Akio Gunji

> Akio-san worked with me ... in the Special Forces Unit.
>
> Amamiya Reiji, "Tokyo Aliens Volume 1, Chapter 2: Hagukin"

**Akio Gunji** (郡司 - *Gunji Akio*) was Akira Gunji's father. He was an A.M.O agent, part of the Kanto Branch Special Forces Unit in Unit 3 under Reiji Amamiya, whom he formerly outranked. Before discovering the existence of aliens on Earth, Akira was told his father was an ordinary police officer and that he had died nine years ago in an explosion when Akira was only six. In reality however, Akio was killed in action during a confrontation with the dangerous alien Hagukin.

## Appearance

Akio's appearance is very similar to Akira.

PersonalityAkio had a protective personality, manifesting in his decision to have his Combat Weapon be gloves that could form a shield to protect others. Akio did not have the desire to climb the ranks of AMO, leading to Reiji eventually outranking him.

## Abilities and Weapons

Akio used the same Mulch weapon as Akira does. As such, he was also capable of creating a shield.

* **Hand to Hand Combat:** Chris notes that Akio was proficient in hand to hand combat.
* **Combat W Gloves:** Akio used his glove weapons to enhance his hand to hand combat and create shields for protection

## Relationships

### Akira Gunji

Akira was very close to, and admired his father. Akira wanted to follow in his footsteps to become a police officer and even carries a picture of them together in his train pass case. Initially due to the secretive nature of his job, Akira didn't know the truth about Akio's occupation as an A.M.O officer. Akira loves his father very much and had aspirations to join the police academy as soon as he graduated from high school. Akio wasn't always able to keep promises to be there as much as Akira wanted, often not coming home for lengths of time, arriving home late to important events such as Akira's birthday or arriving home too exhausted to do much more than sleep. Nonetheless, Akira joined the A.M.O to see what his father saw, know what he was like at work and to protect others just like his father did, even choosing the same weapons as him and watching old training videos provided to him by Christina.

Akio also hid Akira's true nature from the A.M.O for unknown reasons.

### Reiji Amamiya

Akio used to be Reiji's superior officer in Kanto Branch Special Forces Unit 3. However, over time Reiji outranked him and took charge of the unit instead.

### Christina

As General Supervisor and Operator of the Technology Development Department of the A.M.O, Christina was the one who had designed Akio's weapon. She was devastated when she learned of Akio's death. Chris used to have a crush on Akio and wanted to date him, calling Akio "my type."

Chris thought Akio was cool, cute, strong and very masculine and keeps recordings of his old training videos which Akira later uses to master his combat weapon.

### Raika Nadeshiko

Raiko met Akio sixteen years ago before he died, and they were apparently friends. When they first met, Raika and Akio had a fight lasting three whole days.

### Akira's Mother Kayo

Currently, not much is known about the relationship between Akio and Kayo, and the only appearance of them together is in an old photograph of the couple that Akira's grandmother has in Chapter 31.

### Akira's Grandmother

Currently, not much is known about the relationship between Akio and Akira's grandparents, and it is unknown if Akira's grandparents he lives with are maternal or paternal

### Akira's Grandfather

Currently, not much is known about the relationship between Akio and Akira's grandparents, and it is unknown if Akira's grandparents he lives with are maternal or paternal