Lyra No Hana Saku Kemono Michi [Japanese Edition]

Fujioka Yoko

Satosato Kishimoto lost her mother when she was very young, and her stepmother, whom her father remarried, did not get along with her, so she stopped going to school. Her dog was her only emotional support, and as her grandmother took her in to live with her pets, Satosato decided to become a veterinarian. When she entered the veterinary department of Hokkaido-University, she began to live in a dormitory, something she was not accustomed to. Surrounded by caring seniors, difficult roommates, and like-minded classmates, Satosato struggled with her studies and part-time work at the veterinary hospital. Satosato had hoped to become a companion animal specialist, but when she witnesses how doctors treat horses, cows, and other economic animals, she is forced to think about "what it means to live.”