List of Yakitate!! Japan Characters - Rival Bakers

Rival Bakers

Tsuyoshi Mokoyama (模糊 山剛, Mokoyama Tsuyoshi?)

• Voiced by: Tesshō Genda

A contemporary of Ken Matsushiro and a master of sweet breads. He had trained with Ken to receive "solar gauntlets," but after his promotions in St. Pierre, he became lazy and started slacking off. He worked at the St. Pierre main branch in South Tokyo--a store opposite the one managed by Ken and Tsukino. After drawing against Azuma in a nationally televised bread battle, Mokoyama was forced to leave St. Pierre and befriended Mizuno Azusagawa. He joined the Pantasia Newcomer's Battle wearing a Koala mask where he tied Azuma once again. Later, in the Yakitate!! 9/25 arc, this time wearing a "Panda" mask, he lost to Azuma. Further, Azuma's bamboo flavored bread had the effect of transforming him into a real panda. Mokoyama was portrayed as a very effeminate man who was always worried about his complexion and appearance and at St. Pierre he had a harem of male bakers cater to his needs. His specialty is knitting, and he seems to be in love with the manager of Pantasia's southern Tokyo branch. He calls him "Ken-chan" and in a picture Manager had drawn up, Mokoyama was shown peacefully knitting cloth that said "Ken (heart) Moko."

Mizuno Azusagawa (梓川 水乃, Azusagawa Mizuno?)

• Voiced by: Chigusa Ikeda

Tsukino's little sister. Since Tsukino is a "love child", Mizuno has the support of her father. They have a bit of a rivalry over Azuma, whether for his baking skills or his heart. She is quite competitive, and not very honorable. Once, Azuma told her that if he won against her in the newcomer's competition, then she had to call Tsukino onee-san, as a younger sister should. In exchange, if he lost, he would have to work at her store. Mizuno lost, but at first refused to call Tsukino onee-san. She later consented to it, but also came up with another gamble: if Azuma lost against "Koala-chan," or Mokoyama, then Tsukino would have to give up her rights to owning Pantasia, complete with contract. Azuma and Mokoyama tied, but Mokoyama gave up, making Azuma the winner. As of what happened to the ownership of Pantasia, Mizuno is still going for it. In Yakitate!! 25, she wasn't participating to help Mokoyama, but just wanted to watch his koala-chan battle against Azuma; she also apologized to Tsukino for their past sibling rivalry, while expressing her dislike of Yukino for selling out Pantasia. And in the end, she went back to join Pantasia with Panda Mokoyama and left Azuma.

The anime presented her in a more sympathetic light in her first appearance. She does not attempt to gamble for Tsukino's ownership of Pantasia or necessarily back out of the original deal; instead, she merely shifts the original bet to Azuma's battle against the Koala. Her kindness towards Mokoyama is also highlighted, the two of them being portrayed as much more like a father/daughter relationship than master/servant, and she is shown to be a very lonely little girl (as well as her brattier side).

Kayser Brothers

• Gran Kayser (グラン・カイザー, Guran Kaiza?)
  • Voiced by: George Nakata
• Bob Kayser (ボブ・カイザー, Bobu Kaiza?)
  • Voiced by: Takanori Hoshino
• Edward Kayser (エドワード・カイザー, Edowado Kaiza?)
  • Voiced by: Kōji Yusa

The three brothers are the owners of the largest bakery chain in France. Aside from Solar Hands (which all top bakers in france must have), they also have extreme nimble fingers of goddess hands (which Azuma and Suwabara also possess). Gran Kayser is also unique, in that his father also trained him such that his arms are abnormally large and strong, powerful enough to support the weight of him and his brothers. They are always hidden under a bird-like mask.

Shadow White (シャドウ・ホワイト, Shadō Howaito?)

• Voiced by: Yutaka Aoyama, Megumi Matsumoto

A famous mime at least as good as Marcel Marceau, he is able to copy every actions of any human being perfectly; so perfect is that he unconsciously copy others, and thus forced to roll his eyes upward such that he do not see other people. Due to his perfect copy ability, Shadow can copy other baker's technique and recipe 100%, but even with Yuuichi Kirisaki as his basis, he is only able to copy 98% the first time. Due to this, he is one of the strongest bakers Azuma had faced, as he had basically become Kirisaki himself.

Spencer Henry Hokō (スペンサー・ヘンリー・ホコー, Nickname: "Shachihoko"?)

• Voiced by: Takuya Kirimoto

Italian-American newcomer who worked at the Nagoya branch of Pantasia. His first episode appearance comes at 14. When he challenges Azuma at the New Comers Battle. He's later seen at the Monaco Cup championships, challenging one of Azuma's team members.

Masanobu Tsutsumi (堤 政伸, Tsutsumi Masanobu?)

• Voiced by: Satoshi Hino

Masanobu is an Austrian court chef and Shigeru Kanmuri's half-brother whose speciality is jam. He competed against Kanmuri during the Yakitate! 25/Yakitate!! 9 program to decide who should take over their father's yakuza business. Despite his strong inferiority complex, he hates losing and is jealous of Kanmuri as he felt that Kanmuri's life was easier.

Norihei Miki (三木 のり平, Miki Norihei?)

• Voiced by: Takeshi Aono

A chef famous for his brand of seaweed, he entered Yakitate!! 9 with the intent of challenging Azuma after seeing him on TV during the Monaco Cup. Despite the techniques Azuma used during the competition, Norihei was able to defeat him, making him the only competitor who has done so. Despite his win, Norihei encouraged Azuma to strive to do better by giving him a recipe book on seaweed. Ironically, "Nori" means "seaweed".