バディゴ!
Buddy Go!
Shizuku Ishiai, a second-year middle school student, loves dancing but is bad at expressing herself, so she crossdresses and posts videos of her dances on the popular website "Smile Douga," under the alias "Ai." And she had declared the "dancing prince," Hayate, her rival. But, after a few unexpected events, and her attempts to best him, she's somehow thrown into an idol unit with him; furthermore, a MALE one?!
Names
| Original | バディゴ! (japanese) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Buddy Go! |
| English | — |
Facts
| Format | Special · 7 ep · 2 min · 0h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2016-04-06 → 2016-10-25 (Spring 2016) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | |
| Source | Manga |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Demographic | Shoujo |
| Genres | ComedyRomance |
| Themes | ShoujoCrossdressingIdolDancingGender Bending |
Reception
| Community score | 5.78 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 7.07 / 10 |
| Composite | 46.7 |
| On lists | 1,792 |
| Favourited | 21 (1.2%) |
| Completion | 89.6% |
| Drop rate | 4.0% |
| In backlog | 37.1% |
| Score spread σ | 2.01 |
Score distribution
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Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadcast season | Spring 2016 | D | 54 of 92 |
| Year | 2016 | D | 223 of 418 |
| Demographic | Shoujo | D | 225 of 297 |
| Format | Special | D | 462 of 872 |
| Length | Short-form | C | 471 of 1,250 |
| Era | Late 2010s | D | 1,090 of 1,863 |
| Genre | Romance | D | 1,093 of 1,687 |
| Season (all years) | Spring | D | 1,199 of 1,868 |
| Source material | Manga | D | 2,138 of 3,025 |
| Genre | Comedy | D | 2,192 of 3,488 |
| Origin | Japan | D | 4,455 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Original creator | Minori Kurosaki |
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AniList id 21734 · MAL id 33056 · record updated 2026-08-24