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Iron Wok Jan (Japanese:鉄鍋のジャン!,Hepburn:Tetsunabe no Jan!) is a Japanesemanga series written and illustrated by Shinji Saijyo. It was serialized inAkita Shoten'sshōnen manga magazineWeekly Shōnen Champion from 1995 to 2000, with its individual chapters being collected into 27 volumes. The manga follows a chef named Jan Akiyama as he works in a high-end Chinese restaurant.
A sequel, titledIron Wok Jan! R: The Summit Operations, was serialized inWeekly Shōnen Champion from December 2006 to November 2010, with its individual chapters being collected into 10 volumes. A spin-off written and illustrated by Bingo Morihashi, titledTetsupai no Jan!, was serialized inTakeshobo's magazineKindai Mahjong from August 2015 to December 2017, with three volumes being published. Another sequel, titledIron Wok Jan 2nd, was serialized inFujimi Shobo's magazineMonthly Dragon Age from January 2017 to 2019, with seven volumes being published. Ananime television series adaptation produced byTroyca is set to premiere in 2026.
One night after the restaurant closed, a boy walks into a high-end Chinese restaurant inGinza, Tokyo, and orders fried rice. After being served, the boy realized that it was of poor quality, he throws it away and enters the kitchen to make fried rice himself. The boy's name is Jan Akiyama, the grandson of Kaiichiro Akiyama, the "master of Chinese cuisine". Eventually, Jan, who believes that cooking is a battle, begins working in the restaurant with other chefs like Kiriko.
Jan Akiyama is a 16-year-old talented young chef and the male protagonist of the manga. His grandfather is Kaiichiro Akiyama, the "master of Chinese cuisine".
Kaiichiro Akiyama (秋山 階一郎,Akiyanma Kaiichirō)
Kaiichiro Akiyama is known as the "master of Chinese cuisine". Kaiichiro raised Jan until his tastebuds began to fail, at which point he sent Jan to Gobancho and committed suicide by self-immolation.
Minki Tou (桃 明輝,Tō Minki)
Minki Tou is Jan's grandmother and Kaiichiro's wife.
Written and illustrated by Shinji Saijyo, the series was serialized inAkita Shoten'sshōnen manga magazineWeekly Shōnen Champion from 1995 to 2000.[4] Its individual chapters were collected into 27tankōbon volumes.[5] It was re-released into 16kanzenban volumes between December 2004 and September 2007.[6][7] The manga was licensed in English byComicsOne before the license was transferred toDrMaster.[8][9] Collectively, they published the manga's 27tankōbon volumes in English between December 15, 2002, and December 28, 2007.[10][11]
A sequel, titledIron Wok Jan! R: The Summit Operations (鉄鍋のジャン!R 頂上作戦,Tetsunabe no Jan! R: Chōjō Sakusen), was serialized inWeekly Shōnen Champion from November 9, 2006, to December 9, 2010.[12][13] Its individual chapters were collected into tentankōbon volumes.[14]
A spin-off series, titledTetsupai no Jan! [ja] (鉄牌のジャン!) and written and illustrated by Bingo Morihashi, was serialized onTakeshobo'sKindai Mahjong magazine from August 12, 2015, to December 28, 2017.[15][16] Its individual chapters were collected into seventankōbon volumes.[17] Another sequel manga, titledIron Work Jan 2nd [ja], was serialized inFujimi Shobo's magazineMonthly Dragon Age from January 7, 2017, to 2019.[1][18] Its individual chapters were collected into seventankōbon volumes.[19]
Ananime television series adaptation was announced on December 15, 2025. It will be produced byTroyca and directed byEi Aoki, with series composition handled byMakoto Uezu, characters designed by Masako Matsumoto who is also serving as chief animation director, and music composed byTomoki Kikuya. The series is set to premiere in 2026 onTV Tokyo and its affiliates.[9][20][3]
Comics Worth Reading's Johanna Draper Carlson liked the use ofcaricatures to dramatize the manga.[21]Manga Life's Michael Aronson commended the manga for its art and its ability to appeal to audiences.[22]Animefringe's Ridwan Khan liked the "love-hate relationship" between Jan and Kiriko.[23]IGN's A.E. Sparrow felt the artist did a great job in making a cooking competition as compelling to watch "as watching two feudal clans go to war".[24]
