Well then, we’ll begin the awards ceremony for the 39th Pantasia newcomers’ battle.
In third place, we have Suwabara Kai from the Main Branch.
Also in third place, we have Kawachi Kyousuke from the Southern Tokyo Branch.
This is cramped.
Why don’t you just step down?
Why don’t you step down?
In second place, we have Kanmuri Shigeru from the Shinjuku Central Branch.
And, the champion is...
Azuma Kazuma from the Southern Tokyo Branch.
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.
Somewhere far away, there are people listening carefully.
dokoka tooku de mimi wo sumashiteru hito ga iru
Yakitate!! Japan
Translated by: Anime-Empire
In every place, there are people looking up at the sky.
arayuru basho de sora wo miageteru hito ga iru
Under the night sky, we, who are whistling...
yozora no shita de kuchibue fuiteru bokutachi wa
without words, are just tracing constellations with our fingers.
kotoba mo nai mama yubi de tada seiza wo nazotteru
The dreams of the cold-sensitive... Your cold hands...
samugariya no yume tsumetai kimi no te
The warming magic is to believe in one path.
atatameru mahou wa hitotsu no michi wo shinjiru koto
The single star found on the other side of the comet cloud...
houkigumo no mukou ni mitsuketa hitotsubu no hoshi wa
whether it be a shining or a faint star...
kagayaku hoshi demo kasukana hoshi demo
is the light of only you.
kimi dake no hikari
On the other side of the cloud in your heart,
mune no kumo no mukou ni mienai mama no michishirube
is a sign post that remains unseen.
Now, opening these hands, what will you believe in today?
saa kono te wo hiraite ima nani wo shinjimasuka?
Let’s all make bread together!!
It’s Japan #2!
Let’s all make bread together!!
It’s Japan #2!
To continue, we’ll distribute everyone’s prizes
and the catalogue for the extra prize: studying abroad in France.
Congratulations.
Thank you.
Kawachi.
Well done.
Take it.
T-Thank you.
Third place prize money
Prize money of 300,000 yen, and studying abroad in France.
It’s true that I was aiming for the championship, but...
for someone as poor as me, the 300,000 yen prize for third place is a lot of money.
Thank you.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8...
To look inside right here...
He has no sense of refinement.
There’s only 150,000 yen here.
Kuro-yan, there’s only half of the prize money here.
Of course.
There were two third place winners, after all.
More importantly,
if you say Kuro-yan one more time, I’ll bring it down to 75,000 yen!
When there are two people at the same position,
both the prize money and the extra prize shall be halved.
Well, we can’t really halve the extra prize,
so the studying abroad in France prize will be given to the Main Branch employee Suwabara.
And the right to work at the Main Branch plus the fourth place prize,
a 2000 yen Pantasia collector’s card, will be given to Kawachi.
This is how we decided to divide it in half.
Since Suwabara’s already a Main Branch employee, he can’t be given that right, but...
I feel that I’ve really been let down here.
And what the hell’s with this collector’s card?
It’s a really annoying design.
Why’s it Yukino?
Kawachi-san.
What is it?
Study abroad in France
Take it, please.
Study abroad in France
W-What are you trying to pull here?
There’s no deep meaning to it.
I’ve already lived in France for about two years.
It’s not a country that I particularly like, so...
Are you sure, Shigeru?
Yes.
It might not be appropriate to ask for this in exchange,
but later on, I’ll have just a little request of you.
All right.
Well then... next,
let’s have those wishing to join the Main Branch step forward.
Kawachi...
Azuma...
You’re not going to join?
Kawachi and Shigeru, eh?
Azuma.
Are you sure?
Yeah...
I won’t go.
I see.
Well then...
I won’t go to the Main Branch either.
I wish to...
apply for employment at the Southern Tokyo Branch.
You’re going to go to the Southern Tokyo Branch, you say?
That damn brat.
What’s he up to?
It shouldn’t matter, right?
Because...
strictly speaking, the right to go to the Main Branch means
you also have the right to transfer to any branch within Pantasia.
It said so in the rules of the newcomers’ battle.
Of course it doesn’t matter.
However...
the Manager’s permission is required at the very least.
That’s a big OK!
There’s nothing more we could ask for.
M-Manager...
It suits us just fine.
We’ll have a vacant position, after all...
Also, he’s the runner up of the newcomers’ battle.
What could we possibly complain about?
I need to get a lot of things done,
so I’ll join you at the Southern Tokyo Branch in a week from now.
Let’s all get along, shall we?
S-Sure.
Yeah... Let’s...
In that case, I’ll also join the Main Branch in a week from now...
All right.
In that case, with everything done,
we now conclude the Pantasia newcomers’ battle.
Disperse!
Kirisaki-kun, what do you think of the results this time?
The newcomers’ battle this time had all three Pantasia successor candidates,
Yukino, Tsukino, and Mizuno involved in a competition for the first time.
As the manager and leader, who do you think is the most noteworthy?
Could you tell me frankly what you think?
Both the first and third place winners came from the Southern Tokyo Branch.
Also, the runner up decided to transfer to the Southern Tokyo Branch.
I’m sure that you can tell which is the most noteworthy...
without having to ask for my opinion.
That’s right, Grandfather.
There’s nothing to be uncertain of here.
Yukino.
Tsukino has an eye for recognizing a good artisan.
She has a gentle personality,
and, more than anything,
she’s a flawless child who’s beloved by everyone.
I’m really proud of her as her older sister.
That’s why I encouraged our Kanmuri to work at her place.
He’ll lose out as a human being if he’s just working in his laboratory all the time.
And in order to help his new discoveries as well...
Is that so?
Yes.
However, Tsukino’s still a high school student.
She’s too young to be the successor.
For now, I’m thinking of playing a supporting role
to help her support Pantasia, but...
What do you think, Grandfather?
You are...
a really kind child, aren’t you?
Yukino-san.
The person in this photograph...
Do you know the SP named Ishiyama Tomozou?
Hello, Mother?
It’s me... Me.
What?
“Ore” is a casual word men use to refer to themselves, and “sagi” means fraud. “Oreore sagi” scam involves calling people up and pretending to be their children or grandchildren in desperate need of money.
I’m not trying to pull the “It’s me” scam on you!
It’s Tomozou!
Mother...
don’t look for me.
If I’m caught, I won’t be let off easy.
What about that person?
At present, his whereabouts are unknown.
Oh, my!
At the semifinals,
enzymes called endoproteases were added to Kawachi-kun’s flour...
This is the SP who is suspected to have sabotaged his work.
Oh my, how horrible!
But, I don’t know any SP by that name.
Oh, but I thought that this SP was affiliated to you...
I see...
If I ever meet him,
I’ll put him into a grinding machine...
the first thing I’ll do
And grind him to pieces...
is contact you.
And spread him over Tokyo Bay as fish food.
Once I do that, you won’t be able to find him, will you?
You idiot.
L-Like I said, it’s me. Your son, me.
This isn’t an “It’s me” scam!
I’m really sorry.
The Tsukino flavored Japan #57 is all sold out.
Welcome!
Thank you!
Why is it only me who has to work so hard?
Yes.
This is Pantasia’s Southern Tokyo Branch.
This is Kirisaki.
May I speak to Matsushiro-san?
M-Meister Kirisaki?
Oh, the bird dude, eh?
Please hold on for a moment.
Manager!
It’s me.
About Yukino, right?
Yes.
It was no use.
She is as slippery as an eel, and has escaped.
I see.
She’s one shrewd woman as usual.
I’m sorry, Kawachi.
We can’t seem to lay anything on Yukino.
Oh, don’t worry about that anymore.
I’m not worried about it at all.
Is that so?
In that case...
Don’t be slacking, and get to work!
I mean, you can’t stay here for more than a week, right?!
Don’t be fooling around!
Okay!
But, I’m still kinda curious...
About what?
About that Meister Kirisaki.
Who in the world is that dude?
What kind of face do you think he’s hiding underneath that mask?
I’m sure he’s a guy who likes birds.
No, that’s not what I meant...
Come to think of it...
Manager told me that he was selling bread by performing roadside tricks in France.
Isn’t that right?
He’s really a mysterious old dude.
You guys!
Ow ow ow...
Are you all that curious about Meister Kirisaki?
Not anymore...
I’m sorry.
I’m really not anymore...
Well, I suppose it’s all right.
It’ll be a problem if you’re too curious about it to work.
The four of them are playing around again.
Poor little me...
Please look to your left.
Oh, yes.
We see Pantasia’s greatest rival, St. Pierre’s Main Branch, right?
The owner there is actually...
Meister Kirisaki’s father!
What was that?!
What? No way!
It’s the truth.
St. Pierre’s owner Kirisaki Ryuuichi, when he was young,
fell in love with a local girl while training in France.
And so, Meister Kirisaki popped out into the world.
For real...?
B-But...
why would Manager know such a thing?
A long time ago, Kirisaki told me this himself.
It’s from when I was working with him at the Main Branch.
What did you say?!
Is that true?
Yes. It’s the truth.
He said that he would make an original, Japanese bread in Japan.
He departed, leaving me and my little sister behind in France.
I do not know if he was successful or not,
but he became a prominent man in Japan.
If that’s so, shouldn’t you go to St. Pierre, the symbol of his accomplishment?
Perhaps rely on your father?
I am...
not that weak of a human being.
But, why tell me something like this...
I wonder...
By telling somebody...
I might have wanted to prepare for throwing myself away...
That was the last time I saw his face.
He came to Japan to make an original bread, did he?
The old man I met ten years ago also said the same thing, didn’t he?
I wonder if that old man succeeded?
Already morning, eh?
I can’t get rid of the fatigue from the newcomers’ battle.
What?
Azuma made some rice, did he?
I guess even morons can be thoughtful...
I’d been seeing nothing but bread all through the newcomers’ battle.
I’m starting to want to eat rice.
Let’s see...
Is the rice all nicely done...?
Wha...
What’s this?!
Note: Suihanjaa (炊飯ジャー) is a rice cooker. Therefore, suihan-jaa-pan = Rice-cooker Japan.
A rice cooker Japan, is it?
Well, I suppose it sounds like something Azuma-san would make.
So, how does it taste?
I’m not gonna put something suspicious like that into my mouth!
That’s mean! It’s really good...
A rice cooker only reaches temperatures of 110°C.
If you bake it at those temperatures, the dough’s going to stay raw for sure.
That’s not true.
It’s baked properly, I tell you.
Be quiet and work, you idiot.
That goes for you as well!
O-Okay...
Shouldn’t that be for all of you?!
Can I get Japan #57... please?
T-Tsukino-san!
Is something wrong?
This child wants #57...
Japan #57 costs 0 yen, right?
is 0 yen.
0 yen? 0 yen?! Nothing?!
I’m sorry, kid.
There’s no Japan #57 today.
What?!
It got completely sold out yesterday.
Then, make some please!
We can’t make that unless there’s leftovers that we haven’t sold.
I’m sorry.
Oh, it’s the Japan person!
Oh, you know him?
I saw him on TV.
Is that so?
You saw the broadcast that time?
Boy, how did I look on TV?
Are you an impersonator of the man with the disheveled hair?
The Real Thing
Hey, Japan person...
Can I eat a Japan?
I really want to eat one.
Yeah, no problem.
I don’t have #57,
but I have a really delicious one.
Really?
Yeah!
Made from a rice cooker...
Japan... #2!
A rice cooker?
Wait up!
You can’t give something like that to a customer!
It could blow up into something big if he hurts his stomach and his parents sue us!
It’s all right.
There’s nothing to worry about.
Wow!
Eat it and see.
Delicious!
Mister, this is really delicious!
Isn’t it?
This thing is...?
This... This is...?!
Rice cooker Japan.
The raw materials are that of bread, but the insides are sticky and soft, like rice.
This is the taste you’d only get from a rice cooker.
Fluffy fluffy fluffy.
Rice cooker Japan.
Fluffy fluffy fluffy.
What?!
Why is this?
Normally, it should be undercooked.
But, the insides have swelled up nicely after being heated.
Fluffy fluffy fluffy fluffy fluffy.
The temperature inside a bread oven is approximately 180°C.
But, a rice cooker doesn’t go above 110°C.
It should remain undercooked.
So, why?!
It’s simple!
Fluffy fluffy fluffy.
Manager...
In a bread oven, the bread is heated via convectional currents of heat.
In a rice cooker, the heated surface is directly touching the dough.
So, the heat reaches it more easily.
I see!
That’s why it wasn’t undercooked, and was baked nicely.
Fluffy fluffy fluffy.
Fluffy fluffy fluffy fluffy.
Fluffy fluffy fluffy fluffy fluffy fluffy...
Since it’s made in a rice cooker, I thought that even I could make it at home, but...
a lot of difficult words came up and...
If looks like it’d be impossible for me.
That’s not true.
Because...
I made Japan #2 by myself for the first time when I was six years old.
Six years old?! That’s the same age as me!
Also...
Even the Yakitate Japan program producers can make it.
Really?
Then, even a six year old like myself could make it!
This is how you make it.
Does everyone have some paper ready?
How to make Japan #2
Bread Flour
Butter
Sugar
Milk
Dry yeast
Water
Salt
First, we’ll start with the ingredients.
350g of bread flour,
21g of butter,
21g of sugar,
35cc of milk,
180cc of water,
5g of dry yeast,
and 6.5g of salt.
The most important thing in baking bread is to measure out the ingredients properly.
How to make Japan #2
Bread Flour
The flour.
Sugar
Sugar.
Salt
Salt.
Dry yeast dissolved in water
Yeast, dissolved in water.
Water.
Water
Milk
Add milk, and...
mix it.
Knead the ingredients
Then, add the butter.
Butter
Knead it some more, thoroughly.
When if no longer feels sticky, shape it so that it’s round.
Primary fermentation 60 minutes
Leave it in a warm place for 60 minutes.
This is the primary fermentation.
And then, it’ll rise like this.
Next, you get rid of the extra gas.
Don’t grind against it with your fist.
All you need to do is drop it from a height of 50cm.
Dropping it from a 50cm height is OK.
Once you’ve released the gas, start the secondary fermentation.
Secondary fermentation 60 minutes
Yup, you leave it for 60 minutes.
And then...
switch on the button on the rice cooker.
And now, you’re finally baking it!
Round 1 Bake 60 minutes
After about 60 minutes in the rice cooker, one side will be baked.
Turn it over, and cook it again.
Round 2
Then, once that’s done, turn it over once more and cook it once again.
Round 3
Once you’ve cooked it 3 times in total, you’re done!
Just a little work, and you can have a freshly baked, fluffy fluffy Japan #2.
Japan #2 is complete!!
It takes a little time,
but if you want to eat a delicious and fresh bread,
something like this isn’t very much, right?
The ingredients once more
Butter
Sugar
Milk
Dry yeast
Water
Salt
Bread Flour
Adding eggs or green tea to suit your taste isn’t a bad idea, either.
It’s really and absolutely delicious,
so everyone, try challenging it and see!
Well, it’s easy, right?
Yeah!
Even the Yakitate Japan program producers can make it after all...
That’s right.
The two children are frolicking.
But...
are the Yakitate Japan program producers all that bad?
Yeah, they’re really bad.
If was really delicious, Japan person!
Yeah!
See ya.
See ya!
Bye bye!
Oh, that’s right.
When I grow up,
I’ll become a baker who won’t lose to you!
Yeah!
I won’t lose either!
I’ll make a Japan that won’t lose to the old man, either.
Someday...
Definitely.
So, it finally begins.
The real extermination of the cockroaches.
Right?
Mr. Owner of St. Pierre...
Now everybody move
Can you get a little somethin'
Got to do
So better believe in
Better believe in
Better believe in yourself
C'mon!
"D-r-e-a-m"
"Dream"
Kono mune ni dekkaku tsuyoku
On this chest, big and strong
Hikari kagayaite makenai manazashi
A look that glitters and doesn't lose.
Tesaguri de sagashita kaze n naka
That's what I searched for, fumbling in the wind.
Kotae nanka mada Un...
The answer for now is...
ima wa mada Chance ukagatte matsu I got shitatakasa
For now, I'll watch the situation and wait for a chance. I got the patience to wait at a distance.
Sakenderu dake no Prisoner ja dame da
A prisoner who just screams is no good.
Just Follow Me! toki ni kata kasu kara
Just Follow Me! I'll lend you my shoulder occasionally.
Yo got
"D-i-g-g-y"
"Step into tha game"
It ain't nothin' nobody can say
'Cuz I neva can let my dream get away un
Kesshite hakanai yume ja nai
It's by no means a fleeting dream.
kono omoi todokeyou Heart to Heart, Soul to Soul
Let this sentiment reach you. Heart to Heart, Soul to Soul.
meguru kisetsu Spring Storm no you ni goukai
The seasons turn. Splendid as a spring storm.
Win Big ga motto
Win Big is the motto.
Some say, "Nothin' lasts forever"
eien no mono wa hatashite aru no darouka?
Does a thing like eternity really exist?
Dakara oretachi wa C'mon
And so we... C'mon.
Sou sa oretachi wa kirameku shunkan wo furu ni ikiteitainda
Yeah, yeah, we live to touch the one shining moment.
With all tha love
1-2 S.O. Cru
Stay true to you
So, what you gonna do? C'mon!
Now everybody move
Can you get a little somethin'
Got to do
So better believe in
Better believe in
Better believe in yourself
oikaze riyoushite kyou to tatakae ALL THA SOLDIERS
To all the soldiers fighting today using the tail wind...
Better believe in
Better believe in yourself
Next Episode
Finally, even I start working at the Main Branch of my dreams.
Man, it’s gonna get lonely.
Yes, it will.
Yeah!
What do you mean, “pfft”?
Next time, on Yakitate!! Japan,
The ten billion yen man?!
Pantasia’s life or death crisis!
The ten billion yen man!?
Pantasia’s life or death crisis!
Be sure to watch!
Yakitate!! Seed of knowledge.
Making bread in a rice cooker!
In a rice cooker
Making bread!
Everyone, do you think you can do it well?
Soft bread
If you like soft bread,
lots of water or milk
then add extra water or milk.
Let’s all try making an original Japan!
Yeah, yeah!