Sick of his job and the city, Yohei “Kuma” Sakuma has a grand plan—to start anew in the countryside and live off the land. Thing is, he hasn't told his wife yet, nor does he know the first thing about growing rice. Between crooked houses, swarms of bugs, and grueling work under the sun, the city slicker Kuma and his wife Miyu get a crash course in country life. But at the end of the day, with beer in hand as they take in the sights, they begin to understand that country life can be real hard, but real good.
Kuma and Miyu may have moved to the comfy countryside—a sweet spot between city comforts and rugged rural life—but he's no less determined to feed his family for a year. But when a rookie manga artist Kuma ditched for the farm comes looking for him at the office, Oshii pays the paddies a visit to try and convince Kuma to come back. The seeds of spring plant ideas in Kuma's head, culminating in him getting his hands dirty—not just in the fields, but in the world of manga once again.