Eat, Drink, Man, Medabot is the fifteenth (in English thirty-fourth) episode of the Medabots anime. It first aired in the United States on ABC Family on July 26, 2002.
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Summary[]
A big, burly Medafighter named Kareem shows up on Ikki's doorstep with a ravenous appetite and a tale of woe to tell. Kareem and his Medabot Kintaro were Robattle training in the northern mountains when a hundred sinister Medabots ambushed them?[1]
Plot[]
A large bearded man and his Medabot, Kintaro, arrive at Ikki's home. Chidori thinks he is a famous wrestler, but in fact, his name is Kareem. When Ikki and Metabee arrive, they find Kareem and Kintaro have literally made themselves at home. The two visitors are eating, drinking, and playing video games that belong to Ikki. When Ikki asks the purpose of his visit, Kareem explained how they had gone to Mt. Cedar to train in the wilderness. Kintaro was just about to enter his final phase of training when they were attacked by a hundred Medabots. Kareem told Ikki Kintaro had defeated all but one, and now they are looking for that mysterious Medabot.
Erika thinks Kareem's search is the makings of a great story. Unfortunately, Kareem can give them very little clues to help find this elusive Medabot. Ikki, Metabee, and Erika search everywhere asking everyone they see. When they think they may have found the culprit, it turns out to be the wrong Medabot.
Finally, Rokusho appears to save a baby in a run-a-way stroller. Kareem recognizes him immediately. Ikki and Erika are shocked. Rokusho tells his side of the story. It seems Kintaro while training had chopped down almost all of the beautiful forest and made many insects lose their home. Rokusho wanted to put a stop to that.
Kareem, not caring in the least about the damage he caused to the forest, wants to Robattle, but Rokusho refuses. Kintaro is ordered to attack in spite of Rokusho's refusal. Too bad Kintaro caused his own demise by letting a tree he sliced fall on himself. That is the same thing that happened at Mt. Cedar. Rokusho never fought, Kintaro caused his own defeat. The other 99 Medabots were just an "exaggeration" on Kareem's part. Rokusho and Kintaro were the only Medabots at Mt. Cedar back then.
What is the moral of this episode? It is wise to hear both sides of the story before making a judgement. (Very true, Rokusho, very true.)
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English dub changes[]
- The beginning has more dialogues in the dub than the original. In the dub Kareem mentions that Ikki's address is 744 Evergreen Terrace (a reference to The Simpsons), Chidori thinks it must be the mailman on the door, and she wonders if Kintaro is a mailman. In the original the former says "it must be here" and asks if someone is home while knocking. Chidori says "yes" to express that she heard, and says nothing when she sees Kintaro.
- In the dub Chidori thinks Kareem is the "big bellied brute", a famous wrestler on TV, while in the original she thinks he is a dojoyaburi.
- In the original Ikki says that whoever arrives home first will be the one to play the video game, and Metabee complains that it is cheating as he went out to pick him up. In the dub Ikki says that Metabee will never beat his high score in the game Megaton Fighter 3, and Metabee complains that it is because Ikki is a cheater, always turning off the console when he gets close to his score.
- The following dialogue with Ikki's mother, alongside other dialogues, also have some differences. Some examples include the mountain Kareem and Kintaro trained being named Mount Cedar in the dub, and another mention about the video game high scores in the end of the episode.
- Several scenes from the part Kareem explains who he is and what happened with him had small cuts to reduce their duration.
- A fadeout was added after Kareem's explanation.
- Like Kareem's explanation, some parts after the practice match between Metabee and Kintaro had small cuts.
- A fadeout was added were the eyecatches are in the original.
- A fadeout was added after the stroller started moving, and the following scene appeared sooner in the dub, having its position changed.
- Rokusho's appearance repeats three times in the original. In the dub it does not repeat.
Characters[]
Note: All characters are listed in order of their first appearances in the episode. The time they appear is the time from the Japanese dub.
| Image | Name | Note |
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Kareem | |
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Chidori Tenryou | |
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Kintaro | |
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Ikki Tenryou | |
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Metabee | |
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Salty | |
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Erika Amazake | |
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Mr. Referee | |
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Jouzou Tenryou | |
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Henry | |
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Rabudo | |
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Acehorn | |
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Mother (お母さん okāsan) |
The mother from the baby on the stroller. In the Japanese version she is voiced by Naoko Seto. |
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Rokusho |
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