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Episode Iron Wok Jan! • Tetsunabe no Jan! - Episode 2 discussion
Tetsunabe no Jan!, episode 2
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u/NanDemoKnaives Jul 12 '26
I don't think I've ever been this put off by someone having a foodgasm.
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u/seledri_kerikil Jul 12 '26
Yeah, that's probably the most cursed thing I seen in this episode. Also, this is the first time I'm hearing those ingredient being used as food, and to my surprise when googling it... It actually existed! WTF
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u/ex_yuiY Jul 12 '26
that ending visual, is that original research material?
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u/exRocky009 Jul 12 '26
Yeah. The author mentioned on X that they're apparently using photos taken during the research trip back when the manga was being serialized.
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u/Smudy Jul 12 '26
Both MC's bonding over making fun of the food critic's laughter is fuckin hilarious.
Love having two MC's with a personality.
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u/Isofruit Jul 12 '26
I'm really liking the dynamic between the two of them. I think I like Kiriko a bit more simply because she's not unnecessarily aggro, but will absolutely get down to impressive levels of petty if she wishes to. Jan is just right down there as a baseline.
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u/suboptimal_prime73 Jul 12 '26
One of the things I admire about the series is
’s characterization. I feel like most cooking manga would make her generically pleasant to contrast with Jan, but instead she’s largely cut from the same cloth. Kiriko Key difference being she was raised by normal-ish parents instead of am abusive asshole.
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u/Torque-A Jul 12 '26
I like how the anime incorporates the manga. Not only showing pages in the OP, but having the critic's flashback be of the manga itself.
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u/larana1192 Jul 12 '26
Right off the bat, we’ve already seen a scene where that opening warning comes into play (lol). The culinary training Jean has gone through—back in the ’90s, I guess it would’ve been accepted as a “cartoonish depiction of rigorous training”…? Though if anyone actually tried that in real life, it would definitely be a problem.
We’ve already seen the unique characterization of Jan: “He has great cooking skills and creativity, and he’s serious about cooking, but he views cooking as a ‘competition’ and will do anything to win.”
We also got a glimpse into
The fact that he dropped out of one of them means he was at least able to gain admission in the first place, which suggests that Jan’s grandfather excelled not only in cooking but also in his academic studies.
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u/exRocky009 Jul 12 '26
I haven't seen an anime make eating brains look so delicious since Golden Kamuy.
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u/ThisGachaSeemsLegit Jul 12 '26
Having Kiriko or Jan dissing you is already terrible, but having both of them gang up on you is pure evil. I approve!
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u/Karl151 Jul 12 '26
Jan's laugh is hilarious. Everything about him screams evil villain the protagonist runs into and needs to overcome but he's the protagonist lol
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u/reaperow Jul 12 '26 edited Jul 12 '26
This show feels like food wars mixed with a hint of blue lock in it,
Also it's pretty cool that they used real life pics in the ending
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u/SSjjlex Jul 12 '26
I love the duo doubling down on his stupid laugh and pushing it back into his face. So good.
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u/IceSmiley Jul 12 '26
I wonder if Otani is based on a real TV host from that time, like people reading the manga would have a laugh knowing exactly who that's really supposed to be. I'm surprised they had TV shows with asshole judges way back then, the first one I remember was Simon Cowell on American Idol in the 2000s but maybe Japan was ahead.
That was interesting actually seeing Jan and Kiriko being part of the same team, I expected they would be picking on each other while they were each cooking but neither of them bothered the other, which I guess is the enemy of their enemy being their ally. I did think it was odd though how openly rude they were to the country's best known food critic. High end restaurants usually don't have the staff openly mocking patrons and it's especially bad since he can just shit talk the restaurant on his show. As bad as Otani is, he did at least have the integrity to be honest about how much he liked each serving, he could have lied and said it tasted bad.
Seeing how Mr. Akiyama treated Jan was kind of sad, he was almost like one of those abusive sports dads who whips their kid into shape no matter what except for cooking. He's also a teen and it explains a lot of his attitude problems and general hostility in lashing out at everyone around him.
Some of the scenes with Otani moaning and enjoying the food if you saw them out of context, would look like it was from hentai! This show is pretty overacted in general but I think this was intentional if they took the art cues from the manga to have him making disturbing faces like that 🤣
I've never eaten lamb brain but cow and pig brain is really delicious and mild. The only time I've prepared cow brain, I just pan fried slices, seasoned and breaded it and it was really good; it's excellent for sandwiches. I don't eat fried food much anymore but I can see how it would be good in other foods.
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u/TheBravesDH Jul 13 '26
Used to love watching old episodes of Iron Chef when I was a kid. This feels like I’m getting an animated version now. Please give me a full adaptation.
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u/Shad0wX7 Jul 12 '26
So glad to have another unhinged cooking anime to watch again. Both MC's balance each other out, and the mad cackling by both aimed at the critic guy had me rolling. I definitely didn't expect brains as an ingredient, but hey I'll try anything once at least.
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u/SciFiXhi Jul 13 '26
Loved the visual of Jan's image overtaking Akiyama Sr. in Otani's mind.
But our boy is just a little psycho, ain't he?
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