It's a bird, it's a plane, it's... Anpanman!

As we head to the slow pace of Shikoku, we arrive at the home of an unusual hero - Anpanman. Made of bread, he goes off and fights bacteria.

But we're here for the prefectural qualifiers. And here, 3 teams dominate the scene - Meitoku Gijuku, Kochi, and Kochi Shougyou. Only one team has broken the triumperate since 1990, and that was Sukumo in 1994. Kochi Kougyou rounds out the top 4 seeds.

I think the other schools will need more than just Anpanman's help if they want to break through.