How many episodes are in Iron Wok Jan!?

Iron Wok Jan! has 6 episodes in this listed season.

When does Iron Wok Jan! premiere?

Iron Wok Jan! premieres on 2026-07-05.

Is Iron Wok Jan! a new series?

Iron Wok Jan! is a new series (Season 1).

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Iron Wok Jan!(2026)

Also known as Tetsunabe no Jan!

Archived · TV Tokyo

7.76 eps

S01

AnimationAction & AdventureComedy

ON AIR: JUL 5Season 1Archived listing

What to Expect

PremiereLens read

Iron Wok Jan! runs its cooking competitions like fight sequences, with each culinary showdown built around escalating pressure and the very real possibility of public humiliation. The protagonist pursues victory through ruthlessness rather than warmth, and the show commits fully to that choice: moral compromise is not a side effect but a recurring price of winning.

Much of the comedy comes from a cast that treats recipes with the logic of sorcery, conjuring dishes through methods that have no business working. The tone stays chaotic and irreverent throughout, and the pacing rarely pauses long enough for anyone to reconsider their choices, which is exactly the point.

Best for

shonen cooking combat, chaotic recipe sorcery and Animation

Story lane

Animation and Action & Adventure

Commitment

Season 1 · 6 episodes

Where

TV Tokyo

Official Premise

A devilish master chef pursues victory in an ultimate Chinese cuisine battle, stopping at nothing to crush the competition. Along the way, an unhinged cast treats cooking like magic, producing wild dishes in an adrenaline-fueled clash where ethics take a back seat.

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