Gin no Saji: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The young boy named Hachiken Yuugo apparently aspires to live separated from his family. So he takes his chances by enrolling to an agriculture school, one which requires its students to live at a dormitory. He thinks, with his talent in studying, no problem will arise no matter what kind of school he goes to. But he is proven wrong. Grown up as all-easy-to-get city boy, he is forced to uncover not-too-convenient truths about agricultural life. Enjoy the story of Hachiken, as he is trying to keep up with his friends, farmers' heirs who are already accustomed to hardworking farm life.

Series details

• Title: Gin no Saji
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Comedy, Anime
• Premiere date: 2013-07-12
• Final broadcast date listed: 2014-03-28
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Fuji TV
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 15992
• IMDb ID: tt2909912
• TVDB ID: 267246

Cast and credited roles

• Ryohei Kimura — Yūgo Hachiken
• Marie Miyake — Aki Mikage
• Yasunori Masutani — Mr. Nakajima
• Kengo Takanashi — Hajime Nishikawa
• Masayuki Shouji — Keiji Tokiwa
• Tooru Sakurai — Ichiro Komaba
• Kenji Utsumi — Todoroki Sensei
• Shiori Izawa — Mayumi Yoshino
• Nobuyuki Kobushi — Tarō Beppu
• Nobunaga Shimazaki — Shinnosuke Aikawa
• Ayahi Takagaki — Tamako Inada
• Katsuyuki Konishi — Shingo Hachiken

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2013-07-12; final listed air date 2013-09-20; episode order: 11.
• Season 2: premiered 2014-01-10; final listed air date 2014-03-28; episode order: 11.

Source and licence

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