Takashi Hashiguchi

Azuma Kazuma, an energetic and dense young man, was introduced to the art of bread making when he was six. He decides to take the path of bread-making and become a baker right after graduating from middle school. Through his travels, he encounters many rivals and found work at the branch store of the most famous bread maker brand, the Phantasia.

Yakitate!! Japan

R to L (Japanese Style). Kazuma Azuma's team Pantasia is one defeat away from losing their shop as they enter round six of the Yakitate 25 baking competition. Their opponent is Mokoyama, a man in a panda suit whose silly exterior belies his great baking power...and otherworldly baking powder. If that weren't enough to bear, Azuma must teach a lesson to a spoiled mini-gourmand who insists on having his bread and eating it too. Will Team Pantasia rise to the occasion or run out of steam?

Wynter

Read October 31, 2015

Finally, the inevitable happened. I was beginning to worry that Azuma is becoming too unstoppable.

Gavin

Standard shonen hero’s journey... with breadmaking instead of monster hunting or martial arts or treasure. Very daft but not as stupid as it looks. Parts could come from a satire of shonen, like the standard brutal academy exam.

I also appreciate the implicit point that anything can be a profound mission, if you are lucky or gifted enough to lend something grandeur and telos.

Yakitate!! Japan

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