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Buddy Complex

2013-12-29 · 25 min / episode · ★ 6.5

Animation · Sci-Fi & Fantasy · War & Politics

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.

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Production companies
SUNRISE, Lantis, Bandai Visual, Bandai Channel, Banpresto, Bandai Namco Games
Countries
Japan
Status
Ended

Top Cast

Yoshitsugu MatsuokaYoshitsugu MatsuokaAoba Watase (voice)
Koki UchiyamaKoki UchiyamaDio Junyou Weinberg (voice)
Saori HayamiSaori HayamiHina Yumihara (voice)
Aoi YuukiAoi YuukiFiona Junyou Weinberg (voice)
Tomokazu SugitaTomokazu SugitaLee Conrad (voice)
Hiroyuki YoshinoHiroyuki YoshinoJarl Duran (voice)
Nobunaga ShimazakiNobunaga ShimazakiTarjim Vasily (voice)

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