Yakitakate Japan!

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Yakitate Japan!

Postby Kagan » Mon Jun 20, 2005 2:31 pm

I think this manga is hilarious. I mean, you wouldn't think a manga about bread would be very interesting, but this guy just makes it work. The basically is about a boy who wants to make bread famous in Japan, by creating bread he calls Japan. It's a pun on the Japanese word for bread, which is "pan", which probably comes from the French word (seeing how it is written in Katakana). The series has a great storyline, as he has to go through a lot of competetions in order to achieve his dream.

On a side note, I think his own parody of his work to be great. Instead of a Japanese boy wanting to make bread, he has an American wanting to cook rice! I don't know how youI think this manga is hilarious. I mean, you wouldn't think a manga about bread would be very interesting, but this guy just makes it work. The basically is about a boy who wants to make bread famous in Japan, by creating bread he calls Japan. It's a pun on the Japanese word for bread, which is "pan", which probably comes from the French word (seeing how it is written in Katakana). The series has a great storyline, as he has to go through a lot of competetions in order to achieve his dream.

On a side note, I think his own parody of his work to be great. Instead of a Japanese boy wanting to make bread, he has an American wanting to cook rice! Definitely a must read for manga-enthusiasts. Also the manga is pretty clean. I think theres a nude Yukino somewhere there, but its on the level of what you see when anime characters in hot springs.
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Postby Kireihana » Mon Jun 20, 2005 3:14 pm

XD sounds interesting. Is bread not popular in Japan?

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Postby Kagan » Tue Jun 21, 2005 3:36 am

Congrats on 800! Btw. The Manga is Yakitate Japan, not Yakitakate (i'm not sure where I got that from, it guess it has a nice ring to it). I think bread is popular, but what Azuma (the hero) wants to do is make a bread that would represent Japanese people much like French bread represents France. Which is why he is calling all the variants of his bread Japan 1 and Japan 2, etc.
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Postby Hephzibah » Tue Jun 21, 2005 3:40 am

That sounds like fun! :grin:
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Postby MasterDias » Tue Jun 21, 2005 12:13 pm

I've read about ten volumes of it.

It was pretty entertaining. You have bread good enough to kill people...
And the characters are interesting.

I'll try to read more when I get around to it.
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Postby VioletEyedCat » Fri Jun 24, 2005 11:26 am

Man - I have learned so much stuff about bread and food from reading this manga! It's very very cool. I 'member when my dad was on his special diet after his heart attack and had to get lots of antioxidants, I told him to eat blueberries and drink wine 'cause they both are full of 'em. I learned that from reading this manga! W00t!


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Postby Mave » Sun Jun 26, 2005 2:59 pm

:lol: This is a pretty wacky and intentionally overdramatized manga series. The whole "bread-good-enough-to-kill' idea is a bit tad weird but amusing.

In general, the baking facts seem accurate to me although I'm a little skeptical at some techniques. Anyway, after reading up to 5 volumes, I think this series is fun and entertaining if you ignore some occasional poses of the female characters, which I personally deem fanservicey.

I like the main male character and his passion in bread-making but that evil female manager....? <.< >.>;;; I think she's disgusting. What's -her- problem? Bleh.
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Postby termyt » Mon Jun 27, 2005 9:12 am

I saw an episode of the anime version at Colossal Con. I know I'll never look at breadmaking the same way again. I'll definitely have to give the manga a closer look.
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Postby Doubleshadow » Mon Jun 27, 2005 12:41 pm

Is it available in the US, does anyone know?
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Postby MasterDias » Mon Jun 27, 2005 12:45 pm

No.

It's a Shonen Sunday manga so Viz would be the people who license it, if it ever gets licensed.
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Postby Doubleshadow » Tue Jun 28, 2005 5:43 am

MasterDias wrote:No.

It's a Shonen Sunday manga so Viz would be the people who license it, if it ever gets licensed.


Dang. Thanks for telling me though.
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