Yakitate!! Japan (Original Japanese Version)

When Kazuma’s sister asks to have bread for bread for breakfast, grandfather Umataro refuses.

Kazuma takes the recruitment exam to get accepted into Pantasia, the best bakery in Japan.

Kazuma and Kawachi work together to make the ultimate croissant, Ja-pan #43.

It’s Kazuma and Kawachi’s first day of work at Pantasia’s South Tokyo.

Kazuma and Kawachi both try and find a way to make a bread that the manager’s horse will eat.

Manager Matsushiro challenges the manager of St. Pierre’s main store, Mokoyama, to a bread battle.

Mokoyama unveils his ridiculously sweet Kouign Pudding Amman, which the judges give a perfect score!

South Tokyo receives their invitations for the Pantasia Rookie Competition.

Kawachi continues his training, but still hasn’t come up with an idea for what kind of bread he will submit for the contest preliminaries.

Both Kazuma and Kawachi have made it past the preliminaries and now the Rookie Competition has officially begun!

For their first task, Kazuma and Kawachi must make a butter roll… but Kazuma chose the worst possible butter for the assignment!

Kazuma almost faces the end! Will his poor choice of butter disqualify him from the contest already?

Kazuma is up against Mizuno, and he has to make melon bread. The problem? He has no idea how to make melon bread!

Kazuma, however, is a terrible cook, so Mr. Matsushiro recruits an old friend to teach Kazuma and Kawachi about the way of noodles.

Kawachi finds the yakisoba challenge quite easy, but Kazuma can’t get the hang of cooking.

Kazuma is up against Koala, and the theme is to make an “animal” bread.

Koala’s bread is a dragon and Kazuma’s bread… is in the shape of a turtle? Which will be victorious?

Tsukino goes to visit her mother’s grave, while Kawachi goes up against Katsuo in the contest.

It’s time for the semifinals! Kawachi is up against scientific genius Shigeru Kanmuri. Kawachi is feeling confident.

Kawachi’s dough won’t ferment despite his best efforts and he collapses after become exhausted.

Kazuma vows to avenge Kawachi. So he uses a slab of petalite to make Ja-pan #44.

Before he faces Suwabara, the strongest of the rookies, Mr. Matsushiro tells Kawachi to go train at St. Andrew’s church.

Kawachi meets a young nun who teaches him how to make incredible bread and stand up to geniuses!

Kazuma is up against Kanmuri! It’s time to see who will win! Their battle is overseen by the illustrious Meister Kirisaki.