num_pages: 200
description: Are you ready for the Iron Chef of bread?! Manga shall not live by bread alone.England. France. Germany. What common thread binds these three nations together? each is famous for producing unique, distinctive, delicious bread. But what about Japan, home to rice and delicacies of the sea? Is there not a doughy, gastronomic delight they can claim as their own? The answer is no...until now! Kazuma Azuma, a 16-year-old-boy blessed with otherworldly baking powers, has taken it upon himself to create Ja-pan, the national bread of the land of the rising sun!The stakes are high and the competition is fierce, but Kazuma won't let anything prevent him from achieving his nation-changing, freshly baked goal. Relocating to Tokyo, Kazuma seeks to further his studies at Pantasia, a famous bakery chain. But will he rise to the challenge and pass the entrance examination, or will his best intentions fall flat?
language: English
title: Yakitate!! Japan, Volume 1
titlecomplete: Yakitate!! Japan, Volume 1
genres: Shonen, Humor, Comics, Comedy, Food, Fantasy, Cooking, Fiction, Manga, Graphic Novels
ratings_count: 2315
series: 焼きたてジャぱん [Yakitate!! Japan]
publisher: VIZ Media LLC