I had a feeling this art style looked familiar, and to find out it was also the creator of Full Metal Alchemist was validating and interesting. I only read 3 chapters, but Silver Spoon seems to be about an agricultural high school in Japan focused on preparing young adults for their specializations in the farming industry... Therefore a concept I'm completely disconnected with and frankly, would not choose to read. However, more generally, it is established early on that the main character, Hachiken, is confused by his future. He feels insecure that he doesn't have a concrete dream or path like his other classmates. This is a common feeling when approaching a more transitional period in life; there are a lot of unknowns.
Present with in the hatchery with the egg production explanation, the chicken meat, Tamako, and the Equestrian club, is the subversion of expectations. This is an attitude that the author imposes on Hachiken as he makes a conscious effort to "not base his judgements off of his preconceptions." This same attitude is also imposed on the reader as it's also a delivery device for a lot of the humor.
As far as I know, Silver Spoon has already been adapted into an anime, but ideally I would make it into an anime as well. The manga provides all of the necessary information, like the characters' motivations, appearances, etc. Locations are very clear, too. There's no guess work involved and that's why an anime adaptation would be the easiest and clearest form of media. However, in my adaptation I would like to make Hackiken's motivations clearer. He can still be a conflicted young adult, there's good, generic conflict there. But I want a real source for his apprehension, and why of all places did he choose an agricultural high school? I would make these changes in an effort to create less of a slice of life story and more of a drama.
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