Akira Takizawa (滝沢 朗 Takizawa Akira?) is the main protagonist of the anime series, Eden of the East.
Biography[]
As Seleção No. 9, Akira Takizawa awakens outside the White House with no memories and stark naked. He befriends Saki Morimi, a Japanese college student on vacation in America on her way to catch a flight home. Armed with a cellphone, Takizawa learns he is part of a game created by one Mr. Outside to use the ten billion yen on the phone to improve the state of Japan. Takizawa meets his fellow Seleção, whilst trying to recover his memories before and after he was selected for the game.
He was born on January 7, 1989, making him one day younger than Saki. Later on, it turns out "Akira Takizawa" is not his real name and his actual name remains a mystery.
Appearance[]
In the original Eden of The East series, Akira is shown as a Japanese male with long hair. For the first six episodes of the of the series, he wears a khaki green M-1965 field jacket, white t-shirt, jeans and walking boots. He rips his jacket severly during the tanker truck accident. Later, for the next five episodes, he wears a longer green coat with a hood (due to the onset of winter), and a black jumper. In the first Eden of the east movie, he wears a suit and tie, losing the suit jacket when under attack from Number 6. By the second Eden of the East movie, he's changed to a light grey tracksuit and black t-shirt, but when confronting Mr. Outside, he's back in his original outfit.
Personality[]
Akira is such a friendly, compassionate and charming young man that even Selecao Number 11, an infamous serial killer who castrated all of her male victims, eventually developed a fondness for him.