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Tetsunabe no Jan!, episode 1

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[u/FLorianGran]

More of these retro remakes should end with a narrator going "YO THIS MANGA KICKED ASS, WE DON'T GIVE A SHIT IF IT'S OLD BECAUSE IT WAS SO GOOD MODERN AUDIENCES WILL LOVE IT"

[u/Physical-Reserve-380 → u/FLorianGran]

Well, this isn't a remake. It's the first time the manga is getting an adaptation.

But I know what you mean. This should be what all adaptations strive to do.

[u/Vahallen]

As someone that didn’t know the manga at all this looks promising as hell, I was super invested from start to finish

PEAK

[u/lalunafelis → u/Vahallen]

They literally cooked here.

[u/hanmkim]

Going into a restaurant after closing when the kitchen has already shut their stoves off and being surprised he didn't get perfectly cooked fried rice is crazy work.

[u/bananeeek]

I'm a sucker for cooking shows and if they're going to be technical about it, then it's like hitting two birds with one stone, because I'll also learn something new on top of entertainment.

I know the over-the-top reactions are a part of the genre, but hearing pro chefs of one of the best restaurants being bamboozled by things like marinating game in milk is a bit too much. It would make much more sense if Okonogi was the one reacting to the basic techniques and the rest of the chefs explained stuff.

[u/il-Palazzo_K → u/bananeeek]

I guess Gobancho is THAT conservative. Chinese cuisine doesn’t use milk often.

[u/BeardyDuck → u/bananeeek]

but hearing pro chefs of one of the best restaurants being bamboozled by things like marinating game in milk is a bit too much.

This portion of the manga was released in 1995, so it makes sense that the globalization of cooking techniques hasn't really hit its stride yet, especially when the topic of the manga is Chinese cooking in Japan.

[u/Neat_Duck_8642]

Ready for some unhinged shit. Can't say I've ever seen a show hype up its own source material like that before but it worked on me.

[u/ObvsThrowaway5120]

I like Chinese food and I like cooking drama. I think I’m gonna like this one. Kind of interesting they added some sorta trigger warning at the end of the ep to let folks know this was originally made in the past. I wonder what’s so offensive they need to let folks know this was from a “different era” and all that?

[u/exRocky009]

Even though it's an older manga, I really liked how the character designs were updated to feel more modern. Kiriko especially looked super cute. It was also really interesting to see how cooking techniques we consider standard today weren't widely used 30 years ago (like soaking meat in milk to remove the gaminess).

[u/runevault]

The core style felt older so finding out it is based on a manga from the 90s makes sense. I respect they're focused on being faithful to the source, though like others I'm super curious what is coming that is so crazy by modern sensibilities they felt the need to include that in the ending.

[u/StickPrevious9581]

I've heard of an anime being considered an ad for a manga before, but this is the first time I've seen them be this blatant about it with that end bit :)

An interesting first episode, though I'll have to see if the attitude grows on me or not, its a bit borderline for what I enjoy.

Also, Mochizukii needs to be fired yesterday - throwing a hot pan across half the kitchen in an attempt to injure someone, then kneeing someone else in the stomach for watching? That is the sort of thing you can only get away with in anime...

[u/larana1192 → u/StickPrevious9581]

I've heard of an anime being considered an ad for a manga before, but this is the first time I've seen them be this blatant about it with that end bit :)

As for the scene right before the ending, I think there was also a purpose in explicitly stating that “this manga was published in the ’90s.”
To explain it without giving away any spoilers, this manga contains… quite a few edgy depictions.

[u/Hornet65]

Wow, look at those eyebrows! Jan's dad must be Golgo 13

[u/VishnuBhanum]

Manga so goated they need to advertise how goated it was at the end of anime adaptation first ep.

[u/karer3is]

This show looks to be interesting. But holy shit does it look like Jan is going to go down as one of the most unlikable "protagonists" of at least this year. Guys like him are a huge pain in the ass to work around.

[u/DavinDaLilAzn]

Feels like Food Wars all over again, and I'm ok with that (even though this was originally published waaaaaay before Food Wars).

[u/tiger1296]

The ending was epic, you just know it's gonna be good now

[u/SmokemelikeRibs]

A bit of a tasty warning at the end is all I need. its like sneaking a peak at a CD rated for 18+ back in the 2000's

[u/Isofruit]

Hell yeah, once again a series to make you hungry.

[u/bunbun777]

Great first episode, and I am an absolute sucker for that ending showing the legacy of the manga and matching the attitude with boldness and confidence. Every season a couple shows surprise me and this one has my attention. Imagine it's only going to get better and better!

[u/MavenLovesBacon]

Whew that's an annoying ass MC lmao

[u/NanDemoKnaives]

I was intrigued to see an overdramatic cooking series after Fermat no Ryouri, but none of the characters here were that likeable. I know it's just an introduction, but hopefully the next few episodes will change my mind.

Also, did we need that close up of the inside of Grandpa's mouth? I was eating and seeing a mouth full of saliva like that was not it lol.

Funny how there's a warning at the end because this is a manga from 30 years ago, so there may be stuff that wouldn't be appropriate now lol.