A typical highschooler with a charismatic and helpful nature, he lives with his Mother who has seperated from his Father due to marriage problems. Because if this seperation, Akiyuki is expected to take a prepared lunch to his father every morning, as well as keep the two&#039;s relationship running smoothly. He has two close friends, Haru and Furuichi.

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. Our hero, Akiyuki Takehara, lives on Sentan 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 arrives at school, where he 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.

Blake Thomas Shepard is an American voice actor who works on anime series at ADV Films, Funimation and Sentai Filmworks. 

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Affiliated with Ken Production.

Non-anime roles:

Cheren - Pokémon Masters EX (VG)
Wise - Zenless Zone Zero (VG)

The official website for BONES' Xam'd: Lost Memories science-fiction anime series announced that Kadokawa Shoten's Ace Assault magazine will publish a manga version of the anime. 
The anime follows the journey of an ordinary high schooler who is transformed into a giant creature named Xam'd. A mysterious red-haired woman named Nakiami helps to keep Xam'd's rampaging instincts in check. 
Ace Assault is a quarterly spinoff from Monthly Shonen Ace magazine, and the B&#333;nen no Xam'd: Junreisha no Compass manga will launch in Ace Assault's Winter issue on December 9. (Source: Anime News Network)