It’s time for the semifinals! Kawachi is up against scientific genius Shigeru Kanmuri. Kawachi is feeling confident, but something seems to be wrong with his dough…

Kazuma is up against his most powerful foe yet, the famous TV celebrity and comedian Norihei Miki! Can Kazuma possibly compete against such a legend, especially when the theme involves using seaweed, Norihei’s specialty?

For their first task, Kazuma and Kawachi must make a butter roll… but Kazuma chose the worst possible butter for the assignment! Can he possibly make anything good enough to pass?

It’s a showdown between estranged brothers. Neither wants to succeed, because both love cooking. Will their thoughts reach their father?

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?

Kanmuri’s past is brought to light and he may have to retire from his life as a baker! Will he be forced to leave his friends at Pantasia and become… a gangster!? And what’s worse, after getting sick, Kazuma has to sit this match out!

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 ninjas are revealed to be Kai and Monica, and Kai makes a shocking declaration. If he can’t defeat Kazuma, he’ll commit suicide! Will his determination let him finally beat Kazuma? And will he really go through with it if he loses?

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?

A familiar pair returns, but something is different about them! Kazuma, Kawachi, and Kanmuri must do battle with a duo of ninjas using the local specialty of Omagari. Can Kazuma win even though both he and his opponent are using the same ingredients?

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!

CMAP not only has incredible knowledge and unbeatable talent, but one of their members even has the Arms of Flame, which burn even hotter than Kazuma’s Hands of the Sun! Will Kazuma’s love of good food and good friends be enough?

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?

Tsubozuka has become a friend of Kazuma and the others. But the other members of CMAP aren’t so forgiving. Now they’re dueling against Kazuma in Saito. How in the world can Kazuma beat three excellent bakers, and use a little clay haniwa statute to do it?

Koala’s bread is a dragon and Kazuma’s bread… is in the shape of a turtle? Which will be victorious?

After an accident, Kuroyanagi lost all sense of taste. Will he have to retire from being a judge forever? Meanwhile, Kazuma has to think of a way to defeat his old friend, Liu, in a match to make Chinese-style steamed buns!