The Pantasia Entrance Examination Arc (パンタジア新人戦編) is the second story arc of Yakitate!! Japan.
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This is the initial arc where Azuma goes to the Pantasia Main Branch Store expecting to get a job only to discover that he has to compete for it in a series of exams. Azuma also starts at a disadvantage as he loses almost all of the ten points he needs to avoid being disqualified (5 points for being late, 2 points for messy hair and 2 points for calling Kuroyanagi an old man). It is in this arc that Azuma meets Kyousuke Kawachi, Ryou Kuroyanagi, Tsukino Azusagawa and Kai Suwabara. Shortly after the competition, Azuma and Kawachi get jobs at Pantasia's Southern Tokyo Branch store. A few stories take place there as they meet Ken Matsushiro and Azuma competes against a skilled but pampered baker named Mokoyama.
Azuma and Kawachi get a letter wherein they can compete in a battle and if they win they get a spot in the main branch and also a trip to France for a training camp where they can hone their skills. Here they meet different bakers and with this battle also comes with another hidden agenda wherein the Azusagawa Family fights for the right to be the owner of the Pantasia bakery chain. As the tournament was finished they have another battle on their hands.