Okay so.... if I can summarize my thoughts on this ENTIRE manga series, I would liken it to riding a roller coaster. As I was reading the first arc, I felt like I was going up with the cuteness and the light-heartedness of the story. Aside from that, I also enjoyed the breads and the challenges they were having. By the time the first story arc was over, I was really craving for the breads baked and at the same time, extremely excited for the next battle arc. However, as the 2nd story arc started, I felt like the roller coaster was going down and I found myself showing disinterest to not only the story itself but to the characters as well. As soon as the 2nd story arc was over, I was so glad it was done and I was honestly considering if I should still continue reading the series or drop it. However, I am glad I continued on because the third story arc is probably one of my favorite arcs of the series. It brought back the lightheartedness and the great bread/creations they were making that made me like this series in the first place. The bread/food they were making all throughout this arc were all so good and I also loved how it showed us the different parts of Japan. AAAND I wished the story ended here on such a high note. However for some reason, the author decided to make this series extremely wonky with the (spoiler alert) maou gopan and the global warming arc and honestly IT DID NOT HELP the series one bit. By the time the global warming arc was finished I was left unhappy and unsatisfied instead of the joy I felt when I read the first and third story arc. If anyone here is thinking about reading this I highly recommend y'all stop after the Yakitate 25 arc so that you can at least end this series in a happy note.