Well . . . maybe you haven't.
It all started when ChaosAngel999 let me know that the fundoshi-clad man on the right in the above illustration is NOT Solid Snake as I had originally surmised (I think I got it from an MGS thread way back when . . . ) but is actually a character from Yakitate!! Japan. Which, in case you're unaware, is a show about baking bread.
Exciting, huh?
Why YES. Yes it IS.
I've only seen a few random episodes at this point, but the whole thing looks like a hysterical parody of shonen tropes. Where bread is serious business worthy of the most hot-blooded bakeries, where baking competitions can draw stadium-size audiences, and where reactions to a taste-test make judges go on LSD trips. The show also livens things up by featuring some damn studly bakers.
Yeah I went there. Studly bakers.
Let us proceed.
Suwabara is a katana-wielding baker (excuse me, "bread artisan") who treats every loaf as if his samurai pride itself depended on not over-cookin' that dough. He's fierce like a warrior during competitions!
He also seems to favor traditional dress--which I naturally liked, being a pervert for such things.
Following my initial research, I decided to search for any instance of him wearing fundoshi. After all, that above picture probably took inspiration from somewhere. Maybe he had an onsen scene at some point, or was at a festival, or . . . or something.
Oh lordy.
Well, let's just get a bit of background. It's episode 45-46 and Yet Another Big Baking Tournament in Yakitate land. Suwabara is competing. The guy is surprised however, when his female opponent Monica walks in wearing just a bikini! (she intends to distract him with her sexiness in order to easily win). Her sinister plan appears to be working too, until the proud Suwabara decides to, um, even the playing field.
Oh lordy.
Well, let's just get a bit of background. It's episode 45-46 and Yet Another Big Baking Tournament in Yakitate land. Suwabara is competing. The guy is surprised however, when his female opponent Monica walks in wearing just a bikini! (she intends to distract him with her sexiness in order to easily win). Her sinister plan appears to be working too, until the proud Suwabara decides to, um, even the playing field.
WE ARE THEN TREATED TO A FULL HALF HOUR OF MANSERVICE as Suwabara does the whole contest dressed only in fundoshi.
Anyway, after the contest is over Suwabara and Monica kinda hook up. They never do get the knack of wearing clothes around each other though. ;3
Fellow baker Kawachi is outraged by this new development (the girl being there, not the half-naked thing). Oh boyyy.
I SWEAR TO GOD I DIDN'T EVEN DOCTOR THIS CAP. Okay, maybe the heart is really coming from Monica who you can't see because Kawachi's head is in the way. But do I really care? Not really. Suwabara x Kawachi forever.
Speaking of Kawachi, he's pretty hot himself. Sequel post tomorrow, anyone?
Anyway, it turns out Suwabara is actually a bit of a prude despite his penchant for public nudity. Wonder what his face would look like if he knew there was a whole post here about him?
Glad I could get you to watch a damn good anime in your process of researching hot studs. I only watched up until the end of the Monaco Cup arc (it got boring after that), and Suwabara is one of the favorite characters, not only because he's a hot hunk of meat I want to put in my oven.
ReplyDeleteI'll be sure to correct you next time, as to spur more research into hot bakers ;)
I love the commentary you did for this post. I really missed your witty partially insane but totally hilarious commentary when the site was down.
ReplyDeleteNow I developed some fetish for fundoshi... Yay! *heart*
ReplyDeleteKai is hot, but dont underestimate Kawachi, the "boke" guy. Beneath that clothes, he hides a quite built body. Check out couple of first episodes where he was forced to do some heavy exercises so he could develop "sun gauntlet"
ReplyDeleteOr in the middle of Monaco cup Arc, where the whole gang get "stranded" on an island
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Actually, even Pierrot is kinda hot
Yes CA, please do. :3
ReplyDeleteAnd really Tinman? I've seen a few of those "training" episodes, but not the island one. I'll go check it out!
Mmmm. Beefcake, literally.
ReplyDeleteSuwabara was always one of my favourite characters.
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty sure Ykaitate Japan's author is gay, he portrays himself as an okama and presents us with plenty of male fanservice (Suwabara is down to his fundoshi more often than not)... if he weren't gay I'd be surprised.