Serenade, Bocca

ボッカ・セレナーデ

The protagonist. Courageous, resolute, and possessing an adventurous spirit, Bocca is far from the typical schoolboy. In reality, he performs poorly in his studies and is unpopular with his teachers. He eventually quits school to chase his dream of becoming a Melos Warrior, abandoning his past life, including his parents and brother. Bocca was a rebellious member of the archery club (where students are discouraged from using real arrows because monsters aim to suppress the development of such skills) and longed to become a warrior to combat the injustices he observed in the world.
Although society dismisses monsters as myths and warns Bocca to avoid the old man loitering near his school, he befriends the elderly man named Tsunagi, who is actually a scientist. Bocca also worked part-time for him at his auto shop. Bocca soon meets Sayoko, who tells him she is searching for a warrior; hearing this gives Bocca new hope for his future. When the warrior Kurofune (the same warrior Sayoko was seeking) visits Tsunagi, Bocca learns that Tsunagi was the lead scientist of aibanetic technology and an ally of the warriors. Later that day, Bocca witnesses a battle between Hor and Kurofune, which awakens the potential within him to become a warrior. When Kurofune departs to continue his journey, Bocca and Sayoko decide to follow him. The series then follows Bocca's journey as he witnesses the damage caused by monsters, learns of humans who have pledged allegiance to them, meets other Melos Warriors, and develops a romantic relationship with Sayoko. His Melos tattoo is on his left arm, and his Ivermachine is Elan Vital. His command for his Melos arrow is "Flash." His bow was originally the one he used for the archery club, and when it broke, it was replaced by the handlebars of his Ivermachine. ~