Yakitate! Japan

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.

Kazuma Azuma, who comes from a family of rice farmers, tries to make bread that even his stubborn grandfather will like.

Kazuma takes the recruitment exam to get accepted into Pantasia, the best bakery in Japan, and meets the ambitious yet snarky Kyoutaro Kawachi.

Kazuma and Kawachi work together to make the ultimate croissant, Ja-pan #43, which will be going up against the croissant made by the strongest of the rookies, Kai Suwabara.

It's Kazuma and Kawachi's first day of work at Pantasia's South Tokyo, but before they can be recognized as true bread artisans, they must satisfy the manager's request to make a bread that even a horse will eat.

It's Azuma and Kawachi's first day of work at the Southern Tokyo Branch of Pantasia. Tsukino, their new supervisor, teaches Kazuma how to make French bread.

Kazuma and Kawachi continue trying to make bread that the manager's horse will eat; Kawachi decides to use oats, while Kazuma makes butter.

Manager Matsushiro challenges the manager of St. Pierre's main store, Mokoyama, to a bread battle, which will be broadcast live.

The bread battle begins, and 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, a tournament for all Pantasia newcomers to vie for baking supremacy.

An invitation is sent to the two newest members of the Southern Tokyo Branch, for the annual "Newcomers Competition" - a tournament of every Pantasia newcomer.

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

Kazuma and Kyousuke had made it past the preliminary rounds. Kazuma had finished creating his "secret weapon" with the help of Grandpa Umasaburou and baked his ultimate Japan #44 to thank him.

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 was initially disqualified along with other 13 people who chose the same butter as him (i.e.

Kazuma's poor choice of butter threatens to disqualify him from the contest; Tsukino comes face to face with her younger sister, Mizuno, who proposes a bet.

In this round, Kazuma is up against Mizuno, and he has to make melon bread, but he has no idea how to do so.

The theme of the next round is Yakisoba bread, and the twist is that challengers this round will cook the yakisoba.

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

Kazuma is up against the mysterious 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.

Tsukino goes to visit her mother's grave, while Kawachi goes up against Katsuo in the contest; after seeing what Tsukino has lost, the South Tokyo crew makes a vow to win for her.

Kawachi is up against scientific genius Shigeru Kanmuri; Kawachi is feeling confident, but something seems to be wrong with his dough.

Kawachi's dough won't ferment, despite his best efforts, and he collapses after becoming exhausted, leaving South Tokyo's chances looking grim.

After Kawachi's horrible defeat, Kazuma vows to avenge him, and uses a slab of petalite to make Ja-pan #44, a bread so delicious that the person who eats it will be whisked away to Heaven.

Before he faces Suwabara, the strongest of the rookies, Mr. Matsushiro tells Kawachi to go train at St. Andrew's church; meanwhile, Yukino breaks Kazuma's petalite stone.

Kawachi meets a young nun who teaches him how to make incredible bread and stand up to geniuses; meanwhile, Kazuma is about to face off against Kanmuri to see who can make the springier bread.

Kazuma is up against Kanmuri, and their battle is overseen by the illustrious Meister Kirisaki, who gives Kanmuri a perfect score.

The villainous Yukino, true to her word, destroys Kanmuri's lab after he loses to Kazuma; meanwhile, the match between Suwabara and Kawachi is about to begin.

Kawachi makes "Singing" French bread, while Suwabara rises to the challenge with his "Dancing" French bread.

After the awards ceremony for the contest, the South Tokyo crew return to their store, and Kazuma teaches a kid the joy of cooking bread.

Yukino is still plotting to take down the South Tokyo store, so Kanmuri proposes a risky plan to save the bakery.

Yukino hires three specialists from the St. Pierre branch in Kyushu who are able to copy any kind of bread.

Kazuma, Kawachi and Suwabara depart for France to train under Meister Kirisaki's younger sister, Sophie.

For the Monaco Cup qualifying match, Kawachi proposes that they make bread modeled after Rodin's famous sculpture, "The Thinker."

The Monaco Cup has officially begun, and Team Japan's fate and ingredient list rest on their luck with the roulette.

France is a tough contender, and the judge is more interested in explaining his origins than judging the bread.

A slot machine is used next, and Suwabara steps up and wins a lot of coins at the slots; however, things sound too good to be true.

Spencer Henry Hoko, from the Newcomer Contest, is back and has joined Team America; back at the South Tokyo branch, Kanmuri and the others desperately try to keep the store afloat with a demonstration sale.

For the quarterfinals, contestants make bread in less than 60 minutes.

The contestants have to make a sweet bread with ingredients they find on the island.

Team France sets fire to the island in the hopes of stripping away Team Japan's chances of winning.

A skydiving rematch will be held in Mexico since the first round's results were annulled.

Pierrot brings everyone to an underground lake.

Kazuma and the others meet the King of Monaco who apologizes for the threats they've received.

The Kayser brothers reveal their true form and Gran Kayser has unimaginable special abilities.

Kazuma faces off against Gran Kayser; Suwabara's red bread can't beat Kayser's blue bread.

Team Japan feels confident after conquering Team France, but has to face Team America.

Suwabara faces off against Monica Adenauer of Team America, a world-champion pâtissier.

Suwabara's golden P'ain D'or is up against Monico's beautiful five-layered flower bread.

Kawachi is more determined than ever to obtain victory after learning how hard his father worked.

Pierrot's been stabbed, and Detective Conan shows up; Kawachi may be accused of murder.

Everyone scrambles to save Pierrot who is at death's door.

Pierrot carries on with the contest, but Shadow promises to reunite Pierrot with his mother.

It's Kazuma of Team Japan versus Shadow of Team America for the final match.

Kazuma's Ja-pan #61 sends Pierrot back 23 years in time.

Mr. Kirisaki brings out Pantasia and merges it with St. Pierre.

Kazuma and the others face the enigmatic Takumi Tsubozuka.

Tsubozuka and Kazuma compete to see whose dish will win.

Kuroyanagi loses all sense of taste after an accident.

Tsubozuka becomes friends with Kazuma and the others, but not all CMAP members are so forgiving.

One of CMAP's members has the Arms of Flame.

Kazuma, Kawachi and Kanmuri must battle a duo of ninjas.

Kai declares he will commit suicide if he can't defeat Kazuma.

Kanmuri may have to retire from his life as a baker when his past comes to light.

It's a showdown between estranged brothers.

Kazuma is paired against his most powerful foe yet.

Kuroyanagi must decide who will win: Kazuma or Norihei.

Mokoyama returns and desperately wants to prove his worth.

Panda's bread explodes three times; Mokoyama makes the bread he's always dreamed of making.

Tsukino's sister challenges Kazuma and the others in the semi-finals for making tarts.

Kazuma is thrust into a fantasy world and must take the "loquat" to the fires of a volcano.

Kazuma faces off against Yuichi Kirisaki's son in a legendary battle.