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Iron Wok Jan

Facts

Release
tv · 2026-07-05 · JP · 2026-05-17
Release
tv · 2026-07-05 · 2026-05-20

Connections

Voice cast of
taishi murata, m a o
Produces of
kadokawa
Writes of
shinji saijyo
Directs of
saijyo shinji

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  • Confirmed saijyo shinji directs iron wok jan May 28 · source
  • Disputed saijyo shinji directs iron wok jan May 28 · source
  • Confirmed tv 2026-07-05 May 28 · source
  • Confirmed taishi murata voices iron wok jan May 28 · source
  • Confirmed m a o voices iron wok jan May 28 · source
  • Confirmed shinji saijyo writes iron wok jan May 28 · source
  • Confirmed kadokawa produces iron wok jan May 28 · source
  • Confirmed tv 2026-07-05 JP May 27 · source

All coverage

Jun 24

Iron Wok Jan Anime Reveals Trailer, Visual, July 5 Premiere, Tomokazu Sugita Cast

The official website for the Iron Wok Jan television anime released a main trailer and key visual on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, confirming a July 5 premiere date. The trailer, presented as an "alternate" version, features food critic Nichido Otani commenting on the cooking battles. The announcement also revealed that Tomokazu Sugita will voice Ryuji Bito, a wandering Chinese cuisine chef known as "XO Sauce Ryu." Sugita, a veteran voice actor, expressed excitement about joining the adaptation of a manga he read in real time. The ending theme song "Naita Akuma" by EMUNIMINI was also previewed. The anime will air on TV Tokyo and its affiliates on Sundays at 5:30 p.m. JST, and will stream on Anime Times, ABEMA, U-NEXT, and Anime Hōdai in Japan. Ei Aoki directs the series at studio TROYCA, with Makoto Uezu handling series composition and Masako Matsumoto designing characters. The main cast includes Kikunosuke Toya as Jan Akiyama, Ikumi Hasegawa as Kiriko Gobancho, and Kohei Amasaki as Takao Okonogi. The original manga by Shinji Saijyo ran in Weekly Shonen Champion from 1995 to 2000 and has over 10 million copies in circulation.

May 17

Iron Wok Jan! Anime Adds Five Cast Members, Sets July 5 Premiere

The television anime adaptation of Shinji Saijyo's cooking manga "Iron Wok Jan!" has revealed five new cast members, a July 5 premiere date, and a main promotional video. The seven-member dance vocal group Genin wa Jibun ni Aru. performs the opening theme song "Hien" (Fire Banquet). New cast additions include Masuo Amada as Nichido Otani, M.A.O as Celene Yang, Takahiro Sakurai as Kei Sawada, Taishi Murata as Tomohide Jun, and Yusuke Kobayashi as Yuji Kawahara. Previously announced lead cast members are Kikunosuke Toya as Jan Akiyama, Ikumi Hasegawa as Kiriko Gobancho, Kohei Amasaki as Takao Okonogi, and Kenjiro Tsuda as narrator. Ei Aoki (Fate/Zero, Aldnoah.Zero) directs the series at studio TROYCA, with Makoto Uezu handling series scripts and Masako Matsumoto designing characters. The anime will air Sundays at 5:30 p.m. JST on TV Tokyo and its affiliates. The original manga ran in Weekly Shonen Champion from 1995 to 2000 across 27 volumes, and the franchise has over 10 million copies in circulation.