat straight up....maybe smaller sweeter tomatoes like cherry or plum, but regular garden beefsteak tomatoes, not really. On a burger, with lettuce and mayo, chopped up in a salad or on a taco, but not just straight up, specifically because they are acidic and bitter, need something sweet to offset the bitterness. |
HOOfan_1 said: I suppose I don't really pay attention to the bitterness when it's so lovely textured and overflowing with juices. Plenty of things I think are bitter that are enjoyed regardless or even for its uniqueness. Like a good beer for example.It's not even that it seems necessary to wash it, it's more like I just don't think of tomato as something that people just eat straight up....maybe smaller sweeter tomatoes like cherry or plum, but regular garden beefsteak tomatoes, not really. On a burger, with lettuce and mayo, chopped up in a salad or on a taco, but not just straight up, specifically because they are acidic and bitter, need something sweet to offset the bitterness. |
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HOOfan_1 said: Even if you're used to eating them with something else I could totally see eating them straight up in this kind of situation. Nick_Reigns said: If you're not using pesticides it's the most eatable plant not from a tree that comes to mind. You don't have to cook, split, peel, or rinse it. Legitimately, you just need teeth. It's not even that it seems necessary to wash it, it's more like I just don't think of tomato as something that people just eat straight up....maybe smaller sweeter tomatoes like cherry or plum, but regular garden beefsteak tomatoes, not really. On a burger, with lettuce and mayo, chopped up in a salad or on a taco, but not just straight up, specifically because they are acidic and bitter, need something sweet to offset the bitterness. |
| Cursive is the future. - Nate Bargatze |
| It's perfectly chill but my main gripe with it so far is the first episode showing us the ending already... Come on man. We're here to experience the journey, and if you need to see how it all ends, no point taking the journey... Another show did this a couple seasons ago and it's so disappointing. When he starts working on the area around this tree im thinking of that spoiler of the future where he has a village full of women. It has actually ruined some of the enjoyment offered so far. Well at least there is actual farming in this one, cough. |
| Episode 2 After gaining a family of dogs, now Hiraku has added a spider that was quite helpful in making sure he doesn't freeze to death during the winter with those silk outfits, and a vampire girl. It was starting to get lonely there seeing that he's starting up a farmland in the middle of a dangerous forest, but this is just the perfect place for Lu to escape to seeing that she can do her research without any distractions. While it was not exactly the ideal place to get his farmland started, Hiraku has adapted pretty well, and now he is starting his own village with Lu being the first to move in. |
HOOfan_1 said: Do the Japanese really eat tomatoes as if they were apples? It always amuses me seeing characters in anime just bite into a tomato right off the vine Akasaka (the shut-in) in Sakurasou chowed down on raw tomatoes in class, complete with squishy sound effects. It was pretty off-putting, TBH... |
| Away from the things of man, my love, away from the things of man. |
LouieGrandie said: Huh? How did you come to that conclusion?They seem to imply that he had his way with her in the first episode. |
| Cursive is the future. - Nate Bargatze |
| As funny as that sentence is, i don't think that's adequate reasoning. |
| The elves are in danger of extinction and only one man (apparently) can help. |
| I will give this show some points for the fact that he doesn't really go into the world knowing all and that he had no idea about making salt and had to be taught, and the other characters that fall in his lap have to teach him other things about surviving in that world. Seems like this show is trying to go for the quickest harem built and judging by the OP also the largest. At this point it doesn't look like the elves will get to reproduce unless they force themselves on him though. |
| Episode 3 And just like that, Hiraku's village has gotten even bigger. A vampire girl moved in, and then an angel that was chasing after Lu ends up living there as well. Then a family of elves also joins the community, and they are not exactly what Hiraku thinks of what it comes to a stereotypical elf as they will do whatever it takes to survive and not try to live as environmentally friendly as possible. Pretty ridiculous how all these girls just show up and start living there, but having more people around can only help things out as while Hiraku can do anything by himself when it relates to farming, having some extra hands is always going to be quite helpful. And that JoJo's Bizarre Adventure reference when Tia explains how Lu is always causing trouble with her experiments is pretty amusing. |
| So this is a game world too. Except instead of it being an MMO it's Minecraft. That's fine with me I like Minecraft. It would add to this show immensely if we were to get some kind of relationship building/romance between Lu and Hiraku. But it looks like this is going to be another show with an asexual mc surrounded by beautiful women who not only want sleep with him, but are totally ok with sharing him too. |
| Cursive is the future. - Nate Bargatze |
| Forgot to mention the angel completely forgot she was a bounty hunter |
| I had thought to myself a couple weeks ago if this is the kind of story that might be better just staying as a manga. A lot of its focus is on design and civilization bits. The direction for the anime certainly seems to be making considerations when adapting it. A bunch of design is being summarized or skipped, and they seem to be putting more focus on introducing characters and having their interactions. Which is probably a good idea for anime. (about characterization in the manga without details) On the negative side though, the show doesn't do as much for showing Machio as impressive. They also skip over parts of Tia's introduction and motivation, but maybe the show will try something with how it has been adapting it. Lu sure is cute.  As a vampire, she probably doesn't handle the heat well with how flushed she is when talking about farm work to Tia. (There are some differences so far from the manga that it looks like they won't touch on.) Finally, if anyone was curious, no. I've never ate garlic freshly from the ground like the elves did. |
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| He wonders how they plan to produce children...the stork will bring them silly |
| I really wish they had given the elf girls greater variety. They all have the exact same boobs. |
| Cursive is the future. - Nate Bargatze |
zkeleton said: I really wish they had given the elf girls greater variety. They all have the exact same boobs. and face for the most part, the only difference is hair color, hair style and height really. Kind of surprised they made the blond elf an air-head. You don't often see elves depicted as air-heads |
| This is getting to be less a story and more a checklist of farm upgrades. How were both groups of elves apart for 200 years yet somehow maintain identical fashion? |
| You can tell this was meant to be an ecchi but they removed it all in favour of telling a boring PG farming story. Also, can you really sit there and try to tell me an adult male doesn't know how children are made. Be real. |
LouieGrandie said: You're quite dedicated to the idea that he's been all over the vampire girl. That's some tenacity. lolXuhybrid said: You can tell this was meant to be an ecchi but they removed it all in favour of telling a boring PG farming story. Also, can you really sit there and try to tell me an adult male doesn't know how children are made. Be real. First we see him jumping the vampire girl so much that she shrinks in size to keep him off her and now he is confused when all the elfs want to make babies. Totally not real. |
| Cursive is the future. - Nate Bargatze |
| How are we going to pass time indoors all winter Girls: "let's hum-" Hiraku interupts: "we'll play board games. Also I use balls and oblong knob shaped objects" Girls perk up Hiraku: "you knock the oblong objects down with the ball, it's called bowling" Girls sigh. |
| What did the rest of the elves do all winter? Hang out in their sheds? |
| I'm surprised none of the elves have made a more direct attempt at making babies. Winter is certainly the time for it. |
| Cursive is the future. - Nate Bargatze |
zkeleton said: I'm surprised none of the elves have made a more direct attempt at making babies. Winter is certainly the time for it. And they did add a love suite to the building. |
Notice that door bolted from the outside... |
| His harem grew by like 50-60 today... |
| He has to tie a band on the lizard guy to tell him apart yet he can tell all 90 elves apart no problem. |
| New vampire girl is cuter than previous vampire girl. And they all got so drunk they burned down the village and had to start over again. |
| Cursive is the future. - Nate Bargatze |
| So, uh.... Can somebody explain to me what the "joke" was about the young beastman boys? Was it a "shotacon" thing? |
| The same retainers who told him that most guests would have to travel in groups, and that the representatives of 2 powerful/magical factions were not the norm are the same ones who didn't seem to understand that the Beastmen were not coming as political emissaries, nor would they pose any real threat to the village. Obviously political emissaries will bring gifts and show up confident in their meeting. Weak people like the group of beastmen shouldn't have been expected to know to bring gifts (although if they wanted to trade, they should have brought samples) and obviously being weak and hearing how strong the village was, they would be afraid to go all in. |
| There was no way they were going to finish the episode without adding a cat girl. I'm surprised they made it without adding a demon girl and a dragon girl. |
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