10 Second Anime - Silver Spoon - Episode 8

Silver Spoon - Episode 8

Hachiken's time at the Mikage farm is almost over, he slowly earns the respect of Aki's father. Runaway cows learn not to mess with great-granny's carrots. And Hachiken overreacts to tasting fresh food.

Now that Aki's father has recovered enough from his hernia surgery, he gets to spend more time with the part-time worker, and he doesn't like what he sees. He doesn't like how much the rest of the family likes him, but Hachiken's work ethic grudgingly earns his respect. We also get to see a little bit more about Hachiken's problem's with his family when his talented older brother drops by for a surprise visit. It was hard trying to live up to the expectations set up by someone who made it into Tokyo University, and we see a hint of the failure Hachiken suffered. But even the older brother didn't live up to their father's expectations since he dropped out to make ramen instead, even though he's terrible at it. We're beginning to see why Hachiken wanted to go to a school very far away from home.

After accidentally spilling a lot of milk, even the Mikage father forgives him in his manly way, letting Hachiken work through his feelings of responsibility, and showing him everything is okay by giving him the first soy roasted corn brought over by the Komaba twins. As he receives his paycheck, still willing to have the lost milk portion deducted from it, he learns that work is rewarded on a different scale than what is just able to be materially sold at market. As the Japanese would say: That is that, and this is this.

Finally, a bonus gif to remind you not to accidentally look at women's udders.