About this season
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...
Episodes (69)
1. He Has Arrived!! The Boy Who Possesses Solar Hands!
Aired 12 October 2004 • 25 min
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!
Aired 19 October 2004 • 25 min
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?!
Aired 19 October 2004 • 25 min
4. Hihiin!! Make a Delicious Bread!
Aired 26 October 2004 • 25 min
5. De-licious!! A Decisively Ultimate Butter!
Aired 2 November 2004 • 25 min
6. It's the Main Store!! Dancing Meister!
Aired 9 November 2004 • 25 min
7. Hattori Surprise!! Transformation With the Secret Sauce!
Aired 16 November 2004 • 25 min
8. Kawachi Kai!! The Solar Gauntlet!
Aired 7 December 2004 • 25 min
9. I Won't Lose!! I Challenge You With my Osaka Bread!
Aired 14 December 2004 • 25 min
10. Each One's Opening Curtain!! The Pantasia Newcomers' Battle Begins!
Aired 21 December 2004 • 25 min
11. Garbage and Trash!! Kazuma Selected the Worst Possible Butter!
Aired 28 December 2004 • 25 min
12. Kazuma Disqualified!? Resurrection from the Brink of Death by Ultra C!
Aired 28 December 2004 • 25 min
13. Sorry for the Wait!! Meron Meron with Melon Bread!
Aired 11 January 2005 • 25 min
14. Delii-cious!! The Trap of the Yakisoba Bread!
Aired 18 January 2005 • 25 min
15. The Best Possible Team!! We're Going to Win with Onono Komachi-san!
Aired 25 January 2005 • 25 min
16. The Green Marvel!! It's the Magician Kazuma!
Aired 1 February 2005 • 25 min
17. The Great Decisive Battle!! Koala's Dragon vs. Kazuma's Turtle!
Aired 8 February 2005 • 25 min
18. With a Little Prayer!! An Oath on the Grave!
Aired 22 February 2005 • 25 min
19. The Nightmarish Semi-Finals!! Yukino's Despicable Trap!
Aired 22 February 2005 • 25 min
20. The Indomitable Fighting Spirit!! Use Adversity as a Springboard to Success!
Aired 8 March 2005 • 25 min
21. The Experimental, Historical, Supreme Bread!! It`s Japan #44!
Aired 15 March 2005 • 25 min
22. Before the Finals!! A Dark Shadow Approaches Kazuma
Aired 22 March 2005 • 25 min
23. The Sticky Showdown!! Azuma Kazuma VS Kanmuri Shigeru!
Aired 29 March 2005 • 25 min
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!?
Aired 29 March 2005 • 25 min
25. What Was That?! Kawachi, a Man's Hard Training!
Aired 5 April 2005 • 25 min
26. The Last Match of the Newcomers' Battle!! The Singing and Dancing French Breads!
Aired 19 April 2005 • 25 min
27. Let's All Make Bread Together!! It's Japan #2!
Aired 26 April 2005 • 25 min
28. The Ten Billion Yen Man?! Pantasia's Life or Death Crisis!
Aired 3 May 2005 • 25 min
29. Close Attack!! The Birth of the Black Japan!
Aired 10 May 2005 • 25 min
30. And Now, It's France! Aim for the Monaco Cup!
Aired 17 May 2005 • 25 min
31. The Critical Touch and Go Situation!! The Prohibited Rodin Strategy!
Aired 24 May 2005 • 25 min
32. World-class Level!! The Roulette that Calls a Storm
Aired 31 May 2005 • 25 min
33. Snacks at 3 p.m.!! It's Japan #21!
Aired 7 June 2005 • 25 min
34. Lupin #3!! Kai`s Pan.De.Ebisu
Aired 14 June 2005 • 25 min
35. The World is Watching!! Monaco Cup Main Lane Start!
Aired 28 June 2005 • 25 min
36. A Speed Contest!! Ping It with That!
Aired 12 July 2005 • 25 min
37. Survival! Bakers on an Uninhabited Island
Aired 19 July 2005 • 25 min
38. Now Then, Swim!! The 'Fried Fish' of the South Island!
Aired 26 July 2005 • 25 min
39. A Dive into Hell!! A New Scheme!
Aired 26 July 2005 • 25 min
40. Pierrot's Miscalculation!! How the Last Dinner Tastes
Aired 2 August 2005 • 25 min
41. The King's Question!! Who is the First Person to Whom You Feed Your Bread?
Aired 9 August 2005 • 25 min
42. Mysterious Brothers!! Kaizer's Natural Shape!
Aired 16 August 2005 • 25 min
43. Lots of Nutrients!! The Sports Bread Showdown!
Aired 23 August 2005 • 25 min
44. The Sound Speed Threat!! Gopan #97
Aired 6 September 2005 • 25 min
45. Nude Nude Nude!! Magnificent Bread Battle!
Aired 13 September 2005 • 25 min
46. Pierrot Arrested! Bows Between Love and Bread!
Aired 20 September 2005 • 25 min
47. Victory! Bring a Revolution to the Bread Industry!
Aired 27 September 2005 • 25 min
48. Great Dectective Piero!! Reaction that Gave Life!
Aired 4 October 2005 • 25 min
49. Reunion at the VIP seat!! Heaven Again
Aired 4 October 2005 • 25 min
50. Confuse the Universe!! Man who Succeeded Gopan
Aired 11 October 2005 • 25 min
51. Final Ingredients Assembled!! Greatest Tournament in History
Aired 25 October 2005 • 25 min
52. Pierrot Transcends Time!! Japan to the Top of the World!?
Aired 1 November 2005 • 25 min
53. Challenge From Kirisaki! New Program Yakitate!! 9 Starts
Aired 8 November 2005 • 25 min
54. The Great Battles in Special Localities!! In the End, He's a Pop Idol!
Aired 15 November 2005 • 25 min
55. Awaken!! Super Kuroyanagi!
Aired 22 November 2005 • 25 min
56. Kuroyanagi in Danger!! The Lost Reactions!
Aired 6 December 2005 • 25 min
57. Oo, Mango!! CMAP's Big Counterattack!
Aired 13 December 2005 • 25 min
58. Love also Rescues Saito!! Solar Hands vs the Flame Arm!
Aired 20 December 2005 • 25 min
59. Nin Nin Nin!! My Way of Ninja!
Aired 10 January 2006 • 25 min
60. I Hate Things that Turn!! Kai and Monica's Three-Legged Race!
Aired 10 January 2006 • 25 min
61. Kanmuri's Secret!! A Jam Showdown Without Moral Codes
Aired 17 January 2006 • 25 min
62. The Sibling Showdown!! The First Class Man Chosen by Dad!
Aired 24 January 2006 • 25 min
63. Seaweed Bread Showdown!! A Really Famous Person is Gonna Appear, You Know!
Aired 31 January 2006 • 25 min
64. A Traditional Taste! The Heart That Thinks of Japan is Just One!
Aired 7 February 2006 • 25 min
65. The Fearful Revenge!! The Panda Man Appears!
Aired 14 February 2006 • 25 min
66. The Miraculous Steamed Bread!! The Day Panda Became a Panda!
Aired 21 February 2006 • 25 min
67. The Sun vs the Blizzard!! The Ultimate Tart Showdown!
Aired 28 February 2006 • 25 min
68. This is the Path I Must Take!? The Road of the Loquat!
Aired 7 March 2006 • 25 min
69. To Whom Will You Give Your Truly Delicious Bread!? The Ja-pan, Forever!
Aired 14 March 2006 • 25 min