It has been a while.
Mother, it is Kageto.
Is everyone well?
Lately, I have been feeling rather tired.
Why, you ask?
It is because of that Kanmuri guy...
Even though he is the newest person on the team,
he, along with the manager, does not work at all.
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.
The world pays attention!!
The Monaco Cup finals begin!
The world pays attention!!
The Monaco Cup finals begin!
You fool!
We, the French representatives, placed a bet with the Japanese representatives
that the team with the lower score in the second preliminary would withdraw.
And, of all things for you to draw...
That is a complete disgrace, Edward.
My deepest apologies.
The French representatives must not disgrace themselves any further in the Monaco Cup.
It seems that it’s finally time for us to become whole.
A-Anything but that!
There’s no use arguing about it!
No!
There we go.
Yo. I made you wait, did I not?
Well then, I will now announce the 16 teams
who have won the right to participate in the Monaco Cup Finals.
It’s finally here.
Yeah.
First, those with the full 10 points.
France.
Likewise, with a perfect score, America.
Great!
Wonderful!
Followed by England, China and Egypt.
Huh? He’s...
You have all passed the preliminaries too!
And now, those who passed with 8 points...
He’s...
Japon!
Congratulations to the Japanese!
Th-Thank you....
Hey, Azuma...
If there’s only this many Pierrots around,
doesn’t it remind you of something closer to home?
Right?
You think so?
I don’t really...
Huh? Someone’s talking about me?
But, really...
Now, the championship’s pretty much ours, right?
France wasn’t anything special, either.
That’s inexcusable, Japanese representative.
This is our true form.
What have you done?!
It’s a three-tiered form!
It’s a three-tiered form now!
We both got a full score in the second preliminary.
In the end, it was a draw.
I’m appalled at your having said that France isn’t anything special.
You’re a moron.
Although we both had perfect scores, Japan has the Ebisu points.
With the Ebisu points, it’s our victory.
Stop it, Kawachi.
Suwabara?
I’ll forget the matter of the preliminary.
Next time, bring it on from the front, without playing any dirty tricks.
With that, we may be able to have somewhat of a decent match.
“Somewhat of a decent”... You impudent little...
Next time, I’ll be sure to make you regret having made us into this form.
What is it, Suwabara?
Why have pity on people like that?
Didn’t you notice it?
Huh?
Just now, the third son’s mask was slightly crooked.
I’m sure that he’s being punished badly inside.
You even lost in the argument!
Stop it!
It was just really pitiful.
I guess those siblings don’t get along too well.
Hey, Kawachi...
It’s been bothering me for a while, but he’s...
He’s that guy... um...
Oh, it’s Shachihoko!
The guy who fought with you at the Pantasia newcomers’ battle.
Oh yeah!
It’s Shachihoko!
Hey! Shachihoko!
Huh?
Azuma!
It was bothering me a little that you hadn’t noticed me at all.
Why, you could have just said hello.
Hey, wait a moment.
Why are you over here?
Right now, I’m participating as an American representative on behalf of St. Pierre’s US branch.
S-St. Pierre?!
What does this mean?
Since you’re originally an American, I understand why you’re an American representative...
But, why St. Pierre?
The granddaughter of Pantasia’s owner, Yukino-san...
She offered to introduce me to the US branch of St. Pierre,
and asked if I wanted to enter the Monaco Cup.
Y-Yukino did?!
I didn’t quite understand why Yukino-san knew the owner of St. Pierre, her business rival,
but for me, it was a heaven-sent chance.
If it meant being able to fight Azuma once more, I’d have taken anything on.
Shachihoko...
Get ready, Azuma.
I’ve worked hard since then.
I’ve become much stronger than I was before.
The other two American representatives
are also great artisans personally selected from around the world by St. Pierre’s manager.
They’re so strong, they’ll shock you.
The championship is... ours!
That’s not going to happen, Shachihoko.
We won’t lose either!
I’m looking forward to our match.
Yeah.
Well, see ya. Let’s meet again at the finals.
Yep, yep.
I see.
That guy from the Pantasia Nagoya Branch is participating at the Monaco Cup, is he?
What do you think?
Why did Yukino send Shachihoko here?
She probably noticed that we’ve begun to move,
and prepared a strong opponent to defeat the Japanese representatives.
It appears that the American representatives have been sent by them to eliminate the Japanese team.
What was that?!
St. Pierre’s owner is a fearsome man.
It wouldn’t surprise me if he figured out
that I’m thinking of protecting Pantasia with the money we earn, in the Monaco Cup.
So, you’re saying that he’s reading all of our moves?
Yes.
You’re kidding!
Well, what can we do?!
Calm down, Kawachi-san!
At any rate, we must win.
Whether or not he’s figured it out, there’s no other path for you to take.
That’s true...
Very well.
We have no choice but to win.
Exactly.
Either way, no matter who comes along...
you just have to win the matches.
In fact, the people in real trouble might be...
us, the members of the Southern Tokyo Branch.
Ten million yen has been withdrawn from Kanmuri’s bank account.
Is that so?
That’s pretty impressive.
How’d you know that he would begin to make his move?
It’s simple.
He currently has no other way of exacting his revenge on you.
Revenge, eh?
A rather cute little thing he’s trying there.
By the way, are we all right?
That kid from Nagoya prefecture...
He lost to the cockroach in only the second round of the Pantasia newcomers’ battle.
No way!
He seems to have lost in that match because of the yakisoba he made.
He’s the California State Bread Guild Examination Champion.
His skills as a baker are first class.
He’s not a man who’d be finished at just yakisoba.
Is that so?
If so, I guess I can relax, eh?
More importantly, what do we have on Tsukino-kun?
Has she invested in this as well?
Yeah.
She seems to have invested most of the Southern Tokyo Branch’s capital into it.
All right.
This is when we attack.
It’s me.
Connect me to the manager.
This is Kazamori, the manager.
Reduce the prices on all items at St. Pierre’s Main Branch by 70%.
You can call it whatever you like.
You can call it a “thank you to our customers” sale.
But why all of a sudden...?
Any more questions, and you’ll be fired.
Very well.
Starting right now, all items are to be sold at a 70% discount.
Hurry up!
The Southern Tokyo Branch currently has zero capital.
We should be able to crush them in a week.
And next, if we take over Pantasia’s Main Branch...
On top of losing at the Monaco Cup...
the Japanese representatives will no longer even have a place to return to.
It looks like things are going to get interesting.
Everyone, we’re in trouble!
St. Pierre’s Main. Branch is having a big 70% discount sale!
A sale to thank our customers
70% discount
Big Sale
Everything is 70% off
J-Just when we’d begun to have more customers thanks to the Black Japan...
We are in a pinch, Mother.
So that’s how they want to play after all, eh?
What do you mean, “after all”?
St. Pierre has figured out that we invested the store’s capital into the Monaco Cup.
In order to not lose this opportunity, they’ve attacked our store full force.
No way...
While the Southern Tokyo Branch may have been a little in the red up until now...
so far, we’ve gotten by with the financial assistance Tsukino-san receives from the owner.
However, now that we’ve invested those funds into the Monaco Cup...
If we increase our deficit any further, we’ll have no choice but to shut down.
I’ll tell Grandfather everything honestly, and get us some financial aid.
Don’t say stupid things!
Do that and see what happens.
Even if you manage to raise the money,
you’ll be labeled “the granddaughter who frittered the store’s funds away,”
and lose in the battle for the next successor!
And that would be exactly what Yukino wants!
So... what can we do?
Th-Th-This is embarrassing...
This is great, Matsushiro-san!
It’s a great idea to have a demonstration sale for our bread.
It’s been adopted by first-class department stores as an effective tactic.
Anyway, we’re unique in having one person who’s able to do multiple sales at the same time.
Yep.
This guy’s amazing.
If we count the one at the register, I wonder how many of Kinoshita-san there are...
It’s really amazing.
How can he clone himself?
The Kinoshita Circus is very famous in Japan.
Note: Apparently, there really is a Kinoshita Circus. For more information, please visit their site at http://www.kinoshita-circus.co.jp
Huh?
Actually...
he’s the son of the Great Kinoshita Circus family!
So he can do at least that much, of course.
The sons of distinguished circus families can clone themselves these days?
I didn’t know that...
It’s common sense.
Why did the son of such a distinguished family become a baker?
Once, while he was at a baking class sponsored by Pantasia...
Tsukino lured him with her charms.
Lured him?
It was a sure kill.
Amazing!
You learn really quickly!
You have great potential!
I see...
...is what I want to say,
but there’s just one thing I’m worried about.
What is it?
Usually, preparing the dough in the morning is the only thing we do together.
Everyone
However, in the demonstration sale,
he has to start from the preparation of the dough on his own.
Him
He’s even making my pan au algue.
I wonder if it tastes all right...
Here.
Pan au algue, Kinoshita-style.
Eat it and see.
Three years ago,
I was still a student at Harvard.
That’s right, it felt just like this.
I’d always caress your silky hair softly with my left hand,
and with my right hand, I’d gently put pressure on your nape.
And...
a gentle kiss...
F-For some reason, the images from some strange drama,
where I take on the role of Kuroyanagi-senpai’s lover,
are flowing into my brain!
Stop it, please!
So, how was it?
It’s not exactly the same as mine, but...
It’s 95% similar to the original bread.
So, now you understand, right?
He can’t make an original bread at all, but...
He’s a genius at copying!
Once he’s seen it, he can make the same bread with an accuracy of above 95%.
Th-That’s amazing...
S-So, from now onwards...
we can just have Kinoshita-san knead the dough in the morning as well, right?
You’re right!
I didn’t think of that...
Just as you’d expect of Harvard.
Not at all...
They’re saying whatever they like again...
Here’s some tea, Kinoshita-san.
I’ll leave it here.
Here you go.
Tsukino-san!
That’s right.
No matter how badly I’m treated, as long as I can stay close to Tsukino-san...
Oh, it’s almost time for “It’s All Right to Laugh.”
I’ll leave the rest to you!
Tsukino-san...
These days, I’m laughing at jokes like this.
You think I’m getting old?
Azuma-kun...
Kawachi-san...
We’re somehow managing to hang on over here.
So, please aim for the championship and do your best.
Ladies and gentlemen!
And now, I wish to begin the finals of the Monaco Cup.
For the first day of the finals,
we have prepared a special task suitable for you,
who have made it to the top 16 spots in the world!
The first task is...
a speed contest.
Make a delicious bread faster than anyone else, please.
What was that?!
A speed contest?!
The top eight teams to make their bread the fastest will pass.
Very well, then... start!
So, we just have to make it fast?
So it seems...
Why are you saying this so calmly?!
Just panic a little, will you?
A delicious bread is made by allowing it to ferment slowly.
It’s impossible to make a bread that can satisfy that Pierrot in a short time.
But, we can always make it without fermenting it, you know...
Exactly.
Th-That’s right!
Azuma’s Japans had among them Japan #16, which was made without fermentation.
I forgot to say this, but...
With that, even in a short period of time, we couldn’t...
This time, we will not accept breads that are not fermented.
I mean, if not for that rule, you would all just make non-fermented breads, right?
What can we do?
Kawachi.
There’s no need to panic so much.
What was that?!
It’s a strict rule,
but we’re all under the same circumstances.
In that case, since all of us possess either Solar Gauntlets or Solar Hands,
we, the Japanese representatives, have a great advantage here.
Exactly, Kawachi.
I see...
That’s true...
All right!
Since that’s settled...
Let’s start kneading it right away!
Initiating, Solar Gauntlets!!
Solar Gauntlet Overcoat!
Solar... Hands.
Come to think of it, I’ve forgotten to say one more thing...
Next, if we just increase the amount of yeast we use...
Adding the time for the first and second fermentations, as well as the baking...
In just 90 minutes...
We can be done!
The time limit is 60 minutes.
If you’re late, you will automatically be disqualified.
Hey, what was that?!
Also, while this is a competition to select eight teams,
if only one team clears this task,
that team will automatically become the champion, no hard feelings.
You there! Seriously, cut the crap!
How can you forget to say something that important?
I’m sorry.
But even clowns forget things occasionally.
Also...
The other countries are working at it without getting agitated.
This is unsightly, Japanese representative.
In the end, the Monaco Cup’s a world tournament.
If your answer to the task of making bread quickly is
“We’re all right if we can make it without fermentation,”
or “We’re all right if we have 90 minutes”...
If your skills are on that low a level, then it’s best for you to forfeit from the very start.
You’re talking big to me when your head’s all slanted?
It’s not the time to be answering to their provocation, Kawachi.
If the time limit is 60 minutes,
then we don’t have more than around 45 minutes.
We’ll really be disqualified.
Th-That’s right...
Let’s hurry up, Suwabara.
Azuma, let’s hurry up!
Old... Mister Pierrot...
Azuma...?
He can’t be complaining to Pierrot, can he?
No, that can’t be it.
He said that there was something that he needed.
He probably went to ask for that.
Is that so?
But, we don’t even have 45 minutes anymore...
Azuma, we can only depend on you now.
CS is broadcasting the finals of the Monaco Cup live.
Yeah, that’s because the Monaco Cup’s taking place at the casino.
The matches start in the evening over there.
Since Japan is at the opposite end of the earth, it’s broadcasted in the morning here.
And we can see the crushing of the cockroaches, live.
Yeah...
But...
What do we do about this mushroom-head who’s multiplying like a creepy-crawly?
His capacity for reproduction is truly like that of a cockroach.
At this rate, we won’t be able to crush the Southern Tokyo Branch.
I hadn’t calculated for the Southern Tokyo Branch having those kinds of troops in reserve.
Also, it seems that this particular employee has been with them for about two years,
but until the other day, I hadn’t even noticed his very existence.
Me neither.
But, we can’t really laugh here.
At this rate, far from us crushing them, they’ll take away the customers, too.
We don’t have to worry about that.
It’s true that people are gathering there,
but that demonstration isn’t really raising their sales by much.
Far from it,
people who wish to eat bread after watching the demonstration are coming over to us.
Even if we can’t crush them, we don’t have to worry about them stealing our customers.
Why?
Could it be that his stuff tastes bad?
No, it seems it tastes pretty good, too.
Although, I guess... it’s his character.
I guess no one in particular would want to eat the bread that he makes.
Being human...
You’d kinda feel sorry for the guy.
Yeah.
Mother, for some reason, I feel that someone truly awful is pitying me...
I can’t stand to watch it.
What is it?
That kid...
He noticed that, eh?
The Japanese representatives are better than I thought.
Huh?
I’m flying to Monaco.
Mother, nobody knew that on this day...
the doors to a truly cold fate for Azuma were opened.
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
All right, it’s a speed contest.
Although it may be a speed contest,
it’s crazy to ask us to make bread in 60 minutes!
All right, it’s a speed contest!
Yay!
And you’re not listening!
Next time, on Yakitate!! Japan,
A speed contest!!
Ping it with that!
Be sure to watch!
Yakitate!! Seed of knowledge.
The word “circus” originates from the Latin word “circus.”
Circus
Origins = Latin word Circus
It means “circle,” or “to revolve.”
means “circle” or “revolution”
If it’s a circular stage, then you have 360° vision, and you can see well from any seat, right?
Really?!