The official Anime Times YouTube channel began offering all 12 episodes of Tetsunabe no Jan! (Iron Wok Jan!) for free on Sunday, September 27, 2026. Dengeki Online reports the window on the channel runs until October 11, 2026 at 17:59 Japan time.
Anime Times confirmed the drop on X. The series site remains tetsujan.com, with @tetsujan1995.
What the show is
The adaptation covers Shinji Saijyo’s manga from Weekly Shonen Champion (1995–2000). Akiyama Jan treats cooking as combat at Ginza’s Gobanchou Hanten, clashing with heir Kiriko Gobanchou through the First All-Japan Chinese Cuisine Championship.
TV Tokyo aired the season Sundays at 17:30 JST from July 5 to September 20, 2026. TROYCA produced it, with Ei Aoki directing and Makoto Uezu on series composition. Kikunosuke Toya voices Jan; Ikumi Hasegawa voices Kiriko.
Why the free drop matters
The manga went decades without an anime because of its extreme recipes and tone. TROYCA kept much of that material and, Japanese coverage notes, added on-screen notes when 1990s food science no longer matches current knowledge.
A two-week YouTube window widens access beyond paid platforms right after the TV run. No second season has been officially announced.
What is still unclear
Geo-blocking and subtitle languages on the YouTube copies have not been detailed. A Blu-ray box is still slated for December 23, 2026 on the official site.
Sources
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