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On this date seventeen years ago (10/10/1993), the very first episode of Ryori no Tetsujin aired on Japanese television. The only clip of it I have ever seen is in “The Making of Iron Chef America”, believe it or not. While I would love to come to you tonight with a copy of that rarest of Iron Chef episodes, it is not to be. However, I do bring you three new subtitled episodes thanks to the continued efforts of our formerly-anonymous benefactor. (Thanks again for continuing to share your collection with Iron Chef fans around the world.)
I have also finally added the DIVX versions of the previous two episode additions 430, 431.
Hi Everybody,
October 10th will mark 17 years since the debut of Iron Chef in Japan. Most of us here found the show only after it began airing on Food Network in the US. Some people saw the show in all it’s subtitled glory in the early days of its American run in select local markets. And I imagine a lucky few even saw it during its original Japanese airing.
So, what is your Iron Chef story? How did you find the show? What hooked you and made you a fan? Have you ever met an Iron Chef or challenger, or eaten at one of their restaurants? How did you end up here?
On the 10th, I will have some new Japanese language episodes posted. (And maybe even a extra surprise or two.) Until then, let’s fill up the comments with our Iron Chef stories.
Keith