バディ・コンプレックス

Buddy Complex

On the first day back after summer break, high-school student Aoba is attacked by a giant robot that appears out of the sky. As he's pursued through the city, his classmate Hina appears in a robot of her own. She rescues him, and tells him cryptically that "Dio is waiting for you," before she disappears. This begins Aoba's new life as the pilot of the Free Treaty Alliance against the Great Zogiria Republic. (Source: Anime News Network)

Names

Original	バディ・コンプレックス (japanese)
Romaji	Buddy Complex
English	Buddy Complex
Chinese	機甲巴打 (traditional · via wikidata)

Facts

Format	TV series · 13 ep · 24 min · 5h total
Aired	2014-01-06 → 2014-03-31 (Winter 2014)
Status	FINISHED
Studio	Sunrise
Source	Original work
Origin	Japan (Anime)
Genres	Action Drama Mecha Sci-Fi
Themes	War Military Real Robot Male Protagonist
Streaming	Hulu · Tubi TV · Crunchyroll

Reception

Community score	6.79 / 10
Bayesian score	6.93 / 10
Composite	47.3
On lists	20,683
Favourited	222 (1.1%)
Completion	79.6%
Drop rate	8.0%
In backlog	35.0%
Score spread σ	1.75

Score distribution

19227531624332575861,26672,08481,447960010393

Where it places

Cohort	Value	Tier	Rank
Broadcast season	Winter 2014	C	49 of 99
Studio	Sunrise	D	167 of 254
Year	2014	D	210 of 389
Genre	Mecha	D	265 of 484
Genre	Sci-Fi	D	834 of 1,409
Era	Early 2010s	D	871 of 1,627
Season (all years)	Winter	D	896 of 1,557
Source material	Original work	D	974 of 1,732
Genre	Drama	D	1,398 of 1,917
Length	Single-cour	D	1,537 of 2,668
Genre	Action	D	1,797 of 2,765
Format	TV series	D	2,076 of 3,322
Origin	Japan	D	4,225 of 7,157