List of Buddy Complex episodes

Cover of the first Blu-ray volume released by Bandai Visual in Japan on March 26, 2014.

Buddy Complex is a 2014 Japanese mecha anime series produced by Sunrise in collaboration with Bandai Visual, Bandai Channel, Lantis, Banpresto, and Bandai Namco Games under Bandai Namco Holdings.[1] The anime series is original creation of Hajime Yatate and is directed by Yasuhiro Tanabe with series composition by BC project, original character designs and animation direction by Asako Inayoshi and Tomoshige Inayoshi, soundtrack music by Tatsuya Kato and 3D CG by Orange.[2] The series follows Aoba Watase, an ordinary high school boy who lived an average, everyday life commuting to high school in the city. On the first day back after summer break, Aoba is attacked by a giant robot that appears out of the sky. As he's pursued through the city, his classmate Hina Yumihara appears in a giant robot of her own. She rescues him, and tells him cryptically that "Dio is waiting," before she sends Aoba into the future and then disappears. When Aoba wakes up, he finds himself over seventy years into the future, where the Free Pact Alliance and the Zogilia Republic are at war with each other and there he meets young pilot named Dio Jyunyou Weinberg. This begins Aoba's new life as the pilot of the Free Pact Alliance and together with Dio, they would change the fate of the world.[3]

The first part of the series aired 13 episodes between January 5, 2014, and March 30, 2014, every Sunday 24:00 JST on Tokyo MX with later airings on YTV, TVA, BS11 and Bandai Channel.[4][5] The opening theme is "Unisonia" by True while the ending theme is "Ano Sora ni Kaeru Mirai de" by ChouCho.[6] Funimation streamed the series on their video website, beginning on January 6, 2014.[7][8][9][10][11] Daisuki streamed the episodes worldwide on their Website as well as on their official YouTube Channel.[12][13][14] Bandai Visual will begin releasing the series in Japan on Blu-ray volumes starting on March 26, 2014.[15][16]

A 2-part sequel titled "Buddy Complex Final Chapter: In the Future When We Return to Those Skies" (バディ・コンプレックス 完結編 ―あの空に還る未来で―, Badi Konpurekkusu Kanketsu-hen: Ano Sora ni Kaeru Mirai de) aired on September 29 and 30, 2014. The insert song "Twin Bird" performed by True.[17]

  1. ^ 「バディ・コンプレックス」2014年1月ＴＶ放送開始 バンダイナムコグループ6社が届けるロボットアニメ (in Japanese). Animeanime. Retrieved December 28, 2013.
  2. ^ "Buddy Complex "Staff"" (in Japanese). Sunrise. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
  3. ^ "Anime Spotlight - Buddy Complex'". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
  4. ^ バディ・コンプレックス アニメ公式サイト 放送情報 (in Japanese). Sunrise. Retrieved December 28, 2013.
  5. ^ "Bandai Adds Lengthy Third Episode 'Buddy Complex' Anime Promo". The Fandom Post. January 15, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
  6. ^ "VIDEO: 2014 Winter TV Anime "Buddy Complex" OP Song PV by TRUE". Crunchyroll. January 22, 2014. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  7. ^ "Funimation to Stream Buddy Complex, No-Rin, Nobunagun Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
  8. ^ "FUNimation Announces "Buddy Complex," "Nobunagun," and "NO-RIN" Simulcasts". Crunchyroll. January 7, 2014. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  9. ^ "FUNimation Acquires 'No-Rin', 'Nobunagun' & 'Buddy Complex' Anime Simulcasts". The Fandom Post. January 6, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  10. ^ "Bandai Visual Showcases 'Buddy Complex' Anime DVD/BD Release". The Fandom Post. January 8, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  11. ^ "FUNimation Adds Subtitled 'Buddy Complex' Anime Promo". The Fandom Post. January 14, 2014. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  12. ^ "Daisuki to Stream Buddy Complex, Nisekoi, World Conquest Anime". Anime News Network. January 10, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  13. ^ "Daisuki.net to Stream Buddy Complex, World Conquest Zvezda Plot and Nisekoi". Anime News Network. January 13, 2014. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
  14. ^ "New shows on DAISUKI.net: 'Buddy Complex' (worldwide), 'World Conquest Zvezda Plot' and 'Nisekoi'". Archived from the original on 2014-01-12.
  15. ^ "Bandai Visual Sets Japanese 'Buddy Complex' Anime DVD/BD Release With English Subtitles". The Fandom Post. January 6, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  16. ^ "Japanese 'Buddy Complex' Anime DVD/BD Release Showcases Drama CDs". 24 February 2014. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
  17. ^ 「バディ・コンプレックス 完結編 －あの空に還る未来で－」放送日時決定！ (in Japanese). Retrieved September 3, 2014.