“Bolt Crank, metal-eating mercenary, generates weapons from his hand while traveling and rescuing damsels.”
Eat-Man
イートマン
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Synopsis
Bolt Crank, metal-eating mercenary, generates weapons from his hand while traveling and rescuing damsels.
Meet Bolt Crank, mercenary extraordinaire, and the man who eats metal! Through his travels, he stops along the way to make a few bucks and occasionally rescue damsels in distress. His taste for metal gives him quite an edge as he becomes capable of generating an assortment of weapons from his hand! It's a strange ability, but it seems to come in handy, so to speak. Bolt has an edge over his adversaries, but will that be enough? (Source: AnimeNfo)
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Derived from 8 sampled reviews
What 8 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.23 · split reception
6.3 pts
Recommenders 8.3 · others 2.0
↓ 0.38
Running avg · Mar 2014 → Jan 2026
- 8 “A completely meaningless series of disconnected fables starring a strange and nihilistic main character who chooses nigh inexplicable courses of action at every turn. It often discards narrative...”
- 7 “A good but not great show for fans of YK and kino. for anyone who likes slow pacing. The art is slightly above average but the character design besides the main characters are lacking. The sound is...”
- 7 “Eat-Man is a fascinating 90s anime that bewilders from the very start, doing whatsoever it pleases and never apologizing for it, which is an admirable thing, even if the end product is a pretty...”
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- Format 12 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 48m all episodes
- Aired Jan 1997 – Mar 1997 Winter 1997
- Source Tv media type
- Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref. BS-1549 catalog
Produced by
- Bandai Visual Producer
- Sotsu Producer
Licensed by
- Bandai Entertainment Licensor
- Discotek Media Licensor