With my new found love for Yakitate!! Japan, I thought I'd make this week's hero the world level clown, Pierrot Bolneze. Acting as judge for the Monaco Cup, Pierrot was able to add a completely new flavor to the series, giving it a bit more depth.
In sharp contrast to Kuroyanagi, Pierrot is a fun loving judge that will give his life story to explain how awesome each bread is (also he isn't a douche bag). Because his reactions actually have a purpose, they are the only ones in the series I can tolerate.
He is also compassionate. When trapped in the cave with the main group, he was able to lift everyone's spirits by lying about his swimming ability, something he would immediately regret as he stalled for time (in which case hillarity ensued).
To top it all off, he even turned out to be the prince of Monaco. The death of his father at the cost of saving his life added some drama to the other wise silly series, yet it didn't feel out of place at all. After travelling through time as a result of Azuma's bread, he was able to save his parents and alter history in the process, something I would've never seen coming in a series about bread. That just so happened to be my favorite scene in the series and one of the most touching scenes in general (despite the complete lack of rationallity surrounding it).
Without Pierrot, the Monaco Cup arc probably would've sucked. Thank you for making this series great world class clown ;)
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