Mysterious New Project Teased With “That Man Is Coming Back” Message, Full Reveal Set for September 10

A mysterious new project has been announced with two teaser videos, both pointing toward a reveal on September 10, 2026.

The first teaser shows countless screws falling across the screen before displaying the message, “That man is coming back.”

A second video also features the date “2026.9.10,” with someone drawing in the background.

No title, creator, franchise or other project details have been officially revealed at this time, although Oricon reported that is in an anime project.

An official social media account called “Over Order” for the project has also been opened on X/Twitter, Instagram and TikTok.

The Most Popular Theory Based on the Information: EAT-MAN New Anime

The available information points to EAT-MAN, one particular work that has been absent for a while and fits all the teaser information. Note that this is speculation and not officially confirmed.

• Protagonist Bolt Crank, has the ability to eat objects including screws and metal and then reconstructing them into weapons.
• The copyrights shared by Japanese outlets are ©AY／ETOOP. EAT-MAN was created by Akihito Yoshitomi.
• 2026 is the 30th anniversary of EAT-MAN. The original sci-fi manga began in 1996.
• Bolt has been absent from TV anime for almost three decades. The original EAT-MAN anime by studio DEEN ran in 1997-1998.

Crunchyroll streams the original adaptation, describing the story:
Bolt Crank is an “explorer”–a mercenary who only accepts jobs that fits his moral standards. Even so, explorers like him are rarely trusted, and employment both in getting and also doing the job is hazardous. However, despite the fact Bolt says it’s the only job he’s any good at, he’s also the best explorer around. Moreover, he has a unique ability. He’s able to eat anything at all, and later can reproduce it wholly intact and functional! As an enigmatic man of few words, it’s hard to understand someone who can do something so strange, and who despite it all, just wants to be normal.

Note that the above is just a popular theory based on the available information. The official reveal of the project is scheduled for September 10.

Source: Official X