Eat-Man

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Synopsis

Bolt Crank travels the world as the World's Greatest Mercenary. He got that moniker due to his skills, as well as his ability to eat anything, and then reproduce it in his right hand. During his adventures he meets new friends, as well as his rival Hard. But, his mysterious past with a man named Leon Field comes into play later on when Shadow, a man who can control machines and calls himself Bolt Crank, and Stella, a woman who wants to mechanize every human on the planet, has Bolt going back to an old, unfinished mission he left behind long ago. (Source: ANN)

Publication notes

Two volumes of Eat-Man were published in English by VIZ Media.

Published

Jan 27, 1996 to Jul 26, 2003

Authors

Yoshitomi, Akihito

External links

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MAL rank: #3163
Members (MAL): 4,407
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Sequel

Eat-Man: The Main Dish

Adaptation

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Bolt Crank is the protagonist of "Eat-Man" manga and anime series. Bolt has also made guest appearances in other works by Akihito Yoshitomi, "Ray" and "24-ku no Hanako-san". He is the best "explorer" in the world. In the manga, "explorers" are a kind of mercenary, and although mercenaries do any job, even assassinations, the explorers were employees with principles. Bolt's past remained a mystery in all the series, some stories gave clues about his past, including some characters that appeared in various episodes. In the end of the manga series revealed a lot about who and what Bolt is, but his exact identity still remains a mystery. Bolt has a bizarre power, the ability to eat anything inorganic and then later recreate it (even fixing the item ingested) from any part of his body. The item usually comes out from his arms and hands, but sometimes can be created in other body areas, like his head, chest, or legs. In the manga, it was implied that inside Bolt's body was actually a void of space. Objects that he's consumed float around in a seemingly endless space. Bolt also never ages, and the end of the manga series revealed that he is biologically immortal (he does not age but can be hurt and/or killed). A man of few words, Bolt doesn't show his feelings and always keeps a cool head. However, his cynical personality and his "always get the job done" attitude can make him seem like a very cold and dark character but, in the end, he always finds a way to do the right thing. He never appears to look back on the past or regret it in any way. Bolt says he has a very strict diet, unlike any human, and is only known to consume metals and gasoline, but sometimes he also likes to drink wine. His favorite "foods" are screws, nuts, gasoline and gunpowder.