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Eat-Man '98 (TV)

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©Yoshitomi Akihito • MEDIAWORKS/PROJECT EAT-MAN'98


Alternative title:
イートマン ’９８ (Japanese)
이트 맨 '98 (Korean)
Objectionable content: Mild
Plot Summary: The continuing adventures of Bolt Crank, the World's Greatest Mercenary, who has the ability to eat any object, mostly metal and weapons. When the time comes, Bolt can then reproduce those weapons and items in his right hand.
User Ratings: 135 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 3 votes (sub:2, dub:1)
 Excellent: 12 votes (sub:9, dub:2, raw:1)
 Very good: 32 votes (sub:24, dub:2, ?:1, raw:1, others:4
3 Spanish subtitled
1 Portuguese subtitled
)
 Good: 39 votes (sub:30, dub:5, raw:1, others:3
1 Russian dubbed
1 Spanish subtitled
1 Portuguese subtitled
)
 Decent: 22 votes (sub:17, ?:1, raw:1, others:3
2 Portuguese subtitled
1 French subtitled
)
 So-so: 15 votes (sub:10, dub:1, ?:1, others:3
1 Spanish subtitled
1 Spanish dubbed
1 Portuguese subtitled
)
 Not really good: 5 votes (sub:4, others:1
1 Spanish edited dub
)
 Weak: 5 votes (sub:4, ?:1)
 Bad: 2 votes (sub:1, others:1
1 Portuguese subtitled
)
 Awful: -
 Worst ever: -
Seen in part or in whole by 356 users, rank: #2736 (of 10087)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 6.763 (Good−), std. dev.: 1.6248, rank: #5039 (of 10248)
Weighted mean: 6.769 (Good−), rank: #4891 (of 10248) (seen all: 6.94 / seen some: 6.52 / won't finish: 3.15)
Bayesian estimate: 6.831 (Good−), rank: #4290 (of 7718)
Running time: 25 minutes per episode
Number of episodes: 12
Episode titles: We have 12
Vintage: 1998-10-08 to 1998-12-23
Opening Theme:
"Burning Blue" by Magic
Ending Theme:
"Tabibito" by Magic
Insert song:
"Black Cats (English Version)" by BLACK CATS (ep 3)
Links: We have 1
Trivia: We have 3
Review:
Eat-Man '98 Collection DVD (Jan 1, 1970)
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Release Dates (Dec 17, 2000)
Bandai Website Launch (Mar 20, 2000)
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Blu-ray (Region A)
    Eat-Man / Eat-Man '98 (Sub.Blu-ray) 2018-06-26 (from $69.00)
DVD (Region 1)
    Eat-Man '98 (Sub.DVD) 2005-09-28 (from $14.95)
    Eat-Man '98 (Sub.DVD) 2017-02-07 (from $8.72)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Toshifumi Kawase
Script:
Atsuhiro Tomioka (eps 8, 11-12)
Hiroshi Nomoto (eps 1-2, 9-10)
Sakura Nonomiya (eps 3-7)
Storyboard:
Isao Tokuyoshi (ep 9)
Junji Nishimura (ep 6)
Kazu Yokota (ep 3)
Kiyotaka Isako (ep 7)
Megumi Yamamoto (eps 5, 10)
Toshifumi Kawase (eps 1-2, 11)
Yasunao Aoki (eps 4, 8, 12)
Episode Director:
Akira Shimizu (eps 1, 5, 9)
Masahiko Murata (eps 3, 7, 11)
Megumi Yamamoto (eps 2, 6, 10)
Yasunao Aoki (eps 4, 8, 12)
Music:
Black Cats
Magic
Yu Imai
Original creator: Akihito Yoshitomi
Character Design: Isamu Imakake
Art Director: Tsutomu Ishigaki
Animation Director:
Aki Tsunaki (eps 1, 5, 9)
Akira Kasahara (eps 4, 8, 12)
Akira Shimizu
Haruo Sotozaki (eps 2, 6, 10)
Ichizō Kobayashi (eps 3, 11)
Kazumi Sato (ep 12)
Kenji Hattori (ep 7)
Masahiko Murata
Megumi Yamamoto
Yasunao Aoki
Yoshiko Murata
Mechanical design:
Junya Ishigaki
Takahiro Yamada
Director of Photography: Hidetoshi Watanabe

Animation Supervisor:
Aki Tsunaki
Akira Kasahara
Haruo Sotozaki
Ichizō Kobayashi
Kasumi Sato
Color design: Shinji Matsumoto
Editing: Seiji Morita
In-Between Animation:
Hisako Sato (eps 1, 5, 9)
Kenichiro Ogata (5 episodes
eps 2, 4, 7-8, 11
)
Shuji Maruyama (Yumeta Company; eps 1, 9)
Insert Song Arrangement: Guitar Fish
Insert Song Composition: Yoji Uomi
Insert Song Lyrics: Yoji Uomi
Insert Song Performance: Black Cats
Key Animation:
Akira Kasahara (ep 4)
Akira Matsushima (OP/ED; eps 2, 6)
Hajime Yoshida (eps 3, 7)
Haruo Sotozaki (OP/ED; eps 2, 6)
Hideki Hashimoto (eps 2, 6)
Hideki Hosokawa (ep 3)
Hidetoshi Namura (eps 3, 7)
Isamu Imakake (OP/ED)
Kazuhiko Abe (eps 3, 7)
Kazuhiko Wanibuchi (ep 7)
Kazumi Sato (OP/ED; ep 4)
Keizo Nakamura (eps 2, 6)
Kenji Yoshida (ep 1)
Kimiko Yamauchi (ep 4)
Koichi Hoshino (eps 1, 5, 9)
Kōji Miura (eps 3, 7)
Konomi Sakurai (eps 3, 7)
Maki Fujioka (eps 1, 5)
Masashi Kojima (OP/ED)
Masatsugu Takeda (ep 2)
Noriko Tejima (eps 1, 5)
Noriyoshi Yamazaki (ep 1)
Noriyuki Nakajima (eps 3, 7)
Rion Kujo (ep 7)
Ryoji Yakou (eps 2, 6)
Shigenobu Nagasaki (eps 1, 5)
Shinichi Nozaki (ep 5)
Shinobu Tagashira (eps 1, 5)
Shuji Maruyama (ep 5)
Takahiro Honma (eps 1, 5)
Tetsuhito Saitō (ep 3)
Tomohiro Koyama (eps 1, 5)
Photography:
Etsuko Hoshino (eps 1-12)
Kazuya Hoshi (eps 1-12)
Misako Ogata (eps 1-12)
Takamitsu Sera (eps 1-12)
Planning:
Korefumi Seki
Shigeru Watanabe
Toshikazu Fukamori
Sound Design: Shigeharu Shiba
Sound Effects: Kazutoshi Satō
Special Effects: Shōichi Uehara
Theme Song Arrangement:
Magic
Yu Imai
Theme Song Composition: Takashi Kamisawatsu
Theme Song Lyrics: Takashi Kamisawatsu
Theme Song Performance: Magic
Masashi Ebara as Bolt Crank

Banjō Ginga as Senator Sharif (eps 11-12)
Eiji Maruyama as
Jiisan
Old Man (ep 4)
Fumihiko Tachiki as President Dykstra (eps 9-10)
Hiroshi Ōtake as Chief (eps 11-12)
Hirotaka Suzuoki as Hard (eps 3, 11-12)
Hisayoshi Izaki as
Assistant (eps 5-7)
Investigator B (eps 1-2)
Hōchū Ōtsuka as Denzel (ep 11)
Ichirō Nagai as
Ted O'Neil (eps 5-8)
Tetto (eps 5-8) 
Village elder (ep 4)
Issei Futamata as Axe (eps 1-2)
Jōji Yanami as Village chief (ep 3)
Katsuaki Arima as soldier (ep 5)
Kazue Ikura as Vanessa O'Neil (eps 5-8)
Kenji Hamada as
DoMarc's Servant (ep 7)
Man (ep 9)
Subordinate (ep 6)
Kōki Miyata as
Andei (ep 4) 
Andy (ep 4)
Kōsuke Okano as Jacob (eps 5-6)
Masashi Sugawara as Boss (ep 3)
Michiko Neya as Raffin (eps 11-12)
Mifuyu Hiiragi as Françoise (ep 4)
Minami Takayama as
Thelma (eps 11-12) 
Thelma Abigail (eps 11-12)
Mitsuaki Madono as
Rene Fredericks (eps 5-8)
Rune (eps 5-8) 
Miyoko Shōji as Old Woman (ep 3)
Mugihito as
Police Chief (eps 1-2)
police officer (eps 1-2) 
Nami Harada as Gina (ep 3)
Nanae Katō as
Alex (eps 5-7)
Child (ep 10)
Natsumi Sakuma as Housewife (ep 5)
Norio Wakamoto as DoMarc (eps 5-8)
Ryōichi Tanaka as Military uniform man (ep 12)
Ryoko Nagata as
Chibi
Naomi (eps 1-2)
Ryūji Nakagi as King Sergei (eps 5-8)
Sakiko Tamagawa as
Aimee (eps 1-2)
Eimi (eps 1-2) 
Seijirō Chōda as
Chibi
Man (ep 9)
Patrick (ep 5) 
Patrick Smith (ep 5)
Policeman (ep 11)
Soldier (ep 7)
Subordinate (eps 3, 6)
Sumi Shimamoto as Koko (eps 5-8)
Takehito Koyasu as Marco (eps 9-10)
Tamio Ōki as
Dr. Oldman (ep 2) 
Dr. Samuel Auldman (ep 2)
Tesshō Genda as
Man (ep 7)
President Grant (eps 11-12)
Tomohiro Tsuboi as
Bennett (eps 11-12)
Caretaker (ep 6)
Investigator A (eps 1-2)
Tomomichi Nishimura as
Robert (eps 5-8) 
Robert Fredericks (eps 5-8)
Toshiaki Kuwahara as
Assistant (ep 8)
Man (ep 9)
Operator (ep 12)
Policeman (ep 1)
Scott (ep 5) 
Scott McKenzie (ep 5)
Sniper (ep 2)
Subordinate (ep 3)
Toshihiko Nakajima as
Bounty Hunter (eps 9-10)
Dr. Ivanoff St. Meyer (ep 1)
Dr. Ivanov (ep 1) 
Officer (eps 5-6)
Researcher (eps 7-8)
Villager (ep 3)
Urara Miura as
Dustin (eps 5-7)
Housewife (ep 8)
Operator (ep 2)
Yasuo Iwata as
Jonathan (eps 5-8) 
Jonathan Mann (eps 5-8)
Man in Suit (ep 12)
Yōsuke Akimoto as Travis (eps 11-12)
Yūji Ueda as Larry (ep 3)
Yūko Miyamura as Myra Dykstra (eps 9-10)

Kenji Hamada (ep 4)
Seijirō Chōda (ep 4)
Tomohiro Tsuboi (ep 4)
Toshiaki Kuwahara (ep 4)
Japanese companies
Animation: Studio DEEN
Animation Assistance: Ehrgeiz
Background Art: Y.A.P. Ishigaki Production
Editing: Morita Editing Room
Film Processing: Imagica
In-Between Animation:
AIC
APPP
Ashi Productions
Danni Animation
E-cho
FAI
Kino Production
MI
Production I.G
Studio Angle
Studio Dub
Studio Fantasia
Studio Lions
Studio Mu
Studio Wombat
Yumeta Company
Key Animation:
JEC-E
Yumeta Company
Music Production: Victor Entertainment
Photography: T. Nishimura
Production:
Bandai Visual
BeSTACK
d-rights
Mitsubishi Corporation
Sound Production: Omnibus Promotion
Titles: Maki Production
English cast
English staff
Translation: Kathleen Westlake
Executive producer: Ken Iyadomi
Producer:
Diana Gage
Justin Sevakis (Discotek SD Blu-ray)

Blu-Ray Authoring: Justin Sevakis (Discotek SD Blu-ray)
Blu-ray Encoding: Justin Sevakis (Discotek SD Blu-ray)
Co-Producer:
Charles McCarter
Jerry Chu
DVD Menu Design:
Charles McCarter
Richard Noboru Kekahuna
DVD Producer:
Charles McCarter
Richard Noboru Kekahuna
Editing: Justin Sevakis (Discotek SD Blu-ray)
Menu Design: Gary Swarer (Discotek SD Blu-ray)
Production Assistant:
Kevin Hale
Richard Noboru Kekahuna
Subtitling: Kathleen Westlake
Translation, Subtitles: Kathleen Westlake
Voice Direction: Bev Siver
David Kaye as Bolt Crank

Brian Drummond as
Detective Axe
Monster
Doc Harris as Captain
Kelly Sheridan as Naomi
Michael Dobson as
Bartender
Detective
Dr. Samuel Aldman
Paul Dobson as
Detective
Prof. Gordon
Trooper
Venus Terzo as Detective Aimie
English companies
Adaptation: The Ocean Group
Distributor:
Bandai Entertainment
Cinedigm (2022)
Internet Streaming:
Crunchyroll (via Discotek Media)
RetroCrush
Licensed by:
Bandai Entertainment (Expired)
Discotek Media (2016)
Production: Bandai Entertainment
Korean staff
Korean cast
(none)
Jun Kim as Bolt Crank

Gyeong-Hye Park as Eimi
Hyo-Seon Kim as Koko
Jang Kim as
Hard
Marco
Jeong-Hwa Yang as Vanessa O'Neil
Seong-Jun Bang as Larry
Sin-Jeong Han as Francois
Korean companies
(none)
French staff
French companies
(none)
Distributor: Dybex
French cast
(none)
Spanish staff
Spanish cast
Executive producer: Jorge Gabarró Frau (Selecta Visión)

Screen Inserts: Oscar Redondo (Spain dub)
J. Ignacio Latorre as Bolt Crank (Spain dub)

Carles Lladó as
Andy (Spain dub)
Axe (Spain dub)
Dustin (Spain dub)
Larry (Spain dub)
Rune (Spain dub)
Carles Martínez Davó as
Hard (Spain dub)
Robert (Spain dub)
Daniel Albiac as
Jacob (Spain dub)
Marco (Spain dub)
Eva Ordeig as
Françoise (Spain dub)
Gina (Spain dub)
Naomi (Spain dub)
Francesc Rocamora as
Director (Spain dub)
Dr. Samuel Oldman (Spain dub)
DuMarc (Spain dub)
Germán José as
Bennett (Spain dub)
Jonathan (Spain dub)
Gloria Garcia as
Alex (Spain dub)
Flower Woman (Spain dub)
Thelma (Spain dub)
Manel Català as
Mayor (Spain dub)
Police Officer (Spain dub)
Senator Sharif (Spain dub)
Village Chief (Spain dub)
Maria Rosa Guillén as Vanessa O´Neil (Spain dub)
Oscar Redondo as
Ivanov (Spain dub)
President Grant (Spain dub)
Tet (Spain dub)
Ramón Rocabayera as
Consen President (Spain dub)
Koko's Ex (Spain dub)
Travis (Spain dub)
Salvador Campoy as Denzel (Spain dub)
Susana Damas as
Koko (Spain dub)
Raffin (Spain dub)
Tasio Alonso as
King Sergei (Spain dub)
President Dykstra (Spain dub)

Carles Lladó (Spain dub)
Daniel Albiac (Spain dub)
Francesc Rocamora (Spain dub)
Germán José (Spain dub)
Salvador Campoy (Spain dub)
Susana Damas (Spain dub)
Tasio Alonso (Spain dub)
Spanish companies
Broadcaster:
Lasexta (Spain)
Locomotion (subtitled)
Distributor: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Spain; DVD)
Dubbing Studio: Cristal Media (Spain dub)
DVD Distribution: Selecta Visión
Licensed by: Selecta Visión (Spain)
TV Distribution: Selecta Visión
Portuguese staff
Portuguese companies
(none)
Broadcaster: Locomotion Brazil (Subbed)
Portuguese cast
(none)

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