Originally posted by: Mae

Anyway, I'm looking forward to Yakitate! Japan also, the manga was hilarious: "And the topic is: MELON BREAD!!! Everyone: GASP! OH NO!" It's more like a sports manga than anything else, and it's another example of how interesting characters and a good plot can make ANYTHING seem fascinating: tennis, go, baking, saving the world from giant mecha....
More like a sports manga? Good call. Yes, that's exactly what it is - though until I read Yakitate! Japan, I'd have denied the possibility that anyone could make a manga about baking as a competitive sport...

Another one to look forward to is Genshiken - like Otaku no Video, this one hits very close to home for a number of anime fans...

- abunai