Yakitate!! Japan ep. 8
Kawachi Kai!! The Solar Gauntlet!
Azuma’s grandfather sees our hero on TV and misses him. A letter from the Main Store arrives, announcing the Newcomers’ Battle. All new employees of Pantasia from all 128 stores are invited to join the tournament. The manager won the battle during his time and Tsukino placed third eight years ago. The theme for this year is dinner bread that won’t go moldy even after three weeks. The winner will get several prizes: 1M yen, a sabbatical in France, and the opportunity to work at the Main Store. The branch where the winning employee came from will also receive prize money. Kawachi resolves to win but the Manager tells him that there are thrice as many participants this year than the previous ones. Azuma seems to have a plan already and he runs out to get his ingredients. Kawachi is discouraged because he doesn’t have Azuma’s solar hands but Tsukino tells him there is a way to get them… (more…)