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“Arrogant Jan Akiyama challenges Kiriko Gobancho in a culinary rivalry echoing their grandfathers' feud.”
Iron Wok Jan!
鉄鍋のジャン
7.23
6,027 rank · 1,758 readers · 22 favorites
Shounen
Action
Comedy
Gourmet
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Synopsis
Arrogant Jan Akiyama challenges Kiriko Gobancho in a culinary rivalry echoing their grandfathers' feud.
Jan Akiyama, a cocky arrogant teenager wants to fulfill his grandfathers wish of defeating his arch nemesis Mutsuju Gobancho. When he arrives at the Gobancho restaurant he meets his granddaughter Kiriko Gobancho. Their rivalry is easily compared to theirs grandfathers, for Jan believes cooking is about competition and Kiriko believes cooking is about heart. (Source: MU)
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100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 7
σ 1.00
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σ 1.00 · scores cluster tight
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Score over time
↓ 1.00
Running avg · Jul 2024 → Jan 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “How far could you go when making a anti-hero for a cooking manga. Iron-wok Jan tests this by having the most likeable, unlikeable devil like little character as the MC and honestly if you can get...”
- 7 “The first time I saw a volume of this was in 2007, doing work experience as a middle-schooler. A sumo wrestler passed out after eating a durian, and the protagonist squeezed a living frog over him,...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 251 × 27 ch × vol
- Total read 33h 28m approx
- Published Jun 1995 – Mar 2000
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M1593 catalog