| Yakitate!! Japan, Vol. 1 Contributor(s): Hashiguchi, Takashi (Author) |
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ISBN: 1421507196 ISBN-13: 9781421507194 Publisher: Viz Media OUR PRICE: $8.49 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2006 Annotation: Azuma Kazuma, an energetic and dense young man, was introduced to the art of bread making when he was six. He decides to take the path of bread-making and become a baker right after graduating from middle school. Through his travels, he encounters many rivals and found work at the branch store of the most famous bread maker brand, the Phantasia.
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Comics & Graphic Novels | Humorous - Comics & Graphic Novels | Media Tie-in - Comics & Graphic Novels | Manga - Sports |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.65" H x 5.1" W x 9.38" (0.41 lbs) 200 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher 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? Answer: 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? |