Yakitate!! Japan, Vol. 17

By Takashi Hashiguchi

Are you ready for the Iron Chef of bread? Manga shall not live by bread alone.

England. France. Germany. What common thread binds these three nations together? Answer: each is famous for producing unique, distinctive, delicious bread. But what about Japan, home to rice and delicacies of the sea? Is there not a doughy, gastronomic delight they can claim as their own? The answer is no...until now Kazuma Azuma, a 16-year-old-boy blessed with otherworldly baking powers, has taken it upon himself to create Ja-pan, the national bread of the land of the rising sun

In the third round of the competition, Azuma's team squares off against a couple of longtime enemies--disguised as ninja Later, it is revealed that young baking genius Shigeru Kanmuri belongs to a famous yakuza family. Will he be forced out of the kitchen and into a life of organized crime?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421522349
• ISBN13: 9781421522340
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: Viz Media
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.9" x 7.4"