Yakitate!! Japan Season 1, Episode 43: Lots of Nutrients!! The Sports Bread Showdown!

He Has Arrived!! The Boy Who Possesses Solar Hands!

Azuma Kazuma is an aspiring baker who has left his small town for Tokyo to fight for his dream of making a bread for all Japan. The story starts when Azuma is 5, living in the country with his grandfather, a rice farmer, and his sister. Although his family only eats rice, as they are rice farmers, Azuma's sister wishes to eat bread for once. Azuma's grandfather refuses, and Azuma has to make a bread that even his grandfather will eat. Little do they know, Azuma has the legendary "Solar Hands". These allow bread to ferment more quickly, and he is able to make a bread that his grandfather loves. 10 years later, he travels to Tokyo to compete in the Pantasia recruitment competition, to try to get accepted to Pantasia, the best bakery in Japan. The test uses a 10 point system, but Azuma immediately loses 5 points due to being late...

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Maharajah!! The Day Mount Fuji Fell!

At the beginning of the episode, Azuma quickly loses another 2 points for his hair being messy & another 2 for (inadvertently) insulting the examiner. He is given a hairband by a girl who is in the competition. Azuma then meets Kawachi Kyosuke, another applicant. Compared to Azuma, who is relatively simple and has only ever made Japan (bread), Kawachi is quite knowledgeable about bread. As he sees Azuma kneading his bread, he determines that Azuma has the Solar Hands. After tasting a sample of Azuma's bread, he realizes that Azuma is strong competition and must lose quickly. While Azuma is preparing his dough, he rolls a rolling pin behind Azuma, which Azuma slips on, ruining his bread. However, Azuma rebounds to make a Mount Fuji-shaped bread, and gains two points back - comparatively, the strongest competitor otherwise, Suwabara Kai, has a zero point deduction.

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Burnt Black!! Is This the Final Kurowa-san?!

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Hihiin!! Make a Delicious Bread!

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De-licious!! A Decisively Ultimate Butter!

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It's the Main Store!! Dancing Meister!

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Hattori Surprise!! Transformation With the Secret Sauce!

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Kawachi Kai!! The Solar Gauntlet!

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I Won't Lose!! I Challenge You With my Osaka Bread!

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Each One's Opening Curtain!! The Pantasia Newcomers' Battle Begins!

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Garbage and Trash!! Kazuma Selected the Worst Possible Butter!

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Kazuma Disqualified!? Resurrection from the Brink of Death by Ultra C!

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Sorry for the Wait!! Meron Meron with Melon Bread!

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Delii-cious!! The Trap of the Yakisoba Bread!

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The Best Possible Team!! We're Going to Win with Onono Komachi-san!

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The Green Marvel!! It's the Magician Kazuma!

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The Great Decisive Battle!! Koala's Dragon vs. Kazuma's Turtle!

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With a Little Prayer!! An Oath on the Grave!

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The Nightmarish Semi-Finals!! Yukino's Despicable Trap!

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The Indomitable Fighting Spirit!! Use Adversity as a Springboard to Success!

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The Experimental, Historical, Supreme Bread!! It`s Japan #44!

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Before the Finals!! A Dark Shadow Approaches Kazuma

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The Sticky Showdown!! Azuma Kazuma VS Kanmuri Shigeru!

It's the finals of the Pantasia Newcomers Battle! Can Azuma truly win without his petolite board? He seems to have a unique plan in mind, but with this unique plan for Japan #60. Additionally, what happens to Kyousuke after he finds the St.

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The Meister, Taking Wing!! Who is to Win!?

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What Was That?! Kawachi, a Man's Hard Training!

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The Last Match of the Newcomers' Battle!! The Singing and Dancing French Breads!

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Let's All Make Bread Together!! It's Japan #2!

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The Ten Billion Yen Man?! Pantasia's Life or Death Crisis!

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Close Attack!! The Birth of the Black Japan!

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And Now, It's France! Aim for the Monaco Cup!

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The Critical Touch and Go Situation!! The Prohibited Rodin Strategy!

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World-class Level!! The Roulette that Calls a Storm

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Snacks at 3 p.m.!! It's Japan #21!

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Lupin #3!! Kai`s Pan.De.Ebisu

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The World is Watching!! Monaco Cup Main Lane Start!

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A Speed Contest!! Ping It with That!

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Survival! Bakers on an Uninhabited Island

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Now Then, Swim!! The 'Fried Fish' of the South Island!

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A Dive into Hell!! A New Scheme!

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Pierrot's Miscalculation!! How the Last Dinner Tastes

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The King's Question!! Who is the First Person to Whom You Feed Your Bread?

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Mysterious Brothers!! Kaizer's Natural Shape!

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The Sound Speed Threat!! Gopan #97

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Nude Nude Nude!! Magnificent Bread Battle!

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Pierrot Arrested! Bows Between Love and Bread!

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Victory! Bring a Revolution to the Bread Industry!

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Great Dectective Piero!! Reaction that Gave Life!

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Reunion at the VIP seat!! Heaven Again

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Confuse the Universe!! Man who Succeeded Gopan

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Final Ingredients Assembled!! Greatest Tournament in History

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Pierrot Transcends Time!! Japan to the Top of the World!?

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Challenge From Kirisaki! New Program Yakitate!! 9 Starts

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The Great Battles in Special Localities!! In the End, He's a Pop Idol!

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Awaken!! Super Kuroyanagi!

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Kuroyanagi in Danger!! The Lost Reactions!

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Oo, Mango!! CMAP's Big Counterattack!

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Love also Rescues Saito!! Solar Hands vs the Flame Arm!

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Nin Nin Nin!! My Way of Ninja!

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I Hate Things that Turn!! Kai and Monica's Three-Legged Race!

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Kanmuri's Secret!! A Jam Showdown Without Moral Codes

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The Sibling Showdown!! The First Class Man Chosen by Dad!

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Seaweed Bread Showdown!! A Really Famous Person is Gonna Appear, You Know!

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A Traditional Taste! The Heart That Thinks of Japan is Just One!

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The Fearful Revenge!! The Panda Man Appears!

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The Miraculous Steamed Bread!! The Day Panda Became a Panda!

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The Sun vs the Blizzard!! The Ultimate Tart Showdown!

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This is the Path I Must Take!? The Road of the Loquat!

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To Whom Will You Give Your Truly Delicious Bread!? The Ja-pan, Forever!

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