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

Ten months ago, Tyrone Baxter, Erland Martonen, Amalia Schulz, Zihan Yang and Akira Ihotsu meet for the first time on Earth before launching to Mars.

Yakitori: Soldiers of Misfortune Series

You can find a full index and overview of Yakitori: Soldiers of Misfortune here.

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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