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Eat-Man (stylized as EAT-MAN) is a Japanese manga series created by Akihito Yoshitomi in 1996 which was serialized by MediaWorks monthly in 19 volumes until 2003 in Dengeki Comic Gao! magazine. In 1997, Studio Deen adapted the manga into a 12-episode anime television series which was broadcast in Japan from January 9 to March 27, 1997, on TV Tokyo. A sequel, ''Eat-Man '98, was also animated by Studio Deen and ran from October 8 to December 23, 1998. Both anime series are licensed in North America by Discotek Media and the manga series was licensed by Viz Communications before it was dropped. A

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Country of origin
Japan
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language of work or name
Japanese
intended public
shōnen
number of parts of this work
19
start time
1996-01-27
end time
2003-07-26
published in
Dengeki Comic Gao!
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Encyclopedic overview

9 sections
Contents
  • Story
  • Characters
  • Bolt Crank
  • Other characters
  • Anime series
  • Reception
  • Later appearance
  • References
  • External links

Eat-Man (stylized as EAT-MAN) is a Japanese manga series created by Akihito Yoshitomi in 1996 which was serialized by MediaWorks monthly in 19 volumes until 2003 in Dengeki Comic Gao! magazine. In 1997, Studio Deen adapted the manga into a 12-episode anime television series which was broadcast in Japan from January 9 to March 27, 1997, on TV Tokyo. A sequel, ''Eat-Man '98, was also animated by Studio Deen and ran from October 8 to December 23, 1998. Both anime series are licensed in North America by Discotek Media and the manga series was licensed by Viz Communications before it was dropped. A second manga called Eat-Man The Main Dish started serialization in Monthly Shonen Sirius in May 2014.

==Story== Eat-Man'' is a series of short, episodic stories about an "explorer" (a type of mercenary) named Bolt Crank who has the ability to eat virtually anything and then, at will, reproduce from his body the objects he's consumed. Eat-Mans world is a mix of high-tech futurist cyberpunk and fairy tale. The episodes take place in various worlds and in undefined times.

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