As the daughter of two multigenerational farmers, Arakawa is there to explain the challenging yet noble job of being a farmer.
Renowned manga artist Hiromu Arakawa has an unusual backstory: she used to work on a farm in Hokkaido, the food warehouse of Japan, for seven years. To her editor, Ishii, harvesting produce and milking cows are foreign concepts; but as the daughter of two multigenerational farmers, Arakawa is there to explain the challenging yet noble job of being a farmer.—MAL Rewrite
Hiromu Arakawa, before becoming a manga artist, spent seven years on her family's Hokkaido farm, enduring a tough life with daily challenges. She worked year-round, tending to cows and crops, and facing local wildlife. Her experiences reflect the hard realities of Japanese farming, yet also highlight the admirable and humorous resilience of those who work the land.—It's Anime