- NA: Sentai Filmworks (expired)
Sentan Island exists in a state of dreamlike tranquility, surrounded by the Yuden Sea, cut off from the war between the Northern Government and the Southern Continent Free Zone. Akiyuki Takehara lives on Sentan Island along with his mother Fusa. Despite his mother's strained relationship with his father, Ryuzo, the town doctor, the bond between father and son remains strong.
One day the island's tranquility is shattered, when Akiyuki, along with his best friends Haru and Furuichi, are caught up in an explosion on a school bus by a mysterious pale, white haired girl named Nazuna. The explosion produces a mysterious light which enters Akiyuki's arm and a blue gem appears. With no time to understand what has happened, and a brief exchange between Nazuna and Akiyuki is transformed into a creature called Xam'd. As Xam'd, Akiyuki uses his newfound powers to fight off monstrous invading forces to save Haru, only to be stopped by a mysterious girl who offers him a choice: come with her and live, or stay and turn to stone. Accepting her offer, Akiyuki embarks on a journey of discovery that will take him to new lands, and help him understand the connection between himself and the world of Xam'd.
Production
- Original: Bones
- Director: Masayuki Miyaji
- Main screenwriters: Megumi Shimizu, Yuichi Nomura
- Animation director (direction and layout checks): Masashi Okumura
- Character design & Chief animation director: Ayumi Kurashima
- Xam'd mechanical design & Chief animation director: Seiichi Hashimoto
- Mechanical design: Kimitoshi Yamane
- Humanoid weapons mechanical design: Kenji Mizuhata
- Art director: Takashi Aoi
- Color settings: Hiroko Umesaki
- Cinematographer: Yōhei Miyahara, Tōru Fukushi
- Editing: Kumiko Sakamoto
- Music: Michiru Oshima
- Music production: Aniplex
- Animation production: Bones
- Production: Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc., Aniplex, Bones
Media
Anime
The series received its television premiere across Japan on MBS, CBC, Tokyo MX and other Japanese broadcast networks from April 2009, featuring new opening and ending theme sequences. [2] Xam'd: Lost Memories spanned a total of 26 episodes. On its launch week, its pilot episode was the most downloaded video on the PlayStation Network at E3. [3] On June 24, 2010, Sentai Filmworks announced that it had sub-licensed the series for home video distribution across North America, where the first half season set was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on September 21, 2010. [4] The second set was released on November 9, 2010, on DVD and Blu-ray. [5]
Manga
The manga adaptation of the series, written by Masahiro Kawanabe, began serialization in Ace Assault and Shōnen Ace since December 9, 2008, after it began release on PSN Japan.
Music
The score to the series is composed by Michiru Oshima, known for her work on the Godzilla movie franchise and the Fullmetal Alchemist anime series. For both the 2008 PlayStation Network download distribution and the 2009 television broadcast, the Japanese electronic rock band Boom Boom Satellites performed the opening themes while Japanese-American vocalist Kylee made her debut performing the ending themes. For the PSN distribution, the opening was "Shut Up and Explode" from the Boom Boom Satellites' 2007 album Exposed and the ending was "Vacancy". For the syndicated TV broadcasts, the Boom Boom Satellites' 2009 single "Back on My Feet" was used as an opening theme and Kylee's songs "Just Breathe" and "Over U" were used as ending themes. For the TV broadcasts, both the old PSN and new TV themes were used in different combinations, each with different animation sequences.
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References
- ↑ "Xam'd: Lost Memories episode synopsis" (in Japanese). Bones. Retrieved September 24, 2008.
- ↑ Newtype . Kadokawa Shoten. April 2009.
{{cite news}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Xam'd: Lost Memories Debuts at #1 on PLAYSTATION Network". Sony Computer Entertainment. July 22, 2008. Retrieved September 24, 2008.
- ↑ "Sentai Acquires Xan'd, Hell Girl Season 3 Anime, Adds New Dubs". Mania.com. June 24, 2010. Archived from the original on June 26, 2010.
- ↑ "Section23 Films Announces November Slate". Anime News Network. August 17, 2010.
External links
- (in Japanese) Xam'd: Lost Memories official website
- Xam'd: Lost Memories (anime) at Anime News Network 's encyclopedia
| Xam'd: Lost Memories | |
 Image from the opening theme sequence | |
| 亡念のザムド (Bōnen no Zamudo) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Fantasy, Mecha, Romance |
| Created by | Bones |
| Released | July 16, 2008 – February 3, 2009 |
| Runtime | 25 minutes (each) |
| Episodes | 26 |
