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 is set to premiere 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
Original runAugust 8, 2017 – present
Volumes2
Original net animation
Directed byHideki Anbo
Written byMitsuyasu Sakai
Music byKen Ishii
StudioArect
Licensed byNetflix
ReleasedMay 18, 2023 – scheduled

Characters
Akira Ihotsu
Voiced by: Taito Ban[1]
Zi Han Yan
Voiced by: Asami Seto[1]
Tyron Baxter
Voiced by: Shunsuke Takeuchi[1]
Erland Martonen
Voiced by: Kengo Kawanishi[1]
Amalia Schulz
Voiced by: Akari Kitō[1]
Vasha Pupkin
Voiced by: Kenjiro Tsuda[1]
Rimel
Voiced by: Wataru Takagi[1]
John Do
Voiced by: Tetsu Inada[1]

Media

Light 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]

Volume list
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 is 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 is set to premiere on May 18, 2023 on Netflix.[1][4]

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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