Miki Norihei, the ultimate opponent for a seaweed battle, appears.
Azuma and team put up a good fight, but..
Mr. Kuroyanagi...
Please sample it.
Wh... What was that?!
O-Oh, no! Me too!
Me too!
Norihei’s bread turned the whole assembly into a Monet painting.
It produced a frightening reaction.
The victor is...
St. Pierre!
In addition to having lost completely,
most of the panels were stolen from the Azuma team.
That was beautiful, Mr. Kirisaki.
This is all thanks to you, the producer of the show,
telling us what the place of the match will be in advance, Mr. Yamakawa.
The place of the match and the choice of ingredients are entirely up to us, after all...
We’re taking applications for contestants for the St. Pierre team on the homepage.
So far, 18,000 people have applied for the position.
If we just pick an expert on the next theme, we’ll be sure to win the next match as well.
I’m laying my life on the line.
I’m picking the contestants by laying my life on the line.
I’m going to crush Pantasia’s Azuma Kazuma completely.
That is the true aim of this program.
If this does not happen...
you know what to expect, right?
Y-Yes, sir!
For the next match, we’ll be bringing in the person said to be the God of Sweet Breads.
However, he has yet to win against Azuma Kazuma.
A foolish man who was fired by St. Pierre.
So, why at this point do you...?
No one is stronger than a man who’s been beaten back and cornered,
and is desperately trying to fight back.
Having tasted defeat, that man has returned, stronger than he ever was.
It’s time.
Let’s go.
He has a sure-kill technique borne from having discarded his feelings.
Let’s look forward to this, shall we?
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.
The fearful revenge!!
The panda man appears!
The fearful revenge!!
The panda man appears!
Team Pantasia, enter!
We lost last time, but we won’t be losing again.
Though, exactly what kind of enemy will be coming at us this time?
Team St. Pierre, enter!
It’s a panda!
Our opponent’s a panda!
Will the next specialty product be bamboo grass?!
Calm down, Kawachi-san.
That’s a human being in a costume.
A panda couldn’t possibly be a baker!
Very well, then.
We will now choose the panel for Yakitate!! 9’s seventh match.
It’s your choice, Pantasia.
Umm...
All right, panel #3.
Let’s flip panel #3!
Gero
Looks like it’s Gero.
But, the letters here are red, just like Shinanomachi and Ookuchi.
The theme of the bread you have to make has been decided upon from the very beginning.
So, let’s flip the panel again!
Gero
Hot spring bread
H-Hot spring bread?
Gero refers to the city of Gero in Gifu prefecture.
It is one of the three most famous hot spring resort destinations in Japan.
In other words...
So, we have to steam the bread in the hot water from the spring there?
Oh?
It looks like even Kawachi managed to figure it out.
GERO HOT SPRINGS
Gero’s hot springs have been famous as health resorts from the old days.
They has healed the bodies and minds of people for ages.
You guys must also make a bread that heals people.
All right!
Yep!
Got it.
But, who is that panda anyway?
Well, based on the theme, I wonder if it’s a hot spring expert in there.
Geez...
Don’t you think that it’d be someone who specializes in steamed breads instead?
Yeah, I guess...
Say, Kanmuri...
People specializing in steamed breads would also be specialists in fluffy, sweet breads, right?
Yeah.
I was right!
What is it, Azuma?
You have an idea of who it is?
That panda hasn’t said a single word yet, right?
That’s probably because he didn’t want his identity to be figured out from his speech.
I see...
In other words, the panda’s identity is somebody we know,
with a big body, who specializes in sweet breads.
You’re Old Man Mokoyama, aren’t you?
It’s no use to pretend you’re not him.
See, didn’t I tell you, Panda-chan?
That they’d figure it out immediately.
Mizuno!
Is it because you’ve lost all shame that you’ve come to bother us like this?
No, that’s not it!
Even I’m really mad that Yukino sold Pantasia off to St. Pierre.
I won’t do anything that would make Yukino happy again.
Then, why?!
Why is this old man, your employee, participating?!
Are you saying you’ll purposely lose for us?
That’s because...
Don’t blame Boss, you Kansai kid!
This is something that I wanted.
No matter what, I wanted to battle Azuma-kun just one more time.
Me?
I first drew, and then lost against you.
After that, everything about me changed.
Each and every day, without bothering to look around, all I would do was make bread.
That’s right.
All that, because you reminded me just how wonderful it is to
make bread with all your heart in order to make the customers happy.
However...
While doing that, I created something truly amazing.
That is... this Super Baking Powder!
Baking Powder
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One day, I figured it out.
The ultimate ratio for the mixture!
Human beings are greedy creatures.
Once they’ve created something as amazing as this, they want to test its power.
I want to know how far I can go against you with my Super Baking Powder.
I bear you no grudge.
This is my selfishness as a baker.
It’s an honor that an amazing artisan such as yourself
should want to challenge someone like me.
You didn’t need to wear a costume; you could have just challenged me face to face.
Thank you.
But, I’m not wearing this costume just to hide my identity.
Lately, since I’ve been concentrating entirely on making bread,
I haven’t been taking care of my skin at all.
I can’t appear in front of people with my face the way it is now!
I’m so embarrassed.
I... I see...
Though it’s questionable whether he even had a face he could show people to begin with...
Well then, guys...
Let’s meet at the match locale, then.
See ya!
So it looks like we now have to defeat Old Man Mokoyama, who’s reappeared as a panda.
Let’s first hear what the specialty products of Gero are.
Ah, about that... Kuroyanagi-senpai gave us these.
This time, in order to make you concentrate
on just how delicious a bread you can steam at the hot springs...
the filling has been prepared by the program already.
Note: Chestnut kinton: A very classic Japanese sweet made of pureed chestnuts and sugar, with or without sweet potatoes.
Oh, it’s chestnut kinton, huh?
This is a specialty product of the city of Nakatsugawa, which is next to Gero.
The sugar content of these chestnuts is higher than that of regular ones.
Enaguri
They’re made using a variety of local chestnut called enaguri.
Unlike with regular kinton, sweet potatoes aren’t used at all.
They’re made entirely with chestnuts, and are really delicious!
Can I try it?
Please go ahead.
It’s true that it even looks different from regular kinton.
I wonder what it tastes like.
Sea!
I-It’s the sea!
Here!
Here. Here. Here. Here. Here.
Bang!
Here, here.
It’s here!
Look at this, it’s clams!
Me, too! I have some, too!
It’s a big harvest.
Tonight, we’re gonna have grilled clams and some good beer.
Th-This chestnut kinton’s really delicious!
They’re produced in Gifu prefecture, which is inland,
yet I had a great big image of the sea flow into me.
Right?
They’re made 100% with chestnuts, without using any sweet potato.
The chestnuts are steamed, crushed, and kneaded back into the shape of a chestnut.
This is a high-quality product made only in the region
surrounding the Higashimino area of Gifu prefecture,
so it’s obvious that it’d be delicious.
Well, the reason you had a great big image of the sea flow into you is
probably because the pronunciation of “enaguri” is similar to “hamaguri,” the word for “clam.”
But, doesn’t this work out in our favor?
Old Man Mokoyama is a first-class artisan who’s even acknowledged by the Manager.
If we also had to make the chestnut tiling, then it might have been a hard battle for us,
but if it’s just a battle over the bread, then we have plenty of hope of winning.
No, I don’t think it’ll be that easy.
If we’re making regular bread, then there are various things that we can apply strategies to,
such as the yeast, the method of kneading, and the method of baking.
But with steamed bread, the only things we can strategize on are
the baking powder used and the steaming technique.
While baking powder is summed up in a single term...
there are more than 200 varieties available on the market.
The baking powder that Mokoyama-san has perfected
through long hours of research by himself...
is probably the best in the world.
S-So, what should we do?
Do we have no hope of winning?
Azuma, you idiot!
Why are you sleeping like there’s nothing wrong?!
Sorry, sorry.
I fell asleep because you were talking about something really boring, Kawachi.
B-Boring, you say?!
Do you know what kind of situation we’re in right now, you idiot?!
I know.
It’s all right, don’t worry.
It’s really simple.
All we have to do is make a steamed bread without using baking powder.
Oh! I see!
Hey!
How can you view this with a philosophical scene in white right now?!
Note: This is a reference to a boxing anime called Ashita no Joe (Tomorrow’s Joe).
What are you, a boxer who’s crossed the Bridge of Tears?!
Wake up!
Wake up, Azuma!
Don’t tell me that you’re planning to make the steamed bread with yeast like a regular bread?
That’s right.
Are you an idiot?!
Steamed bread is made by using baking powder to help the dough rise
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and make it explode, making the bread fluffy.
That’s why you’re able to create that spongy consistency that goes well with sweet stuff.
If you use yeast, you can’t make it that soft,
and it’ll shrink when steamed, giving you a shrunken bread.
Yeah, that’s what would normally happen.
But...
If it’s a steamed bread, how about if we made it like a Chinese steamed bread?!
What was that?!
GERO HOT SPRINGS
Sorry about this, Boss.
Participating in the match is entirely my selfish request.
I know that in reality,
you’re against doing something that would turn things in Yukino’s favor.
Yeah...
But...
In the end, I’m aiming to be a first-class baker.
I want to learn more by observing your skill.
You’re wonderful when you work at the store as well,
but when it’s a match, you’ll be even more into it, right?
Very well.
Since you put it like that, I’ll show it to you.
How a veteran artisan like myself makes the ultimate steamed bread.
Hurry up, Kawachi!
We’ll leave you behind!
Wait, please!
Kawachi!
Kawachi-san!
It left us behind!
It’s broken down?
Yeah, it seems to have let off sparks!
If Kawachi hadn’t tripped, we would’ve had to wait inside the bullet train.
Yeah, I bring good luck to our mundane days.
So, the Chinese steamed bread that you mentioned is like Chinese dumplings, right?
It’s true that you make it with just yeast.
Right?
But...
It’s dangerous to insist on not using baking powder in steamed bread.
I’m confident about it.
You see...
Oh, I see.
With that, we should have a good match!
But...
We should probably confirm with Kuroyanagi-senpai that it isn’t against the rules.
Don’t worry.
I made sure to call him yesterday.
Oh, no worries, then!
Umm...
Sorry to interrupt your fun there,
but why won’t you explain anything to me?
Because you’re our all-important audience, Kawachi.
If we spill the beans now, it’ll be boring to watch during the match, right?
Oh, I see.
That’s true...
So, you’ve decided that I’m part of the audience from the very beginning?!
But, there’s just one weakness in this idea.
That’s...
Oh, I see...
It’s the smell.
The smell?
Yeah.
The temperatures used during steaming are much lower than during baking.
So, no matter how well you’ve steamed it,
you’re left with the flaw of the smell of yeast being left behind.
But, this is a problem.
We finally had prospects for a victory with Azuma-kun’s miraculous idea...
But as it stands now, we’ll be heading into the match with this serious flaw.
Note: Hakisou can also mean “I think I’m about to vomit” when written as 吐きそう.
Haki Lodge
Note: Gensen kakenagashi (原泉かけ流し) means the water comes directly from the hot spring source. In contract, some places have to cool the water by mixing it with other water before it can be used for bathing.
This time, I chose the best hot spring resort, where the water comes directly from the source.
Because, the water used to steam the buns is very important.
Well, that’s true,
Note: Gero (下呂) is the name of the place, but gero (げろ) can also mean vomit.
but I really wonder about the aesthetic sense of a lodge that has a spout in the shape of
a drunken old man puking out water, just because the name of the place is Gero.
I also don’t really like the fact that the water is teeming with so many fallen bamboo leaves.
We aren’t pandas, after all.
Note: Sasazuke (笹づけ) refers to small sea bream pickled with bamboo leaves.
I’m not happy about being made into a pickle.
Take your time in there.
You could have prevented this from happening to you if you’d just stayed quietly in the bullet train.
Be sure to finish them off completely.
I have great hope in you, Yamakawa-kun.
You do want to reserve the right to buy new St. Pierre stock, right?
Of course!
Of course I want that!
Go, bear!
An... An earthquake?!
The water is filled with bamboo leaves!
Whoa, this is a nice smell!
That’s it! This smell!
This is it!
We did it, Kawachi, Kanmuri!
With this, we might be able to beat Panda.
A-Azuma!
I see!
You’ve thought of something good, haven’t you?
That’s right!
I see...
This time, you’ve decided to cheer them on in that costume.
Yep, that’s right.
Note: The head gear represents the Hans in Tigers, a baseball team from Osaka (in the Kansai region). It just means that he came here prepared only to cheer on and do nothing else.
This time I’ll be giving them a big Kansai-style cheer!
Let’s go!
It’s gonna be a big win for Pantasia!
He’s really shameless.
I had given up on him from the very start.
Come, let’s get ready.
A-Azuma-kun...
As usual, you’re a real idiot, Kansai boy.
Mizuno!
What, you’ve come here to figure out our strategy?
Now look here...
I’m not participating in this match, so it’s pointless for me to do something like that.
In that case, what did you want?
Well...
That’s...
What? Speak up.
You see...
I just hadn’t really told you yet... that it’s not like I’m siding with Yukino, or anything.
So...
You already told us that the other day.
Oh, I see!
She wants to tell Tsukino!
Well, that’s all, so...
See ya!
Thank you for coming here to say that, Mizuno.
I-It’s nothing that requires you to thank me.
Oh I see, it looks like you have a good side, too...
Shut up!
I’m not rooting for Pantasia or anything!
Since Panda-chan wanted this, no matter who the opponent is, I only want him to win.
Well, that’s to be expected.
Yep, of course.
Let’s both have a good match, fair and square.
Yep.
But, why are you out here, Kansai boy?
Don’t you need to help out?
Well, once you’re an artisan of my level,
matches like this are just boring.
Well, good for you that you don’t have to enter the match.
Because, even if you entered, you wouldn’t be able to win against Panda-chan...
and this way you don’t have to be embarrassed.
Don’t be stupid.
Forget about me.
But don’t underestimate Azuma.
I don’t quite get it,
but it looks like he’s got a plan to help him win against the Super Baking Powder.
I’m not underestimating Kazu-kun.
It’s just that Panda-chan is amazing beyond belief.
In the last few days,
I’ve seen how he makes the bread that he’s going to be making for today’s match.
His ability isn’t limited to just the baking powder.
He possessed a skill so awesome, I couldn’t even understand it.
Huh?
Say, Kansai boy...
You know what Alps steaming is, right?
Of course I know.
It’s how you make the most basic of steamed breads.
By using the power of baking powder, you make the dough explode in one go.
This gives you a steamed bread in the shape of a mountain, like the Alps.
The dough expands until it bursts apart and explodes.
So, it becomes deliciously light and fluffy.
That’s right.
But, normally you can only have one explosion, right?
Obviously!
Of course, everyone would want their dough to explode repeatedly,
making the bread even fluffier, but...
Just like a balloon, once the dough has exploded, that’s it.
It’s not possible for dough to explode over and over again.
But that’s exactly what Panda-chan’s bread does!
What was that?!
Huh?!
As for the reason why it happens like that...
“Think about it by yourself, so that you can learn from it.”
He said that, and wouldn’t tell me.
But, it’s almost like the bread had absorbed
Panda-chan’s obsession of wanting to win against Kazu-kun.
And, the dough explodes again and again.
I won’t lose.
Like hell I’ll lose.
Panda-chan!
Stop it!
Stop it, Panda-chan!
If I can win in this battle...
it’s all right if the bread kills me.
Please don’t stop me.
The world’s strongest man... is waiting for me.
Panda-chan!
Panda!
You...
developed the Super Baking Powder, prepared that you might die?!
Robbie, dete oide yobu koe ni
Robbie, come on out to the sound of the voice calling you.
Robbie, hitorikiri de naiteita
Robbie, you were crying all by yourself.
Robbie, mune no naka sono hitomi wa
Robbie, the eyes in your heart...
nani wo utsushiteiru no?
what is it that they reflect?
..."boku wa dare nandarou"...
...Is it “Who am I?”...
bonyari yuraideru shinkirou no kanata
The other side of the mirage flickers faintly.
doko demo ii koko de wa nai dokoka e
Anywhere is fine, as long as it’s not here.
odoru kokoro biidama ni nando demo umarekawaru
My dancing heart is reborn as a marble time and again.
ima irodzukidashita kimi-iro
The colors I just filled in were yours.
mawaru owaru koto nai Be load
It’s not something that will finish with a turn. Be load.
namida yorokobi no mama ni nandomo nagashite goran
Just like your joy, try letting your tears flow.
hora irodzuita sekai kimi-iro
See? The world is filled in with your colors.
korogaru youni Do the Best of you
Like a tumble, do the best of you.
Next Episode
I'll never lose!
Panda-chan!
There's no way I can lose!
Why're you being so stubborn?!
What a lovely bride!
Next time, on Yakitate!! Japan,
The Miraculous Steamed Bread!! The Day Panda Became a Panda!
The miraculous steamed bread!!
The day Panda became a panda!
Be sure to watch!
Yakitate Seeds of Knowledge!!
Everyone's idol, the giant panda!
Scientific name: ailuropoda melanoleuca!
The question is: what color are a panda's spots?
The answer: white!
Ehhh??!?