A Wind Named Amnesia

, also known as Wind of Amnesia in the United Kingdom, is a Japanese novel authored by Hideyuki Kikuchi, originally published in 1983 by Asahi Sonorama. An anime film adaptation was released theatrically on December 22, 1990, directed by Kazuo Yamazaki. An English adaptation of the film was produced and released by Manga Entertainment on home video in the UK and by Central Park Media in North America.

Story
The Apocalypse didn't come with a bang, but with a whimper. Silently, the amnesia wind swept away all of mankind's knowledge. Thousands of years of human civilization vanished overnight as people forgot how to use the tools of modern civilization - who they were - how to speak - everything. Technology decayed as mankind was reduced to level of cavemen.

Now, two years later, a young man explores a nation reduced to barbarism - America. Miraculously re-educated after the cataclysm, he is accompanied by a young woman - somehow spared the obliterating effects of the amnesia wind. Pursued by a relentless killing machine, they search for those responsible for stealing their memories.

Novel

 * Japanese Version
 * Title: 風の名はアムネジア (Kaze no Na-wa Amunejia)
 * Writer: Hideyuki Kikuchi
 * Artist: Yoshitaka Amano
 * Cover Artist: Yoshitaka Amano
 * Publication Date: October 31, 1983
 * ISBN 9784257762607


 * English Version
 * Title: A Wind Named Amnesia/Invader Summer
 * Cover Artist: Yoshitaka Amano
 * Publication Date: December 23, 2009
 * ISBN 1-59307-934-6

Japanese

 * Kazuki Yao - Wataru
 * Keiko Toda - Sophia
 * Kappei Yamaguchi - Johnny
 * Noriko Hidaka - Lisa
 * Osamu Saka - Simpson
 * Yūko Mita - Sue
 * Daisuke Gōri - Little John

English

 * Adam Henderson - Wataru
 * Denica Fairman - Sophia
 * Lee Tyler - Johnny
 * Susie Baker - Lisa
 * Peter Marinker - Simpson

Staff

 * Original Novel/Story: Hideyuki Kikuchi
 * Licensors: Central Park Media, Manga Entertainment Ltd. (Australia and UK)
 * 製作Producer: Tadao Masumizu
 * Executive producer: Kosuke Kuri
 * Producer: Tomirou Kuriyama, Shin Seya
 * Director: Kazuo Yamazaki
 * Setting: Masao Maruyama
 * Script: Kazuo Yamazaki, Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Kenji Kurata
 * Supervisior: Rintaro, Yoshiaki Kawajiri
 * Character Design: Satoru Makamura
 * Art Director: Koseki Mutsuo
 * Mechanical Design: Morifumi Naka
 * Design of “Guardian”: Yoshitaka Amano
 * Production: Madhouse

Original Music

 * Hidenobu Takimoto
 * Kazuhiko Toyama