Yakitate!! 9!
The hostilities began at Ooma, Aomori.
The opponent is Tsubodzuka Takurni from CMAP,
an idol group of serious cook-entertainers.
His skill was the real thing.
Super tuna, the specialty of Ooma, was all bought up by Yukino.
So, Kazuma and the gang take on the challenge with chawanmushi-bread made with sea urchin.
As the most important requirement for the match,
Kazuma requests Kawachi to make bad French bread that is high in water content.
No! This is not good! Not good!
Wait... What is it?
I don’t want the present Kawachi.
Please go back to the way you used to be!
But, what Kazuma did with the French bread was...
Huh? What are you talking about?
I wouldn’t use this crappy bread just like that.
How harsh! But, what was that?!
I take this bread...
do this...
and then it goes into the garbage bag for burnable trash!
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.
kono koe todoke tai yo, mada chiisana uta dakedo
I want this voice to reach you, even though it’s still a tiny song.
hajimaru yokan ga suru kara
That’s because I have the feeling that something’s gonna start.
Yakitate!! Japan
Translated by: Anime-Empire
hitori de uzukumari, koe shizume nagara otoshita namida wa
As I was cowering, muffling my voice, the tears that I shed
“shinjiru koto wasurekaketeru to” to
probably helped me notice that
kidzukase tekureta no kamo shirenai
I’ve almost forgotten how to believe.
egaita mirai wo
The future that I painted (I will fulfill it)
(kanaerunda)
hareta sora miagete
Looking up to the clear skies,
mouichido hashiri dasu yo. Itsuka ano shiroi sora
I begin to run once again. Someday, I want to dye
watashi iro ni sometai na
that white sky with my colors.
dokomademo tondoyuku yo. Biidama mitai ni hikaru
I’m going to fly as far as possible, shining like a marble,
kono hane wo hirogete
unfolding these wings of mine.
Awaken!!
Super Kuroyanagi!
Awaken!!
Super Kuroyanagi!
All right!
A-Are you trying to harass me?
You made me bake that bread just to throw it away?!
I won’t throw it away.
I’ll be sure to use it after improving on it.
Don’t worry.
B-But...
If you do that, the already soggy bread will absorb the steam inside the bag and...
Become even soggier, right?
But, that’s what I’m aiming for.
Judge!
He’s crazy!
There’s no meaning to a nonsense battle like this!
That’s not true.
His motive may be beyond the grasp of rationality, but...
that’s his style.
His skill is the real thing.
I can guarantee that.
If you understand, then get back to your spot quickly!
It can’t be helped.
Not even I have the slightest idea as to what he’s trying to do.
It’s the Fresh Garbage Japan!
Please do spare me that though, Azuma.
All right!
I guess this should do it.
The bread I made is...
Hey, Azuma...
You’re really going to use that?
Yep, it’s fine.
Thank you, Kawachi.
It’s all thanks to you.
You’re a genius when it comes to making bad bread.
Looks like you’ve finally come to understand my skill!
There’s no one who can compare to me at making bad bread!
I was complimented and yet my tears flow.
Geez, this guy’s really in the way.
All right!
So, first we cut this into two halves.
Scoop out the insides.
All that’s left is to beat it with this.
A hammer?
What in the world is Azuma-san...?
If Tsubodzuka-san’s skill is the real thing like you said earlier, then...
Somehow it’s hard to believe that we can win...
I wonder...
It’s true that Tsubodzuka is strong.
But, Azuma is about to do something amazing in his own way.
Something amazing...?
Yeah.
You see, Azuma is...
trying to breathe life into garbage!
Life, you say?!
Kawachi-san!
We’re still in the middle of the match, so why are you with the audience?!
Kanmuri suggested that I rest among the audience and save up on my genius for the next match.
He was probably just in the way.
Yep.
All right, now!
These past 10 years,
the training and competitions I’ve gone through to become a member of CMAP
were not just over cooking.
In the end, we’re entertainers.
In order to raise the viewership,
we had to act like idiots and learn specific ways of speaking in order to be accepted.
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It was humiliating.
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The character that was chosen for me
was that of the “mysterious boy” who uses a lot of foreign words.
Thanks to that, I can no longer talk like a regular person.
I love cooking.
I wanted to tell the world about how much fun cooking is by becoming an entertainer.
Without that sincere purpose, I couldn’t have made it this far.
That’s why I absolutely cannot accept a cook like you who’s just fooling around.
I’ll be sure to teach you and the world exactly what real cooking is.
To you and the world I will teach it exactly!
What’s happening?!
There’s something fantastic happening in Tsubodzuka’s oven.
Won’t it just burn?
It’s done.
This is a bread suitable for this place, Ooma.
Note: toro = fatty portion of the tuna; aburi = broiled
It’s Super Toro Aburi.
Oh, this is...
You first take the pastry out of the oven,
use avocado paste to attach the tuna to it,
and return it to the oven and broil it for a moment, right?
When you broil tuna, the fatty portion will rise up to the surface,
so that when you put it in your mouth, it has a richer flavor than raw tuna.
So that’s what the flames in the oven were for...
But, this bread still has a...
Judge.
Please eat it as soon as possible.
Yeah, I know.
I-It can’t be...
That broiled bread is good enough to awaken him?!
He’s evolved.
He’s no longer the Kuroyanagi he’s been so far.
Th-Then... what in the world is he?!
Super Toro Aburi!
Super Kuro Aburi!
Super Kuroyaburi!
Super Kuroyanagi
Super Kuroyanagi!
What was that?!
Super Kuroyanagi!!
J... Just as expected of CMAP.
Note: Here, Kuroyanagi refers to himself as “ora” as docs Goku from DBZ. Normally Kuroyanagi refers to himself as “watashi.”
This excellent work has made me...
no, has really touched me.
All this just for having broiled some measly tuna?
While you may call yourself Super Kuroyanagi,
it looks like you might have just become a guy with cheap two-bit reactions.
What was that?!
What is this?!
Why have I become a freezer?!
Freezer
Also... Where is this?
Super Kuroyanagi!!
Hey, Freezer-boy!
You said that I’m displaying cheap two-bit reactions, right?
Y... Yeah, what about it?!
In that case, I’ll show you...
just how amazing this bread is.
While this bread is called Super Toro Aburi...
its true worth doesn’t lie in the broiled tuna!
It’s the amazing dough that was worthy enough to convert me.
Freezer Hurricane!
The legendary dough...
The famed beehive pastry!
Beehive pastry?
Freezer-boy!
If you’re to compare sashimi to grilled fish...
you know that it’s harder to cut, right?
It’s common sense for a cook to know that raw stuff is harder to cut than cooked stuff!
In that case, what would you do to make sashimi go with bread?
Unlike rice, bread doesn’t fall apart in your mouth.
In the case of rice
Upper Jaw
Lower Jaw
Esophagus
Tongue
Adenoid
Soft Palate
Hard Palate
Larynx
So, it’s hard to chew on.
In the case of bread
Upper Jaw
Lower Jaw
Hard Palate
Soft Palate
Adenoid
Tongue
Esophagus
Larynx
In that case, pastry dough such as what Tsubodzuka made or pie dough would be...
Exactly!
In that case, what would you do to make the dough crisp?
I don’t know.
You mix in choux dough!
By mixing in the fluffy and airy choux creme dough,
you can create hollow spaces within the dough, giving you a pastry that resembles a beehive...
And that is...
this...
beehive pastry!
What in the world... have I...
This beehive pastry is made of the ultimate dough, combining the powers of pastry and choux dough.
But... if you mess up the ratio,
there will be too much air inside, leading to it falling apart easily.
So, there’s not many people who take up the challenge.
Therefore, it has been considered legendary for a long time.
How can this be...
This is an amazing technique.
It looks like you’ve finally understood my strength, and that makes me very happy.
You guys didn’t have a chance of winning from the very start.
I guess it’s to be expected of CMAP.
Yeah.
What are you guys so relaxed about?!
Since I made it, I know best.
No matter what, it’s impossible to make that awful bread even look good.
All right. We’re...
Done, too!
This is my Ooma Japan, sea urchin chawanmushi-bread!
Oh, that looks like a really delicious chawanmushi!
And it seems to be in a wonderful and proper Japanese-style bowl.
It’s wonderful.
I wonder what famous artist created that.
But, where in the world is the bread?
No matter how delicious a chawanmushi it is, if there’s no bread, it’s not much of a match.
What are you talking about?
Don’t you even remember the bread you made yourself?
That wonderful and proper Japanese-style bowl is the crappy bread that you made!
What was that?!
This looks wonderful.
A really delicious chawanmushi topped with urchin that shines brilliantly.
And this wonderful bread-bowl!
A bread-bowl?!
Normally, when you make bread that’s to hold some fluid,
you have to deep-fry the bread in order to prevent it from getting soggy.
So, you can’t prevent it from getting greasy.
But, you’ve not used oil for this bread.
Exactly what magic did you use for this?!
That’s simple.
First I scooped out the insides of the bad bread, then I beat it with a hammer.
I see!
If you beat it with a hammer, the pores of the bread are closed so that fluid cannot seep in.
So, you no longer need to fry it.
That’s it.
But, if you beat a regular bread with a hammer, it would break right?
That’s why I put it in a garbage bag and allowed it to absorb plenty of moisture.
And it’s for the same reason you made Kawachi bake that horrible soggy bread?
Well, that’s true, but...
That’s not the only reason.
Dough which is high in moisture takes time to bake.
So, the crust becomes thicker, right?
So, when you stretch the dough by beating it, it’s less likely to break.
It has a deeper flavor, too!
I see...
That’s a really amazing trick, Azuma!
Is that so...?
But, there’s just one thing that’s bothering me...
Where did the insides that you scooped out go?
They’re not lying around there...
And it doesn’t look like they’ve been thrown away either.
Hey...
You’ve become Super-Kuro now, so eat it super-fast will you?
It’ll get cold, right?
Don’t abbreviate!
But it’s so long...
Old Super Kuroyanagi... I mean Mister.
Oh whatever.
Well then...
It looks like that crazy action of his had some meaning behind it.
It’s not possible for a person like you to make something truly delicious.
And the judge’s reaction will be sure to show that.
To think that there’s no reaction!
The winner is Pantasia!
We did it!
What was that?!
Yay.
I object!
I made a bread good enough to awaken you!
It’s unbelievable that a no-reaction bread could win!
You probably made that judgment because you’re a former Pantasia member!
W-Well, someone who produced all that big a reaction...
What are you talking about?
Look carefully!
It’s not like he didn’t have a reaction!
It’s hard to notice because he’s already Super Kuroyanagi,
but he’s matured...
no, evolved even further!
Th-This is...
Sea urchin!
Each and every one of Kuro-yan’s hairs is spiked, and he’s turned into a sea-urchin!
In other words, that form is...
Super Kuroyanagi II.
T-Two...?
Remember this well, Kawachi.
While Kuroyanagi is a moron, a show-off and a piece of shit...
he’s not a coward who will show favoritism while judging!
That’s saying too much, Afro!
Since you were mouthing off, his hair became even more...
Super Kuroyanagi III, huh?
Listen up, Tsubodzuka.
No matter what you think, I do not show favoritism when it comes to food!
Hmph!
Then, let me explain it to you until you can accept it...
All the magic tricks hidden within Azuma’s bread.
First, the bowl made by beating the bread.
The point of it not soaking up liquid has already been explained.
But, by beating it, there’s one more advantage hidden within this bread.
And that is...
By flattening the crust, it concentrates the flavor!
The Italian panini is famous for taking advantage of this principle.
But, it’s the same for French bread.
By pressing it while baking, the crust has a deeper flavor than before.
Next, the chawanmushi.
The taste of the egg used here was truly splendid.
The taste of the egg?
This egg was probably chosen by Kanmuri, right?
Oh, how did you know?
You’re the only one in that group erudite enough to be able to choose such an ingredient.
Oh, you exaggerate.
Tsubodzuka.
What they used is the pride of Aomori prefecture, the high-quality egg,
Shindofuji
Shindofuji.
Shindofuji?!
Shindofuji is produced by hens that are raised with particular attention to their environment.
In order to have them produce large numbers of eggs,
the drinking water of the hens is underground mineral water from Mt. Hakkouda.
Their feed is all organic vegetables and includes herbs.
Underground water, organic vegetables and herbs?!
Talk about pampered hens...
Chawanmushi is said to be a dish that begins and ends with the eggs used.
So, I searched for and brought these eggs as a secret weapon
from Kamikita district, Aomori prefecture, not far from Ooma.
You used avocado to bind the bread and the super tuna together.
But that’s not cultivated around here at all, is it?
Considering the theme, that may have been a little weak.
I have no choice but to acknowledge your advantage there.
But, my advantage cannot be defeated by just that!
In the first place, the only bread portion in that is the bowl.
The advantage that it has as a bread is zero!
All your excuses are bullshit!
And I’ll know that immediately after eating this!
Wh... What’s with him?!
He’s stopped moving after putting Azuma’s bread in his mouth!
More importantly, Kawachi-san...
Doesn’t that hurt?
Huh? What?
Ouch!
Ow ow ow ow ow ow ow.
I’ve suddenly grown hair!
No!
I’ve suddenly been stabbed by hairs!
Could it be that...?
H-Hair needles?!
So delicious that it makes your hair fly out, huh?
Nice reaction, Tsubodzuka.
Now you understand, right?
What’s truly fearsome about that bread.
At the beginning, I was mistaken, too.
The most praiseworthy trick applied to this bread is...
the dough inside!
The dough inside?!
Why are you getting surprised, Kawachi-san?
Well, they didn’t explain anything to me.
It’s not like Azuma threw away the insides of the bread after scooping them out.
He had Kanmuri dice the bread inside very small,
and then stir-fry it with sea urchin,
like croutons.
When bread is stir-fried, the moisture content within is lowered.
Especially with breads already high in moisture.
This is another reason that Azuma was so particular about the crappy bread.
And the inner bread is still living within the bowl as urchin-croutons.
In other words, more than half of this chawanmushi was marvelously delicious bread.
So, don’t you think that this has plenty of advantage as a bread?
I raise the white flag.
Yay.
Tsubodzuka...
I know that you judged Azuma’s attitude to not be serious.
But, that’s precisely the secret to his strength.
Cooking is essentially something you should have fun doing.
Having fun while cooking together with your friends...
Nothing can surpass that.
I think that’s probably the most important thing you’ve lost...
as you continued to crush your companions...
in order to survive in CMAP.
How foolish I was.
I worked hard to show how much fun cooking was to other people.
I reached so far and yet...
he still...
To think that I lost the most important thing,
a heart that enjoys cooking together with your friends...
I lost, Azuma-kun.
You are a real chef.
I respect you.
Tsubodzuka...
And...
If possible...
As a fellow cook...
Would you be...
friends with me?
Of course!
Tsubodzuka-san looks really happy.
All’s well that ends well.
Who the hell cares.
Please take these needles out immediately?
Of the same opinion here.
onna ji kao wo kurikaeshi te, sekai wa kyou mo mawarundarou
The world will probably go on today, with a repetition of the same faces,
demo wa sureteita koto hitotsu
but there was one thing that I’d forgotten.
ookiku iki wo suikondara, mawari ni michita ai no katachi
If I’m to take a deep breath,
then the shape of the love that permeates my surroundings
mabushii kurai ni kirakira to
will shine so much that it’s blinding.
tooku de dareka ga yondeiru
Someone is calling me from far away...
sono koe taezu kono mune ni hibiku
And that voice constantly echoes in my heart.
chiisana yorokobi wo nosete mawari dasu merry-go-round
So, riding on my small pleasures, the merry-go-round begins to turn...
yoake no konai hi demo kokoro ni akari tomo sou
And even on days when the morning doesn’t come, it shines a light in my heart.
Next Episode
Huh?!
Huh?! Huh?!
This is strange...
There’s something strange.
I can’t have any reactions!
Isn’t this kinda bad?!
Wait!
Next time, on Yakitate!! Japan,
Kuroyanagi in danger!!
The lost reactions!
Be sure to watch.
Yakitate!! Seed of knowledge.
Tuna
In addition to DHA, tuna has high quantities of EPA.
EPA is eicosapentanoic acid.
Eicosapentanoic acid
It reduces bad cholesterol and helps improve the flow of blood.
Bad Cholesterol
Improves the flow of blood
Oh?