Fermat Kitchen

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 [ja]. 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 [ja] premiered in July 2025.

Fermat Kitchen
First tankōbon volume cover
フェルマーの料理 (Ferumā no Ryōri)
Genre	Cooking[1]
Manga
Written by	Yūgo Kobayashi [ja]
Published by	Kodansha
Imprint	Monthly Shōnen Magazine Comics
Magazine	Monthly Shōnen Magazine
Original run	September 6, 2018 – present
Volumes	5
Television drama
Directed by	Yasuharu Ishii Shunichi Hirano Maiko Ohuchi
Written by	Yūsuke Watanabe Kisa Miura
Music by	Hideakira Kimura [ja]
Studio	TBS
Original network	JNN (TBS)
Original run	October 20, 2023 – December 22, 2023
Episodes	10
Anime television series
Directed by	Kazuya Ichikawa [ja]
Written by	Domerica [ja]
Music by	Satoshi Igarashi
Studio	Domerica
Licensed by	SA/SEA: Medialink
Original network	ANN (TV Asahi)
Original run	July 5, 2025 – present
Episodes	4

Characters

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 [ja]^[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 [ja]^[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 [ja]^[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 [ja]^[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 [ja]^[9]

Gaku's former classmate.

Milo Vivia (ウィヴィア・ミロ, Vivia Miro)

Voiced by: Takuma Nagatsuka^[4]

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Yūgo Kobayashi [ja], 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 April 30, 2025, five volumes have been released.^[12]

Volumes

No.	Release date	ISBN
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[12]	978-4-06-539001-6

Drama

In August 2023, it was announced that the manga would receive a television drama adaptation,^[17][3] which was broadcast on TBS from October 20 to December 22 of the same year.^[18][19] The theme song is "Re Houteishiki" (Re方程式) by 10-Feet.^[20]

Anime

In January 2025, it was announced that the manga will receive an anime television series adaptation.^[21][22] It is produced and written by Domerica [ja] and directed by Kazuya Ichikawa [ja], with Takeshi Okamoto and Satsuki Kashiwagi designing the characters, and Satoshi Igarashi composing the music.^[4] The series premiered on July 5, 2025, on TV Asahi's IMAnimation programming block.^[23] The opening theme song is "Maillard" (メイラード, Meirādo), performed by Oshikikeigo,^[24] while the ending theme song is "Change Over", performed by DXTeen.^[25]

Medialink licensed the series in Asia-Pacific (except Australia and New Zealand) for streaming on Ani-One Asia's YouTube channel.^[26]

Episodes

No.	Title [27][28]	Directed by [27]	Written by [27]	Storyboarded by [27]	Original release date [29]
1	Transliteration: "Kuroi Otoko" (Japanese: 黒い男)	Miyuki Kaieda	Domerica	Miyuki Kaieda, Natsuka Akagi & Shun Hanai	July 5, 2025 (2025-07-05)
2	"The Door of Truth" Transliteration: "Shinri no Tobira" (Japanese: 真理の扉)	Kumi Sato	Domerica	Kumi Sato, Natsuka Akagi & Shun Hanai	July 12, 2025 (2025-07-12)
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	Domerica	Asuka Fukada, Hiroki Fujii & Ayane Koyama	July 19, 2025 (2025-07-19)
4	"Unprecedented and Unparalleled" Transliteration: "Izen Igo" (Japanese: 以前以後)	Makiko ŌTsuka	Domerica	Makiko ŌTsuka, Natsuka Akagi & Shun Hanai	July 26, 2025 (2025-07-26)

Reception

By December 2023, the manga had over 500,000 copies in circulation.^[30]

The series was nominated for the 49th Kodansha Manga Award in the shōnen category in 2025.^[31]

See also

• Aoashi, another manga series by the same author