Bolt Crank is coming back, and so is his voice actor. Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures opened a site Thursday for EAT-MAN The Over Order, a new anime project based on Akihito Yoshitomi's manga, with a teaser visual and an announcement promo. Masashi Ebara reprises the lead role he has held since the 1997 series.
Quick answer
EAT-MAN The Over Order is a new anime project from Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures at Studio Cab, directed by Shunji Ooga, with Yoshitomi himself on script and original designs and Satoshi Hirayama adapting the character designs. Masashi Ebara returns as Bolt Crank. Format and release window are not announced. The original manga ran 1996–2002 in Kodansha's Monthly Shonen Sirius; the two earlier anime — Eat-Man (Studio Deen, 1997, 12 episodes) and Eat-Man '98 — score 6.27 and 6.54 on SenpaiRanks.
The hook, for anyone who missed 1997
Bolt Crank eats anything — metal, machinery, weapons — and reproduces it out of his right hand. That is the entire gimmick and the manga built a laconic mercenary western around it. The 1997 Studio Deen series leaned so hard into mood and silence that it alienated viewers looking for a shonen action show, which is most of why it sits at 6.27 rather than higher.
Who is on it
Shunji Ooga's credits run through Golgo 13, which is a tonally exact fit — hard-faced professionals, minimal dialogue, jobs that go wrong. Yoshitomi writing his own script is the more unusual detail: the 1997 adaptation famously diverged from his manga, and this time he is holding the pen.
The read
Two 1990s Eat-Man adaptations exist and neither cleared 6.6 on our board. A third is a bet on the material rather than on the track record. The distinguishing factor is that both prior versions were made without the author in the writer's chair, and the one thing nobody has tried is adapting the manga as written. Reviving a 6.27 property is only strange if you assume the score measured the source.
For where the 1990s catalogue actually lands, see the best 80s and 90s anime ranking; Eat-Man and Eat-Man '98 both have live pages if you want to rate them yourself.
Frequently asked questions
Q: What is EAT-MAN The Over Order?
A: A new anime project announced September 10, 2026 by Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures, animated at Studio Cab and directed by Shunji Ooga.
Q: Is Masashi Ebara returning?
A: Yes. He reprises Bolt Crank, the role he played in the 1997 and 1998 adaptations.
Q: When does it release?
A: No format or release window has been announced — only the site, teaser visual and announcement promo.
Q: Where can I watch the older Eat-Man anime?
A: Both the 1997 series and Eat-Man '98 have streamed on Crunchyroll since 2019, with Discotek handling the subtitled home-video reissue. Regional availability varies.