Anime Spotlight - Buddy Complex
by Anthony Foronda,(C)SUNRISE/BUDDY COMPLEX COMMITTEE
Key Staff
- Original Story Concept: Hajime Yatate
- (Mobile Suit Gundam, My-Hime, Zegapain, Big O)
- Director:Yasuhiro Tanabe
- (episodic director Battle Spirits-Brave-, Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere)
- Character design/animation direction:Asako Inayoshi
- (Battle Spirts- Sword Eyes-, Steins;Gate, Fairy Tale)
- Mechanical Design:Hiroyuki Taiga
- (Accel World, Xenosaga the Animation, Transformers: Robots in Disguise)
- Music Composition:Tatsuya Katou
- (Medaka Box, Free-Iwatobi Swim Club, Kampfer)
- Ending Theme Performance:Choucho
- ( Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet, Legend of Heroes: trails in the Sky )
- Animation Production
- Sunrise
Introduction
A brand new original buddy robot drama from Sunrise (Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere, LOVELIVE!) is here!
This is a meeting that will change destiny itself!Story
Aoba Watase lived an average, everyday life commuting to high school in the city. On the first day of classes after summer break, Aoba headed to school just like he did every year, but certain events lead him to meet one young boy. The young boy's name was Jyunyou Dio Weinberg, and together, they would change the fate of the world…
Characters
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Aoba Watase
VA:Yoshitsugu Matsuoka Age:16
Affiliation: Seiou High School Grade: 10th A bright, considerate young man. He excels at athletics, especially basketball. |
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Jyunyou Dio Weinberg
VA:Kouki Uchiyama Age 16 He's a young ace pilot who commands one of the newest units, Bradyon. He's calm and stoic, but he has a strong sense of justice in his heart. |
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Hina Yumihara
VA:Saori Hayami Age:16 Affiliation:Seiou High School Grade:10th Aoba's classmate. She ends up next to him in class following seat changes after the break. |
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Gengo Kuramitsu
VA: Shou Hayami Age: 38 He serves as the captain of the new warship Cygnus. He often seems unreliable and doesn't stand out much, but he gives price orders based on sharp judgment when it counts. |
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Lene Kleinbeck
VA:Ayumi Fujimura Age: 27 She act's as vice captain to Cygnus. She's an excellent battlefield commander, and Captain Kuramitsu places a lot of trust in her. |
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Lee Conrad
VA:Tomokazu Sugita Age: 28 Pilot of Beryl Commander. He acts as the commander of Cygnus' valiancer squad. He's friendly and caring, so he's a bit of an older brother to those aboard Cygnus. |
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Jarl Duran
VA:Hiroyuki Yoshino Age: 27 Pilot of Beryl Assault. Though often sarcastic, he sometimes shows great care for his comrades as well. |
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Elvira Hill
VA:Rina Satou Age:28 She's in charge of controlling and maintaining the new tactical systems. She's an extremely skilled researcher, and her personality is bright and active. |
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Mayuka Nasu
VA:Kana Hanazawa Age:16 She serves as Special Officer Elvira's aide, but practical matters are left in her care. She's honest and straightforward, but a bit shy. |
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Anessa Rossetti
VA:Marina Inoue Age:16 She's the operator in charge of controlling Cygnus' Valianecer. Unlike her friend Mayuka, she's full of energy. |
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Alfried Gallant
VA:Toshiyuki Morikawa Age:27 Pilot of Alsiel. He posses great skill in strategic commands in addition to his clever Valiancer piloting skills. |
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Bizon Gerafil
VA:Takahiro Sakurai Age:20 Pilot of Nebiros. An honest soldier born to a prominent family. He's well trusted by Alfried and often given charge of the front lines. |
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Tarjim Vasily
VA:Nobunaga Shimazaki Age:19 Pilot of Ogre. He's aggressive, headstrong, and reckless. His strength in combat is great, but his personality is his true fault. |
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Lasha Hakkarainen
VA:Mutsumi Tamura Age:18 Pilot of Krishna. He's a gentle, tender hearted young man, but he faces his enemies bravely in battle. |
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Margaret O'Keefe
VA:Yumi Uchiyama Age:28 She's been dispatched by Zogilia's Administration Bureau to supervise Alfried's squad. She often considers her reputation and status above all else. |
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Luxon
Vertical Height: 18m A prototype developed under top secrecy by the Confederation Army. |
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Bradyon
Vertical Height: 18m A prototype developed under top secrecy by the Confederation Army. |
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Beryl
Model Number: AG-6 Mass-produced Confederate Valiancer. It's a well-balanced machine and has served as the main unit of the Confederation Army for many years. |
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Beryl Assault
Model Number: AG-6A A variation on the mass-produced Beryl designed to combat the maneuverability of the Zogilian army's Kugel unit. Called Beryl-A for short. |
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Beryl Commander
Model Number: AG-6CA A machine that retains the total balance of the Beryl unit while improving upon its base features to display great overall combat prowess. Called Beryl-C for short. |
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Cygnus
Liberty Treaty Confederation's newest warship. It's also the mother ship for Luxon and Bradyon. Even in the Confederation Army, known for implementing the latest in technology, the Cygnus is a flying warship boasting high mobility and combat prowess. |
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Alsiel
Model Number: ZEH-N-131 Zogilia's latest model. By increasing the size and output of the unit's backpack, it shows a great improvement in mobility and maneuverability over other recent models. |
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Nebiros
Model Number: ZEH-N-121 A model recognized for its focus on being well-rounded and capable of adapting to the needs of various missions. By equipping a missile launcher in its arm, it can make up for the firepower it lacks when compared to the Kugel. |
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Krishna
Model Number:ZEH-N-122 With an increased output and a lighter frame, this model is specialized in maneuverability. |
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Ogre
Model Number:ZEH-N-125 A model developed with a focus on combating other airships. It's equipped with both heavy firepower and heavy armor. |
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Fortuna
Model Number:ZEH-N-126 A model specialized in close combat that comes with two swords at it its hips as standard equipment. It's output is greatly increased in order to allow it to close in with other high-speed Valiancers. |
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Kugel
Model Number:ZEH-N-110 Zogilia's mass-produced Valiancer. This model was designed to surpass the Confederation Army's Beryl. Preparations for mass-production have recently been completed, and it's being deployed as the main unit of Zogilia's forces on the front lines.
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Cast
- Aoba Watase
- Yoshitsugu Matsuoka
- Jyunyou Dio Weinburg
- Kouki Uchiyama
- Hina Yumihara
- Saori Hayami
- Gengo Kuramitsu
- Shou Hayami
- Lene Kleinbeck
- Ayumi Fujimura
- Lee Conrad
- Tomokazu Sugita
- Jarl Duran
- Hiroyuki Yoshino
- Elvira Hill
- Rino Sato
- Mayuka Nasu
- Kana Hanazawa
- Anessa Rossetti
- Marina Inoue
- Alfried Gallant
- Toshiyuki Morikawa
- Bizon Gerafil
- Takahiro Sakurai
- Tarjim Vasily
- Nobunaga Shimazaki
- Lasha Hakkarainen
- Mutsumi Tamura
- Margaret O'Keefe
- Yumi Uchiyama
Staff
- Original Creator
- Hajime Yatate
- Director
- Yasuhiro Tanabe
- Series Composition
- BC Project
- Character Design & Animation Director
- Tomoshige Inayoshi
Asako Inayoshi - Chief Animators
- Tomoyuki Fujii
Kanta Suzuki - Mecha Design
- Kanta Suzuki
Hirotaka Tokuda
Tomohiro Kawahara
Hiroyuki Taiga - Set Design
- Takeshi Takahashi
- Design Works
- Noriyuki Jinguuji
Masahiko Kaneda
Kenichi Morioka
Satosh Kimura - Studio Director
- Kazuo Miyake
- Special Skills Director
- Tomohiro Kawahara
- Art Director
- Kouji Etou
Miho Sugiura - CG Producer
- Eiji Inomoto
- Color Design
- Sayoko Yokoyama
- Director of Photography
- Tsunetaka Ema
- Editing
- Daisuke Imai
- Sound Director
- Youta Tsuruoka
- Animation Production
- Sunrise
- Production
- Buddy Complex Production Committee
(C)SUNRISE/BUDDY COMPLEX COMMITTEE
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