Fermat Kitchen
| Fermat Kitchen | |
 First tankōbon volume cover | |
| フェルマーの料理 (Ferumā no Ryōri) | |
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| Genre | Cooking[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Yūgo Kobayashi |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| Imprint | Monthly Shōnen Magazine Comics |
| Magazine | Monthly Shōnen Magazine |
| Original run | September 6, 2018 – present |
| Volumes | 6 |
| Television drama | |
| Fermat's Cuisine | |
| Directed by |
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| Written by |
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| Music by | Hideakira Kimura |
| Studio | TBS |
| Original network | JNN (TBS) |
| Original run | October 20, 2023 – December 22, 2023 |
| Episodes | 10 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Kazuya Ichikawa |
| Written by | Domerica |
| Music by | Satoshi Igarashi |
| Studio | Domerica |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | ANN (TV Asahi) |
| Original run | July 5, 2025 – September 27, 2025 |
| Episodes | 12 |
Fermat Kitchen (Japanese: フェルマーの料理, Hepburn: Ferumā no Ryōri; 'Fermat's Cuisine') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yūgo Kobayashi. It has been serialized in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Magazine since September 2018. A television drama adaptation aired from October to December 2023. An anime television series adaptation produced by Domerica aired from July to September 2025.
Characters
[edit]- Gaku Kitada (北田 岳, Kitada Gaku)
- Voiced by: Ryōsuke Tomita[2]
- Portrayed by: Fumiya Takahashi[3]
- A math genius who was recruited by Kai to work as a chef at Restaurant K. Gaku applies his mathematical talents into molecular gastronomy to learn more about cooking and develop his own recipes.
- Kai Asakura (朝倉 海, Asakura Kai)
- Voiced by: Taito Ban[2]
- Portrayed by: Jun Shison[3]
- A culinary prodigy serving as the charismatic, enigmatic owner of Restaurant K. Kai becomes Gaku's mentor after witnessing his unique potential in cooking.
- Ranna Akamatsu (赤松 蘭菜, Akamatsu Ranna)
- Voiced by: Natsu Yorita[4]
- Portrayed by: Fuka Koshiba[5]
- The only female chef at Restaurant K who has a straightforward and cool personality.
- Magoroku Inui (乾 孫六, Inui Magoroku)
- Voiced by: Tatsumaru Tachibana[4]
- Portrayed by: Rihito Itagaki[5]
- A chef at Restaurant K who becomes close friends with Gaku.
- Katsuya Hotei (布袋 勝也, Hotei Katsuya)
- Voiced by: Daichi Endō[4]
- Portrayed by: Yoshihiko Hosoda[6]
- A sous-chef at Restaurant K and Kai's right-hand man.
- Ayu Uomi (魚見 亜由, Uomi Ayu)
- Voiced by: Anna Nagase[4]
- Portrayed by: Sei Shiraishi[5]
- Gaku's best friend and former classmate who is an aspiring swimmer.
- Nene Fukuda (福田 寧々, Fukuda Nene)
- Voiced by: Haruna Ikezawa[4]
- Portrayed by: Emma Miyazawa[5]
- A female waiter at Restaurant K and Kai's personal maid.
- Katsuhiro Shibuya (渋谷 克洋, Shibuya Katsuhiro)
- Portrayed by: Tōru Nakamura[5]
- Kai's mentor, who is a legendary chef in the culinary world.
- Kagekatsu Saimon (西門 景勝, Saimon Kagekatsu)
- Portrayed by: Mitsuhiro Oikawa[7]
- The ruthless chairman of Wels Academy.
- Isao Kitada (北田 勲, Kitada Isao)
- Portrayed by: Takashi Ukaji[6]
- Gaku's father, who runs a bicycle shop.
- Kagura Musashi (武蔵 神楽, Musashi Kagura)
- Voiced by: Shion Wakayama[4]
- Portrayed by: Sayu Kubota[8]
- Gaku's childhood friend and former classmate.
- Ichitarō Hirose (広瀬 一太郎, Hirose Ichitarō)
- Voiced by: Makoto Furukawa[4]
- Portrayed by: Kanata Hosoda[9]
- Gaku's former classmate.
- Milo Vivia (ウィヴィア・ミロ, Vivia Miro)
- Voiced by: Takuma Nagatsuka[4]
Media
[edit]Manga
[edit]Written and illustrated by Yūgo Kobayashi, Fermat Kitchen started in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Magazine on September 6, 2018.[10] Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on June 28, 2019.[11] As of August 29, 2025, six volumes have been released.[12]
Volumes
[edit]| No. | Release date | ISBN |
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| 1 | June 28, 2019[13] | 978-4-06-516296-5 |
| 2 | July 30, 2020[14] | 978-4-06-520616-4 |
| 3 | May 30, 2022[15] | 978-4-06-527610-5 |
| 4 | September 28, 2023[16] | 978-4-06-533334-1 |
| 5 | April 30, 2025[17] | 978-4-06-539001-6 |
| 6 | August 29, 2025[12] | 978-4-06-540764-6 |
Drama
[edit]In August 2023, it was announced that the manga would receive a television drama adaptation titled in English as Fermat's Cuisine,[18][19][3] which was broadcast on TBS from October 20 to December 22 of the same year.[20][21] The theme song is "Re Houteishiki" (Re方程式) by 10-Feet.[22]
Anime
[edit]In January 2025, it was announced that the manga will receive an anime television series adaptation.[23][24] It is produced and written by Domerica and directed by Kazuya Ichikawa, with Takeshi Okamoto and Satsuki Kashiwagi designing the characters, and Satoshi Igarashi composing the music.[4] The series aired from July 5 to September 27, 2025, on TV Asahi's IMAnimation programming block.[25][26] The opening theme song is "Maillard" (メイラード, Meirādo), performed by Oshikikeigo,[27] while the ending theme song is "Change Over", performed by DXTeen.[28]
Remow licensed the series in North America for streaming on its "It's Anime" channel via Samsung TV Plus and YouTube.[29] Medialink licensed the series in Asia-Pacific (except Australia and New Zealand) for streaming on Ani-One Asia's YouTube channel.[30]
Episodes
[edit]| No. | Title [31][32] | Directed by [31] | Storyboarded by [31] | Original release date [26] | |
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| 1 | "The Suspicious Man" Transliteration: "Kuroi Otoko" (Japanese: 黒い男) | Miyuki Kaieda | Miyuki Kaieda, Natsuka Akagi & Shun Hanai | July 5, 2025 | |
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Gaku Kitada, a high school student at Wels Academy, aspires to be a great mathematician to uncover the secrets of the world but changes his mind after dropping out of the Mathematical Olympiad competition. Gaku had been working part-time as a chef at his school's cafeteria to support his family. One day when Gaku was making a staff meal, spaghetti Napolitan for himself as his friend Ayu Uomi, who is pursuing a career in sports, a suspicious man approaches Gaku wanting a serving of the staff meal. On June 30, that suspicious man, Kai Asakura, visits Gaku's home with his own version of Napolitan to point out that he is not utilizing his full potential. After Kai leaves, Gaku learns that he has been expelled from Wels and his scholarship to attend Tokyo University has been revoked. After meeting with the academy chairman Saimon, who expresses his disappointment over his performance at the Olympiad, Kai kidnaps Gaku and brings him to Saimon's villa where he is tasked with making Napolitan for Saimon and several academy sponsors. Kai reveals that he is the head chef at Restaurant K, a Michelin star restaurant in Tokyo specializing in French cuisine. | |||||
| 2 | "The Door of Truth" Transliteration: "Shinri no Tobira" (Japanese: 真理の扉) | Kumi Sato | Kumi Sato, Natsuka Akagi & Shun Hanai | July 12, 2025 | |
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Saimon and the sponsors are pleasantly surprised with Gaku's Napolitan, and Kai explains how he methodically put the dish together. It is revealed that Saimon set up this dinner to get Gaku to understand his potential as a chef and with the sponsors increasing their funding, Gaku's expulsion is rescinded. Back at home, Gaku sees that his childhood friend Kagura Musashi won the silver medal at the Olympiad. Sometime later, Gaku heads to Tokyo to visit Kai's restaurant and meets Kai's personal maid Nene Fukuda and fellow chef Ranna Akamatsu. Ranna serves Gaku a dish consisting of pork in a sauce made from crab roe, and Gaku explains how this dish was put together to optimize flavor. Impressed by his explanation, Kai comes in to add his insight and explain the difference between good and delicious, while explaining the synergy of umami to enhance the taste. Afterwards, Kai meets with Giichi Musashi, a longtime customer at Restaurant K and a member of the National Diet. He is Kagura's father and is celebrating her birthday at the restaurant. | |||||
| 3 | "Challenge Gods with Cooking" Transliteration: "Ryōri o Motte, Kami ni Idomu" (Japanese: 料理を以って、神に挑む) | Asuka Fukada | Asuka Fukada, Hiroki Fujii & Ayane Koyama | July 19, 2025 | |
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Initially, Kagura wanted to leave, but Kai convinces her to stay and eat a meal cooked by Gaku. While pondering what to cook, Kai comes in and will make whatever dish Gaku comes up with. Gaku decides to make a dish based off what Ranna cooked with the umami components carefully constructed based on its synergistic effect. After Kai points out that his approach was off the mark, Gaku finds a tilefish and recalls that his father celebrated Gaku's admission to Wels Academy with a meal consisting of tilefish. Gaku then makes ochazuke consisting of tilefish garnished with dried scallop and prosciutto over rice soaked in broth. Kagura and her father enjoy the dish, and Gaku explains that creating the dish was a balancing act between formulation and intuition. After dinner as Kagura and her father return home, Gaku asks Kai to work at Restaurant K when he graduates from high school as he puts off his plans to attend college. Months later, Gaku graduates from Wels Academy and leaves for Tokyo after having a meal of ochazuke with his father. | |||||
| 4 | "Unprecedented and Unparalleled" Transliteration: "Izen Igo" (Japanese: 以前以後) | Makiko ŌTsuka | Makiko ŌTsuka, Natsuka Akagi & Shun Hanai | July 26, 2025 | |
| 5 | "Homesickness and Cooking" Transliteration: "Nosutarujī to ryōri" (Japanese: ノスタルジーと料理) | Miyuki Kaieda | Miyuki Kaieda & Ayane Sakura | August 9, 2025 | |
| 6 | "Overlapping Phenomenon" Transliteration: "Kasanaru Jishō" (Japanese: 重なる事象) | Kumi Satō | Kumi Satō, Hiroki Fujii & Tomoha Fushimi | August 16, 2025 | |
| 7 | "Dream" Transliteration: "Yume" (Japanese: 夢) | Asuka Fukada | Asuka Fukada, Natsuka Akagi & Hatsune Taniguchi | August 23, 2025 | |
| 8 | "Passionate Competition" Transliteration: "Atsuki Konpetishon" (Japanese: 熱きコンペティション) | Makiko Ōtsuka | Makiko Ōtsuka & Natsuka Akagi | August 30, 2025 | |
| 9 | "The Equation's Collapse" Transliteration: "Hōteishiki no Hōkai" (Japanese: 方程式の崩壊) | Moe Sasaki | Moe Sasaki | September 6, 2025 | |
| 10 | "A Dialogue with Darkness" Transliteration: "Yami to no Taiwa" (Japanese: 闇との対話) | Moe Sasaki | Moe Sasaki | September 13, 2025 | |
| 11 | "Opening Ceremony" Transliteration: "Shikiten no Kaimaku" (Japanese: 式典の開幕) | Moe Sasaki | Kumi Sato & Yuya Sugiyama | September 20, 2025 | |
| 12 | "Fermat's Kitchen" Transliteration: "Ferumā no Ryōri" (Japanese: フェルマーの料理) | Miyuki Kaieda | Miyuki Kaieda & Yuya Sugiyama | September 27, 2025 | |
Reception
[edit]By December 2023, the manga had over 500,000 copies in circulation.[33]
The series was nominated for the 49th Kodansha Manga Award in the shōnen category in 2025.[34]
See also
[edit]- Aoashi, another manga series by the same author
References
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Further reading
[edit]- 数学×料理で神の領域へ!? 数学的思考で絶品ナポリタン爆誕！ まさに飯テロな新しい料理マンガ. Da Vinci (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. August 31, 2019. Archived from the original on December 3, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Official manga website at Monthly Shōnen Magazine (in Japanese)
- Official drama website at TBS (in Japanese)
- Official anime website (in Japanese)
- Fermat Kitchen (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia