10 Second Anime - Silver Spoon - Episode 9

Silver Spoon - Episode 9

Thin Tamako. Fattening piglet. Random corgi. And summer memories.

I was wondering why they made the pig practicum teacher wear sunglasses, fatigues, and have an enormous bust: all for the scene at the festival where she blasts all the stuffed animals so we would think of Lara Croft. Well-played, well-played.

Hachiken comes back from the Mikage farm and is surprised to see how large the pigs have gotten after only three weeks. Lara Croft-Sensei lets them know that pigs are not flabby, having only about 15% body fat, compared to human males at 10 to 20 percent, and women at 20 to 30 percent. Aki did not want to hear that. But little Pork Bowl is still smaller compared to his litter mates, and it's almost time for them to be sent to slaughter. Because Pork Bowl is so small, he might not fetch a very good price, so Hachiken takes it upon himself to help fatten him up and catch up to his siblings.

In contrast to fattening, Tamako has become super thin in the last couple of weeks. She blames the summer heat. Aki and Komaba don't seem that surprised by her transformation, as if this kind of thing happens every year.

The local summer festival happens around the same time the students come back from summer break, and the food stalls all dread them coming by. One of the girls from the equestrian club thinks the festival is a good place to make cherished summer memories, but Hachiken remembers is summer moments: getting lost, dead deer, dead bear, annoying older brother, and spilling a whole bunch of milk. Meanwhile the ag students decimate the food stalls, and helping them out is Tamako.

Oh, random corgi.

And also random, Hachkiken's older brother is working for the yakisoba stand. He offers his friends a little discount, but Aki and Hachiken think this is a bad idea. Yup, the cooking skills still haven't improved, the students are laid low by horrible noodles, and the other food stall owners rejoice that they'll have food to sell throughout the rest of the day.

By the end of the week, Pork Bowl has almost caught up to his siblings in weight, after being fed Hachiken's liquid meal diet. And Tamako has also caught up, so to speak, after all the food from the festival.