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Buddy Complex

Buddy Complex
★ 6.5/10•2013•25m•TV-14•Animation•Sci-Fi & Fantasy•War & Politics
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When a giant robot suddenly attacks the city, a high-school student named Aoba is saved by a classmate who's piloting her own mecha. After accepting an offer to join the alliance she's is a part of, Aoba is thrust into the middle of high-flying robot warfare.

StatusEnded
Runtime25m
LanguageJA
First Air DateDec 29, 2013

Episodes

Episode 1 - EncounterE125m

Encounter

Aoba Watase is a normal first year high school student coming back to school after summer break when a mysterious robot comes after him. He has never seen it before, but its pilot seems to know him and wants him dead.

Dec 29, 2013

Episode 2 - Nice CouplingE225m

Nice Coupling

One minute, Hina is disappearing, telling Aoba that Dio is waiting for him. In the next minute, Aoba finds himself in a strange cockpit alone, thrust into the middle of a furious firefight.

Jan 13, 2014

Episode 3 - Meeting AgainE325m

Meeting Again

As Aoba tries to come to grips with this new world that he's found himself in, the ship he is on comes under attack again. And during this engagement, he unexpectedly comes across someone he knows.

Jan 20, 2014

Episode 4 - The Time for ResolveE425m

The Time for Resolve

Aoba faces the consequences of his rash actions during combat when he saw Hina. And later, the Cygnus lands at Narashino and Aoba gets a chance to explore his hometown to see what has become of it in the last 70 years.

Jan 27, 2014

Episode 5 - ScarsE525m

Scars

Aoba finds out more about Dio and his family. And later, Cygnus unexpectedly finds itself being mobilized against an invading Zogilian force.

Feb 3, 2014

Episode 6 - The Other CouplerE625m

The Other Coupler

After being mobilized, the Cygnus and the Coupling Valiancers are no longer a secret. In order to defend their existence against outraged politicians, a film crew arrives to make a promotional video to rally popular support.

Feb 10, 2014

Episode 7 - BuddyE725m

Buddy

As the Cygnus makes its way to the Hawaii Base, Zogilia's Protection Division catches up with them. And the three Coupler pilots must decide who will pair up with whom.

Feb 17, 2014

Episode 8 - Stormy NightE825m

Stormy Night

Aoba finally gets some time to talk to Hina, but as they try to survive the night on the island they crash-landed on, he has a frustrating time trying to get through to her.

Feb 24, 2014

Episode 9 - The Coupling SystemE925m

The Coupling System

Discouraged by his encounter with Hina, Aoba mopes around, but Dio finds his sniveling, defeatist attitude unacceptable, especially once they come under attack yet again.

Mar 3, 2014

Episode 10 - Father and ChildE1025m

Father and Child

Aoba, Dio, and Mayuka get to go on shore leave in Hawaii. And in the meantime, the Zogilian contingent plan their next operation to get their hands on the Confederation's Coupling Valiancers.

Mar 10, 2014

Episode 11 - The TruthE1125m

The Truth

The Zogilians infiltrate the Hawaii Base. While the crew of the Cygnus work to thwart them, Hina's father reveals a startling truth to her.

Mar 17, 2014

Episode 12 - The Bond Between ThemE1225m

The Bond Between Them

The crew of the Cygnus work through the fallout of losing the Luxon and the Bradyon, and of the flawed Coupling that Aoba and Dio conducted using the old Coupling Valiancers.

Mar 24, 2014

Episode 13 - AcceptionE1325m

Acception

With over half their fleet gone and up against enemy Coupling Valiancers, the Cygnus is tasked with taking down the Gorgon, Zogilia's weapon of mass destruction.

Mar 31, 2014

Actors

Yoshitsugu Matsuoka

Yoshitsugu Matsuoka

Aoba Watase (voice)

Koki Uchiyama

Koki Uchiyama

Dio Junyou Weinberg (voice)

Saori Hayami

Saori Hayami

Hina Yumihara (voice)

Aoi Yuki

Aoi Yuki

Fiona Junyou Weinberg (voice)

Tomokazu Sugita

Tomokazu Sugita

Lee Conrad (voice)

Hiroyuki Yoshino

Hiroyuki Yoshino

Jarl Duran (voice)

Nobunaga Shimazaki

Nobunaga Shimazaki

Tarjim Vasily (voice)

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