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The Best Episodes of Yakitate!! Japan Season 1

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The Best Episodes of Yakitate!! Japan Season 1

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...

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  1. Background image for He Has Arrived!! The Boy Who Possesses Solar Hands!
    7.8/10(16 votes)

    #1 - He Has Arrived!! The Boy Who Possesses Solar Hands!

    S1:E1

    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...

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    Director:Unknown
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  2. Background image for Maharajah!! The Day Mount Fuji Fell!
    8.5/10(13 votes)

    #2 - Maharajah!! The Day Mount Fuji Fell!

    S1:E2

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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  3. Background image for Burnt Black!! Is This the Final Kurowa-san?!
    8.2/10(13 votes)

    #3 - Burnt Black!! Is This the Final Kurowa-san?!

    S1:E3

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  4. Background image for Hihiin!! Make a Delicious Bread!
    7.9/10(11 votes)

    #4 - Hihiin!! Make a Delicious Bread!

    S1:E4

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  5. Background image for De-licious!! A Decisively Ultimate Butter!
    8.3/10(10 votes)

    #5 - De-licious!! A Decisively Ultimate Butter!

    S1:E5

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  6. Background image for It's the Main Store!! Dancing Meister!
    8.0/10(10 votes)

    #6 - It's the Main Store!! Dancing Meister!

    S1:E6

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  7. Background image for Hattori Surprise!! Transformation With the Secret Sauce!
    8.1/10(10 votes)

    #7 - Hattori Surprise!! Transformation With the Secret Sauce!

    S1:E7

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  8. Background image for Kawachi Kai!! The Solar Gauntlet!
    8.3/10(10 votes)

    #8 - Kawachi Kai!! The Solar Gauntlet!

    S1:E8

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  9. Background image for I Won't Lose!! I Challenge You With my Osaka Bread!
    8.3/10(10 votes)

    #9 - I Won't Lose!! I Challenge You With my Osaka Bread!

    S1:E9

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  10. Background image for Each One's Opening Curtain!! The Pantasia Newcomers' Battle Begins!
    8.6/10(10 votes)

    #10 - Each One's Opening Curtain!! The Pantasia Newcomers' Battle Begins!

    S1:E10

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  11. Background image for Garbage and Trash!! Kazuma Selected the Worst Possible Butter!
    8.4/10(10 votes)

    #11 - Garbage and Trash!! Kazuma Selected the Worst Possible Butter!

    S1:E11

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  12. Background image for Kazuma Disqualified!? Resurrection from the Brink of Death by Ultra C!
    8.2/10(10 votes)

    #12 - Kazuma Disqualified!? Resurrection from the Brink of Death by Ultra C!

    S1:E12

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  13. Background image for Sorry for the Wait!! Meron Meron with Melon Bread!
    9.1/10(9 votes)

    #13 - Sorry for the Wait!! Meron Meron with Melon Bread!

    S1:E13

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  14. Background image for Delii-cious!! The Trap of the Yakisoba Bread!
    8.5/10(10 votes)

    #14 - Delii-cious!! The Trap of the Yakisoba Bread!

    S1:E14

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  15. Background image for The Best Possible Team!! We're Going to Win with Onono Komachi-san!
    8.5/10(10 votes)

    #15 - The Best Possible Team!! We're Going to Win with Onono Komachi-san!

    S1:E15

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  16. Background image for The Green Marvel!! It's the Magician Kazuma!
    8.7/10(10 votes)

    #16 - The Green Marvel!! It's the Magician Kazuma!

    S1:E16

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  17. Background image for The Great Decisive Battle!! Koala's Dragon vs. Kazuma's Turtle!
    9.1/10(10 votes)

    #17 - The Great Decisive Battle!! Koala's Dragon vs. Kazuma's Turtle!

    S1:E17

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  18. Background image for With a Little Prayer!! An Oath on the Grave!
    8.3/10(11 votes)

    #18 - With a Little Prayer!! An Oath on the Grave!

    S1:E18

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  19. Background image for The Nightmarish Semi-Finals!! Yukino's Despicable Trap!
    8.4/10(10 votes)

    #19 - The Nightmarish Semi-Finals!! Yukino's Despicable Trap!

    S1:E19

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  20. Background image for The Indomitable Fighting Spirit!! Use Adversity as a Springboard to Success!
    8.3/10(10 votes)

    #20 - The Indomitable Fighting Spirit!! Use Adversity as a Springboard to Success!

    S1:E20

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  21. Background image for The Experimental, Historical, Supreme Bread!! It`s Japan #44!
    8.6/10(10 votes)

    #21 - The Experimental, Historical, Supreme Bread!! It`s Japan #44!

    S1:E21

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  22. Background image for Before the Finals!! A Dark Shadow Approaches Kazuma
    7.5/10(10 votes)

    #22 - Before the Finals!! A Dark Shadow Approaches Kazuma

    S1:E22

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  23. Background image for The Sticky Showdown!! Azuma Kazuma VS Kanmuri Shigeru!
    8.4/10(10 votes)

    #23 - The Sticky Showdown!! Azuma Kazuma VS Kanmuri Shigeru!

    S1:E23

    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.

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  24. Background image for The Meister, Taking Wing!! Who is to Win!?
    8.6/10(10 votes)

    #24 - The Meister, Taking Wing!! Who is to Win!?

    S1:E24

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  25. Background image for What Was That?! Kawachi, a Man's Hard Training!
    8.5/10(10 votes)

    #25 - What Was That?! Kawachi, a Man's Hard Training!

    S1:E25

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"He Has Arrived!! The Boy Who Possesses Solar Hands!" is the best rated episode of "Yakitate!! Japan" season 1. It scored 7.8/10 based on 16 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/12/2004. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "Maharajah!! The Day Mount Fuji Fell!".