Check out this little tidbit about Friday’s special:
“Fuji TV commentator Mizuki Sano will host the program, and the reporters will be Yurika Mita and Daisuke Miyagawa. Dr. Yukio Hattori will return from the original Iron Chef series to provide commentary.
According to Fuji Television, the first cooking battle in the new show will be between Iron Chef Rokusaburo Michiba and his student and former Kitchen Stadium challenger Kenichi Miyanaga. The second battle will pit Iron Chef Chen Kenichi against his son, Kentaro Chen.”
I got this from Wikipedia, and they don’t list a source. I have seen stories in Japanese that mention Kentaro Chen and Kenichi Miyanaga as the challengers, but have not seen the mentions of them battling Iron Chefs Chen and Michiba anywhere other than this entry. Perhaps I just haven’t found the right story yet. Anyway, if this is true, I can’t wait to see it.
UPDATE: It appears that Iron Chef Chen and Iron Chef Michiba will simply be presenting the challengers and not actively taking part in any battles. That makes a lot more sense than what wikipedia says.
You can also keep an eye on the Official Fuji TV Iron Chef Facebook page for updates.