matsushiro ken
The manager of the Southern Tokyo branch of Pantasia. He's muscular due to the rigorous training he underwent earlier in life to obtain solar gauntlets. His two most distinctive features are his afro and sunglasses. Throughout the series, he elucidates various bread-making techniques employed by artisan bakers.
He is recognized as the premier French-bread artisan in Japan.
Characters
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Azuma Kazuma
Main
Male protagonist, a bread artisan who dreams of making the perfect Japan. Initially, he doesnt seem very bright, but when it comes to bread hes a genius. (He is knowledgeable about rice because of his grandfather, and Japanese food in general due to furth...
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Azusagawa Tsukino
Main
Granddaughter of the Pantasia chains owner. She works at Pantasias Southern Tokyo branch store where she is the managers (Ken Matsushiro) understudy. She is dedicated to making the store as successful as possible and has earned the respect and affection o...
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Kanmuri Shigeru
Main
An extremely talented Pantasia baker, encountered first during the Pantasia Newcomers Tournament and discovered to possess the solar hands as well. A Harvard graduate like Kuroyanagi, he looks up to him as a mentor, calling him Senpai(which means Senior)....
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Kawachi Kyousuke
Main
Kawachi, from Osaka, works with Azuma in Pantasias Southern Tokyo branch store. He is Azumas sidekick and friendly rival. Kawachi recognizes that Azuma is the more talented baker but nevertheless he is determined to obtain his dream of working at Pantasia...
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Kuroyanagi Ryo
Main
The 22-year-old head at the main Pantasia branch, and a Harvard graduate with a Food Science diploma (there he had a girlfriend named Cathy, but they got separated when he needed to go back to Japan). His passion and talent is food tasting, at which he ex...
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Matsushiro Ken
Main
The manager of the Southern Tokyo branch of Pantasia. Hes muscular due to the training he went through earlier in life to get solar gauntlets. His two main distinct features are his afro and sunglasses. Through the series he explains many of the bread mak...
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Suwabara Kai
Main
Kuroyanagis understudy, a serious bread artisan. A master of the katana who claims to have left the swordsman path of destruction to follow the path of life-giving bread. Despite that, he often becomes very warrior-like and fearsome during baking competit...
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Adenauer Monica
Supporting
Monica is an American of German descent who participates in the Monaco Cup as part of the American Team. After the tournament, she begins to develop feelings for Kai Suwabara.While her bread-baking skills are not to the level of everyone else's, she is i...