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merylsilverburg · Jun 15th, 2006, 04:42 PM

I haven't seen nor heard of this series either, but checking it out a bit, it seems like it's shounen, IMO, since:

- the main character is a male
- the mangaka is male
- it's main elements are almost sports-like and romance (if any) is a secondary element
- a major focus is on the main character Azuma Kazuma's (lol) skill which are his special hands, which ties in with the competition/winning/sports tone of the series

Why I think it's for boys: again, since the main character is a young male, it helps younger boys have someone to relate to, along with the mostly sports-like competitiveness theme of the story.

As for the why girls wouldn't like it: no one said girls wouldn't like it. In fact, with the mostly male characters in there (from what I've seen) girls might actually be interested because of that, hehe. Kinda like Tennis no Oujisama (Prince of Tennis) where the fanbase is mostly females due to the different variety of males in there.

This series may fool people into thinking it is a shoujo for the sake that the story is based on baking...but there are a lot of stories out there that involve cooking as a sport (since the Japanese really love food and competition) which applies to either genres, but you mostly have to see the tone of the series to get a feel whether it's for girls or boys.

I do find the plot and the title of the series hilarious though (Yakitate "Japan" ohohohohoho!

) so I might check it out in the future...would be good for a laugh.

Jun 15th, 2006, 04:42 PM	#2
merylsilverburg Enemy or Ally? Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 4,023	I haven't seen nor heard of this series either, but checking it out a bit, it seems like it's shounen, IMO, since: - the main character is a male - the mangaka is male - it's main elements are almost sports-like and romance (if any) is a secondary element - a major focus is on the main character Azuma Kazuma's (lol) skill which are his special hands, which ties in with the competition/winning/sports tone of the series Why I think it's for boys: again, since the main character is a young male, it helps younger boys have someone to relate to, along with the mostly sports-like competitiveness theme of the story. As for the why girls wouldn't like it: no one said girls wouldn't like it. In fact, with the mostly male characters in there (from what I've seen) girls might actually be interested because of that, hehe. Kinda like Tennis no Oujisama (Prince of Tennis) where the fanbase is mostly females due to the different variety of males in there. This series may fool people into thinking it is a shoujo for the sake that the story is based on baking...but there are a lot of stories out there that involve cooking as a sport (since the Japanese really love food and competition) which applies to either genres, but you mostly have to see the tone of the series to get a feel whether it's for girls or boys. I do find the plot and the title of the series hilarious though (Yakitate "Japan" ohohohohoho! ) so I might check it out in the future...would be good for a laugh. __________________ "You're a louse Roger Smith" ~ R. Dorothy Wayneright "Have a little priest" ~ Mrs. Lovett "Grim Reaper, you could not get the women? What was the problem? Didn't you reap them with your grim reaping equipment?" "I tried that but the women, they all know hopscotch" ~ Eddie Izzard You Can Help Last edited by merylsilverburg; Jun 15th, 2006 at 04:48 PM..