Jan Akiyama, a cocky and arrogant teenage cooking prodigy, arrives at Gobancho Hanten, a prestigious Chinese restaurant, to fulfill his grandfather’s lifelong wish: defeating his arch-nemesis Mutsuju Gobancho in culinary combat. At the restaurant, Jan meets Kiriko Gobancho, Mutsuju’s talented granddaughter and heir, who believes cooking should be done with heart and for the customer’s satisfaction. Jan, however, views cooking as pure competition and will stop at nothing to crush his opponents. Their clashing philosophies spark an intense rivalry that draws everyone around them—including apprentice Takao Okonogi—into their high-stakes culinary battles. This adrenaline-pumping tale features an unhinged cast that defies ethics and treats cooking like magic, creating wild and spectacular dishes as Jan charges forward to face the ultimate Chinese cuisine battle and challenge the world.
Title: Iron Wok Jan! (Tetsunabe no Jan! / 鉄鍋のジャン！)
Year: 2026
Type: TV Anime Series
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese
Director: Ei Aoki
Writer: Shinji Saijyo (Manga Creator), Yasuko Kobayashi (Series Composition)
Producers: TROYCA (Animation Studio), TV Tokyo, NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan, arma bianca, Fujishouji, JR East Marketing & Communications, KlockWorx, Magic Capsule, Marvelous Entertainment, REMOW
Genre: Cooking, Comedy, Action, Shounen, Culinary Battle
Stars: Kikunosuke Toya (Jan Akiyama), Ikumi Hasegawa (Kiriko Gobancho), Kohei Amasaki (Takao Okonogi), Kenjiro Tsuda (Narrator), Yuuki Ishikari, Tarou Kiuchi, Hiroki Maeda, Atsushi Ono, Chiharu Sawashiro, Reigo Yamaguchi