{"rewrite":{"id":"r_2f0805d1a8c71921a7586e1a","clusterId":"c_31787917ff5aefca1d826de7","slug":"iron-wok-jan-tv-anime-sets-july-5-premiere-adds-tomokazu-sugita","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Iron Wok Jan! TV Anime Sets July 5 Premiere, Adds Tomokazu Sugita","summary":"The TV anime adaptation of Shinji Saijo's cooking manga \"Iron Wok Jan!\" will begin airing July 5, 2026, on six TV Tokyo stations. A behind-the-scenes PV and key visual have been released. Tomokazu Sugita joins the cast as Ryuji Bito, an XO sauce user. The ending theme is \"Nakita Akuma\" by Muni Mini. Ei Aoki directs at studio TROYCA.","whyItMatters":"The first-ever anime adaptation of a legendary cooking manga that built a cult following over decades finally arrives, with a director known for intense work and a cast that suggests the production is taking the material's dangerous charm seriously.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eEi Aoki, whose resume includes \u0026#34;Fate/Zero\u0026#34; and \u0026#34;Idolish7,\u0026#34; directs the adaptation at TROYCA. The studio previously handled \u0026#34;The Idolmaster SideM\u0026#34; and \u0026#34;Re:CREATORS.\u0026#34; Kikunosuke Toya voices protagonist Jan (Sho Akiyama), with Ikumi Hasegawa as Kiriko Gojome, Kohei Amasaki as Takao Okonogi, M·A·O as Serene Yang, Takahiro Sakurai as Kei Sawada, Taishi Murata as Chishu Xun, Yusuke Kobayashi as Yuji Kawahara, Masuo Amada as Nitoro Otani, and Kenjiro Tsuda as narrator. The behind-the-scenes PV features Otani critiquing Jan\u0026#39;s cooking, drawing early viewer comments that the content might be too extreme for broadcast television. A collaboration with Yokohama Chinatown runs through July 18, offering stickers with eligible fried rice purchases at 33 participating stores. A special pre-broadcast program, \u0026#34;Iron Wok Ryuji!,\u0026#34; airs July 4 on the same six-station network.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"TROYCA and Ei Aoki, known for psychological drama, are adapting a cooking battle manga. The behind-the-scenes PV suggests they are leaning into the series' chaotic energy rather than its culinary realism.","twitterPost":"Ei Aoki directing Iron Wok Jan! at TROYCA pairs a drama specialist with a comedy cooking fight series.","threadsPost":"Iron Wok Jan! is a cooking battle manga from the 90s, known for over-the-top flavor descriptions and physical fights. The studio TROYCA and director Ei Aoki usually do psychological drama. The behind-the-scenes PV suggests they are embracing the series' chaos, not its cooking accuracy.","newsletterBlurb":"The long-awaited first TV anime adaptation of \"Iron Wok Jan!\" premieres July 5. Tomokazu Sugita joins the cast as Ryuji Bito. Ei Aoki directs at TROYCA. A behind-the-scenes PV and key visual are out now.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime Anime\",\"url\":\"https://animeanime.jp/article/2026/06/24/100353.html\",\"title\":\"Summer Anime \\\"Iron Wok Jan!\\\" Can It Be Broadcast on TV? Behind-the-Scenes PV Packed with Its Dangerous Charm Released, Additional Cast Includes Tomokazu Sugita\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4305,"outputTokens":731,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1782610107,"createdAt":"2026-06-28T01:21:48.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-06-28T01:25:24.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-28T01:25:24.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_31787917ff5aefca1d826de7","canonicalTitle":"夏アニメ「鉄鍋のジャン！」テレビで流せる？ヤバイ魅力が凝縮された裏verPV公開 追加キャストに杉田智和","representativeArticleId":"a_0f2be98634add880b9679a62","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":1,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"鉄鍋のジャン！\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"杉田智和\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-06-24T08:30:03.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-06-24T08:30:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-28T01:25:24.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime Anime","url":"https://animeanime.jp/article/2026/06/24/100353.html","title":"夏アニメ「鉄鍋のジャン！」テレビで流せる？ヤバイ魅力が凝縮された裏verPV公開 追加キャストに杉田智和"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["鉄鍋のジャン！"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["杉田智和"],"type":"news","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["The TV anime adaptation of Shinji Saijo's cooking manga 'Iron Wok Jan!' premieres July 5, 2026, on six TV Tokyo stations.","Tomokazu Sugita joins the cast as Ryuji Bito, an XO sauce user.","Ei Aoki directs the adaptation at studio TROYCA, with Kikunosuke Toya voicing protagonist Jan.","A behind-the-scenes PV shows a character critiquing Jan's cooking, with early viewer comments suggesting the content may be too extreme for broadcast TV.","A collaboration with Yokohama Chinatown runs through July 18, offering stickers with eligible fried rice purchases at 33 stores."]}