Yakitate!! Japan, Vol. 22

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!The pizza-making competition continues as Pantasia opponent Marco makes a pizza so tasty it’ll turn even the toughest bread-battle judges into baby birds. In order to compete, Azuma’s seafood-based concoction must also have the power to turn man into bird–or at least reptile. When the contest progresses to pastries, Azuma’s unpleasant opponent Yukino uses her supernaturally cold hands and a multi-layered con job to reverse all of Pantasia’s fortune. Will Azuma’s dreams disappear into thin air?