
The third opening theme for episodes 54 to 69 is Chiisana Uta ( 小さな歌) by Maria.

The second opening theme for episodes 30 to 53 is "Promise" by TiA.

The first opening theme for episodes 1 to 29 is " Houki Gumo" ( ホウキ雲) by Rythem. Two original soundtracks albums were released on March 24 and November 23, 2005. The music from the anime series was composed by Taku Iwasaki. In July 2019, Funimation announced the streaming rights to the series on its FunimationNow platform. Crunchyroll started streaming the series in November 2015. Nozomi released the series on three DVD sets on March 3, May 5, and July 7, 2015. In North America, the series was licensed by Nozomi Entertainment in July 2014. The third arc, Yakitate! 9 arc, was released on five DVDs from April 26 to August 23, 2006. The second arc, Monaco Cup arc was compiled on six DVDs released from October 26, 2005, to March 29, 2006. The first arc, Pantasia Newcomers Battle arc, was compiled on seven DVDs released from March 25 to September 28, 2005. Aniplex collected the individual episodes on DVD. It aired on TV Tokyo from October 12, 2004, to March 14, 2006. Yakitate!! Japan was adapted into a 69-episode anime television series. Main article: List of Yakitate!! Japan episodes Its chapters were collected in five tankōbon volumes, released from April 17, 2020, to December 17, 2021. The manga is written by Kenzo Irie and illustrated by Hashiguchi. Hashiguchi began a new series titled Yakitate!! Japan Super Real ( 焼きたて!!ジャぱん~超現実~, Yakitate!! Japan Chō Genjitsu), serialized on LINE Manga app since August 16, 2019. The twenty-six volumes were released from September 12, 2006, to April 12, 2011. In North America, Viz Media licensed the manga in late 2005. Shogakukan collected its chapters into twenty-six tankōbon volumes, published from March 18, 2002, to April 18, 2007. Written and illustrated by Takashi Hashiguchi, Yakitate!! Japan was serialized in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday from December 26, 2001, to January 10, 2007. While this gives him an advantage early on, his innovation is his greater talent. Besides a desire to create Ja-pan, Azuma also possesses legendary Hands of the Sun ( 太陽の手, Taiyō no Te): hands that are warmer than typical, prompting dough to ferment faster. The characters bake their bread using their burning passion and even anger, similar to the legendary Kanjitake ( 河内 恭) cooking style of Hokkaido. Along the way, he meets other bakers, both learning from and competing against them. He heads to Tokyo with the intention of working at the famous bread-making chain Pantasia.

Kazuma Azuma is a boy on a quest to create "Ja-pan", a national bread for Japan, as many other countries have their own signature breads. Main article: List of Yakitate!! Japan characters
