"If you don't have water, why don't you just drink milk?" Before becoming a mangaka, Hiromu Arakawa worked as a farmer in Hokkaido for seven years. She raised cows, grew vegetables, was frightened of bears, and was at the mercy of Hokkaido chipmunks. It was tough, hard work, working 24/7 from morning to night. But if you read the story, you will understand. Farmers are cool!