Okay, now that the moderators aren’t looking, I’m going to make my actual review. You guys won’t believe this, but I’ve delved beneath the surface of Gin no Saji and discovered that this anime is actually farming shounen disguised as a slice of life comedy. Think about it: clueless boy finds farm school, stumbles upon a farming world he never knew about, haplessly tries to blend in by farming, slowly learns what it takes to be a farmer, develops a bond with farming students, finds an affinity for farming in himself, earns the respect of his farming teachers, impresses his farmer crush, and eventually becomes the very best that no one ever was. Do you see what I’m saying here? Everything falls into place if you just look at it from a different perspective. Once you realize the truth, Gin no Saji is just Harry Potter with horseback riding instead of flying brooms! With that in mind, I have to give this one the credit it deserves for taking two overused anime premises and smushing them together into something fresh. Farm fresh, you could say.
6/10 for a farm-tacular farm-venture that I’ll never farmget. 7/10 for teaching me about all the hard work and passion farmers put in to raise a cow of high enough quality to be served in a McRib.
