Character: Azuma Kazuma
Series: Yakitate!! JapanCharacter Age: 16
Canon: France. England. Germany--these are countries with breads that are so good, they take on their creators' name. But Japan has no bread of its own. Because of this, one boy sets out on a journey in order to create perfect bread for his nation. With his uniquely warm hands and unorthodox ways of thinking, Azuma Kazuma aims for the top of the bread world, for his love of bread, for his country, for the world! ... is the dramatic summary one would give Yakitate!! Japan. In addition to all of that, this series is filled with more comedy than is probably necessary, ranging from over-dramatic back stories and reactions for the bread-tasting to lame puns of all forms to constant breakage of the fourth wall.
Kazuma is a cheerful kid, who began his experiments in bread-making as a young child in his sheltered rural community. As such, he knows quite of bit of odd practical knowledge imparted to him by his family. Unfortunately, he also has a tendency to misunderstand (or somehow mix up) the words people say and write. Kazuma also doesn't get bogged down by the same worries or concerns that others do. He is the kind of person who will go out and get something done--sometimes literally running
to other cities to do it--and never says die! While he may, in fact, be quite childish and clueless a lot of the time, Kazuma always has in mind the dream that he is determined to fulfill. And that, of course, is to make the perfect Japan
!
Note: Kazuma is taken from the middle of the Yakitate!! 25 competition, in which he, Kanmuri and their firend Kawachi bake bread to represent various small towns around Japan.Sample Post:You're a life-saver, Gorilla-occhan! I wouldn't've found the match site if it weren't for you! It was really sudden how the Yakitate!! 25 people sent me a letter about the next match that said "Go
" on it--here being Sifudo, Japan! The small village that is known for--! ... swamps?
Anyway! Even if I still haven't found my friends and I can't see the cameras--there is still a good chance we'll win! Our opponents, the Zombie Brothers, know just how to knead the mystery meat into the dough, but they have a weakness! ... they're completely giving away their strategy by saying "Braaaaaan" over and over. But we can't get distracted by that sort of thing! We only have to focus on one thing--making bread! And I have the perfect idea for a bread to represent this dark and muddy and village called Sifudo!
Since we don't have any bran flour like they do, we'll have to make some of our own--and this special plant that I found in the middle of the swamp will be our flour!
You can keep the underwear blossom, Gorilla-occhan. You need something to keep your hair out of the food anyway. Instead of butter, we can use this thick and sticky juice that we got from that nice lady in the lake. It might taste a little funny now, but fermentation and baking will help with that! For yeast... hm... we could use the bacteria from the Zombie Br-- Not right now, Gorilla-occhan! I can't fold the dough correctly when you're grabbing me from behind like tha--
... THAT'S IT! The one way this bread will be able to really be called
Japan! The one thing most important to Sifudo, the one thing that keeps everyone so close together and as a community!
[Censored]! The black bar thing that I found stuck to your purple fur can help mold the bread! Because it's flat and seems to cover everything, it can keep the bread from becoming too crisp when cooked by these firebreathing... what are those? But anyway, it's done! SIFUDO JAPAN! Smells good, right, Gorilla-occhan? The toucan judge substitute has to eat it and the Zombie Brothers’ bread to see who has the best a-and... thank you so much Gorilla-occhan! I don't know how I could have made it this far without yo--eh? No, wait... you're not supposed to eat it! Ah... well... at least you're able to enjoy the taste, right? But really, your hugs are making it hard to breathe and wait--d-didn't that note say something about hugs?
"P.S. If you should find yourself wrapped up in the arms of a purple gorilla, begin screaming like a girl in an ecchi film and attempt to run away."
… what's an achoo film?
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