Continuing their 12 Announcements of Christmas (#12AnnouncementsofXmas) past the halfway mark now, Australian anime publisher Madman Entertainment have confirmed their acquisition of the series Silver Spoon – produced by the author of Fullmetal Alchemist Hiromu Arakawa, and based on the manga of the same name.
While they have not confirmed any digital distribution plans for the series, Silver Spoon is set to hit store shelves across Australia from late-2014 on DVD.
This coming-of-age story follows Yugo Hachiken, a high school student who decides to attend ‘Ezono’ – the Oezo Agricultural High School – to escape the academic pressures at his preparatory school back in Sapporo. But, Yugo quickly realizes that things are just not that simple, and is forced to face whole new set of hurdles at Ezono.
Yugo begins to feel a different kind of pressure as he comes to deal with new classmates who, compared to him, all have a much clearer view of what they want for their futures. Over the course of the series, Yugo will grow, both physically and mentally as he faces all the challenges the Ezono puts in his way.
