The second match of the Monaco Cup finals has begun.
The topic is to make a sweetened bread while on an uninhabited island.
However...
Actually, I have a request.
What?!
He wants us to set fire to the forest after we’ve gotten the fruit?
What can the chairman be thinking of?
Thus, the Japanese representatives found themselves in a predicament, and that was...
Because we’re surrounded by a sea of fire!
What was that?!
There’s English bread, German bread, and French bread,
but Japan’s bread, Japan, does not exist.
In that case, there’s no choice but to create it.
This story is a serious, biographical ballad of a boy who possesses Solar Hands,
Azuma Kazuma, who will create a Japanese bread made by and for the Japanese people,
which can be presented to the world proudly.
I swore to your shining eyes
kagayaku kimi no hitomi ni chikatta
Yakitate!! Japan
Translated by: Anime-Empire
on an afternoon when the blue sky
chiisana mado kara aozora ga mieta gogo
was visible through a small window
that I no longer wanted to run away.
nigeru koto nante mou shitaku wa nai yo
senaka ni atatakai te no hira o kanjiteiru
I feel a warm hand upon my back.
kizutsuku yori mo tsurai no wa
The only thing more painful than getting hurt is...
ashita wo akiramete jibun ni uso tsukitsuzukeru koto
giving up on tomorrow and continuing to lie to yourself.
daiji na yume wo hitotsu kokoro ni itsudemo
The one precious dream always held in your heart
shinjite mamotte norikoete ikou
Let’s believe it, protect it, and overcome everything.
daiji na yume ga aru kara motto tsuyoku nareru
Because we have a precious dream, we can become stronger
omoiegaita mirai wo dakishimete
holding on to the dream that we imagined and painted
kore kara mo
forevermore.
And now you must swim!!
Tai-yaki-kun of the Southern Island!!
And now, you must swim!
Tai-yaki-kun of the Southern Island!
How can this be?!
W-Why are we surrounded by a sea of fire?
I don’t know.
But, the one thing I do know...
is that we’re going to die, without doubt.
That’s giving up hope a little too soon, isn’t it?
You’re usually so full of yourself, so why are you giving up so easily?
Why am I giving up so easily, you ask?!
Because there’s a spinning pyramid coming right at us!
What was that?!
Dodge it, Kawachi!
Sorry for the wait, Japanese representatives.
Are you all right?
What are you?!
Are you all right?
Now that I’m here, you can rest at ease.
Come, let’s run away together.
Huh?
A pathway has opened up from the impact of that pyramid flying in!
Let’s run!
Hey!
You’re just going to abandon me?
How inhuman!
You’re the one that’s not human here!
It’s common sense to abandon a pyramid that comes flying into a situation like this!
Kawachi! Suwabara!
That pyramid’s a good guy.
Please help him.
Azuma!
You’re alive!
I was worried for a moment there.
Note: Miiratori ga miira ni naru (ミイラとりがミイラになる) literally means “the mummy hunter becomes a mummy,” and expresses the same meaning as the phrase “go for wool and come home shorn.”
Truly a case in which the mummy hunter becomes a mummy.
Oh, shut up.
Sorry.
But Azuma, you’re alive.
I’m so glad.
You’re the man who defeated me.
I had faith that you wouldn’t die that easily.
By the way...
You’re the Egyptian representatives, right?
Why did you go through the trouble of coming to help us?
Actually, we are not the Egyptian representatives.
We are...
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(Special Appearance)
The Monaco Secret Police!
Monaco Secret Police
Let me explain.
The Monaco Secret Police was established to watch for any injustice in the Monaco Cup.
It is a special unit directly under the King of Monaco.
Muhammad, that’s the wrong ID.
Arabian Night
Harem club
Pamela
Be sure to come again
Arabian Night
Pamela
Be sure to come again
Harem club
Arabian Night
Pamela
Be sure to come again
Harem club
Arabian Night
Pamela
Be sure to come again
Harem club
Arabian Night
Pamela
Be sure to come again
Harem club
Arabian Night
Pamela
Be sure to come again
Harem club
Arabian Night
Pamela
Be sure to come again
Harem club
Arabian Night
Pamela
Be sure to come again
Harem club
Arabian Night
Pamela
Be sure to come again
Harem club
What’s this?!
What do you mean by “Secret Police”?
While the Monaco Cup may be a world tournament for bread,
about 1 trillion yen worth of money is being passed around in the casino.
Therefore, it is obvious for those who intend to undermine the integrity of the cup to appear.
We believe that the head of the Management Committee, Yulrich Rame, is one of them.
We also believe that the fire in the forest was most likely started under his orders.
Well, without doubt, it’s that three-tiered totem pole who’s responsible.
Yes, it’s obvious that they took the fruit for themselves and then started the fire.
Perhaps, but we have no proof.
Either way, in this manner, I have been disguising myself as a pyramid.
I will continue my behind-the-scenes secret investigation to expose any injustice.
You should all work hard so as to not lose to any of their schemes.
Yep!
I do remember there being a pyramid on the plane, but...
nobody paid much attention to it, thinking that it was some kind of luggage.
I mean, nobody would think that there was a person inside, right?
Well, we shall take our leave of you now.
But...
there’s got to be some other way to do a behind-the-scenes investigation.
Wait, triangular one.
I have one more question.
Although Monaco’s a separate country...
it’s somewhat like a part of France.
So, aren’t you and the King of Monaco hoping for France to win?
Of course we are.
But only if we are able to have a fair and square match.
We do not wish for France to win by hindering other countries for selfish desires, like Rame.
So, rest assured and fight.
Very well.
I’ll believe you.
We set fire to the forest.
Now, it’s impossible for Japan to get any fruit.
After all, the topic is sweetened bread.
Without fruit, they can’t make anything.
Far from it...
They may have gotten caught in the fire, and burned to death!
I see.
Well done...
is what I’d like to say.
However, it probably wasn’t good enough.
Note: Umara is a Tahitian sweet potato.
I believe that the island has a variety of potato similar to sweet potato, called umara.
Even if you burn the forest,
you cannot get rid of a potato that grows in the earth.
If they use this potato, they might be able to...
Just as expected of you, Monsieur Kirisaki.
You are a cautious man.
But, rest assured.
Unlike the Japanese sweet potato,
this variety of potato barely has any sweetness.
Unless you add sugar, it’s barely edible.
I wonder...
Rame, I pray that your lack of foresight doesn’t lead to your destruction.
It’s been raining for a while.
Yeah.
We sure picked up a big shell there.
Yeah.
Well, for now, we’ve collected enough water,
and the fire’s gone.
We should call this rain a blessing, I guess...
But, all the fruit is gone.
The rain came too late.
It might be impossible to make our bread now...
Oh, this is...
They’re potatoes.
Potatoes?
Good work, Azuma!
Potatoes have a tiny bit of sweetness in them!
We might be able to use them.
What’s this?
Far from sweet, they’re completely tasteless.
What were you hoping for?
These aren’t Japanese potatoes.
They haven’t undergone selective breeding for easy human consumption.
It’s natural for them to be tasteless.
Disappointment.
Hey, Suwabara, please light a fire.
Sure, but what do you intend to do?
Boil potatoes.
Once they’re done, peel them.
Then, if we crush ’em like this and strain ’em...
we can make potato-an.
Potato-an? Like anko?
Note: Anko (餡子) is sweet red bean paste; potato-an is sweet potato paste.
Wait a bit.
I just ate some, and these potatoes are completely tasteless.
If they’re not sweet, we can’t make a sweetened bread.
You don’t need to worry.
This way.
See that?
What’s that?
A coconut tree?
Most of the forest burned down, and we can’t use anything else, but...
the coconut trees were closer to the beach, and were all right.
I see!
Coconuts have milk!
If we’re able to boil and concentrate it, we might be able to get a sweet...
No, I don’t think it’ll work out so well.
Natural coconut milk contains very little sugar.
I don’t know how many coconuts you plan on using for your concentrate,
but if you want to make it into a sweet paste, you’ll need a lot.
Also, there is a lot of material in the coconut aside from sugar.
If you cannot extract that,
after boiling it down, you’ll be left with a strange flavor and smell.
You may be right.
Come to think of it, the milk is only mildly sweet, so it’s bad.
We don’t have a method to just extract the sugar in it, anyway.
What are you guys talking about?
I’m not going to use the nut itself.
What was that?!
What?
I’m going to use the tree’s juice.
In other words...
I’ll be using the palm sap!
Sap?!
Finally it’s the last day.
Yep.
The teams that have made bread so far are...
us, America, Vietnam and China, leaving four countries behind.
So, can we really call our scheme of burning down the forest a success?
If we hadn’t been distracted by the paradise we were in, and had set the fire off a little earlier...
Our country might have been the only one to succeed in making a bread.
Perhaps.
But, if we were to have been too greedy, we might have been suspected.
Well, those bothersome Japanese representatives have disappeared,
and it would be sad if we had no matches at all.
So, we should call it a success.
Very true.
The Kaysers seem very happy for some reason.
At any rate, I wonder if they’re all okay...
The rules state that the four countries to make the most delicious bread in a week will win.
But, now that the all-important fruit has been burned away,
it’s impossible to make a sweetened bread at all.
Even if it’s Kazuma and the gang, we’re now done for.
It’s a flare!
That color’s the Japanese representatives.
Send out the retrieval team immediately.
Yes, Sir!
Welcome back, Japanese representatives.
I knew it. That you’d come back.
Impossible!
We burned down the forest!
So, how in the world did they...?
Don’t panic, Edward.
Most likely it’s because their time’s almost up.
They figured that it’s better to have an unsweetened bread than no bread at all.
We have no reason to fear.
Y-You’re right.
You guys!
I was waiting, Japanese representatives.
At any rate, unlike all the other countries who’ve made their bread so far...
you guys are pretty beat up, aren’t you?
That’s because, thanks to a certain country hindering us,
we had to live on a deserted island for a week.
Yeah, so excuse us for our filthy appearance.
So, how about the bread...?
Oh.
Here you go!
What an ugly bread.
Doesn’t look tasty at all.
It kinda resembles that, doesn’t it?
While this may not look the best,
it’s the very sweet Japan #9 made from palm sap and sweet potato paste.
Note: Taiyaki (鯛焼き) is a fish-shaped pancake filled with bean jam.
It’s Taiyaki-Japan!
Japan #9.
It’s Taiyaki-Japan!
P-Palm sap?!
Don’t tell me that he really made a sweetened bread?!
Impossible!
It can’t be!
I see.
To make taiyaki from palm sap...
This year’s Japanese representatives really do come up with out-of-the-world ideas.
There’s no filling in this taiyaki!
What was that?!
To think that you tried to fool me!
How very lacking in common sense!
Well, of course.
There’s no filling at the very tip of the tail.
Oh, how silly of me.
But, I like to have plenty of filling all the way to the tip of the tail, you know...
Like we care!
Our stamina’s at the end of its tether after a week of living on a deserted island.
You’re going to make our hearts give out!
Oh. I’m so sorry.
But, it’s a clown’s job to surprise people.
It’s like an occupational disease.
Always ready with a convenient excuse...
That happened after the performance in Las Vegas was over.
Now, don’t be surprised, Bolneze.
Believe it or not, we’ve received a letter from the French President!
Really?!
Yeah.
It seems that even the President has heard about Quedam’s worldwide success.
Huh?!
He wishes for us to have performance at home, in an opera house in Paris.
Amazing!
We’ve done it!
This is what they call going home in triumph!
It’s all thanks to you, Bolneze!
All right! With this, even my mom’s going to accept me.
I’m going to call Ma!
I wonder if my grandfather will come to watch...
Everyone seems really happy.
I’m glad.
Since I don’t have any relatives, I can’t understand, but...
I wonder what it feels like to be able to boast to your country and your family...
Bolneze.
This performance will also be a special one for you, right?
Yeah, I guess.
It’s the performance in our home country that we’ve always dreamed of.
What are you saying?!
If this goes well, we may be able to find your parents!
Oh, I see!
If it’s going to be a huge performance at home,
it’ll be all over the newspapers and television.
If so many people know about it, even my parents might...
Listen, Bolneze.
Both for Quedam and for your own sake, we must make this performance a success!
Yes, Sir!
It’s a little embarrassing to say this,
but there was something savage about my training after that.
I piled practice upon more practice.
My cloning technique, which initially consisted of only 50 clones,
was increased to 150, which is three times the original amount!
I’m happy for you.
However...
your prologue is really long, every single time.
We’d really appreciate it if you could hurry if up just this once.
If it was me, I’d just show a quick reaction, and...
I-I can’t...
I feel weird.
My head’s kinda spinning, and...
But, then...
Just listen to us, will you?!
Bolneze!
What happened?!
What’s wrong?
Bolneze!
Hey, what’s wrong?
Call an ambulance!
Because I practiced too hard, I pulled several muscles.
This is terrible.
To heal, it’s going to take at least...
Yeah... Probably about three months.
Huh?!
No way!
The performance is next month!
We must somehow...
Calm down, Bolneze.
Please.
Isn’t there some...
Isn’t there some way of curing me by then?
Doctor!
To tell you the truth, with the medical technology that’s currently available...
Well, I’ve never even heard of a patient who... pulled all the muscles in his body.
I’m stupid.
I’m so stupid!
My one chance, and...
I can’t face them.
Bolneze.
Cheer up, Bolneze!
You don’t have to worry about us.
Yeah!
We’ve gotten this far thanks to you!
Exactly.
Besides, it’s not like this is the only time we can perform at home.
I’m sure we’ll have another chance someday.
Yeah. We’ll have another chance.
Thank you, everyone.
Hey!
Where do you think you’re taking Bolneze?!
Who are you?!
Me?
I’m Kid.
A masseur.
A masseur?!
Yeah.
I’ve been told that my touch can make fountains of life bubble forth...
by Marilyn Monroe.
By Marilyn Monroe?!
Note: Namikoshi Tokujiro was a famous shiatsu specialist who was known to have treated Marilyn Monroe.
Wasn’t that Namikoshi Tokujiro?
I was confused for a while.
I mean, that guy had come out of nowhere, and seemed fake.
But, the moment that he touched my shoulder...
I could raise my immobile arm!
I’m Kid.
I’m a fan of yours.
I’d like to help you.
I still wasn’t sure whether I could trust him,
but I couldn’t deny the miracles occurring before my very eyes.
So, I entrusted both my body and soul to him.
Oh, this massage is amazing.
I didn’t know that France had such a wonderful massage technique...
Huh? What are you talking about?
Note: Shiki (式) means “style.”
This is not a French-shiki massage.
This is Thai-shiki.
Thai-shiki?!
Thai-shiki
Thai-shiki.
Thai-shiki
Tai-shiki
Tai-shiki.
Tai-shiki
Tai-yaki
Tai-yaki.
Tai-yaki
Taiyaki
Taiyaki.
Taiyaki!
The amazing Thai-shiki!
I mean, taiyaki, Japanese representatives!
You have passed, without a doubt.
What was that?!
Th-Then...
Of course, since the rules state that the best four teams win...
I guess we have no choice but to fail some other country.
I’ll make the official announcement after the other countries have returned.
N-No way!
Calm down, Edward!
We’re the top seeded French representatives!
There’s no way we’d fail.
Turn, turn, turn, turn.
Well, leaving that aside...
Actually, Japanese representatives,
though the performance in Paris was a great success...
In the end, my parents never did turn up.
However...
thanks to this taiyaki-pan, I once again have hope.
You were able to make this wonderful bread
under the desperate conditions at the deserted island.
So, someday, I’m sure that I’ll find my parents!
So...
Th-This is...
Extreme sunstroke!
Oh, you poor things...
Well, you were on a deserted island for a whole week.
So, your stamina is at a low.
Also, while it may be evening, you’re on the deck of a boat in a tropical sea,
so it’s still a burning hell.
That’s not where the problem lies.
Your stories are just too long.
Stop!
You will hurt yourselves if you talk any more than that!
I shall take you to the clinic right away.
The officials should go collect the representatives
from Korea, Egypt and Denmark, who are still on the island.
We will sail immediately!
I’m sure that there should be proof
linking the French representatives and Rame to the sabotage somewhere here.
That is...
A communicator!
That’s probably the kind that uses satellite signals!
I’m sure that the French representatives must have used it to contact Rame.
If we can study this communicator...
Cleo! Muhammad!
I’ve found the proof!
This time, unfortunately, we were not able to find any proof.
Yeah, we’ve reached the time limit.
By the way, where’s Pharaoh-sama?
The officials from the boat forced everyone to come along, so...
he must be on board.
Yeah, probably in the luggage hold.
Cleo!
Muhammad!
itsuka wakaru sa kizutsuitari nayanda hibi
Someday you’ll understand.
The days when you were hurt and confused
kagayaki ni kawaru. Dakara tsukamaetete
will turn into something radiant. So, hold on to...
ima wa kurushii kimi wo. Nigenaide kanau made
your present suffering. Don’t run away till your wish comes true.
kodoku wo kakaekomu toki mo
Even at times you embrace loneliness...
kimi wa mada hitori ja nainda
you are not yet alone.
jibun sae shinjirarenai bukiyou na kimi demo
Even if you don’t quite believe it, even the clumsy little you
nandomo kara wo tatakinagara
can knock yourself against your shell many times over,
tobidasu hi wa jibun dake no chikara sa
so that the day you fly out, it will be with your own strength.
tatoe kimi dake ni tsubasa ga nakutemo kitto
Even if it is only you who doesn’t have wings,
utau tori ni natte
become a song bird.
Next Episode
Dang, does this ever feel good!
Farewell, Japanese Representatives.
That dive is a one-way ticket of no return.
Next time, on Yakitate!! Japan,
A Dive into Hell!! A New Scheme!
A dive into hell!!
A new scheme!
Be sure to watch!
Yakitate Seeds of Knowledge!!
Thai-style massage is incredible! And also known as Nuad Boran!
Its origins go back 2500 hundred years, you know.
The combination of finger massage and stretching relieves stress and improves health!
Ehhh?!?