Iron Wok Jan!

Also known as Tetsunabe no Jan!

鉄鍋のジャン！

Jan Akiyama, a cocky arrogant teenager wants to fulfill his grandfathers wish of defeating his arch nemesis Mutsuju Gobancho. When he arrives at the Gobancho restaurant he meets his granddaughter Kiriko Gobancho. Their rivalry is easily compared to Jan's and Kiriko's grandfathers, for Jan believes cooking is about competition and Kiriko believes cooking is about heart.

TV anime, 12 episodes, Summer 2026, TROYCA. Episode guide with the official trailer and links to licensed services. Studio TROYCA. Genres: Action, Psychological. Season: Summer 2026.

Where to watch

• Crunchyroll

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Characters and voice cast

• Jan Akiyama (秋山醤) - main character, voiced by Kikunosuke Toya (戸谷菊之介). The main character of Iron Wok Jan. He is a 16 year old skillful cook but an extremely arrogant guy. He is self-centered and egotistical person and is oozing with self confidence. He is very dedicated to his motto; "Cooking is about Winning".
• Kiriko Gobanchou (五番町霧子) - main character, voiced by Ikumi Hasegawa (長谷川育美)
• Takao Okonogi (小此木タカオ) - supporting character, voiced by Kouhei Amasaki (天崎滉平)
• Narrator (ナレーター) - supporting character, voiced by Kenjirou Tsuda (津田健次郎). This character page is set to represent and list all narrators, which haven't been given a visual representation of themselves in their respective work. Please add other narrator characters, which were given a visual representation of themselves, separately from this narrator page.
• Nichidou Ootani (大谷日堂) - supporting character, voiced by Masuo Amada (天田益男)
• Celene Yang (セレーヌ楊) - supporting character, voiced by Mao Ichimichi (市道真央)
• Kei Sawada (沢田圭) - supporting character, voiced by Takahiro Sakurai (櫻井孝宏)
• Tomohide Jun (荀智秀) - supporting character, voiced by Taishi Murata (村田太志)
• Yuuji Kawahara (河原裕司) - supporting character, voiced by Yuusuke Kobayashi (小林裕介)
• Ryuuji Bitou (尾藤リュウジ) - supporting character, voiced by Tomokazu Sugita (杉田智和)
• Genji Abukuma (阿武隈 源次) - supporting character
• Kaiichirou Akiyama (秋山 階一郎) - supporting character
• Yasuyuki Etou (江藤 泰行) - supporting character
• Kanichi Fujita (藤田 貫一) - supporting character
• Gen (源) - supporting character
• Yaichi Gobanchou (五番町 弥一) - supporting character
• Mutsujuu Gobanchou (五番町 睦十) - supporting character
• Jouji Harasawa (原沢 丈二) - supporting character

Staff

• Original Creator: Saijyo Shinji (西条真二)
• Director: Ei Aoki (あおきえい)
• Series Composition: Makoto Uezu (上江洲誠)
• Character Design: Masako Matsumoto (松本昌子)
• Action Animator: Ryuuichi Makino (牧野竜一)
• Art Director: Ken Naitou (内藤健)
• Color Design: Mariko Shinohara (篠原真理子)
• Director of Photography: Ryousuke Tsuda (津田良介)
• Editing: Shouta Uyama (右山章太)
• CG Director: Mitsutaka Iguchi (井口光隆)
• Sound Director: Jin Aketagawa (明田川仁)
• Sound Effects: Masami Baba (馬場將実)
• Music: Tomoki Kikuya (菊谷知樹)
• Chief Animation Director: Masako Matsumoto (松本昌子)

Production: TROYCA (animation), NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan, REMOW, Marvelous, TV Tokyo, JR Higashi Nihon Kikaku, Fujishouji, KLOCKWORX, arma bianca.

Opening and ending themes

• ED1: "Naita Akuma" by emunimini (episodes 2-)
• OP1: "Kaen" by Genin wa Jibun ni Aru. (episodes 1-)

Latest Iron Wok Jan! news

• 2026-06-24 - Iron Wok Jan! Anime's 'Alternate' Promo Video Reveals New Cast Member, Ending Song (Anime News Network)
• 2026-05-15 - Iron Wok Jan! Anime Reveals More Cast, July 5 Debut in Main Promo Video (Anime News Network)
• 2026-02-15 - Iron Wok Jan! Anime's Teaser Video Unveils Main Cast, More Staff (Anime News Network)

Rankings on AniList: #57 highest rated 2026, #16 highest rated summer 2026.

AniList members score Iron Wok Jan! 76/100. On their lists: 3,474 watching, 3,742 completed, 4,098 planning to watch, 482 dropped; 193 favourites.

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Iron Wok Jan! reviews

• "A fun and surprisingly enjoyable cooking anime with a memorable protagonist and plenty of entertaining moments." - Keima1987, 60/100 (5 of 8 found it helpful) - full review on AniList

Iron Wok Jan! screenshots

Episodes

1. Episode 1
2. Episode 2
3. Episode 3
4. Episode 4
5. Episode 5
6. Episode 6
7. Episode 7
8. Episode 8
9. Episode 9
10. Episode 10
11. Episode 11
12. Episode 12