Yakitate!! Japan (GN 1)

Release date: 2006-09-12
Suggested retail price: $9.99
Age rating: 15+

ISBN-10: 1421507196 1421507196
ISBN-13: 9781421507194 9781421507194

Description:
England. France. Germany. What common thread binds these three nations together? Answer: each is famous for producing unique, distinctive, delicious bread. But what of the island nation of Japan, home to rice and delicacies of the sea? Is there not a doughy, gastronomic delight they can claim as their own? The answer was 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 and Pantasia, a famous bakery chain. But will he rise to the challenge and pass the entrance examination, or will his best intentions fall flat?

Story and art by Takashi Hashiguchi.

(added on 2006-03-10, modified on 2006-03-10)

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