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When he visits a local bakery, six-year-old Kazuma discovers he has a talent for making bread. Ten years later, he races to Tokyo to pursue his dream.

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At the recruitment competition for Pantasia, Kazuma gets a taste of the strict rules and quickly gains a jealous adversary among the adept contenders.

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Instructed to bake croissants, Kawachi is panicked by the mastery of one of the remaining competitors. He turns to Kazuma to gain an advantage.

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Their sights set high, Kazuma and Kawachi begin work at a Pantasia branch. But before they can sell their bread, they need a fussy manager’s approval.

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Tasked with making delicious bread without certain allergens, Kazuma and Kawachi work on their own plans. Kazuma's sister brings a special ingredient.

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When the boys worry about the branch’s lack of customers, Matsushiro introduces them to a nearby rival bakery and its eccentric manager Mokoyama.

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During the televised duel between St. Pierre and Pantasia, Mokoyama's exceptional bread gets a perfect score. Kazuma counters with an unusual entry.

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Matsushiro informs the boys of a tournament for all new bakers at Pantasia. Tsukino claims that Kawachi can obtain the same special ability as Kazuma.

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Tsukino continues to put Kawachi through the physically demanding training regimen. An exhausted Kazuma finds what he needs at a sushi restaurant.

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With Kawachi's training paying off, he gains confidence and derides Kazuma. At the main Pantasia branch, Kuroyanagi inspects the competition entries.

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A further qualifying round takes place to whittle down the number of contestants. Unable to accept defeat, a loser from the previous round appears.

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Kazuma is stunned to learn he failed his task. However, Suwabara reveals to Kuroyanagi exactly what method Kazuma used, forcing a change of decision.

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Kazuma's coworkers show little faith in his chances of progress when he's tasked with making melon bread. He once again draws inspiration from sushi.

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Kawachi faces an allegedly adept opponent. Mizuno writes up a new pledge in preparation for Kazuma’s round against her giant employee, Koala.

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An inspired Kawachi continues to create surprising and delicious variations, but Kazuma feels dejected as he struggles to find any satisfactory ideas.

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As Kuroyanagi commends Koala's baking, Ryu suddenly challenges the giant baker to a fight. Watching them, Matsushiro realizes who is behind the mask.

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When the incredible appearance of Kazuma's turtle bread and Koala's dragon bread astonish the judges equally, the taste test must settle the round.

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Kawachi and Katsuo face off, but Kawachi is sad that Tsukino isn’t there to cheer him on. Katsuo, however, has the support of a pretty young woman.

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Kazuma and his coworkers discuss the elite pedigree of Kawachi's next opponent, Kanmuri. Matsushiro doubts Kawachi will make it to the next round.

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After Yukino tampers with Kawachi's ingredients, he struggles to get the reaction he needs from the dough, trying desperately to avoid total defeat.

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Kazuma faces Suwabara, who uses complex craftsmanship to create incredible croissants. He quietly produces his bread — with frightfully good results.

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Tsukino reflects on Kazuma's route to the final. Kawachi learns why he failed in the tournament and prepares for the play-off round against Suwabara.

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Kawachi enters a church and soon begins confessing his sins. Meanwhile, Kazuma plans to impress the judges with an entirely new bread creation.

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In the final round, Kazuma and Kanmuri create all kinds of commotion with their promising dough. The judges finally get to taste the finished batches.

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With the victor decided, Yukino reacts dramatically. Reminding the others his play-off is still to come, Kawachi reveals the story behind his afro.

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Kawachi and Suwabara finally compete for third place. Kawachi's French bread engages the audience with a singing-like sound while Suwabara's dances.

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At the awards ceremony, Kanmuri offers Kawachi his prize of a study trip to France. He then asks to transfer to the Southern Tokyo Pantasia branch.

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Kanmuri reveals the motivation behind his transfer to the Southern Tokyo branch and explains an alleged conspiracy involving Yukino and St. Pierre.

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To exacerbate tensions between Pantasia and St. Pierre, Yukino summons a small group of bakers and manipulates them with a shameless series of lies.

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Kuroyanagi escorts Kazuma, Kawachi and Suwabara to France to take part in a Parisian training course and ultimately enter the prestigious Monaco Cup.

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With their training complete, the boys head to Monaco for the competition. But first they must bake some visually extravagant bread for an exhibition.

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Kazuma’s teammates cause a scene at the Monaco Cup opening parade. The teams play ingredient roulette to decide what they can use in the first round.

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Strict and eccentric judge Pierrot samples the Japan team's bread, which launches him into an extended account of his childhood and life history.

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After getting too many tokens from the ingredient slot machine, Suwabara must find a way to include an absurd number of ingredients in his next bread.

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The French team attempts to intimidate Kazuma’s group, but it makes little impact. Kazuma spots a familiar face representing the American team.

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Pierrot passes judgment on various countries' baking efforts. Kawachi and Suwabara look on as Kazuma hurriedly uses a microwave to complete his bread.

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The Monaco Cup chairman faces pressure to fix the competition so that the Japan team loses. The teams fly to an uninhabited island for the next round.

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In deep trouble, the Japan team gets help from members of the Monaco Secret Police masquerading as contestants. Its next challenge is finding fruit.

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After Kazuma and his friends pass a medical check, Pierrot arrives to give an update on the competition. The teams fly out to Mexico for a rematch.

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Stuck underground together with the Japan team members, an unhinged Pierrot refrains from sharing the important fact that he's a hopeless swimmer.

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The king of Monaco arrives, proudly proclaiming that the competition will continue without interference. He announces the theme of the semifinal.

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Kazuma puzzles over how to improve his recipe until Suwabara offers him some advice. The Kayser brothers remove their cape to reveal their formation.

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With the colorful creations out of the oven, Kawachi frets over his team’s chances of success. Kazuma finally arrives, but he quickly faces a problem.

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After the conclusion of the semifinal, Kazuma and his friends discuss the remainder of the competition and learn of a formidable American opponent.

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The Japan team members each learn who they will face in the grand final. In preparation, Kuroyanagi and Sophie attempt to research the U.S. team.

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Suwabara presents a majestic creation to compete with Monica’s flowery bread. Despite its initial charred appearance, its contents are dazzling.

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Kawachi feels the weight of responsibility ahead of his next round. The Pantasia Southern Tokyo staff makes a surprise appearance to spur him on.

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Shachihoko uses a traditional Japanese ingredient in his baking. When Pierrot tastes it, Kawachi notices time stop and a familiar detective appears.

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In critical condition, Pierrot needs a transfusion of an extremely rare blood type. During the panic, the king of Monaco steps forward as a donor.

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With the recovered Pierrot desperate to see his father once again, Kazuma promises to create a bread so delicious that it will send Pierrot to heaven.

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The final of the Monaco Cup commences before an enormous crowd. Shadow confidently uses a selection of surprising ingredients in his bagel recipe.

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Pierrot finally samples Kazuma's finished bagel. The taste instantly transports him 23 years back in time to when his mother was pregnant with him.

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The post-final celebrations are dampened by the news that St. Pierre has taken over Pantasia. Kirisaki arrives to make a compelling offer to Kazuma.

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In the first round of the new competition, Kazuma and his team face a well-known chef in the northern city of Oma, a place famous for its fatty tuna.

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For his latest bizarre method, Kazuma raises eyebrows when he puts Kawachi's bread in a trash bag. Tsubozuka's more refined style thrills Kuroyanagi.

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The theme of the next round is Chinese-style dumplings. Kuroyanagi loses his sense of taste in an accident, leaving him panicked and unable to judge.

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Kazuma and his friends must face the remaining three CMAP members. Arriving in Miyazaki Prefecture, the team searches for a key ingredient: mangoes.

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The CMAP team presents Kuroyanagi with its exquisite mango curry buns but receives an unexpected reaction. Kazuma follows up with his haniwa bread.

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For the fourth round, the Pantasia team heads to Akita Prefecture to face two mysterious ninjas, who reveal themselves to be very familiar faces.

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With both teams using the same ingredients to make the same type of bread, they must resort to different methods to produce something truly unique.

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Kanmuri reveals that he is the son of a mob boss and that he has a half-brother. The siblings must face off to decide who will succeed their father.

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Tsutsumi's jealousy becomes apparent as his bake-off with Kanmuri begins. He produces a tantalizing jam flambé that Kuroyanagi finds irresistible.

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For the sixth round of the panel battle, the Pantasia team is discouraged to learn that it will face a seaweed expert in a town famous for seaweed.

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Kazuma toils away at completing his bread, but his unorthodox approach makes Kawachi nervous. Kuroyanagi samples it and gives a bizarre reaction.

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In the next round, Kazuma easily identifies the team's towering panda-costume-wearing opponent as Mokoyama, who unveils his new super baking powder.

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Both Kazuma and Mokoyama use rare and remarkable methods in creating their dough. Mokoyama's bread garners an explosive reaction from Kuroyanagi.

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With Yukino revealed as the penultimate opponent, the team grapples with the complexities of making tarts — which happens to be Yukino's specialty.

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Kuroyanagi's powerful reaction to the tart sampling drags Kazuma and Kawachi into a parallel universe, where an epic fantasy adventure awaits them.

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In the final round, Kuroyanagi vanishes after sampling Meister Kirisaki's bread. A replacement judge must be found quickly to finish the competition.

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