フェルマーの料理

FERMAT KITCHEN

ANIME

STATUS
COMPLETE
EPISODES
12
RELEASE
September 27, 2025
LENGTH
24 min

DESCRIPTION

Kitada Gaku is a prodigy in Mathematics and a scholarship holder at Wels Private Academy, a renowned institution with a long history in the International Mathematical Olympiad. After a series of unfortunate events, he meets Asakura Kai, a culinary prodigy with his own catering business. What does the future hold for these two geniuses, and how do their paths intertwine with each other's?

CAST

Kai Asakura
Taito Ban
Gaku Kitada
Ryousuke Tomita
Nene Fukuda
Haruna Ikezawa
Kagura Musashi
Shion Wakayama
Ayu Uomi
Anna Nagase
Milo Wivia
Takuma Nagatsuka
Magoroku Inui
Tatsumaru Tachibana
Ichitarou Hirose
Makoto Furukawa
Katsuya Hotei
Daichi Endou
Ranna Akamatsu
Natsu Yorita

Episodes (12)

Episodes are being prepared. Check back soon.

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MANGA DramaFermat no Ryouri

REVIEWS

Benkei
76/100
Spoiler-free Review of Fermat no Ryouri. Good show that took too long to find itself.
════ ⋆★⋆ ════ Considerations ════ ⋆★⋆ ════ ● This is a spoiler-free review. ● 70+ in my rating means average. ● I've added one of the anime soundtracks(ED) to the sound section. If you wish, scroll down, start it, and use it as your background music while you read. ════ ⋆★⋆ ════ Story ════ ⋆★⋆ ════ The story follows Gaku, a young man once considered a mathematical genius who, after a series of setbacks, is on the verge of giving up on math entirely, having lost his passion for it. His life takes a sharp turn when he encounters Kai, a prodigy chef who introduces him to the high-stakes world of culinary arts, suggesting that the logic of mathematics and the art of cooking may have more in common than he thinks. Now, if you watched a few episodes and found yourself asking "WHAT?!", I don't fault you. The story is good, but it is incredibly confusing at the start and takes a very long time to actually settle. I was unsure if I would continue watching until around episode 10, which is a significant investment. However, after that point, a giant plot twist occurs that completely reframes the narrative and makes the whole story extremely interesting, rewarding the patience of those who stick with it. ════ ⋆★⋆ ════ Art ════ ⋆★⋆ ════ The art in this anime is average, with nothing too incredible to be honest. The character designs are well done, and the animation does deliver some good shots from time to time. Overall, however, the animation is just as average as the rest of the visual presentation. What I found particularly strange were the scenes that tried to visually combine mathematics and cooking. For example, the main character would eat something, and the background would fill with random numbers and equations, which was a creative choice that I was extremely turned off by. It wasn't enough to kill the anime for me, but it was a recurring visual that never quite worked. ════ ⋆★⋆ ════ Characters ════ ⋆★⋆ ════ There are a medium amount of characters in this work, including Gaku, the staff at the restaurant and various customers. They're okay, and most of them have a specific style, background, and other traits that add a sense of uniqueness to the cast. The main character, Gaku, is okay. His journey from a disillusioned math prodigy to an aspiring chef is the core of the narrative. His struggle to find a new passion and apply his unique way of thinking to a completely different field is what drives the story forward. ════ ⋆★⋆ ════ Soundtrack ════ ⋆★⋆ ════ There's nothing too crazy on this side, to be honest with you. The sound was good enough to keep me engaged during the moments that it had to. It's the usual average soundtrack; not memorable enough to listen to on its own, but not bad enough to be distracting.
════ ⋆★⋆ ════ Conclusion ════ ⋆★⋆ ════ If you're like me, you skip everything and read only the conclusion because you don't want to get spoiled with other themes. So I will try to be brief on this point: __Maybe__ watch it.You should only watch this anime if you're in for an investment. Even if you enjoy cooking shows, the beginning is complicated, and it takes a long time for the anime to settle on what it wants to be. The author is the same one who created Aoashi, which is a great sports manga, so I assume the story should continue to be good from season two onwards.
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patkarunungan
70/100
Watch more for the cooking more than the mathematicks; there is psychologickal realism here
Fermat Kitchen is my second favourite anime this season, after Secrets of the Silent Witch, partly because this anime and Silent Witch include mathematics in characterising their main characters.

Overview

Kitada Gaku once had a dream of becoming a great mathematician. But ever since getting intimidated by the prowess of a friend and fellow Maths Olympian, he lost his mojo as far as mathematics is concerned, so he became directionless in his schooling.

Fortunately, a genius chef, Asakura Kai, recognises his potential for cooking. He believes that Gaku has the potential to unlock delicious dishes, thanks to his background in mathematics. Can Gaku succeed?

Notes

The main character here is Gaku, not Fermat. The Fermat in the title refers to the French lawyer, Pierre de Fermat; he was also a part-time mathematician and more known for theorems in number theory.

There are numerous mentions of famous mathematicians here, and some concepts cited are more advanced than in Silent Witch.

Screenshot from the anime: Gaku creates a functional diagram of the recipe of the food he tasted.

Compare with this screenshot of an algebra textbook:

Unfortunately, it is a decoration. Although the mathematics in Silent Witch is lower, its use in the anime, especially in the light novels, is more effective in characterising Monica and her thought processes.

In other words, the use of mathematics in this anime is tenuous at best and confusing at worst.

To be fair, advanced mathematicks is really out of reach of too many people. Even if you can explain an advanced concept in layman's terms, there is this added challenge of harmonising that concept with cooking. That's why I'm inclined to cut this anime some slack in terms of mathematickal content.

As a side note, we should understand that real mathematicks does not involve merely solving equations and memorising some numbers and formulas, as many of us suffered from our high school years. In general, mathematicks is the science of patterns. With this broad definition, one can argue that this anime somewhat engages in mathematicks.

Consider this quote on frustration:

"You enjoy solving a problem if you have difficulty solving it. The fun is in the struggle with a problem that resists. It’s the same kind of pleasure as with hiking: You hike uphill and it’s tough and you sweat, and at the end of the day, the reward is the beautiful view. Solving a math problem is a bit like that, but you don’t always know where the path is and how far you are from the top. You have to be able to accept frustration, failure, your own limitations."

— Sylvia Serfaty, French mathematician

Even though the maths content and its application to cooking is tenuous at best, I find Gaku's agony and not being able to find the right answer immediately more in line with how mathematicians (and maths students for that matter) think.

I was too cynickal and expected Gaku to be this overpowered genius who readily finds the solution. Not so in this anime. He often fumbles, even if his output is great. Kai demands that he conform to a higher standard.

Put in another way, it's not pleasant to watch his struggles, and they are as realistic as it gets. But once Gaku finds the right solution, we are shown great moments in this anime.

Consider this quote on the joy of mathematicks:

"The real joy in mathematics comes from the process of discovery, not just the final result."

— Maryam Mirzakhani, Iranian mathematician

Many professors don't give full marks in exams if you only come up with the final correct answer. You must also show the process. The same could be said in doing mathematicks. It is, more often, the process that counts.

I like the 'door of truth' motif we see in the nondiegetick scenes. It's about that sudden flash of insight where a proof or solution, or in this anime's case, Gaku's sudden revelation on how to cook a delicious meal. Again, the mathematickal content here is poor, but the realism of how it is done is still reflected indirectly by how Gaku agonises and is frustrated at his cooking.

I mentioned the nondiegetick scenes. Even though the production value in this anime is mid, I like that there are nondiegetick scenes reminiscent of Flower and Asura.

Let's look at some of the staff.

⚫ Ichikawa Kazuya is the director, and I barely saw anything he directed. One work I've seen was the chibi version of Flying Witch, which I don't remember that much.

He is also the director of the Fall 2025 seasonal, Gnosia, which boasts the who's who of seiyuu.

⚫ There are numerous people involved with storyboarding, as well as different animation directors. I'll focus on the chief animation director, Okamoto Takeshi. Unfortunately, I haven't seen his previous works, which are a few.

⚫ The studio is domerica, and it's pretty much unknown. Despite existing for 15 years, it has only 10 titles listed on MyAnimeList. I suspect this studio works more as support for other studios than producing their own works.

The character designs by Kashiwagi Satsuki and Okamoto Takeshi are ugly. I wouldn't be surprised if some people won't give this a time of their day just because there are no waifus here.

Despite that, Kai, as a quasi-villain, and the other bloke, Milo, who looks like Hisoka, are quite effective in pushing Gaku to his limits in order to face the real villain, kind of, in Hirose Ichitarou.

Conclusion

Despite its rough edges, I enjoyed this anime. It's a favourite of the Summer 2025 Season.

NOTA BENE: A grade of 7 out of 10 [70 out of 100 in anilist] means that I find this anime is very good and two notches above average. I enjoyed watching it.

It is a high score. It's not mid or average, unlike the misconception of some people on this site.

My enjoyment spectrum lies from 4 to 10. If I have scored an anime below 4, I actively dislike it.
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