Yakitori: Soldiers of Misfortune

Yakitori: Soldiers of Misfortune (Japanese: ヤキトリ, Hepburn: Yakitori) is a Japanese novel series written by Carlo Zen and illustrated by so-bin. It began publication by Hayakawa Publishing in August 2017. Licensed by Netflix, an original net anime series adaptation by Arect premiered in May 2023.

Yakitori: Soldiers of Misfortune
First novel volume cover
ヤキトリ
(Yakitori)
GenreScience fiction[1]
Novel series
Written byCarlo Zen
Illustrated byso-bin
Published byHayakawa Publishing
ImprintHayakawa Bunko JA
DemographicMale
Original runAugust 8, 2017 – present
Volumes2
Original net animation
Directed byHideki Anbo
Written byMitsuyasu Sakai
Music byKen Ishii
StudioArect
Licensed byNetflix
ReleasedMay 18, 2023
Runtime28–45 minutes
Episodes6

Characters
Akira Ihotsu (伊保津明, Ihotsu Akira)
Voiced by: Taito Ban[1] (Japanese); Stephen Fu (English)
Zi Han Yan (楊紫涵, Yan Zi Han)
Voiced by: Asami Seto[1] (Japanese); Frankie Kevich (English)
Tyron Baxter (タイロンバクスター, Tairon Bakusutā)
Voiced by: Shunsuke Takeuchi[1] (Japanese); Zeno Robinson (English)
Erland Martonen (エルランドマルトネン, Erurando Marutonen)
Voiced by: Kengo Kawanishi[1] (Japanese); Alejandro Saab (English)
Amalia Schulz (アマリヤシュルツ, Amariya Shurutsu)
Voiced by: Akari Kitō[1] (Japanese); Cherami Leigh (English)
Vasha Pupkin (ヴァーシャパプキン, Bāsha Papukin)
Voiced by: Kenjiro Tsuda[1] (Japanese); Ron Bottitta (English)
Rimel (リメル, Rimeru)
Voiced by: Wataru Takagi[1] (Japanese); Patrick Seitz (English)
John Do (ジョン・ドゥ, Jon Dō)
Voiced by: Tetsu Inada[1]
Mimi Hatsune (初音ミミ, Hatsune Mimi)
Voiced by: Saki Fujita[1]

Media

Novel

Written by Carlo Zen and illustrated by so-bin, the series began publication by Hayakawa Publishing on August 8, 2017.[2] As of April 2018, two volumes have been released.[3]

Volumes
No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 August 8, 2017[2]978-4-15-031280-0
2 April 18, 2018[3]978-4-15-031318-0

Anime

An original net animation was announced at AnimeJapan on March 25, 2023. It was produced by Arect and directed by Hideki Anbo, with Mitsuyasu Sakai writing the scripts, Atsushi Yamagata designing the characters, and Ken Ishii composing the music. It premiered on Netflix on May 18, 2023.[1][4]

Episodes
No.TitleOriginal air date
1"A Diplomatic Mission"
Transcription: "Gaikō Ninmu" (Japanese: 外交任務)		May 18, 2023 (2023-05-18)
2"Counterattack"
Transcription: "Hangeki" (Japanese: 反撃)		May 18, 2023 (2023-05-18)
3"Harassment"
Transcription: "Harasumento" (Japanese: ハラスメント)		May 18, 2023 (2023-05-18)
4"Atrocity"
Transcription: "Kyōkō" (Japanese: 凶行)		May 18, 2023 (2023-05-18)
5"The Rear Guard"
Transcription: "Shingari" (Japanese: しんがり)		May 18, 2023 (2023-05-18)
6"Yakitori"
(Japanese: ヤキトリ)		May 18, 2023 (2023-05-18)

See also
  • Overlord, a light novel series with the same illustrator

References
  1. Pineda, Rafael (March 24, 2023). "Saga of Tanya the Evil Author's Yakitori: Soldiers of Misfortune Sci-fi Novels Get Anime in May 2023". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  2. ヤキトリ １──一銭五厘の軌道降下 (in Japanese). Hayakawa Publishing. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  3. ヤキトリ ２──Ｂｒｏｋｅｎ Ｔｏｙ Ｓｏｌｄｉｅｒ (in Japanese). Hayakawa Publishing. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  4. Mateo, Alex (April 27, 2023). "Netflix Streams Yakitori: Soldiers of Misfortune Anime on May 18". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
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