Yakitori: Soldiers of Misfortune

Yakitori: Soldiers of Misfortune (ヤキトリ) 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 animation (ONA) series adaptation by Arect premiered in May 2023.

Characters

 * Akira Ihotsu (伊保津明)
 * Japanese member of the K321 Unit known as Yakatori who values his independence but lacks cooperation.
 * Japanese member of the K321 Unit known as Yakatori who values his independence but lacks cooperation.


 * Zi Han Yan (楊紫涵)
 * Chinese member of the K321 Unit who is calm under pressure and is a good strategist.
 * Chinese member of the K321 Unit who is calm under pressure and is a good strategist.


 * Tyron Baxter (タイロンバクスター)
 * American member of the K321 Unit who is good natured and physically very strong.
 * American member of the K321 Unit who is good natured and physically very strong.


 * Erland Martonen (エルランドマルトネン)
 * Swedish member of the K321 Unit who is withdrawn and tries to encourage the others to cooperate.
 * Swedish member of the K321 Unit who is withdrawn and tries to encourage the others to cooperate.


 * Amalia Schulz (アマリヤシュルツ)
 * British member of the K321 Unit who is strong-willed and outspoken, and inclined to act rashly.
 * British member of the K321 Unit who is strong-willed and outspoken, and inclined to act rashly.


 * Vasha Pupkin (ヴァーシャパプキン)
 * Recruiter for the Trade Federation who enlists Akira and known as the "cook".
 * Recruiter for the Trade Federation who enlists Akira and known as the "cook".


 * Rimel (リメル)
 * Bulldog-like commander of a section of the Trade Federation forces.
 * Bulldog-like commander of a section of the Trade Federation forces.


 * John Do (ジョン・ドゥ)
 * Authoritarian and brutal training commander of Yakatori units who tries to get the K321 Unit to work as a team.
 * Authoritarian and brutal training commander of Yakatori units who tries to get the K321 Unit to work as a team.


 * Hatsune Mimi (初音ミミ)
 * Artificial Intelligence assistant hologram allocated to the K321 Unit.
 * Artificial Intelligence assistant hologram allocated to the K321 Unit.

Novel
Written by Carlo Zen and illustrated by so-bin, the series began publication by Hayakawa Publishing on August 8, 2017. As of April 2018, two volumes have been released.

Anime
An original net animation was announced at AnimeJapan on March 25, 2023. It was produced by Arect and directed by Hideki Anbo, with Mitsuyasu Sakai writing the scripts, Atsushi Yamagata designing the characters, and Ken Ishii composing the music. It premiered on Netflix on May 18, 2023.