Yakitate!! Japan · SEASON 1
Challenge From Kirisaki! New Program Yakitate!! 9 Starts
Episode 53 · 2005-11-08

- Animation
- Comedy
Episode overview
Fresh off their Monaco Cup victory, Kazuma Azuma and the Pantasia team return to Japan only to find themselves drawn into a new nationwide baking competition orchestrated by Mr. Kirisaki. As preparations for the Yakitate! 9 tournament begin, Ken Matsushiro reveals the history behind Ryou Kuroyanagi's career, leading the celebrated food critic to make a pivotal decision about his future.
25 minutes
Season 1 episodes
1. He Has Arrived!! The Boy Who Possesses Solar Hands!2004-10-12
2. Maharajah!! The Day Mount Fuji Fell!2004-10-19
3. Burnt Black!! Is This the Final Kurowa-san?!2004-10-19
4. Hihiin!! Make a Delicious Bread!2004-10-26
5. De-licious!! A Decisively Ultimate Butter!2004-11-02
6. It's the Main Store!! Dancing Meister!2004-11-09
7. Hattori Surprise!! Transformation With the Secret Sauce!2004-11-16
8. Kawachi Kai!! The Solar Gauntlet!2004-12-07
9. I Won't Lose!! I Challenge You With my Osaka Bread!2004-12-14
10. Each One's Opening Curtain!! The Pantasia Newcomers' Battle Begins!2004-12-21
11. Garbage and Trash!! Kazuma Selected the Worst Possible Butter!2004-12-28
12. Kazuma Disqualified!? Resurrection from the Brink of Death by Ultra C!2004-12-28
13. Sorry for the Wait!! Meron Meron with Melon Bread!2005-01-11
14. Delii-cious!! The Trap of the Yakisoba Bread!2005-01-18
15. The Best Possible Team!! We're Going to Win with Onono Komachi-san!2005-01-25
16. The Green Marvel!! It's the Magician Kazuma!2005-02-01
17. The Great Decisive Battle!! Koala's Dragon vs. Kazuma's Turtle!2005-02-08
18. With a Little Prayer!! An Oath on the Grave!2005-02-22
19. The Nightmarish Semi-Finals!! Yukino's Despicable Trap!2005-02-22
20. The Indomitable Fighting Spirit!! Use Adversity as a Springboard to Success!2005-03-08
21. The Experimental, Historical, Supreme Bread!! It`s Japan #44!2005-03-15
22. Before the Finals!! A Dark Shadow Approaches Kazuma2005-03-22
23. The Sticky Showdown!! Azuma Kazuma VS Kanmuri Shigeru!2005-03-29
24. The Meister, Taking Wing!! Who is to Win!?2005-03-29
25. What Was That?! Kawachi, a Man's Hard Training!2005-04-05
26. The Last Match of the Newcomers' Battle!! The Singing and Dancing French Breads!2005-04-19
27. Let's All Make Bread Together!! It's Japan #2!2005-04-26
28. The Ten Billion Yen Man?! Pantasia's Life or Death Crisis!2005-05-03
29. Close Attack!! The Birth of the Black Japan!2005-05-10
30. And Now, It's France! Aim for the Monaco Cup!2005-05-17
31. The Critical Touch and Go Situation!! The Prohibited Rodin Strategy!2005-05-24
32. World-class Level!! The Roulette that Calls a Storm2005-05-31
33. Snacks at 3 p.m.!! It's Japan #21!2005-06-07
34. Lupin #3!! Kai`s Pan.De.Ebisu2005-06-14
35. The World is Watching!! Monaco Cup Main Lane Start!2005-06-28
36. A Speed Contest!! Ping It with That!2005-07-12
37. Survival! Bakers on an Uninhabited Island2005-07-19
38. Now Then, Swim!! The 'Fried Fish' of the South Island!2005-07-26
39. A Dive into Hell!! A New Scheme!2005-07-26
40. Pierrot's Miscalculation!! How the Last Dinner Tastes2005-08-02
41. The King's Question!! Who is the First Person to Whom You Feed Your Bread?2005-08-09
42. Mysterious Brothers!! Kaizer's Natural Shape!2005-08-16
43. Lots of Nutrients!! The Sports Bread Showdown!2005-08-23
44. The Sound Speed Threat!! Gopan #972005-09-06
45. Nude Nude Nude!! Magnificent Bread Battle!2005-09-13
46. Pierrot Arrested! Bows Between Love and Bread!2005-09-20
47. Victory! Bring a Revolution to the Bread Industry!2005-09-27
48. Great Dectective Piero!! Reaction that Gave Life!2005-10-04
49. Reunion at the VIP seat!! Heaven Again2005-10-04
50. Confuse the Universe!! Man who Succeeded Gopan2005-10-11
51. Final Ingredients Assembled!! Greatest Tournament in History2005-10-25
52. Pierrot Transcends Time!! Japan to the Top of the World!?2005-11-01
53. Challenge From Kirisaki! New Program Yakitate!! 9 Starts2005-11-08
54. The Great Battles in Special Localities!! In the End, He's a Pop Idol!2005-11-15
55. Awaken!! Super Kuroyanagi!2005-11-22
56. Kuroyanagi in Danger!! The Lost Reactions!2005-12-06
57. Oo, Mango!! CMAP's Big Counterattack!2005-12-13
58. Love also Rescues Saito!! Solar Hands vs the Flame Arm!2005-12-20
59. Nin Nin Nin!! My Way of Ninja!2006-01-10
60. I Hate Things that Turn!! Kai and Monica's Three-Legged Race!2006-01-10
61. Kanmuri's Secret!! A Jam Showdown Without Moral Codes2006-01-17
62. The Sibling Showdown!! The First Class Man Chosen by Dad!2006-01-24
63. Seaweed Bread Showdown!! A Really Famous Person is Gonna Appear, You Know!2006-01-31
64. A Traditional Taste! The Heart That Thinks of Japan is Just One!2006-02-07
65. The Fearful Revenge!! The Panda Man Appears!2006-02-14
66. The Miraculous Steamed Bread!! The Day Panda Became a Panda!2006-02-21
67. The Sun vs the Blizzard!! The Ultimate Tart Showdown!2006-02-28
68. This is the Path I Must Take!? The Road of the Loquat!2006-03-07
69. To Whom Will You Give Your Truly Delicious Bread!? The Ja-pan, Forever!2006-03-14