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The contestants are brought to a tropical paradise and have to make a sweet bread with ingredients found on the island. Things take a turn for the worse though when Kazuma gets caught in a whirlpool! Forget about winning… can they survive?

For the quarterfinals, contestants have to make a bread in less than 60 minutes. Can it be done? Kazuma has the idea to use a microwave, but when Pierrot reveals he absolutely hates them, things don’t look good for Team Japan!

Spencer Henry Hoko, from the Newcomer Contest, is back and has joined Team America! But why is he working for St. Pierre? Back at the South Tokyo branch, Kanmuri and the others desperately try to keep the store afloat with a demonstration sale!

After using a roulette table to determine ingredients, what could possibly come next? How about a slot machine? Suwabara steps up and wins a lot of coins at the slots, but things sound too good to be true… and what’s this about Lu-pan?

Things don’t look good for Team Japan. France is a tough contender, and the judge is more interested in explaining his origins than judging the bread! Can Kazuma’s Ja-pan #21 pull through?

The Monaco Cup has officially begun, and Team Japan’s fate rests on their luck with the roulette. Will they get the ingredients they need? Can they possibly make a bread just with eggs?

For the Monaco Cup qualifying match, Kawachi proposes that they make a bread modeled after Rodin’s famous sculpture, “The Thinker.” The catch? He has to stay inside the bread sculpture during the competition! Can he possibly make it?

Kazuma, Kawachi, and Suwabara depart for France to train under Meister Kirisaki’s younger sister, Sophie. But when they learn that her bakery is being threatened, they decide to help her fight!

Kazuma and Kawachi work together to make the ultimate croissant, Ja-pan #43. But can it stand up against the croissant made by the strongest of the rookies, Kai Suwabara?

Yukino hires three specialists from the St. Pierre branch in Kyushu who are able to copy any kind of bread. Can Kazuma’s Black Ja-pan counter their threat and expose Yukino for the villain she is?

Though Kawachi has departed for the main store, life has returned to normal for the South Tokyo branch. Or has it? The villainous Yukino is still plotting to take down the South Tokyo store, so Kanmuri proposes a risky plan to save the bakery!

After the awards ceremony for the contest, the South Tokyo crew return to their store, and Kazuma teaches a kid the joy of cooking bread. Follow along and learn how to make your very own Ja-pan in this episode!

Kawachi makes “Singing” French bread, while Suwabara rises to the challenge with his “Dancing” French bread. Will this match end with… a draw?

The villainous Yukino, true to her word, destroys Kanmuri’s lab after he loses to Kazuma. Meanwhile, the match between Suwabara and Kawachi is about to begin!

Kazuma is up against Kanmuri! It’s time to see who will win! Their battle is overseen by the illustrious Meister Kirisaki, who gives Kanmuri a perfect score. Can Kazuma hope to win against a scientific genius who graduated from Harvard at a young age?

Kawachi meets a young nun who teaches him how to make incredible bread and stand up to geniuses! Meanwhile, Kazuma is about to face off against Kanmuri to see who can make the springier bread!

Before he faces Suwabara, the strongest of the rookies, Mr. Matsushiro tells Kawachi to go train at St. Andrew’s church. Meanwhile, Yukino breaks Kazuma’s petalite stone!

After Kawachi’s horrible defeat, Kazuma vows to avenge him. So Kazuma uses a slab of petalite to make Ja-pan #44, a bread so delicious that the person who eats it will be whisked away to Heaven! Has Kazuma finally gotten serious?

Kawachi’s dough won’t ferment despite his best efforts and he collapses after become exhausted. What could have been the cause? Does South Tokyo stand a chance against such foul play?

Kazuma takes the recruitment exam to get accepted into Pantasia, the best bakery in Japan, and he meets the ambitious yet snarky Kyoutaro Kawachi, who is willing to sabotage Kazuma’s dough to win.