The official website for Bones' Bounen no Xamdou 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 Bounen no Xamdou: Junreisha no Compass manga will launch in Ace Assault's Winter issue on December 9. (Source: ANN)