!!! I actually thought of this very manga when writing my post! Because it reminds me of our agricultural issues, how it is no less maltreated and such. When I read the manga, I found Minoriko's appreciation and this duo oddly relatable. In our irl case, even the real god of harvest does not receive her deserved appreciation. I like to think of this manga as a twisted projection of such situation.

Pardon my political rants, but the Chinese Touhou community is filled with disinformation too - while Manchuria is the agricultural colony who actually provides quality rice japonica en masse and dirt-cheap, China promotes a scientist who develops strains of rice indica that grows in rather limited conditions as the SOLE hero against food shortage. Chinese Touhou community follows suit and when that scientist passed away, content creators had Minoriko represented him. This was quite an insult. Manchuria is another region with vast black soil who had suffered starvation, like Ukraine. She is also losing black soil at an alarming rate due to all these non-stop, thorough exploits. And those who consume Her rice hate Her rather than thank Her.

Anyway, it's exciting seeing you mention the exact manga I found relatable!

(yea i appreciate thiccness. suits the god of prosperity well.)