| Iron Wok Jan | |
| 鉄鍋のジャン (Tetsunabe no Jan!) |
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| Genre | Action, Slice of life story |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Shinji Saijyo |
| Published by | Akita Shoten |
| English publisher | ComicsOne, DrMaster |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Champion |
| Original run | June 1995 – March 2000 |
| Volumes | 27 |
| Manga | |
| Iron Wok Jan! R: The Summit Operations | |
| Written by | Shinji Saijyo |
| Published by | Akita Shoten |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Magazine | Shōnen Champion |
| Original run | 2006 – 2008 |
| Volumes | 10 |
Iron Wok Jan (鉄鍋のジャン Tetsunabe no Jan!) is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Shinji Saijyo. The manga was licensed in English by ComicsOne before the license was transferred to DrMaster.[1] The manga is licensed in French by Soleil Manga.[2]
Its sequel, Iron Wok Jan! R: The Summit Operations (鉄鍋のジャン!R 頂上作戦 Tetsunabe no Jan! R: Choujou Sakusen ) is also released in Japan by Akita Shoten[3] and in France by Soleil Manga.[2]
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Akita Shoten released the 27 bound volumes manga between June 1995 and March 2000.[4][5] The manga was re-released into 16 kanzenban volumes between December 2004 and September 2007.[6][7]
Akita Shoten started releasing the sequel, Iron Wok Jan! R: The Summit Operations, from March 8, 2007.[3]
ComicsOne published the manga's 27 bound volumes between December 15, 2002 and December 28, 2007.[8][9]
Comics Worth Reading's Johanna Draper Carlson comments on the illustrator's use of caricatures to dramatise the manga.[10] Manga Life's Michael Aronson commends the manga for its art and its ability to appeal to audiences.[11] Animefringe.com's Ridwan Khan comments on the "love-hate relationship" between Jan and Kiriko.[12] IGN's A.E. Sparrow comments on the artist's ability to make a cooking competition as compelling to watch "as watching two feudal clans go to war".[13]