Shigeru Kanmuri (冠 茂, Kanmuri Shigeru) is an alumnus of Harvard University who graduate in age of sixteen. He's Kuroyanagi's junior and extremely genius in his teenage year. He was formerly an employee of Pantasia's Central Shinjuku working under Yukino Azusagawa but, after he lost to Azuma, his laboratory went boom and he defected to Pantasia'S Southern Tokyo and joined Yakitate!! 9 as participant and spokesperson of most Azuma's strategy.
In the last chapter, Kanmuri retired from Pantasia and work as a researcher in a certain university to research bread that can cure light wounds.
Appearance[]
Shigeru has shoulder-length light pink hair that spikes, dark pink eyes and a beautiful face. He is extremely handsome and looks like a K-pop boy, only 100% more anime and kawaii.
Background[]
Shigeru is the son of the head of the Yakuza family called Hashiguchi Family and an unknown mother. Like Ryou Kuroyanagi, Shigeru is a Harvard graduate who looks up to him as a mentor, calling him 'Senpai' (which means Senior) and he is considered as a "Harvard Junior Genius" as he has graduated from the prestigious school at a very young age of sixteen.
Plot[]
Pantasia Newcomer's Battle Arc[]
Originally working for Yukino Azusagawa (Tsukino Azusagawa's evil sister), Kanmuri defected to the Pantasia's Southern Tokyo store to work with Kazuma after Yukino blew up his research laboratory as a result of him losing to Kazuma. He remained to keep the store throughout the Monaco Cup, but rejoined the team for the Yakitate!! Game Show.
Recently revealed to be one out of the last two possible heirs to the Hashiguchi Company (the biggest Yakuza organization in Japan). Although he firmly states that he'd never join the Yakuza, problem sets as the other heir named Masanobu Tsutsumi (Shigeru's half-brother) shares the same sentiments. Tsutsumi is jealous at his half-brother for getting all the attention from their father, thus fueling his own determination to defeat the younger boy in a cooking/baking competition. This problem is promptly settled with a one-on-one battle in Yakitate!!25/Yakitate!! 9 (refer to Episode 62).
Trivia[]
- Shigeru is named after Takashi Hashiguchi's editor of the same name.
- Shigeru is usually the voice of reason during any match of Kazuma Azuma, explaining to everyone what exactly Kazuma's strategy is.
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| Pantasia Main Branch | Tsukino Azusagawa • Kazuma Azuma • Sadamichi Azusagawa |
|---|---|
| Pantasia New Tokyo Branch | Mizuno Azusagawa • Tsuyoshi Mokoyama |
| Pantasia Southern Branch | Kageto Kinoshita |