Tomokazu Sugita Joins Iron Wok Jan! as XO Sauce Ryu
Sugita's casting as a key antagonist adds a prominent voice to the series, while the special program and collaboration signal a coordinated promotional campaign ahead of the July premiere.
Reporting from 1 sources: Comic Natalie.
Tomokazu Sugita will voice Ryuji Bito, an assassin chef who uses XO sauce, in the TV anime Iron Wok Jan! A new key visual and a PV featuring food critic Otani's commentary were also released. The ending theme is "Nakita Akuma" by emunimini. A special program and a collaboration menu are scheduled for July.
The key visual for Iron Wok Jan! shows a crowd of chefs facing protagonist Jan Akiyama, hinting at the cooking battles to come. Tomokazu Sugita, who followed the original manga in real time, will play Ryuji Bito, an assassin chef known as XO Sauce Ryu. Sugita said he was sulking over not getting an audition, then was cast and his excitement peaked. The main PV features food critic Otani Hido commenting on Jan. The ending theme is emunimini's "Nakita Akuma." A special program airs July 4 on TV Tokyo, and a collaboration menu runs from July 18 at a Tokyo izakaya.
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- Comic Natalie 「鉄鍋のジャン！」XO醤のリュウ役は杉田智和、大谷がジャンを評論する“裏PV”も