History Manga / EatMan

The hero of the story is Bolt Crank, a badass dude who has the ability to eat anything, then re-create it, whole and functional, from his arm. This is, more often than not, a [[{{BFG}} ridiculously large gun of some kind]]. He typically travels the world, righting wrongs and spending a surprising amount of time helping young couples get together despite enormous odds. A 12-episode {{anime}} adaptation was made in 1997, animated by Creator/StudioDEEN and directed by Creator/KoichiMashimo, followed by another, named ''[=Eat-Man '98=]'', in the following year.

The hero of the story is Bolt Crank, a badass dude who has the ability to eat anything, then re-create it, whole and functional, from his arm. This is, more often than not, a [[{{BFG}} ridiculously large gun of some kind]]. He typically travels the world, righting wrongs and spending a surprising amount of time helping young couples get together despite enormous odds. An {{anime}} adaptation was made in 1997, animated by Creator/StudioDEEN and directed by Creator/KoichiMashimo.

* InNameOnly: The anime adaptation had little to do with the story and only featured the main character.

* {{Acrofatic}}: Roberto Silvka.
* AloofBigBrother: [[spoiler:Leon, who acts like one, at least.]]
* AttractiveBentGender: Dean Wolfstar, a shapeshifter.
* BadassLongcoat: Bolt has a huge green over coat.
* BarbarianLongHair: Look at the picture.
* {{BFG}}: So very, very, very many examples, most of them wielded by Bolt. One handed.
* {{BFS}}: The Boer Sword deserves a special mention for having a length that's about twice its wielder.
* BishieSparkle: Bolt, as seen in Amy-Vision.
* ByWallThatIsHoley: Invoked by Bolt.
* CatchPhrase: "I don't care if you believe me or not!"
** And to a lesser extent, "Ate it" and "Complete!"
* ChekhovsGun: Series MVT. Typically when Bolt is first introduced, he'll be chowing down on a bunch of screws or something. Expect them to turn out to be the final pieces of some massive WaveMotionGun.
** Lampshaded at one point when Bolt actually panics after [[spoiler:(not quite)]] losing a tidbit. Its purpose is never revealed, though.
* CloningBlues: [[spoiler:Leon.]]
* CrazyPrepared: Expect whatever Bolt's eating in the first part of the story to take center stage in the last part of the story.
* DeadpanSnarker: Whenever Bolt says anything funny.

* ExactWords: Bolt sometimes takes jobs from very shady or outright evil people, and being a professional, never breaks his contracts. Every single time though, he will interpret the contract extremely literally and end up screwing his contractor.
** Hard, possibly inspired by seeing Bolt in action, tries to mpull this during the Eurydice arc. [[spoiler:It almost doesn't work]].
* '''ExtremeOmnivore''': Throughout the series, Bolt has eaten: guns, bazookas, big guns, swords, bikes, ships, armor, trains, bombs that explode inside him, monsters, robots, ''death itself''...
* FacialMarkings

* GambitRoulette: [[spoiler:Leon]]'s plan. Doesn't work.

* HeroicSacrifice: Several times during the MOLE arc.

* HumongousMecha: Garron.

* ImplacableMan: Bolt never fails to come back and finish his job even after he starts getting visibly injured. He was ImmuneToBullets (or at least impossible to hit) earlier in the series, as well.

* IronicEcho: "You said you would have a "go" with me, right?" As well as [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments "They're from a different world."]]

* MultipleChoicePast: Bolt himself.
* TheNicknamer
-->"I'm the captain of this volunteer squad, Macus. I'm the one that gave them these cool nicknames."
* NinetiesAntiHero: Bolt. Cocky, quiet, ruthless, and pragmatic (at least in theory.) He even has the dated outfit.
* ThePlan: Teromea's plan. Works.

* RazorFloss: Mark's weapon of choice. He's good enough to use it to bisect incoming bullets.
** Bolt himself uses it during the "My Adventure" arc.

* RobotGirl: Stella, among many others.
* RuleOfCool
* ScarfOfAssKicking: Silvaka.
* SchizoTech

* WalkingTheEarth
* WaveMotionGun
* WigDressAccent: How Chuck impersonates Bolt, minus the accent.

* YouJustToldMe
-->'''Ommu''': "You'll never find where the workshop is, this complex is huge..."
-->'''Chuck''': "The third building from the West, in a basement... The workshop is there!"
-->'''Ommu''': "...How did you find out?"
-->'''Chuck''': "Muwahahaha! I was just guessing!"
* ZeroGSpot: Alice offers this to her fiance during the MOLE arc. He doesn't take her up on it.

* BecomeARealBoy: [[spoiler:The point of Leon's plan is to turn Stella into a real girl. Not that it works, mind you.]]

* AwesomeMcCoolname: '''Bolt. Crank.'''

''Eat-Man'' is a 19-volume manga by Akihito Yoshitomi [[GenreMashup probably best summarized]] as an episodic parade of SchizoTech CyberPunk [[TheWildWest Wild West]].

''Eat-Man'' is a 19-volume manga by Akihito Yoshitomi probably best summarized as an episodic parade of SchizoTech CyberPunk [[TheWildWest Wild West]].

** Hard, possibly inspired by seeing Bolt in action, tries to pull this during the Eurydice arc. [[spoiler:It almost doesn't work]].

* FoodBasedSuperpowers: Combined with ExtremeOmnivore. Bolt Crank has the power to eat anything made of metal, and then produce the fully functioning original item at will. Naturally, this usually translates to a hero who can pull out massive firepower when he needs it most (though, mercifully, he pulls it from his ''arm'' rather than his ''ass'').

* BadassGrandpa: Nick, AKA "The Genius Explorer." Despite being long retired and ''way'' past his prime, he still manages to do more damage to Bolt in a one-on-one fight than anyone else in the series.
** [[spoiler:Bolt himself may count, as he's implied to be an immortal being who ''creates universes''.]]

* IronicEcho: "You said you would have a "go" with me, right?" As well as [[CrowningMomentOfFunny "They're from a different world."]]

* BecomeARealBoy: [[spoiler:The point of Leon's {{plan}} is to turn Stella into a real girl. Not that it works, mind you.]]

* ChekhovsGun: Series MVT. Typically when Bolt is first introduced, he'll be chewing a gear or a widget or something. Expect that to turn out to be the final piece of some massive WaveMotionGun.

* CrazyPrepared

* EvilTwin: [[spoiler:Leon. I know, if the series bothered to take itself seriously, this would probably induce a few EpilepticTrees.]]

* GenerationXerox

''Eat-Man'' is a 19-volume manga by Creator/AkihitoYoshitomi probably best summarized as an episodic parade of SchizoTech CyberPunk [[TheWildWest Wild West]].

* SoylentGreen: [[spoiler:The "special dish." Not exactly people, but mushroom which grow on corpses.]]

''Eat-Man'' is a 19-volume manga by Creator/AkihitoYoshitomi probably best summarized as an episodic parade of SchizoTech CyberPunk [[TheWildWest Wild West]] BadAss.

The hero of the story is Bolt Crank, a BadAss dude who has the ability to eat anything, then re-create it, whole and functional, from his arm. This is, more often than not, a [[{{BFG}} ridiculously large gun of some kind]]. He typically travels the world, righting wrongs and spending a surprising amount of time helping young couples get together despite enormous odds. An {{anime}} adaptation was made in 1997, animated by Creator/StudioDEEN and directed by Creator/KoichiMashimo.

* BadAss: Bolt, Hard, Silvka.
* BadAssGrandpa: Nick, AKA "The Genius Explorer." Despite being long retired and ''way'' past his prime, he still manages to do more damage to Bolt in a one-on-one fight than anyone else in the series.

* BadAssLongcoat: Bolt has a huge green over coat.

* BadAssLongcoat

* BadAss

* ExtremeOmnivore

* HugeGuyTinyGirl: Seemingly every single GirlOfTheWeek Bolt encounters. [[http://manga.animea.net/eat-man-chapter-1-page-1.html Played with in the first chapter]].

* MultipleChoicePast

* StealthHiBye: Subverted at the end of the Gargoyle arc. Wanda turns to find that Bolt is gone, and runs off looking for him... But it's revealed that he accidentally fell down a a pit trap, [[BrickJoke just like he did at the beginning of the arc]].

* HopeSpot: During the MOLE arc, [[spoiler:Macus has his legs cut off and is set adrift in Zero G. Bolt pulls out the yo-yo [[ChekhovsGun that he ate earlier]] and flings it in Macus' direction... But the string isn't long enough.

** [[spoiler:Bolt himself may count, as he's implied to be a immortal being who ''creates universes''.]]

[[caption-width-right:270: He's here to chew bubblegum and kick ass. [[TakeAThirdOption And he's gonna do both]].]]

The hero of the story is Bolt Crank, a BadAss dude who has the ability to eat anything, then re-create it, whole and functional, from his arm. This is, more often than not, a [[{{BFG}} ridiculously large gun of some kind]]. He typically travels the world, righting wrongs and spending a surprising amount of time helping young couples get together despite enormous odds. An anime adaptation was made in 1997, animated by Creator/StudioDEEN and directed by Creator/KoichiMashimo.

* {{Acrofatic}} (Roberto Silvka.)
* AloofBigBrother ([[spoiler:Leon, who acts like one at least]])
* AttractiveBentGender (Dean Wolfstar, a shapeshifter)
* AwesomeMcCoolname ('''Bolt. Crank.''')

* BadAssGrandpa (Nick, AKA "The Genius Explorer." Despite being long retired and ''way'' past his prime, he still manages to do more damage to Bolt in a one-on-one fight than anyone else in the series.)
** [[spoiler: Bolt himself may count, as he's implied to be a immortal being who ''creates universes''.]]

* {{BFG}} (So very, very, very many examples, most of them wielded by Bolt. One handed.)
* {{BFS}} (The Boer Sword deserves a special mention for having a length that's about twice its wielder.)
* BecomeARealBoy ([[spoiler:The point of Leon's {{plan}} is to turn Stella into a real girl.]] Not that it works, mind you.)
* BishieSparkle (Bolt, [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/eat_man/v13/c003/40.html As seen in Amy-Vision.]]
* ByWallThatIsHoley (Invoked by Bolt [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/eat_man/v13/c005/27.html here.]]
* CatchPhrase ("I don't care if you believe me or not!")

* ChekhovsGun (Series MVT. Typically when Bolt is first introduced, he'll be chewing a gear or a widget or something. Expect that to turn out to be the final piece of some massive WaveMotionGun.)
** Lampshaded at one point when Bolt actually panics after [[spoiler: (not quite)]] losing a tidbit. Its purpose is never revealed, though.
* CloningBlues ([[spoiler:Leon]])
* CrazyPrepared
* EvilTwin ([[spoiler:Leon.]] I know, if the series bothered to take itself seriously, this would probably induce a few EpilepticTrees.)
* ExactlyWhatIAimedAt (Bolt throws a sword in [[spoiler:Stella]]'s direction. She thinks he missed... Until the guy coming at her from behind picks it up and cuts her in half.)
* ExactWords (Bolt sometimes takes jobs from very shady or outright evil people, and being a professional, never breaks his contracts. Every single time though, he will interpret the contract extremely literally and end up screwing his contractor.)
** Hard, possibly inspired by seeing Bolt in action, tries to pull this during the Eurydice arc. [[spoiler:It almost doesn't work.]]

* FlowersForAlgernonSyndrome (The cure for Future's memory loss/mental regression in the Big Generator Arc.)
* FunWithAcronyms ('''M'''oving '''O'''f '''L'''imited '''E'''nd point.)
* GambitRoulette ([[spoiler:Leon]]'s plan. Doesn't work.)

* GentleGiant (Bolt is more inexpressive than stoic and is shown to be very kind and considerate.)
* HeroicSacrifice (Several times during the MOLE arc.)
* HopeSpot (During the MOLE arc, [[spoiler: Macus has his legs cut off and is set adrift in Zero G. Bolt pulls out the yo-yo [[ChekhovsGun that he ate earlier]] and flings it in Macus' direction... But the string isn't long enough.]])
* HugeGuyTinyGirl seemingly every single GirlOfTheWeek Bolt encounters. [[http://manga.animea.net/eat-man-chapter-1-page-1.html played with in the first chapter]]
* HumongousMecha (Garron)
* HyperspaceArsenal (Bolt's is both justified and of a particularly epic nature)
* ImplacableMan (Bolt never fails to come back and finish his job even after he starts getting visibly injured. He was ImmuneToBullets (or at least impossible to hit) earlier in the series, as well)

* InsaneTrollLogic (Hard was hired by [[spoiler:Stella]] to bring Eurydice back to her sister. Later, after [[spoiler: Stella replicated herself]] and Bolt hired Hard to help out, Eurydice asks him to finish the job to bring her to her sister. His logic in refusing to do so is that [[spoiler: Stella]] was the one to hire him to do that, now that there are [[spoiler:"so many Stellas"]] it's "Only logical to finish what Bolt hired me for first."
-->'''Eurydice:''' "What kind of logic is that!?"
* IronicEcho ("You said you would have a "go" with me, right?" As well as [[CrowningMomentOfFunny "They're from a different world."]])
* MeaningfulName (Bolt's favorite foods are bolts and cranks. Some old work companions gave him the name because of that, since he lacked one before.)

--> "I'm the captain of this volunteer squad, Macus. I'm the one that gave them these cool nicknames."
* NinetiesAntiHero Bolt. Cocky, quiet, ruthless, and pragmatic (at least in theory). He even has the dated outfit.
* ThePlan: (Teromea's plan. Works.)
* TheQuietOne (Bolt rarely ever talks and changes his expression even less often, though this is more of a personal quirk rather than due to any form of psychological issues. He's simply quiet.)
* RazorFloss (Mark's weapon of choice. He's good enough to use it to bisect incoming bullets.)

* TheReveal [[spoiler:(Bolt apparently created the series universe using his ability. He makes a new one at the end and it is implied that he will continue WalkingTheEarth after going there)]]
* TheRival (A few, some self-proclaimed only and others who are at least a bit credible. Bolt has apparently inspired many explorer wannabes to follow in his footsteps as well, and all of them have a strange desire to take his title)
* RobotGirl (Stella, among many others)

* ScarfOfAssKicking (Silvaka)

* ShoutOut (Silvaka's outfit looks a lot like that worn by Series/KamenRider.)

* SpotTheImposter (Bolt will occasionally have Chuck act as a decoy, but Chuck has a vastly different personality -- Warren realizes that he's an impostor when he sees "Bolt" laughing and chatting it up with a bunch of ladies. It ''does not'' help that "Muwahahaha" is practically his catchphrase.)
* TheStarsAreGoingOut (Referenced in the Big Generator arc [[spoiler:as something that the Big Generator is capable of doing]].)
* StealthHiBye (Subverted at the end of the Gargoyle arc. Wanda turns to find that Bolt is gone, and runs off looking for him... But it's revealed that he accidentally fell down a a pit trap, [[BrickJoke just like he did at the beginning of the arc]].)
* TheStoic (Bolt, although he is largely inexpressive rather than cold.)
* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill (In the Misha/Mira arc, Bolt is stabbed through the heart - with a [[spoiler:''missile'']]. He lives.)
* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks (Subverted. See "ExactlyWhatIAimedAt" above. [[spoiler:And then it's played perfectly straight during the Gargoyle arc.]])

* WaveMotionGun
* WigDressAccent (How Chuck impersonates Bolt, minus the accent.)
* WingedHumanoid ([[spoiler:Mana]], [[ShootTheDog but only briefly]]. Also, the titular entities of the Angel and Demon arc.)
* WrongGenreSavvy (Warren. He hears that Mana controls a superweapon, and he knows that Mana is holding onto the last bolt of a device for Bolt to eat. He makes the logical assumption. He's wrong.)

--> '''Ommu:''' "You'll never find where the workshop is, this complex is huge..."
--> '''Chuck:''' "The third building from the West, in a basement... the workshop is there! "
--> '''Ommu:''' "...How did you find out?"
--> '''Chuck:''' "Muwahahaha! I was just guessing!"
* ZeroGSpot (Alice offers this to her fiance during the MOLE arc. He doesn't take her up on it.)

''Eat-Man'' is a 19-volume manga by Akihito Yoshitomi probably best summarized as an episodic parade of SchizoTech CyberPunk [[TheWildWest Wild West]] BadAss.

The hero of the story is Bolt Crank, a BadAss dude who has the ability to eat anything, then re-create it, whole and functional, from his arm. This is, more often than not, a [[{{BFG}} ridiculously large gun of some kind]]. He typically travels the world, righting wrongs and spending a surprising amount of time helping young couples get together despite enormous odds. An anime adaptation was made in 1997, animated by StudioDEEN and directed by KoichiMashimo.

* {{Acrofatic}} (Roberto Silvka)

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[[caption-width:270: He's here to chew bubblegum and kick ass. [[TakeAThirdOption And he's gonna do both]].]]

* BadAssLongcoat

* ExactlyWhatIAimedAt (Bolt throws a sword in [[spoiler:Stella]]'s direction. She thinks he missed... Until the guy coming at her from behind picks it up and cuts her in half.)

* TheQuietOne (Bolt rarely ever talks and changes his expression even less often, though this is more of a personal quirk rather than due to any form of psychological issues. He's simply quiet.)

* NinetiesAntiHero Bolt. Cocky, quiet, ruthless, theoretically pragmatic yet occasionally sympathetic.

* ShoutOut (Silvaka's outfit looks a lot like that worn by KamenRider.)

* BecomeARealBoy ([[spoiler:The point of Leon's XanatosGambit is to turn Stella into a real girl.]] Not that it works, mind you.)

* XanatosGambit (Teromea's plan. Works.)
* XanatosRoulette ([[spoiler:Leon]]'s plan. Doesn't work.)

* {{Lolicon}} (A surprising percentage of the [[GirlOfTheWeek Girls in each story]]. Bolt's a perfect gentleman around them, though.)

* {{BFG}} (So very, very, very many examples)
* {{BFS}} (The Boer Sword deserves a special mention)

* MoreDakka

* SoylentGreen: [[spoiler:The "special dish."]]

* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill (In the Misha/Mira arc, Bolt is stabbed through the heart - with a [[spoiler:''missile'']].)