The TV anime "Tetsunabe no Jan!", based on the manga by Shinji Saijo serialized in "Weekly Shonen Champion" (Akita Shoten), will begin airing on TV Tokyo every Sunday at 5:30 p.m. starting July 5th. Additional cast members have also been announced, including Masuo Amada as food critic Nichido Otani, M・A・O as Serene Yang, chef at the Kobe Chinese restaurant "Seadragon", Takahiro Sakurai , chef at the Roppongi Chinese restaurant "Kunlun", Taishi Murata as Zhixiu Xun, heir to the Yokohama Chinese restaurant "Toyorou", and Yusuke Kobayashi as Yuji Kawahara, son of the Kawahara Cooking School principal.
The main PV, "Front Version," featuring the protagonist Jean, Selene Yang, and other new characters, has been released. The "Back Version" of the PV will be released at a later date. It was also announced that the seven-member dance vocal group "Genin wa Jibun ni Aru." will be performing the opening theme song, "Kaen."
Amada, who plays Ohtani Nichido, a popular character often called the "hidden heroine," a food critic with the best palate and the worst personality, earning him the nickname "the man with the tongue of God," commented: "The winner is strong! Only the strong win! It's a slightly provocative concept for these times! There are tons of lines that make you wonder, 'Is it really okay to say something like that!?' Ohtani Nichido, who does whatever he wants by hiding behind his authority and power, is an extremely unpleasant person! I'm putting my heart and soul into playing him! Please look forward to it!"
Ryota Nagano of "Genin wa Jibun ni Aru." said, "All the members are honored. This song has a sense of speed that is typical of Genjibu, blending logic and madness, and it matches this work, which is both a culinary work and a kind of fighting manga. All seven members of Genin wa Jibun ni Aru. sang with all their might so that we could add our own unique touch to this historically significant and unique work."
"Tetsunabe no Jan!" is a manga depicting an unprecedented cooking battle. The protagonist, Jan, believes that victory is all about cooking, and anything goes. The heroine, Kiriko, is pure and innocent, and her heart is all about cooking. Together they unleash magical, deadly weapons (cooking). It was serialized in "Weekly Shonen Champion" from 1995 to 2000. The series has sold over 10 million copies in total.
This marks the first time the series has been adapted into an anime. It will be directed by Ei Aoki, known for his work on numerous popular titles such as "Fate / Zero," " Aldnoah.Zero ," and "The Garden of Sinners: The Movie," and produced by TROYCA, known for "Aldnoah.Zero," "Overtake!," and "ATRI." Kikunosuke Toya will voice the protagonist, Jean Ikumi Hasegawa, while Ikumi Hasegawa will play the heroine, Kiriko Gobancho, and Kohei Amasaki will play Kohei Amasaki, Jean's only confidant. Kenjiro Tsuda will provide the narration.
