Manga
Opening · OP3 «Chiisana Uta» — MARIA
Japanese	焼きたて!! ジャぱん
Also known as	Freshly Baked!! Ja-pan!
Genre	Comedy, Gourmet, Shounen
Type	TV series
Based on	Manga — Takashi Hashiguchi
Directed by	Yasunao Aoki
Written by	Katsuyuki Sumisawa
Character design	Atsuo Tobe, Yoshihito Hishinuma, Hiromi Maesawa
Music by	Taku Iwasaki
Studio	Sunrise
Original run	October 12, 2004 – March 14, 2006
Episodes	69
Episode length	24 min
Broadcast	Tuesdays
Total running time	27 hr 36 min
Status	Finished airing
Season	Fall 2004
Age rating	PG-13 – Teens 13 and older
Score	★ 7.91
On users' lists	16,995 Kitsu, Shikimori
Streaming	Crunchyroll
Written by	Takashi Hashiguchi
Published in	Shounen Sunday
Demographic	Shounen
Original run	March 18, 2002 – January 10, 2007
Volumes	26
Chapters	242

Character	Japanese	English
Kazuma AzumaMain	Yumiko Kobayashi	Candice Moore
Tsukino AzusagawaMain	Chihiro Otsuka	Emily Woo Zeller
Shigeru KanmuriMain	Marina Inoue	Andrea Kwan
Kyousuke KawachiMain	Shuuhei Sakaguchi Yuu Sugimoto	Dave Bridges
Ryo KuroyanagiMain	Takehito Koyasu	David Lee McKinney
Ken MatsushiroMain	Hiroki Touchi	–
Kai SuwabaraMain	Takayuki Sakazume	Victor Lee
Monica AdenauerSupporting	Rie Kugimiya	–
Father AdenauerSupporting	Atsushi Ono	–
Mother AdenauerSupporting	Sakiko Tamagawa	–
Umatarou AzumaSupporting	Cho	–
Umasaburou AzumaSupporting	Cho	–

Studio	Sunrise
Original Creator	Takashi Hashiguchi
Director	Yasunao Aoki
Series Composition	Katsuyuki Sumisawa
Script	Katsuyuki Sumisawa, Toshifumi Kawase, Kento Shimoyama, Tetsuko Takahashi, Akatsuki Yamatoya
Character Design	Atsuo Tobe, Yoshihito Hishinuma, Hiromi Maesawa
Music	Taku Iwasaki
Sound Director	Eriko Kimura
Art Director	Shigemi Ikeda
Director of Photography	Youichi Oogami
Color Design	Miyuki Satou
Editing	Tomoaki Tsurubuchi
Theme Song Performance	Mai Hoshimura, Little by Little, MARIA, RYTHEM, SOUL'd OUT, The Babystars and 2 more
Producer	Norio Yamakawa

No.	Title	Original air date	Status
1	“He’s Here!! The Boy With the Hands of the Sun!”	October 12, 2004	Aired
2	“Maharajah!! The Day Mt. Fuji Fell!”	October 19, 2004	Aired
3	“Charred!! Is this the Ultimate Claus Swann!?”	October 26, 2004	Aired
4	“Neigh!! Make Good Grazing Bread!”	November 2, 2004	Aired
5	“Not Baaaad!! Ultimate Butter Is the Clincher!”	November 9, 2004	Aired
6	“It's the Main Store!! The Dancing Meister!”	November 16, 2004	Aired
7	“Doc Shock!! Secret Sauce Transformation!”	November 23, 2004	Aired
8	“Kawachi Prime!! The Gauntlets of the Sun!”	December 7, 2004	Aired
9	“I Won't Lose!! I'll Fight Ya with Osaka Bread!”	December 14, 2004	Aired
10	“Their Respective Beginnings!! Pantasia's Rookie Competition Opens!”	December 21, 2004	Aired
11	“Riffraff Scum!! Kazuma Chooses the Worst Butter!”	December 28, 2004	Aired
12	“Kazuma Failed!? Ultra C to the Rescue!”	December 28, 2004	Aired
13	“Order's Up!! Going Bananas for Melon Bread!”	January 11, 2005	Aired
14	“Noodlicious!! The Pitfalls of Yakisoba Bread!”	January 18, 2005	Aired
15	“Invincible Team!! Win with Ono no Komachi!”	January 25, 2005	Aired
16	“A Green Miracle!! Kazuma the Magician!”	February 1, 2005	Aired
17	“The Big Showdown!! Koala's Dragon vs. Kazuma's Turtle!”	February 8, 2005	Aired
18	“With Our Prayers Behind It!! A Graveside Vow!”	February 22, 2005	Aired
19	“Nightmarish Semifinals!! Yukino's Dastardly Trap!”	March 1, 2005	Aired
20	“Indomitable Fighting Spirit!! Let Adversity Bring You to Your Feet!”	March 8, 2005	Aired
21	“It's the Mightiest Bread in the History of Prototypes!! Ja-pan No. 44!”	March 15, 2005	Aired
22	“The Final Match Is Near!! A Dark Shadow Closes in on Kazuma!”	March 22, 2005	Aired
23	“Springy Showdown!! Kazuma Azuma vs. Shigeru Kanmuri!”	March 29, 2005	Aired
24	“The Flying Meister!! Who Will Win!?”	March 29, 2005	Aired
25	“Say What!? Kawachi's Intensive Manliness Training!”	April 5, 2005	Aired
26	“The Rookie Competition's Final Match!! Singing and Dancing French Bread!”	April 19, 2005	Aired
27	“Let's All Make Bread Together!! It's Ja-pan No. 2!”	April 26, 2005	Aired
28	“The Ten-Billion Yen Man!? Pantasia’s Fate Hangs in the Balance!”	May 3, 2005	Aired
29	“A Close Attack!! The Birth of Black Ja-pan!”	May 10, 2005	Aired
30	“To France!! Aiming for the Monaco Cup!”	May 17, 2005	Aired
31	“An Explosive Situation!! The Forbidden Rodin Tactic!”	May 24, 2005	Aired
32	“This is Truly World-Class Level!! The Roulette that Brings Chaos!”	May 31, 2005	Aired
33	“Three O’Clock is Snack Time!! This is Ja-pan #21!”	June 7, 2005	Aired
34	“Lupan #3!! Pain d’Epices Kai (Prime)!”	June 14, 2005	Aired
35	“The World’s Watching!! The Monaco Cup Main Event Starts Now!”	June 28, 2005	Aired
36	“Speed Test!! Microwave It!”	July 12, 2005	Aired
37	“Survival!! Bakers on a Deserted Island!”	July 19, 2005	Aired
38	“Now Swim!! Taiyaki of the Tropical Island!”	July 26, 2005	Aired
39	“The Skydive to Hell! A New Kind of Diabolical Plan!”	July 26, 2005	Aired
40	“Pierrot Makes a Huge Mistake! How Does the Last Supper Taste?”	August 2, 2005	Aired
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Original work	Yakitate!! Japan (Manga)
Other	Shounen Sunday CM: Yakitate!! Japan (Commercial, 2002)

Site	Members	Watching	Completed	Plan to watch	Dropped	Favorites
Kitsu	9,224	—	—	—	—	93
Shikimori	7,771	392	2,353	4,390	348	—

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