Introduction

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.

With Earth colonised by a superior alien civilisation, Akira’s only chance at a better future is to enlist as an expendable Yakitori foot soldier.

Outline

After getting in some trouble, Akira gets approached by an enigmatic recruiter who tells him about the expendable foot soldiers known as Yakitori.

Yakitori: Soldiers of Misfortune Series

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Production & Filming Details

• Release Date: 18 May 2023.
• Running time: 28-45 minutes (per episode).
• Rating: 15.
• Country: Japan.
• Language: Japanese (with subtitles).

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