This is the list of episodes for the Japanese cooking television series Ryōri no Tetsujin, known among English-speaking audiences as Iron Chef, produced by Fuji Television. The series is a cooking competition in which a challenger chef "battles" one of the resident "Iron Chefs" by cooking at least one dish in a one-hour time slot based on a theme ingredient.

Not included in the lists below are two special episodes titled "Michiba Spotlight" and "Sakai and Chen Spotlight". These special episodes were made exclusively for English-speaking audiences, especially "Iron Chef fans in the States."

For consistency, all Japanese names are in Western order, macroned with Hepburn romanization. All other East Asian names, on the other hand, are in Eastern order. Also, for each of the non-Japanese East Asian challengers, as much as possible, the name used is the romanization used by either the English-dubbed version of the show or any English language publication or website. Otherwise, the romanization used for the Chinese names is derived from the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation and Pinyin romanization of the name (the episode involving the only Korean to compete in the show has already been dubbed in English).

All East Asian challengers, except those with Wikipedia articles, will have their names in kanji in parentheses upon first mention in the list. For the non-Japanese East Asian challengers, the Japanese pronunciation of the name as used in the show (or at least the name used by Chairman Kaga, if subtitled without voiceovers, in the English-dubbed versions) is also included.

In the case of East Asians with mixed Chinese-Japanese heritage, such as Chen Kenichi, they follow the same criteria as the Chinese names (i.e. Eastern order and Japanese pronunciation guide beside kanji).

1993 OverallEpisode #Original airdateIron ChefChallengerChallenger SpecialtyTheme IngredientWinner1October 10, 1993Yutaka IshinabeTakeshi Maruyama (丸山　剛)Chinese (Cantonese)SalmonYutaka Ishinabe2October 17, 1993Rokusaburo MichibaYōsei Kobayakawa (小早川陽青)FrenchFoie grasRokusaburo Michiba3October 31, 1993Chen Kenichi Paolo IndragoliItalianTiger pufferfishChen Kenichi4November 7, 1993Yutaka IshinabeToshiyuki Kudō (工藤敏之)FrenchTofuYutaka Ishinabe5November 14, 1993Rokusaburo MichibaChinese (Cantonese)LobsterRokusaburo Michiba6November 21, 1993Chen KenichiChinese (Taiwanese)OctopusCheng Kazuhiko7November 28, 1993Yutaka IshinabeMasato Mutō (武藤正人)JapaneseDaikon radishYutaka Ishinabe8December 5, 1993Rokusaburo MichibaChinese (Cantonese)CrabRokusaburo Michiba9December 12, 1993Yutaka IshinabeEizō Ōyama (大山栄蔵)DessertBananaYutaka Ishinabe10December 19, 1993Yutaka Ishinabe Jacques BorieFrenchChickenJacques Borie

Premiere episode. Originally, episodes were broadcast in a 30-minute timeslot at 10:30 p.m. on Sunday nights, and for this first battle, the Iron Chef and Challenger were given 90 minutes of cooking time. This was reduced to 60 minutes in the next episode. This is the first battle featuring a foreign challenger. The challenger was the top apprentice of future Iron Chef French Hiroyuki Sakai. This is the first battle in which a challenger won against the Iron Chef, as well as the first episode after the preliminary battles and Honorary Iron Chef titles were scrapped. The challenger was the older brother of Zhou Tomiteru from the November 14, 1994 episode. Dessert showdown. Christmas showdown. This was the only battle prior to April 15, 1994 that received an English dub from Food Network, and it later became the final episode of said dub.

1994 OverallEpisode #Original airdateIron ChefChallengerChallenger SpecialtyTheme IngredientWinner11January 9, 1994Rokusaburo MichibaZhou TomitokuChinese (Cantonese)PorkZhou Tomitoku12January 16, 1994Chen Kenichi Chinese (Cantonese)SquidChen Kenichi13January 23, 1994Rokusaburo MichibaJun Hoshino (星野 淳)NoneEggRokusaburo Michiba14January 30, 1994Rokusaburo MichibaToshio Tanabe (田辺年男)FrenchSea breamRokusaburo Michiba15February 6, 1994Chen KenichiKōichi Taniguchi (谷口広一)JapaneseShrimpChen Kenichi16February 13, 1994Rokusaburo MichibaKazuyoshi Masaki (正木数義)JapaneseConger eelRokusaburo Michiba17February 20, 1994Chen KenichiToshirō KandagawaJapaneseFlounderToshirō Kandagawa18February 27, 1994Hiroyuki Sakai Guy ShokrFrenchOysterHiroyuki Sakai19March 6, 1994Chen KenichiShinji Kondō (近藤紳二)Chinese (Shanghai)Wheat flourChen Kenichi20March 13, 1994Hiroyuki SakaiHiroyuki Kitami (北見博幸)ItalianTomatoHiroyuki Sakai21March 20, 1994Chen KenichiKyōko Kagata (加賀田京子)FrenchScallopKyōko Kagata22March 27, 1994Rokusaburo MichibaHideaki Otakura (小田倉秀昭)ItalianCheeseRokusaburo Michiba23April 8, 1994Rokusaburo MichibaKōichirō Gotō (後藤紘一良)JapaneseRiceRokusaburo Michiba24April 15, 1994Chen KenichiMunetaka Takahashi (高橋宗孝)JapaneseBamboo shootChen Kenichi25April 22, 1994Hiroyuki SakaiMario Nakagawa (中川麻里生)FrenchLambHiroyuki Sakai26April 29, 1994Rokusaburo MichibaYukio HattoriNoneTruffleRokusaburo Michiba27May 6, 1994Chen KenichiHiromi YamadaItalianCabbageHiromi Yamada28May 13, 1994Hiroyuki SakaiHiromi Funatsu (船津博美)Japanese (Sushi)BonitoHiroyuki Sakai29May 20, 1994Hiroyuki SakaiMasatoshi Kimura (木村政敏)Chinese (Cantonese)DuckHiroyuki Sakai30May 27, 1994Chen KenichiKiyoshi Takahashi (高橋　清)Chinese (Cantonese)CarrotChen Kenichi31June 3, 1994Rokusaburo MichibaKuniyuki Ishikawa (石川邦行)JapaneseNattoRokusaburo Michiba32June 10, 1994 Rokusaburo MichibaKatsumi Hanato (花戸克己)JapaneseSweetfishRokusaburo Michiba33June 17, 1994Hiroyuki SakaiYūji WakiyaChinese (Shanghai)Sea urchin roeHiroyuki Sakai34June 24, 1994Chen KenichiMasahiko Miyamoto (宮本雅彦)FrenchMilkChen Kenichi35July 1, 1994Chen KenichiKōichi Tabata (田畑孝一)JapaneseEggplantChen Kenichi36July 8, 1994Rokusaburo MichibaTakashi Mera (米良　隆)JapaneseTunaRokusaburo Michiba37July 15, 1994Hiroyuki SakaiTadaaki Shimizu (清水忠明)FrenchHomard lobsterTadaaki Shimizu38July 22, 1994Rokusaburo Michiba & Chen Kenichi Joël Bruant & Masafumi Furutaka (古高雅史)FrenchSea bassJoël Bruant & Masafumi Furutaka39July 29, 1994Hiroyuki SakaiMitsuru Saitō (斎藤　満)Chinese (Cantonese)BeefHiroyuki Sakai40August 5, 1994Rokusaburo MichibaYasuhiko Yoshida (吉田靖彦)JapaneseEelRokusaburo Michiba41August 12, 1994Hiroyuki SakaiHirohisa Koyama (小山裕久)JapanesePike congerHiroyuki Sakai42August 19, 1994Chen KenichiKatsuyo Kobayashi (小林カツ代)Home cookingPotatoKatsuyo Kobayashi43August 26, 1994Rokusaburo MichibaKeiji Nakazawa (中澤敬二)FrenchCornRokusaburo Michiba44September 2, 1994Chen KenichiHideki Ōsako (大迫秀樹)ItalianMushroomChen Kenichi45September 9, 1994Rokusaburo Michiba Artur RütterFrenchBell pepperArtur Rütter46September 16, 1994Rokusaburo MichibaTsutomu Hiroi (廣井　勉)FrenchPacific sauryRokusaburo Michiba47September 23, 1994Hiroyuki SakaiSotetsu Fujii (藤井宗哲)Japanese / Buddhist cuisineYamHiroyuki Sakai48September 30, 1994Chen KenichiTakashi Saitō (斉藤隆士)Chinese (Sichuan)Shiba shrimpChen Kenichi49October 7, 1994Hiroyuki SakaiMasamitsu Takahashi (高橋正光)JapaneseMatsutake mushroomMasamitsu Takahashi50October 14, 1994Rokusaburo Michiba Chinese (Cantonese)Shark finRokusaburo Michiba51October 21, 1994Hiroyuki SakaiKatsuyuki Sekihata (関端克之)FrenchBreadHiroyuki Sakai52October 28, 1994Chen KenichiKōji Kobayashi (小林幸司)ItalianPumpkinKoji Kobayashi53November 4, 1994Rokusaburo MichibaYasuo Kawada (河田康雄)JapaneseAnglerfishRokusaburo Michiba54November 11, 1994Chen KenichiTadashi Sugita (杉田　忠)Chinese (Beijing)Shanghai crabChen Kenichi55November 18, 1994Rokusaburo MichibaTatsuo Umemiya (梅宮辰夫)NoneHorse mackerelRokusaburo Michiba56November 25, 1994Hiroyuki SakaiSeiya Kawasaki (川崎誠也)French / GibierQuailSeiya Kawasaki57December 2, 1994Chen KenichiToshikatsu Nakagawa (中川俊勝)Chinese (Cantonese)NoodlesChen Kenichi58December 9, 1994Rokusaburo MichibaHiroshi Furushō (古庄　浩)FrenchTurkeyRokusaburo Michiba59December 16, 1994Hiroyuki SakaiMasayo Waki (脇　雅世)FrenchStrawberryHiroyuki Sakai

This is the first rematch episode. The challenger was an amateur High School teacher at Kanagawa Kamigo High School. This and the next two consecutive episodes were the first appearances of recurring challenger Toshiro Kandagawa and his faction, with Kandagawa himself taking center stage in his third appearance. Sakai's first battle as Iron Chef. This is the first episode to feature a female challenger. Last episode broadcast in a 30-timeslot on Sunday nights at 10:30 p.m. From here on out, the show was broadcast in a 45-minute timeslot on Friday nights at 11:00 p.m. The cooking time was extended to 90 minutes for this battle. Michiba earned five consecutive wins as of this battle. Season 4 of Food Network's dub consisted of two Iron Chef spotlight specials, followed by the April 15 to September 23, 1994 episodes, though for unknown reasons, August 19 and 26 were switched. The challenger was the first Sushi chef. Sakai earned five consecutive wins as of this battle. Kandagawa Faction appearance. The challenger was recommended by Masahiro Yamamoto. This is the first tag team match wherein both teams have no assistants. Kandagawa Faction appeance. Michiba earned 10 consecutive individual wins as of this battle. There were two different Keiji Nakazawas with two different specialties who battled two different Iron Chefs Japanese almost five years apart. The first one, a French cuisine chef, battled against Michiba, while the other one, a sushi chef, battled against Morimoto. Season 5 of Food Network's dub consisted of the France Special from April 12, 1996, edited and split into two parts, followed by the September 30, 1994 to April 21, 1995 episodes. October 21 and December 23 from 1994, as well as January 2, March 31, and April 14 from 1995, were all skipped. The challenger was recommended by Katsuya Nomura. Michiba earned a second five-game winning streak as of this battle. Christmas dessert showdown.

The year ended with the 1994 Mr. Iron Chef competition; Part 1 aired on December 23, and Part 2 aired on January 2, 1995. This tournament featured winning challengers from previous episodes, each representing four different styles of cooking (Chinese, Italian, French, and Japanese), battling against each other. The winner then faced off against Michiba.

Jacques Borie was offered a spot as the French challenger, but declined. Artur Rütter was then asked, but the production staff was frustrated over him suddenly cancelling the offer, due to "a full restaurant reservation for Christmas". Shimizu was ultimately selected, with the approval of regular customers.

OverallEpisode #Original airdateChallengerChallengerTheme IngredientWinner60December 23, 1994Toshirō KandagawaHiromi YamadaSpiny lobsterToshirō KandagawaTadaaki ShimizuCheng KazuhikoBeefTadaaki Shimizu

OverallEpisode #Original airdateIron ChefChallengerChallenger SpecialtyTheme IngredientWinner60January 2, 1995Toshirō KandagawaTadaaki Shimizu1994 Mr. Iron Chef Preliminaries (Finals)AbaloneToshirō KandagawaRokusaburo MichibaToshirō Kandagawa1994 Mr. Iron Chef FinalsYellowtailRokusaburo Michiba

1995