Reviews

Yakitate ! Ja-Pan, tome 1 by Takashi Hashiguchi

m560's review against another edition

4.0

Pretty good first volume. It makes me think of Shokugeki no Souma, Skip Beat! It's got lots of energy.

nexusgoblin's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

sbaunsgard's review against another edition

4.0

Hashiguchi's bread baking battle comic. Azuma Kazuma (or Kazuma Azuma, depending on whether you read the VIZ or fanslated version first) wants to make bread a part of daily life in Japan. Silly and light. Shonen. Expect occasional fanservice. It doesn't detract from Yakitate, but it usually feels like it has been inserted in after the fact. As in, you're reading along and 'Oh, hey, that is an extra extra short skirt there for no particular reason.' Some internet people claim that Yakitate has NO FANSERVICE. I think that just means it is not happening constantly. Please see the covers of the English language version Volumes 4 and 10. I have read at least 40% of the way through all 26 volumes. I assure you, it is in there.

earlapvaldez's review against another edition

4.0

Starting again on my favorite bread anime, but this time, I'm going all the way, completely.

Vol. 1 Comments: Good intro. Now we have a bread genius who doesn't know what a croissant is.

snowbunny269's review against another edition

3.0

The first part of the series is quite good but as it goes on, unfortunately, things go down. Too bad cause I really liked the idea of this manga :(

madpenguin's review against another edition

funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

mekeisha's review against another edition

adventurous funny inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

eukkyun's review against another edition

funny informative inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

geese82's review against another edition

5.0

I am re reading this because of this girl that I like and she's discovering this on anime format. After more than a decade later it feels good to re read something you enjoyed in the past

neven's review against another edition

3.0

A completely ridiculous, over-the-top manga about baking, centered around the search for Japan's own national bread, or Ja-pan. If you think that pun is bad, there are hundreds much worse.

Somehow I got hooked on the story after two volumes, though, bizarre as it is.