EAT-MAN

is a japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akihito Yoshitomi. It ran in Monthly Dengeki Comic Dao! between 1996 and 2003.

A light novel series,, was written by Koichi Mashima, with illustrations by Shunji Murata. It was published on April 10, 1999 by ASCII Media Works under their Dengeki Bunko publishing imprint.

Synopsis
Meet Bolt Crank, mercenary extraordinaire, and the man who eats metal! Through his travels, he stops along the way to make a few bucks and occasionally rescue damsels in distress. His taste for metal gives him quite an edge as he becomes capable of generating an assortment of weapons from his hand! It's a strange ability, but it seems to come in handy, so to speak. Bolt has an edge over his adversaries, but will that be enough?

EAT-MAN
An anime adaptation of the manga, it aired for 12 episodes between January 9, 1997 and March 27, 1997.

EAT-MAN '98
The Second season of the anime that adapted the manga. It aired for 12 episodes between October 8, 1998 and December 23, 1998.