Anime Overview
Yakitate!! Japan
Kazuma Azuma is a young baker determined to give Japan its own iconic loaf, turning a childhood fascination with bread into an ambitious personal quest. Blessed with an uncanny ability to speed up fermentation with his unusually warm hands, he experiments boldly, pushing the boundaries of flavor and technique. Employment at the renowned bakery Pantasia thru…
Characters
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Kazuma Azuma
Main | Japanese VA: Kobayashi, Yumiko
Ryo Kuroyanagi
Main | Japanese VA: Koyasu, Takehito
Pierrot Bolneze
Supporting | Japanese VA: Seki, Tomokazu
Brad Kidd
Supporting | Japanese VA: Horiuchi, Kenyuu
Ken Matsushiro
Main | Japanese VA: Touchi, Hiroki
Kyousuke Kawachi
Main | Japanese VA: Sakaguchi, Shuuhei
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Staff
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Aoki, Yasunao
Director, Storyboard
Hashiguchi, Takashi
Original Creator
Sumisawa, Katsuyuki
Script, Series Composition
Yamakawa, Norio
Producer
Hishinuma, Yoshihito
Character Design
Maesawa, Hiromi
Key Animation, Animation Director, Character Design
Latest Episodes
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Episode 12: Kazuma Failed!? Ultra C to the Rescue!
Aired Unknown
Episode 11: Riffraff Scum!! Kazuma Chooses the Worst Butter!
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Episode 10: Their Respective Beginnings!! Pantasia's Rookie Competition Opens!
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Yakitate!! Japan episode guide
69 tracked episodes
Yakitate!! Japan characters
6 featured characters
Yakitate!! Japan staff
6 featured staff credits
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