
Yakitate!! Japan
Azuma Kazuma isn't terribly clever, but he's got a good heart and great skill - at baking. Since childhood, he's been on a quest to create the perfect bread to represent Japan internationally. Now, he seeks to enter the famous bakery Pantasia, in hopes of reaching his goal. But plots abound...
Seasons

1. He Has Arrived!! The Boy Who Possesses Solar Hands!
Air Date: 2004-10-12
Azuma Kazuma is an aspiring baker who has left his small town for Tokyo to fight for his dream of making a bread for all Japan. The story starts when Azuma is 5, living in the country with his grandfather, a rice farmer, and his sister. Although his family only eats rice, as they are rice farmers, Azuma's sister wishes to eat bread for once. Azuma's grandfather refuses, and Azuma has to make a bread that even his grandfather will eat. Little do they know, Azuma has the legendary "Solar Hands". These allow bread to ferment more quickly, and he is able to make a bread that his grandfather loves. 10 years later, he travels to Tokyo to compete in the Pantasia recruitment competition, to try to get accepted to Pantasia, the best bakery in Japan. The test uses a 10 point system, but Azuma immediately loses 5 points due to being late...

2. Maharajah!! The Day Mount Fuji Fell!
Air Date: 2004-10-19
At the beginning of the episode, Azuma quickly loses another 2 points for his hair being messy & another 2 for (inadvertently) insulting the examiner. He is given a hairband by a girl who is in the competition. Azuma then meets Kawachi Kyosuke, another applicant. Compared to Azuma, who is relatively simple and has only ever made Japan (bread), Kawachi is quite knowledgeable about bread. As he sees Azuma kneading his bread, he determines that Azuma has the Solar Hands. After tasting a sample of Azuma's bread, he realizes that Azuma is strong competition and must lose quickly. While Azuma is preparing his dough, he rolls a rolling pin behind Azuma, which Azuma slips on, ruining his bread. However, Azuma rebounds to make a Mount Fuji-shaped bread, and gains two points back - comparatively, the strongest competitor otherwise, Suwabara Kai, has a zero point deduction.

3. Burnt Black!! Is This the Final Kurowa-san?!
Air Date: 2004-10-19

4. Hihiin!! Make a Delicious Bread!
Air Date: 2004-10-26

5. De-licious!! A Decisively Ultimate Butter!
Air Date: 2004-11-02

6. It's the Main Store!! Dancing Meister!
Air Date: 2004-11-09

7. Hattori Surprise!! Transformation With the Secret Sauce!
Air Date: 2004-11-16

8. Kawachi Kai!! The Solar Gauntlet!
Air Date: 2004-12-07

9. I Won't Lose!! I Challenge You With my Osaka Bread!
Air Date: 2004-12-14

10. Each One's Opening Curtain!! The Pantasia Newcomers' Battle Begins!
Air Date: 2004-12-21

11. Garbage and Trash!! Kazuma Selected the Worst Possible Butter!
Air Date: 2004-12-28

12. Kazuma Disqualified!? Resurrection from the Brink of Death by Ultra C!
Air Date: 2004-12-28

13. Sorry for the Wait!! Meron Meron with Melon Bread!
Air Date: 2005-01-11

14. Delii-cious!! The Trap of the Yakisoba Bread!
Air Date: 2005-01-18

15. The Best Possible Team!! We're Going to Win with Onono Komachi-san!
Air Date: 2005-01-25

16. The Green Marvel!! It's the Magician Kazuma!
Air Date: 2005-02-01

17. The Great Decisive Battle!! Koala's Dragon vs. Kazuma's Turtle!
Air Date: 2005-02-08

18. With a Little Prayer!! An Oath on the Grave!
Air Date: 2005-02-22

19. The Nightmarish Semi-Finals!! Yukino's Despicable Trap!
Air Date: 2005-02-22

20. The Indomitable Fighting Spirit!! Use Adversity as a Springboard to Success!
Air Date: 2005-03-08

21. The Experimental, Historical, Supreme Bread!! It`s Japan #44!
Air Date: 2005-03-15

22. Before the Finals!! A Dark Shadow Approaches Kazuma
Air Date: 2005-03-22

23. The Sticky Showdown!! Azuma Kazuma VS Kanmuri Shigeru!
Air Date: 2005-03-29
It's the finals of the Pantasia Newcomers Battle! Can Azuma truly win without his petolite board? He seems to have a unique plan in mind, but with this unique plan for Japan #60. Additionally, what happens to Kyousuke after he finds the St.

24. The Meister, Taking Wing!! Who is to Win!?
Air Date: 2005-03-29

25. What Was That?! Kawachi, a Man's Hard Training!
Air Date: 2005-04-05

26. The Last Match of the Newcomers' Battle!! The Singing and Dancing French Breads!
Air Date: 2005-04-19

27. Let's All Make Bread Together!! It's Japan #2!
Air Date: 2005-04-26

28. The Ten Billion Yen Man?! Pantasia's Life or Death Crisis!
Air Date: 2005-05-03

29. Close Attack!! The Birth of the Black Japan!
Air Date: 2005-05-10

30. And Now, It's France! Aim for the Monaco Cup!
Air Date: 2005-05-17

31. The Critical Touch and Go Situation!! The Prohibited Rodin Strategy!
Air Date: 2005-05-24

32. World-class Level!! The Roulette that Calls a Storm
Air Date: 2005-05-31

33. Snacks at 3 p.m.!! It's Japan #21!
Air Date: 2005-06-07

34. Lupin #3!! Kai`s Pan.De.Ebisu
Air Date: 2005-06-14

35. The World is Watching!! Monaco Cup Main Lane Start!
Air Date: 2005-06-28

36. A Speed Contest!! Ping It with That!
Air Date: 2005-07-12

37. Survival! Bakers on an Uninhabited Island
Air Date: 2005-07-19

38. Now Then, Swim!! The 'Fried Fish' of the South Island!
Air Date: 2005-07-26

39. A Dive into Hell!! A New Scheme!
Air Date: 2005-07-26

40. Pierrot's Miscalculation!! How the Last Dinner Tastes
Air Date: 2005-08-02

41. The King's Question!! Who is the First Person to Whom You Feed Your Bread?
Air Date: 2005-08-09

42. Mysterious Brothers!! Kaizer's Natural Shape!
Air Date: 2005-08-16

43. Lots of Nutrients!! The Sports Bread Showdown!
Air Date: 2005-08-23

44. The Sound Speed Threat!! Gopan #97
Air Date: 2005-09-06

45. Nude Nude Nude!! Magnificent Bread Battle!
Air Date: 2005-09-13

46. Pierrot Arrested! Bows Between Love and Bread!
Air Date: 2005-09-20

47. Victory! Bring a Revolution to the Bread Industry!
Air Date: 2005-09-27

48. Great Dectective Piero!! Reaction that Gave Life!
Air Date: 2005-10-04

49. Reunion at the VIP seat!! Heaven Again
Air Date: 2005-10-04

50. Confuse the Universe!! Man who Succeeded Gopan
Air Date: 2005-10-11

51. Final Ingredients Assembled!! Greatest Tournament in History
Air Date: 2005-10-25

52. Pierrot Transcends Time!! Japan to the Top of the World!?
Air Date: 2005-11-01

53. Challenge From Kirisaki! New Program Yakitate!! 9 Starts
Air Date: 2005-11-08

54. The Great Battles in Special Localities!! In the End, He's a Pop Idol!
Air Date: 2005-11-15

55. Awaken!! Super Kuroyanagi!
Air Date: 2005-11-22

56. Kuroyanagi in Danger!! The Lost Reactions!
Air Date: 2005-12-06

57. Oo, Mango!! CMAP's Big Counterattack!
Air Date: 2005-12-13

58. Love also Rescues Saito!! Solar Hands vs the Flame Arm!
Air Date: 2005-12-20

59. Nin Nin Nin!! My Way of Ninja!
Air Date: 2006-01-10

60. I Hate Things that Turn!! Kai and Monica's Three-Legged Race!
Air Date: 2006-01-10

61. Kanmuri's Secret!! A Jam Showdown Without Moral Codes
Air Date: 2006-01-17

62. The Sibling Showdown!! The First Class Man Chosen by Dad!
Air Date: 2006-01-24

63. Seaweed Bread Showdown!! A Really Famous Person is Gonna Appear, You Know!
Air Date: 2006-01-31

64. A Traditional Taste! The Heart That Thinks of Japan is Just One!
Air Date: 2006-02-07

65. The Fearful Revenge!! The Panda Man Appears!
Air Date: 2006-02-14

66. The Miraculous Steamed Bread!! The Day Panda Became a Panda!
Air Date: 2006-02-21

67. The Sun vs the Blizzard!! The Ultimate Tart Showdown!
Air Date: 2006-02-28

68. This is the Path I Must Take!? The Road of the Loquat!
Air Date: 2006-03-07

69. To Whom Will You Give Your Truly Delicious Bread!? The Ja-pan, Forever!
Air Date: 2006-03-14
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Rating
7.1/10
Release Date
2004-10-12
Episodes
69 (1 seasons)
Status
Ended
Cast

Marina Inoue
Shigeru Kanmuri (voice)

Yumiko Kobayashi
Kazuma Azuma (voice)

Yu Shimaka
Dave Hashiguchi (voice)

Takehito Koyasu
Ryou Kuroyanagi (voice)

Chigusa Ikeda
Mizuno Azusagawa (voice)

Tomokazu Seki
Pierrot Bolneze (voice)

Chihiro Ohtsuka
Tsukino Azusagawa (voice)

Takayuki Sakazume
Kai Suwabara (voice)

Show Hayami
Meister Kirisaki (voice)

Shirou Saitou
Ryuu Roumen (voice)

Atsuko Yuya
Yukino Azusagawa (voice)

Rie Kugimiya
Monica Adenauer (voice)
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