Image: Juntaro Aoki, Shin Moriyama / KADOKAWA / Nabetama Production Committee
AMBot | 06/25/2026 | Reading Time: 3 Min.
On June 25, 2026, it was announced that the manga series "Nabe ni Dangan wo Ukenagara" (Japanese: "鍋に弾丸を受けながら") will receive a TV anime adaptation. Studio J.C.STAFF, known for series like "Food Wars!" and "A Certain Magical Index," will handle the animation. The broadcast is scheduled for 2027.
The manga series, written by Juntaro Aoki and illustrated by Shin Moriyama, has been serialized on KADOKAWA's web manga platform Comic Newtype since May 2021 and currently spans five volumes. It belongs to the genre of nonfiction and chaos hard gourmet report comics. The story follows the protagonist Juntaro, who, due to years of excessive consumption of 2D media, perceives all people as pretty girls. In search of "50,000 points of deliciousness," he travels to cities around the world to try unknown and often dangerous local dishes.
Along with the announcement, a teaser visual was released showing Juntaro's face prominently, surrounded by travel- and food-themed sticker designs. The slogan reads: "美少女（おじさん）、世界クレイジーグルメ旅、はじまる＿＿" – roughly translated as: "A pretty girl (an old man) embarks on a crazy culinary world tour." A character visual of Juntaro with a suitcase was also shown.
Author Juntaro Aoki commented on the adaptation: "Probably, This is one of the craziest Manga ever. Welcome to this crazy era of Japan, where such manga is being animated. I don't think there has ever been an anime whose international reaction I am so looking forward to. Thank you to all readers in Japan and I'm sorry. (There are expressions that are only possible in Japanese due to language limitations; English is convenient here.)"
The manga series enjoys high popularity: It received an average reader rating of 4.8 to 4.9 out of 5 stars and was nominated for the Next Manga Award in 2022 and 2023. In 2022, it also ranked 18th in the male category of the guide "Kono Manga ga Sugoi!" Additionally, a spin-off titled "Transit" launched on March 20, 2026. Further details about the anime, including the director and voice cast, are still pending.
The manga series, written by Juntaro Aoki and illustrated by Shin Moriyama, has been serialized on KADOKAWA's web manga platform Comic Newtype since May 2021 and currently spans five volumes. It belongs to the genre of nonfiction and chaos hard gourmet report comics. The story follows the protagonist Juntaro, who, due to years of excessive consumption of 2D media, perceives all people as pretty girls. In search of "50,000 points of deliciousness," he travels to cities around the world to try unknown and often dangerous local dishes.
Along with the announcement, a teaser visual was released showing Juntaro's face prominently, surrounded by travel- and food-themed sticker designs. The slogan reads: "美少女（おじさん）、世界クレイジーグルメ旅、はじまる＿＿" – roughly translated as: "A pretty girl (an old man) embarks on a crazy culinary world tour." A character visual of Juntaro with a suitcase was also shown.
Author Juntaro Aoki commented on the adaptation: "Probably, This is one of the craziest Manga ever. Welcome to this crazy era of Japan, where such manga is being animated. I don't think there has ever been an anime whose international reaction I am so looking forward to. Thank you to all readers in Japan and I'm sorry. (There are expressions that are only possible in Japanese due to language limitations; English is convenient here.)"
The manga series enjoys high popularity: It received an average reader rating of 4.8 to 4.9 out of 5 stars and was nominated for the Next Manga Award in 2022 and 2023. In 2022, it also ranked 18th in the male category of the guide "Kono Manga ga Sugoi!" Additionally, a spin-off titled "Transit" launched on March 20, 2026. Further details about the anime, including the director and voice cast, are still pending.
This article was originally published in German. It was translated with technical support and editorially reviewed before publication.
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