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The Best Episodes of Yakitate!! Japan Season 1

Every episode of Yakitate!! Japan Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Yakitate!! Japan Season 1!

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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.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Yakitate!! Japan Season 1 Episode 1 - He Has Arrived!! The Boy Who Possesses Solar Hands!
    7.8/10(17 votes)

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

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    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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  2. Yakitate!! Japan Season 1 Episode 2 - Maharajah!! The Day Mount Fuji Fell!
    8.7/10(14 votes)

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

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    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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  3. Yakitate!! Japan Season 1 Episode 3 - Burnt Black!! Is This the Final Kurowa-san?!
    8.5/10(14 votes)

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

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  4. Yakitate!! Japan Season 1 Episode 4 - Hihiin!! Make a Delicious Bread!
    7.7/10(12 votes)

    #4 - Hihiin!! Make a Delicious Bread!

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  5. Yakitate!! Japan Season 1 Episode 5 - De-licious!! A Decisively Ultimate Butter!
    8.1/10(11 votes)

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

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  6. Yakitate!! Japan Season 1 Episode 6 - It's the Main Store!! Dancing Meister!
    7.9/10(11 votes)

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

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  7. Yakitate!! Japan Season 1 Episode 7 - Hattori Surprise!! Transformation With the Secret Sauce!
    8.0/10(11 votes)

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

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  8. Yakitate!! Japan Season 1 Episode 8 - Kawachi Kai!! The Solar Gauntlet!
    8.1/10(11 votes)

    #8 - Kawachi Kai!! The Solar Gauntlet!

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  9. Yakitate!! Japan Season 1 Episode 9 - I Won't Lose!! I Challenge You With my Osaka Bread!
    8.2/10(11 votes)

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

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  10. Yakitate!! Japan Season 1 Episode 10 - Each One's Opening Curtain!! The Pantasia Newcomers' Battle Begins!
    8.6/10(11 votes)

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

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  11. Yakitate!! Japan Season 1 Episode 11 - Garbage and Trash!! Kazuma Selected the Worst Possible Butter!
    8.5/10(11 votes)

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

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  12. Yakitate!! Japan Season 1 Episode 12 - Kazuma Disqualified!? Resurrection from the Brink of Death by Ultra C!
    8.1/10(11 votes)

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

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  13. Yakitate!! Japan Season 1 Episode 13 - Sorry for the Wait!! Meron Meron with Melon Bread!
    9.3/10(10 votes)

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

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  14. Yakitate!! Japan Season 1 Episode 14 - Delii-cious!! The Trap of the Yakisoba Bread!
    8.6/10(11 votes)

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

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  15. Yakitate!! Japan Season 1 Episode 15 - The Best Possible Team!! We're Going to Win with Onono Komachi-san!
    8.7/10(11 votes)

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

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  16. Yakitate!! Japan Season 1 Episode 16 - The Green Marvel!! It's the Magician Kazuma!
    8.9/10(9 votes)

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

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  17. Yakitate!! Japan Season 1 Episode 17 - The Great Decisive Battle!! Koala's Dragon vs. Kazuma's Turtle!
    9.4/10(9 votes)

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

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  18. Yakitate!! Japan Season 1 Episode 18 - With a Little Prayer!! An Oath on the Grave!
    8.3/10(10 votes)

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

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  19. Yakitate!! Japan Season 1 Episode 19 - The Nightmarish Semi-Finals!! Yukino's Despicable Trap!
    8.5/10(9 votes)

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

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  20. Yakitate!! Japan Season 1 Episode 20 - The Indomitable Fighting Spirit!! Use Adversity as a Springboard to Success!
    8.4/10(9 votes)

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

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  21. Yakitate!! Japan Season 1 Episode 21 - The Experimental, Historical, Supreme Bread!! It`s Japan #44!
    8.8/10(9 votes)

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

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  22. Yakitate!! Japan Season 1 Episode 22 - Before the Finals!! A Dark Shadow Approaches Kazuma
    7.6/10(9 votes)

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

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  23. Yakitate!! Japan Season 1 Episode 23 - The Sticky Showdown!! Azuma Kazuma VS Kanmuri Shigeru!
    8.6/10(9 votes)

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

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    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. Yakitate!! Japan Season 1 Episode 24 - The Meister, Taking Wing!! Who is to Win!?
    8.8/10(9 votes)

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

    S1:E24

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  25. Yakitate!! Japan Season 1 Episode 25 - What Was That?! Kawachi, a Man's Hard Training!
    8.6/10(9 votes)

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

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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 17 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/12/2004. This episode is rated 0.9 points higher than the second-best, "Maharajah!! The Day Mount Fuji Fell!".