Series synopsis
Yakitate!! Japan, also known as 焼きたて!!ジャぱん is a Japanese animation comedy television series that premiered on TV Tokyo on October 12, 2004. It ended on March 14, 2006. It was created by Yasunao Aoki. It stars Marina Inoue, Yumiko Kobayashi, Yu Shimaka and Takehito Koyasu.
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...
Premise
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...
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Marina Inoue as Shigeru Kanmuri (voice)
- Yumiko Kobayashi as Kazuma Azuma (voice)
- Yu Shimaka as Dave Hashiguchi (voice)
- Takehito Koyasu as Ryou Kuroyanagi (voice)
- Chigusa Ikeda as Mizuno Azusagawa (voice)
- Tomokazu Seki as Pierrot Bolneze (voice)
- Chihiro Ohtsuka as Tsukino Azusagawa (voice)
- Takayuki Sakazume as Kai Suwabara (voice)
Supporting cast
- Show Hayami as Meister Kirisaki (voice)
- Shirou Saitou as Ryuu Roumen (voice)
- Atsuko Yuya as Yukino Azusagawa (voice)
- Rie Kugimiya as Monica Adenauer (voice)
- Setsuji Sato as Kageto Kinoshita (voice)
- Hiroki Touchi as Ken Matsushiro (voice)
- Shuhei Sakaguchi as Kyousuke Kawachi (voice)
- Fumihiko Tachiki as Yuuichi Kirisaki (voice)
Guest cast
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 69 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 69 | October 12, 2004 | March 14, 2006 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
He Has Arrived!! The Boy Who Possesses Solar Hands! 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... |
October 12, 2004 |
| 2 |
Maharajah!! The Day Mount Fuji Fell! 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. |
October 19, 2004 |
| 3 | Burnt Black!! Is This the Final Kurowa-san?! | October 19, 2004 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TV Tokyo |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 12, 2004 |
| Last aired | March 14, 2006 |
| Runtime | 25 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Tuesday |