YAKITATE!! JAPAN (2004)

E1 - He Has Arrived!! The Boy Who Possesses Solar Hands!

Aired: October 12, 2004

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...

E2 - Maharajah!! The Day Mount Fuji Fell!

Aired: October 19, 2004

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.

E3 - Burnt Black!! Is This the Final Kurowa-san?!

Aired: October 19, 2004

E4 - Hihiin!! Make a Delicious Bread!

Aired: October 26, 2004

E5 - De-licious!! A Decisively Ultimate Butter!

Aired: November 02, 2004

E6 - It's the Main Store!! Dancing Meister!

Aired: November 09, 2004

E7 - Hattori Surprise!! Transformation With the Secret Sauce!

Aired: November 16, 2004

E8 - Kawachi Kai!! The Solar Gauntlet!

Aired: December 07, 2004

E9 - I Won't Lose!! I Challenge You With my Osaka Bread!

Aired: December 14, 2004

E10 - Each One's Opening Curtain!! The Pantasia Newcomers' Battle Begins!

Aired: December 21, 2004

E11 - Garbage and Trash!! Kazuma Selected the Worst Possible Butter!

Aired: December 28, 2004

E12 - Kazuma Disqualified!? Resurrection from the Brink of Death by Ultra C!

Aired: December 28, 2004

E13 - Sorry for the Wait!! Meron Meron with Melon Bread!

Aired: January 11, 2005

E14 - Delii-cious!! The Trap of the Yakisoba Bread!

Aired: January 18, 2005

E15 - The Best Possible Team!! We're Going to Win with Onono Komachi-san!

Aired: January 25, 2005

E16 - The Green Marvel!! It's the Magician Kazuma!

Aired: February 01, 2005

E17 - The Great Decisive Battle!! Koala's Dragon vs. Kazuma's Turtle!

Aired: February 08, 2005

E18 - With a Little Prayer!! An Oath on the Grave!

Aired: February 22, 2005

E19 - The Nightmarish Semi-Finals!! Yukino's Despicable Trap!

Aired: February 22, 2005

E20 - The Indomitable Fighting Spirit!! Use Adversity as a Springboard to Success!

Aired: March 08, 2005

E21 - The Experimental, Historical, Supreme Bread!! It`s Japan #44!

Aired: March 15, 2005

E22 - Before the Finals!! A Dark Shadow Approaches Kazuma

Aired: March 22, 2005

E23 - The Sticky Showdown!! Azuma Kazuma VS Kanmuri Shigeru!

Aired: March 29, 2005

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.