Must See Trailer for Sushi Chef Action Anime ‘Get Jiro’ on Adult Swim
by Alex Billington
August 27, 2026
Source: YouTube
“In the end, judgement comes for all of us.” Adult Swim has unveiled their first official trailer for a new late-night adult animated series called Get Jiro, based on the graphic novels by Anthony Bourdain & Joel Rose. It’s a full-on, hyper-violent action anime series in English featuring a stoic sushi chef master working in a brutal near-future Los Angeles, who is caught in the middle of some crazy restaurant war. His sushi joint is even located right in a classic LA strip mall ha. Of course this seems inspired by the real sushi maestro Jiro (seen in the doc Jiro Dreams of Sushi also a genuine legend). In a future LA controlled by elite chefs, a sushi master named Jiro gets embroiled in a vicious culinary conflict, seeking vengeance through his cooking skills amidst the cutthroat restaurant scene. Starring the voice of Brian Tee as Jiro, with Titus Welliver, Alison Pill, and Justin Kirk. Maybe it’s a bit cheesy but this footage is legit cool and looks like the perfect stoner late night anime to watch right when the fresh order of sushi arrives. And don’t forget: no soy sauce!
Here’s the first official red band trailer for Adult Swim’s anime series Get Jiro, direct from YouTube:
“We at Adult Swim were huge fans of Bourdain & Rose’s graphic novels, so when our partners at WBA first mentioned it, we were all in. Like everything Bourdain did, this story starts with food and then generously reaches out into all directions to cover culture, obsession and what makes humanity problematic but, in the end, inspiring. What you get is a wildly original, cinematic series, the kind of thing that we feel is right at home on Adult Swim.” –Adult Swim president Michael Ouweleen
“No soy sauce!” Set in the near future, the animated series centers on a mysterious, revenge-focused sushi chef named Jiro in a version of Los Angeles where customers resort to murder to secure a table at coveted restaurants. In a future LA controlled by elite chefs, a sushi master named Jiro gets embroiled in a vicious culinary conflict, seeking vengeance through his cooking skills amidst the cutthroat restaurant scene. Get Jiro is an animated series created & written by Alessandro Tanaka and Brian Gatewood (both of The Sitter, Animal Practice, Superstore). Adapted from the graphic novels created by Anthony Bourdain & Joel Rose for DC/Vertigo. The series is made by Warner Bros. Animation for Adult Swim. Executive produced by Alessandro Tanaka, Brian Gatewood, Jordan Blum, and Sam Register. Adult Swim will debut the Get Jiro series directly to Toonami and also on HBO Max – starting on October 3rd, 2026 this fall. Look any good?
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