Xam'd: Lost Memories
| Xam'd: Lost Memories | |
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| Genre | Sci-fi, Mecha, Action |
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| Anime | |
| Directed by | Masayuki Miyaji |
| Studio | Bones (studio) |
| Released | July 16, 2008 – present |
Originally a secret project by Bones, Xam'd: Lost Memories (亡念のザムド, Bōnen no Zamudo) is a mecha themed anime series that has recently had its first episode broadcasted in the US on July 16, 2008, on Sony's Playstation Network.
Plot
Sentan Island is a small island surrounded by the Yuden Sea. It exists in a state of dreamlike tranquility, cut off from the war between the Northern Government and the Southern Continent Free Zone. Akiyuki Takehara lives on Sentain Island along with his mother Fusa, He is currently separated from his father, the town doctor Ryuzo, but the bond between father and son remains. One day, after taking Ryuzo the lunch that Fusa has made for him as usual, Akiyuki is caught up in an explosion along with his friends, Haru and Furuichi. The explosion produces a mysterious light which enters Akiyuki's arm, causing him excruciating pain. He's given no time to understand it, however, as the white-haired girl who rode on the bus with him guides him to a power unlike anything he's ever known. He transforms into a creature called Xam'd, and his rampage is only stopped when a red-haired foreign girl appears.
Characters
- Akiyuki Takehara
- Voiced by: Atsushi Abe
- Haru Nishimura
- Voiced by: Fumiko Orikasa
- Midori Nishimura
- Voiced by: Ayumi Fujimura
- Fusa Takehara
- Voiced by: Risa Hayamizu
- Furuichi Teraoka
- Voiced by: Shinnosuke Tachibana
- Ryuuzou Takehara
- Voiced by: Unshou Ishizuka
- Nakiami
- Voiced by: Yuko Sanpei
- Shuu Benikawa
- Voiced by: Yumi Tamai
Staff
- Art Director: Takashi Aoi
- Color Design: Hiroko Umezaki
- Cinematic Director: Yohei Miyahara
- Editing: Kumiko Sakamoto
- Animation Design: Masashi Okumura
- Character Design: Ayumi Kurashima
- Mechanic Design: Kimitoshi Yamane
- Humanform Design: Kenji Mizuhata
- Xam'd mechanic design: Seiichi Hashimoto
Music
The soundtrack was done by Michiru Oshima.
Opening theme: "Shut up and Explode" by Boom Boom Satellites (track 4 on the album Exposed)
Ending theme: "Vacancy" by Kylee