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Dec 1, 2013 7:59 AM
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An announcement has been made that a new Sunrise original anime titled "Buddy Complex," will begin airing on January 6, 2014, with episode one pre-airing on December 29, 2013.

Synopsis:
The main character, Aoba Watase, lives normally as a high school student. He meets a boy on the first day of school after summer vacation named Junyou Dio Weinberg. The meeting changes their fate.

Staff:
Original Creator: Hajime Yatate
Director: Yasuhiro Tanabe
Series Script: BC Project
Character Design, Animation Director: Tomoshige Inayoshi, Asako Inayoshi
Mecha Design: Kanta Suzuki, Hirotaka Tokuda, Tomohiro Kawahara, Hiroyuki Taiga
Music: Tatsuya Katou
Animation Studio: Sunrise

Cast:
Aoba Watase: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka
Junyou Dio Weinberg: Kouki Uchiyama
Hina Yumihara: Saori Hayami
Gengo Kuramitsu: Show Hayami
Lene Kleinbeck: Ayumu Fujimura
Yar Durão: Hiroyuki Yoshino
Elvira Hill: Rina Satou
Mayuka Nasu: Kana Hanazawa
Anessa Rosetty: Marina Inoue
Alfried Galand: Toshiyuki Morikawa
Bizon Jelafil: Takahiro Sakurai
Taljim Vasili: Nobunaga Shimazaki
Larsha Hakkalainen: Mutsumi Tamura
Margaretta O'Keeffe: Yumi Uchiyama
*Forgive me for the character names with countries other than Japan because I'm not sure if they are correct even after googling them.

Theme Song Artists:
OP: "UNISONIA" by TRUE (new)
ED: "Ano Sora ni Kaeru Mirai de (あの空に還る未来で)" by ChouCho

PV: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_Y5PEEmwQw

Official site: http://buddy-complex.jp/

Sources: Anime's Twitter, Dengeki Online

Buddy Complex on MAL
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Dec 1, 2013 8:01 AM
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I'm in for now.
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Dec 1, 2013 8:03 AM
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Dio Weinberg. That name is enough to grab my attention.
Dec 1, 2013 8:03 AM
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And suddenly, mecha.

Meh, fighting in giant robots isn't my thing.
Dec 1, 2013 8:08 AM
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Damn, that narrator has a captivating voice.

Also, Sorata's voice actor, some good music, and seems like a good action fix? I'm not usually in to mecha, but I think I'll try this one out.

EDIT: Or rather, it sounds just like Sorata's voice actor. Not sure if it is though...
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Dec 1, 2013 8:09 AM
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Hm . . . I am not sure this anime show will be good. Well, I just have to wait for the further staff announcement(director, scriptwriter, etc.). And I hope this will not be another Valvrave.
I like anime.
Dec 1, 2013 8:10 AM
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Hmm animation looks nice, might check this out.
Hope it's not another Valvrave. :/
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And suddenly, mecha.

Meh, fighting in giant robots isn't my thing.

It's a Sunrise anime. Everything they make is a mecha (even Gintama at some points).
Dec 1, 2013 8:13 AM
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Mecha isn't my thing and for some reason I'm not very fond of how male characters look. But then again, I felt almost the same way about Valvrave when it started and now it's one of my favorite anime (and the only one I have been keeping up for the past few weeks). So, I guess I will wait until at least two or three episodes are out and then I will decide for sure.
Dec 1, 2013 8:15 AM
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What's up with the peculiar name? it sounds like some yaoi title.

AndyRayy said:

Also, Sorata's voice actor

Oh god.
Dec 1, 2013 8:19 AM

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Looks like a pretty generic mecha series with good animation. Even so seems like it's worth a try at least.
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tsudecimo said:
What's up with the peculiar name? it sounds like some yaoi title.

AndyRayy said:

Also, Sorata's voice actor

Oh god.


My thoughts exactly.
Dec 1, 2013 8:21 AM

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tsudecimo said:
What's up with the peculiar name? it sounds like some yaoi title.


Yeah I thought the same thing. Mecha i'll pass.. I haven't seen a good one in a long time.
Dec 1, 2013 8:22 AM

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tsudecimo said:
What's up with the peculiar name? it sounds like some yaoi title.
And I was so, so disappointed it's not.
Dec 1, 2013 8:25 AM
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The main character, Aoba Watase, lived normally as a high school student. He met a boy the first day of the school after summer vacation called Junyou Dio Weinberg. The meeting will change the fate.
This can't get more original.
Dec 1, 2013 8:32 AM

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Red_Keys said:
tsudecimo said:
What's up with the peculiar name? it sounds like some yaoi title.
And I was so, so disappointed it's not.

Same here. Maybe not yaoi but was counting for some bromance, meh.

I like mecha series as long as they are original, but this one looks pretty bland... Even the charadesign are dull, not interested.
Dec 1, 2013 8:34 AM

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that description is so funny to me cause it sounds so normal

Immahnoob said:
Jizzy, I know you have no idea how to argue for shit,

tokiyashiro said:

Jizzy as you would call yourself because youre a dick The most butthurt award goes to you And clearly you havent watched that many shows thats why you cant determine if a show is unique or not Or maybe you're just a child who likes common stuffs where hero saves the day and guys gets all the girls. Sad taste you have there kid you came up to me in the first place making you look more like a kid who got slapped without me even knowing it and start crying about it to me

Dec 1, 2013 8:36 AM

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JizzyHitler said:
that description is so funny to me cause it sounds so normal

Maybe too normal . . .
I like anime.
Dec 1, 2013 8:36 AM

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TBH i'm not a big fan of any Mecha series but since this is Sunrise's Mecha then I'll give this one a shot. Besides that, I'm interested on the cast though, it's like an all star cast in here.

Dec 1, 2013 8:40 AM

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this could be the next valvrape who knows

Immahnoob said:
Jizzy, I know you have no idea how to argue for shit,

tokiyashiro said:

Jizzy as you would call yourself because youre a dick The most butthurt award goes to you And clearly you havent watched that many shows thats why you cant determine if a show is unique or not Or maybe you're just a child who likes common stuffs where hero saves the day and guys gets all the girls. Sad taste you have there kid you came up to me in the first place making you look more like a kid who got slapped without me even knowing it and start crying about it to me

Dec 1, 2013 8:43 AM

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The animation looks great, I might watch this when it's finished airing.
Dec 1, 2013 8:50 AM

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The title make it sound like Gay Giant Robot anime.

Blond guy is going to be the Eru Erufu of the winter season. xD
"What has two arms, two legs, and is alive? Not your favorite character lol! xD"
Dec 1, 2013 8:57 AM

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All that was on my mind was Valvrave.
Dec 1, 2013 8:57 AM

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Just found something to watch during the Winter season with Space Dandy...
Anyway, as soon as the mc started talking, I thought: "Oh, there's Kirito".
5 main aspects I base my ratings on:
1. Did DramaEnthusiast make a thread about it?
2. Is it better than Breaking Bad?
3. Did MellowJello recommend the shit out of it?
4. Has it caused a (very entertaining) shitstorm on MAL?
5. Is it actually good?

Scratch the fifth point, it's not very relevant...
Dec 1, 2013 8:59 AM

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The mecha look good, but a vague story isn't the best thing especially with Valvrave being so terrible. This one looks to be way better than Valvrave though.


Dec 1, 2013 9:10 AM

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The description seemed so normal at first, but one look at the PV, and BOOM! Mecha.

I haven't watched that much mecha anime (Full Metal Panic and iDOLM@STER Xenoglossia are the only ones I can think of right now), so I guess I'll give Buddy Complex a shot.
Dec 1, 2013 9:11 AM

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You mean Sunrise, as in, the ones who made Code Geass? Oh gosh... Code Geass is one of the best mecha..I might watch this, hopefully, it will be as good. The art is good looking
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Dec 1, 2013 9:15 AM

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Was hoping for BL when i read the synopsis :(
Dec 1, 2013 9:16 AM

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Another Sunrise anime? Hmm...
Dec 1, 2013 9:17 AM

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moomoonya1 said:
You mean Sunrise, as in, the ones who made Code Geass? Oh gosh... Code Geass is one of the best mecha..I might watch this, hopefully, it will be as good. The art is good looking
sunrise making mecha's is about as common as stepping on a crack, its not a automatic sign of quality

Immahnoob said:
Jizzy, I know you have no idea how to argue for shit,

tokiyashiro said:

Jizzy as you would call yourself because youre a dick The most butthurt award goes to you And clearly you havent watched that many shows thats why you cant determine if a show is unique or not Or maybe you're just a child who likes common stuffs where hero saves the day and guys gets all the girls. Sad taste you have there kid you came up to me in the first place making you look more like a kid who got slapped without me even knowing it and start crying about it to me

Dec 1, 2013 9:19 AM

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Chibi-Alice said:
Was hoping for BL when i read the synopsis :(


It will be with Giant Robots

JizzyHitler said:
moomoonya1 said:
You mean Sunrise, as in, the ones who made Code Geass? Oh gosh... Code Geass is one of the best mecha..I might watch this, hopefully, it will be as good. The art is good looking
sunrise making mecha's is about as common as stepping on a crack, its not a automatic sign of quality


Yeah look at Sacred Seven probably the worst Sci-fi/Supernatural series from them. >_>
RolokoDec 1, 2013 9:26 AM
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Dec 1, 2013 9:24 AM
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Wow, that is the most original synopsis I've ever read.

Ok, jokes aside, I dislike the character designs, main protagonist looks and talks as generic as possible, and oh lookie, it's Winter 2014's Eru-erufu.

Sigh, well, I'll give it an episode but I expect I'll be disappointed.

It's hard to be positive because when I look of this I only think of Valvrape.
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Dec 1, 2013 9:24 AM

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Roloko said:
It will be with Giant Robots

So it will be like Chobits but with giant robot?
I like anime.
Dec 1, 2013 9:26 AM

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It seems like a decent version of Valvrave. Very original synopsis by the way.
Dec 1, 2013 9:28 AM
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Please let it be better than Valvrave.
Please let it be better than Valvrave.
Please let it be better than Valvrave.
Please let it be better than Valvrave.
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Roloko said:
Chibi-Alice said:
Was hoping for BL when i read the synopsis :(


It will be with Giant Robots

JizzyHitler said:
moomoonya1 said:
You mean Sunrise, as in, the ones who made Code Geass? Oh gosh... Code Geass is one of the best mecha..I might watch this, hopefully, it will be as good. The art is good looking
sunrise making mecha's is about as common as stepping on a crack, its not a automatic sign of quality


Yeah look at Sacred Seven probably the worst Sci-fi/Supernatural series from them. >_>
valvrave is so much worse, i mean its actually entertaining but for crying out loud it takes that one joke in spongebob where patrick says
"Why dont we take bikkini bottom...and move it somewhere else"
then actually uses that as a serious move

Immahnoob said:
Jizzy, I know you have no idea how to argue for shit,

tokiyashiro said:

Jizzy as you would call yourself because youre a dick The most butthurt award goes to you And clearly you havent watched that many shows thats why you cant determine if a show is unique or not Or maybe you're just a child who likes common stuffs where hero saves the day and guys gets all the girls. Sad taste you have there kid you came up to me in the first place making you look more like a kid who got slapped without me even knowing it and start crying about it to me

Dec 1, 2013 9:35 AM
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The CGI is awful btw. If it was more like Valvrave in the mech-designs then I might've given it a shot hoping it's actually good or at least watchable.
Dec 1, 2013 9:41 AM
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GuiltyKing said:
Please let it be better than Valvrave.
Please let it be better than Valvrave.
Please let it be better than Valvrave.
Please let it be better than Valvrave.
...



Lol yeah pretty much this.
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Dec 1, 2013 9:42 AM

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Looks cool.
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Dec 1, 2013 9:44 AM

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Definitely going to watch this. The title amuses me and I need to watch more mecha shows in general.
Dec 1, 2013 9:49 AM
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Roloko said:
The title make it sound like Gay Giant Robot anime.

I would not say no to that.
Dec 1, 2013 10:01 AM

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might check this out. doesn't look/sound that outstanding though
Dec 1, 2013 10:02 AM

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Will watch for production values, weird names, and possibly unintentional hilarity.
Dec 1, 2013 10:04 AM

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Sunrise mecha? Count me in!

(Too bad it isn't BL like it kinda sounded.)

That chara designs might take some getting used to, though.
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JizzyHitler said:
Roloko said:
Chibi-Alice said:
Was hoping for BL when i read the synopsis :(


It will be with Giant Robots

JizzyHitler said:
moomoonya1 said:
You mean Sunrise, as in, the ones who made Code Geass? Oh gosh... Code Geass is one of the best mecha..I might watch this, hopefully, it will be as good. The art is good looking
sunrise making mecha's is about as common as stepping on a crack, its not a automatic sign of quality


Yeah look at Sacred Seven probably the worst Sci-fi/Supernatural series from them. >_>
valvrave is so much worse, i mean its actually entertaining but for crying out loud it takes that one joke in spongebob where patrick says
"Why dont we take bikkini bottom...and move it somewhere else"
then actually uses that as a serious move


Not going to lie I love Valvrave mostly for L Elf though, but its still entertaining.

"What has two arms, two legs, and is alive? Not your favorite character lol! xD"
Dec 1, 2013 10:11 AM

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Of course MAL would react like this with overwhelming inexplicable negativity and start complaining about Valvrave (which owns anyway but they clearly aren't actually watching or know what it's about anymore) and how much it doesn't like mecha cause MAL largely sucks that way. Me this has tailor made for my interest written all over it again from Sunrise. Top down awesome looking voice cast, military look, good composer, coming of age story etc.

One thing that people always fail to realize is that you can never know everything about a Sunrise show just by looking at it's early promotion phase yet we always seem to go through this same stupid cycle. Things almost never turn out like you'd expect in a good way and there's always surprises and twists and things they do to try to keep the viewer interested and engaged, but you'll never know if you don't actually you know watch the show before deciding it's terrible like people always fucking do with Sunrise mecha series now. There's rarely what I'd call filler and things tend to move along at a brisk pace while something is always happening. In short they typically don't waste time.

Seriously though MAL user base, you're literally the absolute worst sometimes. If you people hate mecha that much just stick to your McMonogatari's or whatever that Shonen Jump show SHAFT was doing that you all seem to love already cause mecha is clearly a deal breaker for ya'll.
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The name's awful. Buddy complex ROFL
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tsubasalover said:
*Forgive me for the character names with countries other than Japan because I'm not sure if they are correct even after googling them.

You may refer to Characters page for the non-Japanese names.
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I just found out this is Studio 8 getting the project too. I was wondering what they were up to and if they only had Love Live planned for next year. This pretty much guarantees top tier animation quality and gorgeous looking female characters, but it'll also probably mean it'll be a little more moe otaku oriented as well since that's the crowd Studio 8 has been set up to attract more towards the Sunrise label. That's more than okay though cause they typically do my kind of moe anyway.
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>Dio
>Blonde

I'm in.
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tsubasalover said:
with episode one pre-airing on December 29, 2013.
It's inferno cop all over again!

Anyway, Sunrise is one of the best studios; i'm sure they'll do a good job with this one too, at least visually
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