Yakitate!! Japan

January 9th, 2008

This is what I mostly did during my end of the year break.

1. Starcraft campaign games because I can’t wait for SC II !!!111oneone
2. Watch Yakitate!! Japan because I absolutely refused to touch Naruto until there are at least 50 episodes for me to catch up on at one go.

I don’t have to go into #1 because everybody knows that SC is one of the greatest strategy games ever known to mankind and how SC II is going to completely blow our minds away. So let’s talk about #2.

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Background:
Yakitate!! Japan is about a village boy named Azuma Kazuma who aspires to bake THE national Japanese Bread - THE bread that ALL Japanese can substitute rice with - “Japan” (a play on words as “pan” in Japanese means bread). Expect plenty of bread baking competitions which includes crazy-assed far fetched breakthrough bread making techniques and wacky ingredients. 69 episodes in total. Released in 2004.

I like it!
Like Naruto, the story is formed around the same concept - the simpleton underdog with a one track goal - to be the best in what he does. During his journey to be the best; he develops friendships with people around him who after thinking that the protagonist is a loser, will get their ass kicked and then come to love and respect the protagonist as somebody with a heart of gold and the will of titanium. True, I’m a sucker for this sort of lame shit as it warms my cold, unfeeling heart.

But…
Obviously like all freaking Japanese animes there are endless, tiresome, annoying fart jokes and idiotic childish exaggerated expressions (especially during the judging of the breads during the competitions) - which I never like but am forced to tolerate with because I’m a sucker for pain.

In the end.
I liked it, generally. Watched the whole damn series on Crunchyroll with my sister and after every 5-10 episodes my stomach growls up a storm, my mouth waters and I get the most ridiculous munchies because the judges’ illustrative descriptions of the prize winning bread is just too vividly delicious. Doesn’t help that the breads in the anime look so damn good I could literally SMELL IT and TASTE IT in my head while giving me this uncontrollable urge to lick the monitor screen.

More:
On Wikipedia.

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13 Responses to “Yakitate!! Japan”

‘includes crazy-assed far fetched ancient’

Hope they’re not supposed to be Ancient Japanese breads, as bread only arrived in Japan with the arrival of Europeans. [Even the name ‘Pan’ is the Spanish word for Bread … derived from the Latin Pane … for bread. lol].

Even his fingers look a little like French Bread loaves. lol

Sounds like Iron Chef but with one compulsory dish. lol

‘… the story is formed around the same concept - the simpleton underdog with a one track goal - to be the best in what he does. Along his journey to be the best; develop friendships with people around him who after thinking that the protagonist is a loser, will get their ass kicked and then come to love and respect the protagonist as somebody with a heart of gold and the will of titanium.’

So, based on my life story. Right?

FA: Okaylah.. maybe not ancient.

Dabido at January 9th, 2008 around 10:50 am
I challenge you to bnet!

AvatarStormBringer at January 9th, 2008 around 11:06 am
Which reminds me to download SC and play the campaigns…without cheating!

Dr. Tan at January 9th, 2008 around 4:14 pm
Yamate Japan!

KY at January 9th, 2008 around 5:11 pm
This reminds me that I need to catch up on my Bleach and Naruto manga….

eyeris at January 9th, 2008 around 5:28 pm
i didnt know you love naruto !
super lah babe

benjamin and yus at January 9th, 2008 around 6:09 pm
You forgot to mention the afros…. so love the afros!

mingsy at January 9th, 2008 around 6:29 pm
I read Yakitate! manga You can get them online at http://www.onemanga.com. There are other good manga there too!

xes at January 9th, 2008 around 6:58 pm
You play starcraft too? wow i thought i was the only one got hook on the craze of waiting for Starcraft 2. i started to play starcraft again after seeing the trailer for Starcraft 2 on IGN. Just cant wait for it to come out!

ruki kenishiro at January 10th, 2008 around 12:15 am
Hell It’s About Time….

Suertes at January 10th, 2008 around 12:55 am
Makes me want to go Sun Mouri and buy some of their breads.

Simon Seow at January 11th, 2008 around 9:21 am
I thought your site are just into gummies, animes, rants, reviews and liquor. So now you are into games !!! What else?

IS at January 13th, 2008 around 1:51 pm
they were showing the anime on Animax on Sunday… and I watched five episodes straight. Am sucker for stupid anime. gah.

eyeris at January 14th, 2008 around 3:54 pm